Tributes

Keeping Jesus At The Center - Ray Ortlund My wife Jani and I were at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa on New Year’s Eve 1971, going…

Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; all I have needed Thy hand hath provided: great is…

Ten years ago, on October 3, Chuck Smith died. At the time, I wrote how it is hard to overstate the impact on the modern…

I have had a repeated and deepening experience of God’s grace throughout my time with Calvary Chapel. Although I only met him in passing, I…

I first met Chuck Smith in 1974 as a long-haired 20 year old serving as youth pastor at a nearby church. On weekends, I’d drive…

Join Pastors Wayne and Riley Taylor as they lovingly reminisce and share their memories of Pastor Chuck Smith, affectionately known to many as “Papa Chuck.”…

Editor’s note: This month CalvaryChapel.com is doing a series of articles reflecting on the amazing work that Jesus accomplished through the life and ministry of…

October 3 catches me unexpectedly every year. It is a bittersweet day. On the one hand, I am so thrilled that my father is where…

As most have already heard, on January 4, 2022, Ray Bentley, founder and senior pastor of Maranatha Chapel in San Diego, California, passed away from…

Today we remember Pastor Chuck Smith. We are so grateful to the Lord for his life and legacy. June 25, 1927 - October 3, 2013

Remembering the life and legacy of Reverend Billy Graham: "Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion - it is a daily process…

Today, we remember the life and legacy of Pastor Chuck Smith. We are thankful for the work of the Spirit through Pastor Chuck and the…