What is Calvary Chapel?

Calvary Chapel is a non-denominational evangelicalChristian church that beganwith twenty-five people in Costa Mesa, California in 1965 by Pastor Chuck Smith. Pastor Chuck Smith was a key minister to the youth in what is called the Jesus movement of the 1960s. As he reached out to the youth of the counter-culture - the hippies, drug users, and those rebelling against cold traditions, many accepted the Gospel of Jesus Christ. God gave the increase and thousands gave their lives to Christ.

Today the first Calvary Chapel is listed among the world's twenty largest churches with more than thirty-five thousand calling it their home church. It is number one of the ten largest Protestant churches in California. From this first Calvary Chapel many men were raised up who went out to plant new Calvary Chapel churches. These in turn also raised up new pastors and church planters so that today there are over one thousand Calvary Chapels around the United States and the world.Calvary Chapel South Orlando is one of those churches.

Calvary Chapel South Orlando is an affiliate fellowship of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. If you are interested in finding out more about the ministry of Calvary Chapel, you can visit www.calvarychapel.com.