The History of
Calvary Chapel
THE CALVARY CHAPEL MOVEMENT: The Calvary Chapel Movement began in the mid 1960's in Costa Mesa, CA. Under the leadership of Pastor Chuck Smith Calvary Chapel began ministering to the local hippies. As the Jesus Movement got into full swing the church in Costa Mesa grew. Pastor Chuck saw himself as a Pastor to many pastor's and began raising up young men to Pastor churches in neighboring California communities. It then spread through out the entire country and eventually all around the world and what started in that "Little Country Church" has become one of the largest church movements in history. Calvary Chapel Outreach Fellowships now have over 1,000 affliates all over the world.