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.

The Calvary Chapel movement expanded overseas in the 1980s-1990s, including to the Philippines and Russia, where pastors were eager to learn inductive Bible study skills. Dan Finfrock was one of the men who took that training to them. Read his story here.

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.

As the Calvary Chapel movement grew into the 1980s-1990s, it expanded overseas. CC missionaries found people of all cultures hungry to hear the pure teaching of the Word of God. Learn about one man's exciting venture into Mexico.

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.

Calvary Chapel Stone Mountain Senior Pastor Sandy Adams shares a testimony of meeting CC evangelist Lonnie Frisbee in the late 1970s. That encounter made a lasting impact on Sandy. Read more here.

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!

Calvary Chapel leaders and pastors John Milhouse, David Rosales, Don and Jean McClure, and Jack Hibbs were all influenced in the early 1980s by CC founder Chuck Smith. Read their stories here.

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”.

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.