When the first Christians gathered they worshiped God in song, prayer, the Scriptures, giving and loving each other. Here at Calvary we want the same.
Calvary Georgetown Divide sprung from the Calvary Chapel movement that began in 1965 with Pastor Chuck Smith and a church of twenty-five people. The tiny Huntington Beach fellowship soon became a key influence in the famous Jesus Movement, reaching out to hippies, drug users and social rebels. As a result, hundreds of thousands gave their lives to Christ. From its small beginning, many others answered the call to plant new churches. Today there are thousands of Calvary’s around the world—one of them is Calvary Georgetown Divide.
Calvary Georgetown Divide began in 1990 as a home fellowship in Cool, California, led by pastor Jay McCarl. The first meeting on the ‘Georgetown Divide’ (a remote ridge in the Sierra foothills) included twenty-five people, most of whom attended a Calvary in Auburn—on the other side of the treacherous American River canyon. Jay was soon asked to begin Sunday services, and Calvary Georgetown Divide met for the first time in January 1991 with seventy-five people attending. More than thirty years later CGD is thriving with its content-rich Bible studies, global missions, active youth and prayer ministries, weekly food give-aways, Bible land study tours and more—all designed to reflect the loving nature of Jesus.
Have been learning from CGD for a few years now. Am a student in Revelation series online, too. Finally decided to see where the ‘Cool’ came from. A little disappointed it’s the name of a town— was envisioning a bigger story, lol. Saw the email sign-up to follow and here I am.
There are several people on the forum at JD Farag’s site that attend this church (love us some Pastor Jay teaching!) and other Calvary churches regularly. Thanks for feeding us! Most of us are church-homeless and only have online fellowship. Bible teaching churches are far away (75+ miles, one way, on average) from where many of us live. We depend on good shepherds who broadcast their teaching.
May you guys and all the others who teach the whole council of God be blessed. Maranatha Lord, maranatha!
Shalom,
GR
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