A replica of the ancient Jewish Tabernacle--the tent housing the Ark of the Covenant and described in great detail in Exodus--is drawing thousands of the devout and the curious this week to a ...

The family of Pastor Chuck Smith is embroiled in a legal battle over control his Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa megachurch ... News on behalf of her 87-year-old mother, Kay, who suffers from dementia.

Smith was senior pastor of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa ... which started in a Costa Mesa trailer court, was about four years old. Floyd Nelson, the founding pastor, recommended that the church ...

Smith’s son-in-law and successor at California flagship Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, Brian Brodersen ... now that they have built up local leaders, buildings, and regular events.

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 ...