What is Calvary Chapel?

[Mr. Lunt]

For context, I was raised independent fundamental Baptist.
ran into a couple guys from a Calvary Chapel. Which is strange because I always thought of them as a California/Florida phenomenon and I’m not from those parts.
Besides the Sunday attire and music how do they differ?
What should I know about them?

 

[Jerome]

Charismatics, the babbling starts up during special services they call 'Afterglows'.

Here are CC founder Chuck Smith and CC evangelist Lonnie Frisbee on Kathryn Kuhlman's I Believe in Miracles show in the 1970s:

 

[Jerome]

Some Calvary Chapels have become dually affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention!

Harvest Christian Fellowship (Calif.)

Greg Laurie's cooperation with SBC mutually beneficial | Baptist Press

Just one day after seeing nearly 3,400 come to Christ at a Harvest Crusade in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention 2017 annual meeting, megachurch pastor Greg Laurie announced his official cooperation with the SBC.

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Calvary Phoenix (Ariz.)

Arizona church’s consistent Gospel witness yields results | Baptist Press

PHOENIX, Ariz. – CalvaryPHX celebrated 161 baptisms and 249 decisions for Christ in the first nine months of 2024. While the numbers are notable, perhaps more impressive is the church’s story.

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