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Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa
Calvary Chapel Costa
Costa Mesa, CA

Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa

Calvary Chapel

Costa Mesa, CA✦ Founded 1965

The founding congregation of the Calvary Chapel movement. Verse-by-verse expository preaching, Bible college, and worldwide missions.

1 Campus 7200 in Weekly Attendance
75Transparency Score
Verified Church
Verified Pastor
Verified Documents
Verified Ownership
Sunday Services
  • 8:30 AMMorning Service
  • 10:30 AMMorning Service
  • 7:00 PMBible Study
 
(538) 555-9137
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Transparency Score
75/100
Stewardship Grade
B88/100
Revelation Score
51
Thyatira
Doctrine Completed
0/28
Verified Leaders
1
Public Documents
6
Reviews
0
Open Questions
0
Accountability Records
0 Resolved
0 Active
Last Updated
Jul 42026

On the record

The founding congregation of the Calvary Chapel movement. Verse-by-verse expository preaching, Bible college, and worldwide missions.

Quick facts

DenominationCalvary Chapel
PolityPresbyterian / elder-led
WorshipMaranatha-style acoustic worship
Communion—
Baptism—
Spiritual gifts—
Women in ministry—
Marriage—
Confessions—
LanguagesEnglish · Spanish
LivestreamNo
ChildcareYes
AccessibilityWheelchair accessible

Ministries

Verse-by-Verse StudiesYouth MinistryMission SupportCalvary Chapel Bible CollegeMen's & Women's Studies

Financial Transparency & Stewardship

Faithful Disclosure

Scored on eleven weighted disclosures — from published budgets to pastor compensation and independent audit.

B
88/100
Financial statements published
Annual income & expense statements are publicly posted.
+14
Operating budget published
Full annual budget available to members and the public.
+10
Expenditure detail published
Line-item spending disclosed, not merely totals.
+12
Tithes & offerings totals public
Aggregate giving received is reported openly.
+10
Senior pastor compensation public
Lead pastor's total compensation is disclosed by name.
+15
Staff compensation ranges public
Executive & staff salary bands published.
+8
Annual report published
A yearly stewardship / ministry report is public.
+8
Independently audited
Financials audited by an outside CPA firm.
+10
IRS Form 990 available
Filed and made public (or exempt as a church, but voluntarily posted).
+5
Independent governing board
Majority of the board is unrelated to staff by blood or business.
+4
ECFA accredited
Member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
+4

9 of 11 disclosures on record. Withheld items are not evidence of wrongdoing — but a faithful steward has nothing to hide (Luke 16:2).

The Seven Marks of Revelation

Measured against Rev 2–3, not a romanticized Acts assembly.

51
of 100
Archetype
Thyatira
Tolerates the prophetess Jezebel.
Perseverance & Labor
8/10
Ephesus
Endurance in Suffering
9/10
Smyrna
Faithful to the Word
8/10
Pergamum
Love, Service & Faith
3/10
Thyatira
Alive & Awake
8/10
Sardis
Kept His Word
5/10
Philadelphia
Zeal (Not Lukewarm)
1/10
Laodicea

Rebukes on record

Tolerates Jezebel Puffed Up

“I know thy works.” — Rev 2:2. Learn the framework on the Seven Marks page.

Registry entry

Founded1965
Attendance7200
LocationCosta Mesa, CA
DenominationCalvary Chapel
MusicMaranatha-style acoustic worship
LanguageEnglish · Spanish
ChildcareYes
AccessibleYes
Verified church
Claimed by leadership

Fruit of the Spirit · Congregant Witness

Nine fruits, one harvest — Gal. 5:22–23. Members up- or down-vote how visibly each fruit ripens in the life of this church.

61%
the harvest
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Love — Grapes stained glass
Love
Grapes · John 15:5
40% ripe

The vine and the cup. Crushed and poured out — every other fruit ferments from this one.

Joy — Fig stained glass
Joy
Fig · Mic. 4:4
86% ripe

Every man under his own vine and fig tree — settled delight of dwelling secure with God.

Peace — Olive stained glass
Peace
Olive · Gen. 8:11
38% ripe

Oil that flows out under pressure — anointing, light, and healing.

Patience — Date Palm stained glass
Patience
Date Palm · Ps. 92:12
75% ripe

Standing tall through desert decades; sweetest fruit borne late in life.

Kindness — Pomegranate stained glass
Kindness
Pomegranate · Ex. 28:33–34
0% ripe

Hundreds of seeds spill out — generosity more than anyone asked for.

Goodness — Apple stained glass
Goodness
Apple · Prov. 25:11
75% ripe

Apples of gold in settings of silver — moral beauty you can taste.

Faithfulness — Almond stained glass
Faithfulness
Almond · Num. 17:8
100% ripe

Aaron's dead rod budded overnight. The watchman's tree — covenant loyalty that never sleeps.

Gentleness — Citron (Etrog) stained glass
Gentleness
Citron (Etrog) · Lev. 23:40
67% ripe

Prized for fragrance, not force — humble beauty that fills the room without raising its voice.

Self-Control — Wheat & Barley stained glass
Self-Control
Wheat & Barley · Lam. 3:27
71% ripe

Grain threshed, ground, refined — discipline that turns raw desire into daily bread.

“By their fruits ye shall know them.” — Matt. 7:20

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