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Calvary Chapel suggests that some churches are led astray by the management of their boards and that a biblical board of elders should aid the ministry and give wise counsel, not control the affairs of the church. In November 2016, Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa left the Calvary Chapel Association and formed the Calvary Chapel Global Network.
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.
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]
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 2009, Calvary of Albuquerque was listed as one of the 15 largest churches in America, with an average weekend attendance of 13,000. [7] In November 2018, CBS News listed Calvary Chapel of Albuquerque as the 22nd largest megachurch in the United States with about 16,830 weekly visitors and more than 13,000 followers on Facebook .
The Vineyard has its origins in the founding of a Calvary Chapel church by Kenn Gulliksen and his wife Joanie, members of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, in 1974, in Los Angeles in the United States. [3] [4] In early 1975, thirteen groups met at the Beverly Hills Women's club.
Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, California is one of the first evangelical charismatic churches in 1965. [30] In United Kingdom, Jesus Army, founded in 1969, is an example of the impact outside the US. [ 14 ]
In 2008, Calvary Chapel Ft. Lauderdale and Calvary Christian Academy faced a multimillion-dollar lawsuit related to the 2004 adoption of a teenage girl through the church's 4KIDS program. The girl was sexually abused by her adoptive father. [13] [14] The case was dismissed because the abuse occurred in the family home by a family member.