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Calvary Church Costa Mesa Says It Will Begin Ordaining Women, Defying Ministry Distinctives
Saturday, November 7, 2026Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, the influential 9,500-member Calvary Chapel church founded by Chuck Smith, announced Sunday its intent to begin ordaining women pastors, directly defying Calvary Chapel’s ministry distinctives and philosophy and putting them at odds with 1800 other churches in the Association Pastor Char Brodersen, Chuck’s Smith’s grandson, shared the news during their church […]
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