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Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. Calvary Chapel is an international association of charismatic evangelical churches, with origins in Pentecostalism.It maintains a number of radio stations around the world and operates many local Calvary Chapel Bible College programs.
Charles Ward "Chuck" Smith (June 25, 1927 – October 3, 2013) was an American pastor who founded the Calvary Chapel movement. Beginning with the 25-person Costa Mesa congregation in 1965, Smith's influence now extends to "more than 1,000 churches nationwide and hundreds more overseas", [1] some of which are among the largest churches in the United States.
At the beginning of the Jesus movement and into the 1970s, Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa was the home church of two pioneering Jesus music groups, Children of the Day and Love Song. Both had their early albums released on the Chuck Smith-created music label, Maranatha! Music. As of 2009, there are more than 1500 Calvary Chapel congregations worldwide.
In 1968, the Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa congregation of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (under pastor Chuck Smith) broke from the denomination and later formed an association of autonomous Charismatic Evangelical churches, today making up the Charismatic but non-Pentecostal denomination, Calvary Chapel. [14] [15] [16]
Harvest Christian Fellowship was founded in 1973 by Greg Laurie, who has been the senior pastor since that time. [1]In 2009, it opened a new building, with a 5,000-seat auditorium, a gymnasium, and a High School.
Calvary Temple Non-denominational: 2013 18,000 [24] Hyderabad, India Lakewood Church Central Campus, Lakewood Church: Non-denominational: 2005 16,000 [25] Houston, United States Liberty Worship Centre Non-denominational: 2014 15,000 [26] Kampala, Uganda Perez Dome Perez Chapel International: 2011 14,000 [27] Accra, Ghana Mega Frater
Calvary Chapel entered an agreement with The Walt Disney Company to acquire KRDC in June 2023. [4] The sale closed on September 8 of that year, and the AM signal switched to a simulcast of KWVE-FM. The AM signal gives KWVE enhanced coverage in the northern and western areas of the Los Angeles area, including Los Angeles proper, and as far north ...
KLWG was signed on in May 2005 by Calvary Chapel of Lompoc with a Christian talk and teaching format. [2] It is one of two religious stations licensed to serve Lompoc; the other is Christian rock-formatted KRQZ. [3] KLWG airs programming with an emphasis on Bible teaching, as well as contemporary Christian music.