Calvary Chapel fellowships from the South, Central, and North Americas gathered for refreshing at the 2023 CCA South American Missions Conference. Read some of the stories of faithful pastors here.

Jesus Christ broke through and redeemed the darkness of addiction and crime for two young men from Maine, their lives providentially intertwined in their brokenness. Listen to the video below.

Many of us face constant struggles with guilt feelings as we seek to live as redeemed children of God—and then fail. In this installment of our series, Why Grace Changes Everything, Pastor Chuck Smith explains that we can only fight this by removing from our thinking the idea of achieving righteousness by our own works.

No one in heaven will be boasting about how righteous they made themselves, according to Pastor Chuck Smith in his book, Why Grace Changes Everything. In this installment, he describes how understanding this truth defeats Satan’s attempts to derail our faith.

God is using a Calvary Chapel in Angels Camp, CA, to reach the lost through a popular biker ministry—the Refuge Run. Their passion for reaching the “untouchables” of society has proven to be a tremendous blessing to hundreds of people.

Follow along with us in our continuing series taken from Pastor Chuck Smith’s book, Why Grace Changes Everything. In this installment, he examines the futility of trying to establish our own righteousness by laws or works—the fact that we rarely live up to even our own moral standards.

After a brief night of sleep on the kitchen floor of his brother’s apartment, George Markey, Jr., leaves Ternopil, Ukraine, and drives through the Carpathian Mountains to Vajta, Hungary. His wife, Sharon, sleepless and exhausted, eagerly anticipates being reunited with other members of the Markey family—including George.

Don’t miss the opportunity to attend the annual Northeast Missions Conference this coming Saturday at CC Philadelphia, PA. Missionaries serving all over the world, and even locally, will share what God is doing as they answer the call to bring Jesus to the neighborhoods and the nations. The conference is free, but registration is requested.

We have a choice, according to Pastor Chuck Smith. We can strive to make it to heaven based on our own efforts, or we can place our faith in Jesus. But the fact is, faith is our only hope, he urges. In this installment of our series from Chuck’s book, Why Grace Changes Everything, he affirms, “The gospel of grace is the best news I have ever heard.”

In the cold, dark night, Sharon Markey and her boys cross into Hungary on foot. Housing arrangements had been made by Calvary Chapel members in Hungary, and to Sharon’s delight, it was a place she was well acquainted with—the CC Conference Center in Vajta, Hungary—once home to CC Bible College Europe.

After surviving civil wars and mudslides, Sharon Faith Ries is now in the presence of her Savior, Jesus Christ, after her lengthy battle with cancer. Wife of Pastor Raul Ries of Calvary Chapel Golden Springs, CA, she had no regrets as she ran her race exceptionally well. Sharon had previously shared memories with Calvary Chapel Magazine of what God had done over the past 50 years in her marriage, women's ministry, and missions.

Heading out into the chilly morning air an hour before curfew is lifted, George Markey Jr., says goodbye to the family dog, Jack, and walks to the subway station in Kyiv. With just the clothes on his back, he begins the exhausting 14-hour journey to Ternopil.

Are we able, through our good works and self-righteousness, to enjoy fellowship with God? Pastor Chuck Smith explores this question, using two practical illustrations, in this installment of our series taken from his book, Why Grace Changes Everything.

Can we ever be good enough to be acceptable before our holy God? Pastor Chuck Smith answers that question in this installment of our series taken from his book, Why Grace Changes Everything.

Loss of a beloved senior pastor

As Sharon Markey and her six boys travel towards Poland in a crowded van, a last-minute decision to escape to Hungary instead requires them to walk across the border. Rejoicing as they approach safety, Sharon’s thoughts are on her husband, George Markey, Jr., still in Kyiv.

Pray unto our Creator God, our Lord Jesus Christ, and for the Holy Spirit to descend upon the situation in the Holy Land. Lift up Israel for godly wisdom in its response to the unprecedented recent attack from Iran.

After a terror-filled night, Sharon and her six boys flee Ternopil, moving farther from her husband, George Markey, Jr. She and George make a heartbreaking decision to leave behind a beloved family member—their dog, Jack.

Pastors and leaders at the Calvary Chapel Deep South Conference focused on loving God with all we are and on the sustaining power of God’s love.

While George Markey, Jr., is in Kyiv, now under martial law and curfew after the Russians invade, his wife Sharon and their boys spend the night in a bomb shelter as air raid sirens ring out in Ternopil. Exhausted, Sharon reaches her breaking point.