Calvary Chapel of Fort Lauderdale

Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale
Location	2401 W. Cypress Creek Rd, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Country	U.S.
Denomination	Non-denominational Calvary Chapel
Weekly attendance	Over 25,000
Website	calvaryftl.org
History
Founded	July 1985
Founder(s)	Bob Coy
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)	Doug Sauder (2014–present) Bob Coy (1985-2014)

Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale (CCFL) is an evangelical, charismatic megachurch in Florida, with over 20,000 worshipers attending on average. Founded in 1985 by Bob Coy and his wife Diane, it is affiliated with the Calvary Chapel movement. CCFL is currently 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, Midtown (Wilton Manors), and a new campus in North Miami (Miami Gardens) planned for opening in Fall 2018. 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.

As years went on, CCFL's location changed from on the Fort Lauderdale beach, to a funeral home, a storefront behind Albertsons, and a warehouse.

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 the next month and was allowed to display the message.

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