PHOENIX — The man who many consider as one of the most influential evangelists of the past century is dead. Chuck Smith was the pastor of the Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, Calif. He started and led ...

Oct. 01--A daughter and the widow of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa founder Chuck Smith have sued his former church, alleging a conspiracy to commandeer Smith's ministry and deny him emergency medical ...

COSTA MESA (CBSLA.com) — Orange County pastor Chuck Smith, the founder of the Calvary Chapel movement, died Thursday after a long battle with lung cancer. He was 86. KNX 1070's Vytas Safronikas ...

Three decades later, the church that spawned 2,000 little Calvaries all over the world is devoid of the anytime-now anticipation of meeting Jesus in the air. Not that the congregation isn't peppered ...

ANAHEIM – The arena best known as the home of the Ducks was transformed Sunday into one of electronic banners and video screens honoring the life of longtime Orange County pastor Chuck Smith. About 13 ...

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The family of the former pastor and founder of Costa Mesa’s Calvary Chapel has filed a lawsuit against the church, claiming elder abuse and wrongful takeover of his property, according to court ...

COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Rev. Chuck Smith, an evangelical leader who embraced and fostered the 1970s Jesus movement, has died at the age of 86 after a battle with cancer. Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, ...

In his church office, pastor Chuck Smith kept a crown made of thorns and a jar full of candy. The thorns were from the Holy Land. The candy was for his grandkids. The image suggested his special ...