What Really Happened to Calvary Chapel After Chuck Smith Died

Chuck Smith turned a 25-person congregation in Costa Mesa, California into one of the largest church movements in American history — Calvary Chapel, now home to over 1,800 churches worldwide. But three years after his death in October 2013, the movement he built split into two rival networks: the Calvary Chapel Global Network, led by his son-in-law Brian Brodersen, and the Calvary Chapel Association, led by a council of traditionalist pastors including Don Stewart and Sandy Adams. 👉 Subscribe for more deep dives into the people, movements, and institutions that shaped modern history. #CalvaryChapel #ChuckSmith #JesusMovement #ChurchHistory #BrianBrodersen #ChristianHistory #FaithAndCulture #EvangelicalChristianity #ChurchLeadership #ReligionExplained