Calvary Chapel is representative of the newer independent churches characterized by lively, young congregations and free worship.
Almost a quarter century has elapsed since the first "Jesus People" began to populate the pews at Calvary Chapel to hear pastor Chuck Smith. Raised in a variety of religious backgrounds and emerging from lifestyles that involved everything from LSD to Eastern religions and free love, these new believers expressed their faith in ways that were consistent with their...
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