Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale
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| 26°12′19″N 80°10′30″W / 26.20528°N 80.17500°WCoordinates: 26°12′19″N 80°10′30″W / 26.20528°N 80.17500°W | |
| Location | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Country | U.S. |
| Denomination | Non-denominational Calvary Chapel |
| Weekly attendance | Over 25,000 |
| Website | www |
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| Founded | 1985 |
| Founder(s) | Bob Coy |
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| Senior pastor(s) | Doug Sauder (2014-present) Bob Coy (1985-2014) |
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Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale (CCFL) is an evangelical megachurch in Florida, with over 30,000 worshipers attending on average. Founded in 1985, it is affiliated with the Calvary Chapel movement. Calvary FTL is led by Pastor Doug Sauder.
In addition to its main campus, CCFL has nine regional campus locations, also in Florida: Plantation, Hollywood, Boca Raton, Florida Keys (Tavernier), West Boca, Boynton Beach, Naples, North Lauderdale, and Midtown (Wilton Manors). Combined, these nine regional locations minister to over 25,000 on a weekly basis via video simulcast.
In 1980, a 24-year-old Bob Coy left the Las Vegas music industry to become an associate pastor in that city's Calvary Chapel. Five years later, Coy headed to South Florida, and founded Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale.
In 1999, CCFL relocated to a 75-acre (30 ha) tract of land formerly owned by Harris Corporation, which now has a 3,800 seat sanctuary, children and youth ministries, and includes a skateboard park.
In October 2003, CCFL sued Broward County for $1 for its initial refusal to allow the church to display a large cross and sign reading "Jesus is the reason for the season" in a 2-mile (3.2 km) holiday lights attraction at Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek, which drew around 250,000 visitors each year. Calvary won the suit in November and was allowed to display the message.
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