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Calvary Chapel Faces Lawsuits and Accusations of Covered-Up Abuse and Unaccountable Leadership
Greg Griego, a minister in Albuquerque, was killed along with his wife and children last week near the city. Authorities have not been named in the source, but...

Family of Late Pastor Chuck Smith Sues Calvary Chapel, Alleging Elder Abuse and Wrongful Takeover of Property
Family members of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, have filed a lawsuit against the church claiming elder abuse and wrongful takeover of his...

Calvary Christian Fellowship in San Jose, California, Awaits Ruling in Religious Freedom Suit Over $2.87 Million in COVID-19 Fines
Calvary Christian Fellowship (CCF) in San Jose, California, is continuing its legal dispute with Santa Clara County. Pastor Mike McClure leads the church, which faces $2.87 million in...

Calvary Chapel Chino Hills in Chino, California, Wins Lawsuit Over State Abortion Coverage Mandate
Calvary Chapel Chino Hills in Chino, California, and three other churches have prevailed in lawsuits challenging a policy of the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) that...

Pastor John Higgins, Who Led Calvary Chapel Tri City in Tempe, Arizona, for Nearly 40 Years, Dies
John Higgins, pastor of Calvary Chapel Tri City in Tempe, Arizona, died on June 3, 2026, according to Calvary Chapel Magazine, which published a profile of his life...

Calvary Chapel Volunteers Served Ground Zero Workers in New York City, New York After 9/11
Volunteers from Calvary Chapel congregations served the response to the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center, according to a retrospective published by Calvary Chapel Magazine....

Pathway Vineyard Church in Woodbridge, Virginia, to Swap Property With Prince William Schools
Prince William County Public Schools is moving ahead with a plan to swap land with Pathway Vineyard Church of Woodbridge to build a new elementary school in Woodbridge....

Vineyard UK Names John and Debby Wright as National Directors, Succeeding John and Eleanor Mumford
Vineyard Churches has announced that John and Debby Wright will succeed John and Eleanor Mumford as national directors of the Vineyard movement in the UK and Ireland in...

Vineyard Church North in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Runs Refugee Foster Care, Addiction Recovery and Food Pantry Ministries
Vineyard Church North is a local congregation on the East Beltline in Grand Rapids. Edwin Kpodzro, a junior engineering student at Calvin, has attended the church for the...

Former staff in Anaheim, California, accuse Vineyard senior pastor Alan Scott of spiritual abuse
Causeway Coast Vineyard and Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland have responded to allegations that Alan Scott, senior pastor of Vineyard Anaheim, committed what the reports describe as “historic”...