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population: 303.8 million, the third highest population in the world. New York City has the second largest urban population in the world, 19.7 million people, and is the largest city in the world in terms of area. Los Angeles is the second largest urban population in the US, with 13.8 million people. 79% of Americans live in urban areas.
size: 3,794,083 square miles, the third largest country in the world.
health: The United States has the 10th largest population of people living with AIDS/HIV in the world: 950,000.
economy: The largest economy for an individual country in the world, and second only to the combined economies of the European Union. 12% of Americans live in poverty. The unemployment rate is 5.5%.
culture: 51.3% of Americans are Protestant, 23.9% are Catholic, 1.7% are Mormon, and 1.7% are Jewish. 18.6% have no specific religious beliefs. 83.1% of Americans speak English. 10.7% of US Citizens speak Spanish. Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii.
There are hundreds of Calvary Chapel ministries located and working in the United States of America. If you want to locate information about a Calvary Chapel ministry or fellowship located in a particular state, you should visit: www.calvarychapel.com and search the church directory there.
states:
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Indiana
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Nebraska
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Alabama
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Kansas
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New Hampshire
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Kentucky
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Utah
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Louisiana
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New Mexico
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Virginia
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California
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Massachusetts
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Nevada
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Colorado
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Maryland
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New York
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Washington
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Connecticut
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Maine
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Ohio
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Florida
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territories:
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Midway Islands
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Baker Island
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Navassa Island
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Guam
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Howland Island
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Islands Palmyra Atoll
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Jarvis Island
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Puerto Rico
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Johnston Atoll
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Virgin Islands
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Kingman Reef
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Wake Island
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| CC MAGAZINE ARTICLES: UNITED STATES |
Committed to Serve—Issue 31
It was an overwhelming moment for Scott Smiley, a First Lieutenant Army Ranger, when he realized he would never see again.
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CC Yelm—Issue 31
The small prairie town of Yelm, WA, belies a sleepy, peaceful appearance while an unseen battle for people’s souls is waged between two worlds. On one side of the spiritual tug of war is a massive demonic “school” of ... download PDF |
CF Seattle—Issue 30
Started nearly 30 years ago by a young hippie during the Jesus Movement, Calvary Fellowship Seattle has grown in number and influence. As Seattle believers have answered God’s call to missions, the church has touched ... download PDF |
CC Open Door—Issue 30
As Rudy waited tables at the small restaurant in Norman, OK, he looked at the friendly group of out-of-towners who had been coming to the restaurant the past couple of days. They were full of joy and energy—and something ... download PDF |
Mens Conference—Issue 30
More than 10,000 men attended the annual Calvary Chapel Men's Conference at the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California in October. Nearly 600 accepted Christ. ...
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Summer Fest—Issue 29
On a sunny afternoon in June, a young man walked along the bustling Pacific Coast Highway near Huntington Beach, CA. All around him were the bars, shops, surfers, tourists, and drifters common to ...
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CC Charleston, NC—Issue 29
After 12 years of prayer, sweat, and tears, Pastor Paul Charles of Calvary Chapel Charleston, SC, is passing the baton to a young man he discipled in the faith. The dedicated pastor planted the church ...
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CCBC—Issue 28
Graham Wathen strode across the Calvary Chapel Bible College grounds toward the library. Around him the sunlit campus in Murrieta, CA, was quiet. His head was whirling with the commitment he was ...
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CC La Habra—Issue 28
Lance Cook never planned on becoming a pastor. And he never planned on starting a church, sending missionaries around the world, or setting up a major relief operation to hurricane victims. But as ...
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Aaron Finfrock—Issue 28
One block east of the beach in Santa Barbara County, Reality Carpinteria is not your typical Calvary Chapel. With colored lights and simulated smoke during morning worship services, this young ...
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Reality—Issue 27
One block east of the beach in Santa Barbara County, Reality Carpinteria is not your typical Calvary Chapel. With colored lights and simulated smoke during morning worship services, this young ...
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Santa Barbara—Issue 26
Sucking victims through roofs and windows, the area's deadliest tornado in decades killed 22 people and injured more than 200 others on its ferrifying 42-mile run through Kentucky and southern ...
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Bay Saint Louis—Issue 26
Sucking victims through roofs and windows, the area's deadliest tornado in decades killed 22 people and injured more than 200 others on its ferrifying 42-mile run through Kentucky and southern ...
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Indiana—Issue 26
Sucking victims through roofs and windows, the area's deadliest tornado in decades killed 22 people and injured more than 200 others on its ferrifying 42-mile run through Kentucky and southern ...
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New Orleans—Issue 26
"Before this, I thought I had a strong faith and that I was close to God," he said. "But I didn't know what faith was until this happened. I never thought I could feel this or have such insights. I read the ...
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Gulf Coast—Issue 25
Driven by 145-mph winds, a 25-foot wall of hurricane storm surge slammed into coastal Mississippi as Gilda Seymour and her husband, Ken Freeman, huddled in her beauty salon ...
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Mississippi—Issue 25
When a relief worker from CC Charlottesville offered to fill up her gas tank with fuel, the woman who had lost so much in the hurricane began to cry and ask aloud for forgiveness ...
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New Orleans—Issue 25
Battling the stench of sewage, rotten food, and mildew, Pastor Kevin Cox, CC New Orleans, had to sledgehammer open the door of his St. Bernard Parish home. His front room was a pile of ...
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YESSS Festival New Jersey—Issue 25
At Ocean Grove, New Jersey, thousands gathered to hear God’s message of salvation through Jesus Christ during the YESSS Beach festival, sponsored by The BridgeFM, a radio outreach of CC Old Bridge and Cornerstone CC. Many came forward ...
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CC Carson Valley—Issue 24
Deputy Bret Hicks—“I thought, ‘Oh, great,’ when Pastor Dan Steen first began the chaplainry program in the Sheriff ’s department, ‘now I have to deal with this civilian, be on my best behavior, and watch what ...
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Servant to the Serving—Issue 24
For the first time, Calvary Chapel chaplains—both active duty and reserve officers—are bringing verse-by-verse Bible teaching to service men and women in every branch of the armed forces. ...
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CC Beach Side—Issue 23
Spending his youth surfing the waves of his hometown, Huntington Beach, Mike Harris never envisioned himself pastoring on the shores of Southern California. “The last place I ever thought I’d be ...
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Missions Conference—Issue 23
Gathered in the large meeting room, missionaries from all over the world renewed friendships and met newcomers. At the annual missions conference, held each ...
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Send the Message—Issue 22
Send the Message conferences gather senior pastors, missions pastors, board members, and lay people from all over the country for multi-day events geared at ...
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CC Spring Valley—Issue 22
Thousands of chattering tots swarmed about the sprawling campus of Calvary Chapel Spring Valley (CCSV) in Las Vegas, Nevada, this past October 31. The air was crisp, and there was a ...
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CC Fort Lauderdale—Issue 21
The sun is still below the horizon on a balmy Florida morning. One hundred sleepy volunteers gather at CC Fort Lauderdale where buses and vans will transport them on a 3-hour ...
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CC South Bay—Issue 21
A rainbow of skin colors and ethnicities shone from 700 vacation Bible school attendees at CC South Bay, located south of Los Angeles, CA. The church reflects the ...
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CC June Lake—Issue 20
High in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, in a resort town known for its winter skiing and summer fishing, CC June Lake shares the Gospel. ...
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White Field Crusade—Issue 20
CC Puerto Rico Pastor Dan Crespo felt that the Lord gave him a vision to organize a local evangelistic ministry in the heart of the capital city of San Juan. The first White Field Crusade was held at a ...
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CC Nashville—Issue 19
Kasie Day had recently lost her 16-year-old twin brother, who was killed when a train struck his car. A wooman from CC Chattanooga met Kasie, sensed her despair, and invited her to church. Then the youth group ...
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CC San Jose—Issue 19
Pastor Michael McClure had taught at CC San José before but never as the man slated to fill his father Don’s rather large shoes as senior pastor. Don had, after all, been used of the Lord to rescue the ...
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CC Tri-States—Issue 18
Cincinnati, Ohio—November 30, 2003—Nathaniel Jones, an African American, dies after resisting the efforts of six Cincinnati police offi cers to subdue him. The incident ...
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CC Montebello—Issue 16
When Millie Juarez was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2001, the year that followed brought a dizzying blur of hospital visits, chemotherapy, and tests of faith. It was a season of clinging to ...
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Calvary Chapel Music—Issue 14
Holland Davis joined the staff at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa to oversee the School of Worship and the new recording studio. As he prayed for direction ...
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CC Stone Mountain—Issue 14
Pastor Sandy Adams stood up and looked at the rows of empty chairs. He didn’t bother to get behind the podium but walked over to the only two people in the room—his wife, Kathy, and James Chapman ...
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New York—Issue 12
As images of the terrorist attacks flooded every home last September, citizens rose up in unparalleled patriotism and unity. Nationwide, the Christians’ response was unequaled in ...
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Olympics—Issue 11
A man was preaching damnation through a bullhorn from his perch in front of the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah. Michael Hunter, assistant pastor of Calvary Chapel Salt Lake, waited patiently for ...
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CC Golden Springs—Issue 10
Deep in Colombia’s war–ravaged country, in the capital city of Bogotá, Pastor Raul Ries looked out over the sea of faces before him— nearly 500 young men, sheathed in camouflage and ...
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New York—Issue 9
“I heard a terrible noise. It was a mixture of screams from the people nearby and a deep rumbling from above. I looked up and saw the World Trade Center collapsing. I froze for a second and then began to ...
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New York—Issue 9
A group of exhausted New York City firemen sat in the back of a pick-up truck at Ground Zero. Mike Finizio, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Manhattan, approached them ...
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CC Old Bridge—Issue 9
“I thought this was the wildest idea we ever had,” said Lloyd Pulley, senior pastor of Calvary Chapel in Old Bridge (CCOB), New Jersey. “God was in charge of the whole thing.” The story ...
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Puerto Rico—Issue 8
Pastor Dan Crespo, CC Flower City, New York, had traveled to Puerto Rico as part of a three-man team seeking God’s direction for a church plant there. Although this protectorate island of the ...
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Worship Generation—Issue 8
Fourteen years ago, a young surfer stood before a large crowd at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa about to proclaim his faith in Jesus Christ. Before he spoke, he was terrified by thoughts ...
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CC Fort Lauderdale—Issue 6
"God wants every pastor to have a heart for the world because the Lord has a heart for the world. For God so loved the world,” said Bob Coy, senior pastor of CC Fort Lauderdale. “For that reason we ...
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CC Albuquerque—Issue 3
“We entered an open air market in Ecuador. The thick heat of the afternoon sun was beating down upon us. The whole village gathered around to look at our costumes and painted faces. ...
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CC Bible College—Issue 3
This Sitting outside the chapel on the Calvary Chapel Bible College and Conference Center campus, Heather Merz gazes at the sun’s reflection in the lake. She keeps her attention ...
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