Jeff Johnson, founding pastor of Calvary Chapel Downey, CA, passed away into Heaven on February 13, 2024, after a battle with cancer. He is remembered for faithfully teaching God’s Word and ably shepherding his growing church.

As hippies fell in love with Jesus during the early days of the Jesus Movement, they began to create their own music style, sparking a new genre of Christian music. LoveSong was one of the first, its members drawn to Pastor Chuck Smith’s Calvary Chapel as they faced the desperation in their lives.

Missionaries and church planters in Hungary in the 1990s placed a high priority on unity, grace, and accountability—strengthening the growth of Calvary Chapels there. Further expansion in Eastern Europe occurred after a CC pastor from Indiana courageously moved his large family to Ukraine.

As a Christ-centered, higher-level education community, Calvary Chapel University offers rigorous online academic programs, preparing believers to serve in their God-ordained ministries. Read these “success” stories while learning how CCU can be the “helper of your joy” as you grow in your calling.

Uncertain they would make an evangelistic impact, a team of Calvary Chapel Old Bridge teens discovered how God used their youth to connect with children halfway across the world.

Kendal Woods-Ropp, from Hatteras Island Christian Fellowship, NC, relies on her faith in Jesus Christ to complete the Academy and fill her role in the U.S. Coast Guard. Read her inspiring story here.

Revive America, a ministry of Calvary Chapel Downey, CA, hit the road last summer—this time in New Hampshire—where 70 missionaries of all ages and places shared the Gospel throughout the city of Manchester. Read about their adventurous testimonies in this article.

With over 104,000 people on the transplant list, Norma Pittman held fast to the hope that God would take care of her need for a lifesaving liver. Her husband, Al, pastor of Calvary Worship Center in Colorado Springs, CO, and the congregation joined her in prayer. Read her testimony of God’s faithfulness.

In the battle against abortion, Calvary Chapel Old Bridge’s Bridge Women’s Center in NJ added a second Stork bus—a mobile ultrasound unit—offering lifesaving options. Read how the Mobile Medical Unit team has ignited other churches to join the fight; and you can too!

Now that she had found the Truth she had been searching for, Patti Height knew she needed to find a church. Read how, when she came to CC Old Bridge, NJ, she was immediately set free from years of addictions and is now being used by God in ministry.

Wildwood Calvary Chapel in California is bringing vibrant pro-life ministry directly to women in crisis pregnancies, offering free ultrasounds through its newly purchased mobile medical unit, “Grace”.

God showed Himself faithful again as Calvary Chapel Monrovia, CA, came to the aid of CC Acapulco, Mexico, badly damaged by Hurricane Otis in October. Other CCs in Acapulco have also responded as Jesus’ hands and feet.

As a child, Patti Height endured sexual abuse leading to gender confusion and addiction. By the time she reached young adulthood, she was in a very dark place leaving her open to deception. Read how her false gay identity eventually led her to Jesus.

Men trained through Calvary Chapel Bible colleges carried God’s Word from California to the East Coast in the 1980s. Learn more about several of these pastors in our continuing series honoring the legacy of CC founder Chuck Smith.

A small CC plant in Baja California, Mexico—Calvary Rosarito—has grown into a flourishing sending church. Since the inception of a highly effective church planting course, they have successfully started 37 churches and continually train men called to this ministry.

Pastor Gary Malkus of Calvary Chapel Apple Valley shares his walk through a season of grief—and grace—following the death of his wife this year. Read his encouraging words here.

As the CC movement continued to expand, Bible schools were formed to train new believers who wanted to grow in their knowledge of God’s Word. God blessed many of them with flourishing ministry.

Abused as a child, Patti Height turned to self-injury, addiction, and eventually lesbianism to deal with the pain and confusion. Meeting Jesus in 2003, she was delivered from everything—immediately—and hasn’t looked back.

Unprepared for dark situations he encountered as a pastor’s kid, Eric Coburn walked away from the faith. Through his father’s faithful prayers, God led Eric safely home, preparing him to serve as CC Dallas’ senior pastor.

God used the popularity of the Word for Today radio ministry to help plant many Calvary Chapel fellowships across the country and world. Read more here.