Calvary Chapel Of Fort Lauderdale
Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale' is one of the largest evangelical churches in the United States. According to the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, it is the largest megachurch in Florida, with approximately 18,000 worshipers attending on average. Founded in 1985 by Bob Coy, it is affiliated with the Calvary Chapel movement. In 1999, the church relocated into a 75-acre (300,000 m2) tract of land formerly owned by Harris Corporation, which now has a 3,700 seat sanctuary, children and youth ministries, and includes a skateboard park.
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“shows its berries red
In token of the drops of blood
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