Read the testimonies of several Calvary Chapel pastors who came from varied backgrounds before they were saved and called to lasting, effective, ministry. Their stories are included in this installment of our series honoring the legacy of CC founder Chuck Smith.

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.

In a show of support, Calvary Chapel pastors all across America and South America attend Brazilian Calvary Chapels’ first conference since COVID, reassuring them they are never alone in this race.

Light of the Valley, a small Calvary Chapel in Los Angeles County, CA, has actively embraced bold—yet compassionate—pro-life ministry.

Pastor John Reed, known for teaching the Bible in an understandable and practical way to his CC Northwest Reno, NV, congregation, passed away on November 11

The Calvary Chapel movement expanded into the 1980s as a revival fed by God’s Word, led by the Holy Spirit, and nurtured by God’s love. Read more about how Pastor Chuck’s simple, verse-by-verse teaching, often shared by cassette tapes, continued to inspire many who heard his words.

After Ukrainian refugee Svieta lost her husband in the Russia-Ukrainian war, she fled to Hungary, where Calvary Chapel missionary and Pastor George Markey, Jr., showed her the transforming love of Jesus. Understanding their pain, she now serves other refugees.

We share more testimonies from some of our early Calvary Chapel pastors, who were saved during the Jesus Revolution and nurtured by CC founder Chuck Smith.

Many young men, often radically saved in the early days of the Jesus Revolution, became well-known Calvary Chapel pastors mentored by founder Chuck Smith. Learn more about some of them here.

Billy Rutledge brings another report from Northern Israel, describing the psychological and spiritual warfare currently being waged there. “There are two kingdoms at war here—the kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness,” he declared.

There's still time to register for the International Pastors & Leaders Conference at Calvary Chapel Golden Springs November 6-9. Take this opportunity to seek your own "Encounters with God" at this popular and encouraging CCA-sponsored event.

Billy Rutledge reports from Israel on the brink of a major announcement: “We can’t abandon Israel and their families simply because the battle and the rockets are not dropping in our cities. Pray for Israel, stand with Israel. Remember that it’s peoples’ lives you are praying for and not ideology or nationalism.”