For nearly 12-years CrossHope Chapel was an informal, simpler expression of church, where one could encounter the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, engage others in authentic New Testament fellowship, and be encouraged through the verse-by-verse study of the Bible. It was the open study of the Bible that was probably the mark of CrossHope Chapel as a church fellowship. Opening to a selected book of the Bible and reading chapter by chapter then discussing … Continue reading →
CrossHope Chapel is part of the Calvary Global Network, but not the Calvary Chapel Association. We are not opposed to the CCA, we were actually hoping to affiliate with the CCA when the split happened in 2016. As the split began to play out (Calvary Chapel Split) we decided to sign-up with the CGN because we found ourselves out of communication with the CCA. I want to explain the difference for our fellowship, between the … Continue reading →
My connection with Calvary Chapel happened by accident in 2014 while doing a trade name search when changing our church name from West Mobile Bible Fellowship to CrossHope Chapel. In our search, the name Calvary Chapel came up and my memory immediately tied that name to Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. As a new believer in Jesus Christ in 1980 I would cling to every broadcast of Chuck Smith on Christian radio in … Continue reading →