Calvary Chapel Costa MesaCalvary Chapel Costa Mesa is a Christianmegachurch located near the boundary between the cities of Costa Mesa and Santa Ana in Orange County. Although the church takes its name from its original facilities on the Costa Mesa side of the boundary, it is now in Santa Ana. The original Calvary Chapel, the church has grown since 1965 from a handful of people, led by senior pastor Chuck Smith, to become the "mother church" of over one thousand congregations worldwide.
Calvary Chapel Bible CollegeCalvary Chapel Bible College is an evangelical Christian Biblical studies college located at 4200 32nd St. W. in Bradenton, Florida. Established in 1975 in Twin Peaks, the campus relocated to Murrieta Hot Springs in Murrieta, California from 1994 to Summer 2022. In July 2022, C.C.B.C. returned to the original Twin Peaks site after nearly 30 years away until 2025. In July 2025, C.C.B.C. relocated to Bradenton, Florida.
Lonnie FrisbeeLonnie Ray Frisbee (June 6, 1949 – March 12, 1993) was an American Charismaticevangelist in the late 1960s and in the 1970s; he was a self-described "seeing prophet". He was known for his hippie appearance. He was notable as a minister and evangelist in the Jesus movement.
Chuck Smith (pastor)Charles Ward 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", some of which are among the largest churches in the United States. He has been called "one of the most influential figures in modern American Christianity."
Jesus movementThe Jesus movement was an evangelical Protestant movement that began on the West Coast of the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s and primarily spread throughout North America, Europe, Central America, Australia and New Zealand, before it subsided in the late 1980s. Members of the movement were called Jesus people or Jesus freaks. The Jesus movement predecessor, the charismatic movement, had already been for about a decade.
Charismatic ChristianityForm of Christianity Charismatic Christianity is a form of Christianity that emphasizes the work of the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts as an everyday part of a believer's life. It has a global presence in the Christian community. Practitioners are often called charismatic Christians or renewalists.
Maranatha! MusicMaranatha! Music is a Christian music record label which was founded as a nonprofit ministry of Calvary Chapel in 1971. The label is distributed by Capitol Christian Music Group, a division of Universal Music. BackgroundIn the early 1970s Calvary Chapel was home to more than 15 musical groups that were representative of the Jesus movement. In 1971, Maranatha!
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EvangelicalismProtestant Christian movement
PentecostalismDenominational renewal movement of Protestant ChristianityExpository preachingExpository preaching, also known as expositional preaching, is a form of preaching that focuses on interpreting a particular text or passage of Scripture. The preacher attempts to explain what a Biblical text means. Exegesis is technical and grammatical exposition, a careful drawing out of the meaning of a passage in its original context.
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