Calvary Chapel Association

Calvary Chapel
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Evangelical Charismatic with Pentecostal origins
Polity	Congregational polity (association of autonomous churches led by pastors)
Founder	Chuck Smith (1927–2013)
Origin	1965
Separated from	Pentecostalism (The Foursquare Church)
Branched from	Jesus movement
Separations	Vineyard Movement
Congregations	1,800
Official website	Calvary Chapel Association: calvarycca.org Calvary Chapel Global Network: calvaryglobalnetwork.com

Calvary Chapel is an international association of charismatic evangelical churches, with origins in Pentecostalism. It maintains a number of radio stations around the world and operates many local Calvary Chapel Bible College programs.

Beginning in 1965 in Southern California, this fellowship of churches grew out of Chuck Smith's Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa.