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Charles Ward "Chuck" Smith (June 25, 1927 – October 3, 2013) was an American pastor who founded the Calvary Chapel movement.
Pastor Chuck Smith. Founder of Calvary Chapel. About Chuck. In 1965 Pastor Chuck Smith began his ministry at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. Only 25 people had attended. What began as a small chapel grew into a church that seats over 2000 and is filled almost nightly.
The Word For Today, Inc. was founded in 1978 by Pastor Chuck Smith and his brother, Pastor Paul Smith. Their vision was to continue to share Pastor Chuck's teaching ministry as long as the Lord led. We are here to provide access to his sermons, dvds, books and other resources as they become available.
Jun 2, 2014 · The Word For Today is the publishing and broadcast ministry of the late pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel movement.
Feb 17, 2017 · What would Chuck Smith do? Three years after the Calvary Chapel founder’s death, church leaders continue to look to his legacy to defend competing views of the movement’s future.
Oct 3, 2013 · Calvary Chapel founder Pastor Chuck Smith, considered one of the major catalysts of the Jesus Movement of the '60s and '70s, died after a battle with lung cancer at the age of 86 on Thursday.
Chuck Smith was born and raised in Ventura, California, in a Christian home, under the strong influence of his godly, praying mother and his outgoing, evangelistic, salesman father. It was in 1942, when Chuck Smith was 15 years old, that he made a life commitment to Christian service at a church camp.
Oct 3, 2013 · Orange County pastor Chuck Smith, the founder of the Calvary Chapel movement, died Thursday after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 86.
Oct 2, 2023 · Pastor Chuck Smith baptizes a new believer in the Pacific Ocean. In the early days of the Jesus Revolution, thousands were regularly baptized.
Jan 4, 2022 · Chuck Smith founded the Calvary Chapel association of churches and served as lead pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa in Southern California from 1965 until his death on October 3, 2013.
