Calvary Church of Santa Ana | |
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33°45′15″N 117°50′09″W / 33.754067°N 117.835863°W | |
Location | Santa Ana, California |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Independent |
Membership | 4500 |
Website | Official Website |
History | |
Founded | 25 October 1931 |
Founder(s) | Charles E. Fuller |
Architecture | |
Construction cost | $9.7 million |
Specifications | |
Floor area | 7,500 square feet (700 m2) |
Clergy | |
Senior pastor(s) | Eric Wakeling |
Calvary Church of Santa Ana, located in Santa Ana, California, was founded on October 25, 1931. [1] [2] Overall, the church has had seven senior pastors. Eric Wakeling has been serving as the senior pastor since February, 2018. [3]
In 1931, Rev. Charles E. Fuller was the pastor at Calvary Church of Placentia. At the time of its founding, the church had 150 members. [1] According to Pastor Michael Samsvick, who became pastor in 1961, Calvary was founded by Christians who wanted a church that would "stand for and teach the whole Bible as the Word of God. [4]
The Church met in rented space at the Ebell Club in Downtown Santa Ana until moving into a renovated house in October 1942. [5] Its first building on Tustin Avenue was dedicated in 1962. [4] In 1967 the Church dedicated a new, 850-seat sanctuary at a cost of $350,000. [4] In 1981 the Church had 1,000 members, [6] by 1992 it had grown to 4,500 members under the leadership of pastor David Hocking, who left the church under a cloud of scandal. [7]
Calvary dedicated a new 75,000-square-foot building costing $9.7 million in November 1992, the "largest worship center" in Orange County. [6]