This is where my wife Cathe was baptized. "This is where I was baptized 50 years ago. ***Please sign up for CBN Newsletters and download the CBN News app to ensure you keep receiving the latest news from a distinctly Christian perspective.*** They were seekers who soon became part of the Jesus Movement and eventually went on to pastor Harvest Christian Fellowship. Greg and his wife, Cathe, were two of those young people who were welcomed by Smith. That invitation helped to fuel one of the greatest spiritual awakenings in American history. The box-office hit "Jesus Revolution" tells the true story behind the Jesus Movement, including how Pastor Chuck Smith welcomed hippies at Calvary Chapel as they were looking for truth. Greg Laurie, the founder of Harvest Church, was baptized as a young man at Pirates Cove during the Jesus Movement in the 1970s.Īs CBN has reported, The Jesus Movement was recognized as the largest public movement of the Holy Spirit in the United States since the celebrated revivals of the 19th Century. "This iconic location holds a special place in our hearts and our history, making it the perfect setting for our next church-wide baptism event!" In September 2020, nearly 1,000 people were baptized at Newport Beach's Corona Del Mar State Beach at an event sponsored by Calvary Chapel of Chino Hills.A post shared by Greg Laurie are returning to Pirates Cove, the same beach that witnessed the powerful baptisms of thousands of believers during the Jesus Revolution," reads the church's website. "It is a significant place, historically, for the Church because that was sort of the epicenter of the Jesus Revolution, as reported on by Time magazine and others. In fact, that is where I was baptized and my wife, Cathe, was baptized there as well," Laurie told CP at the time. "Back over 40 years ago, during the Jesus Movement, we used to do baptisms down at Pirates Cove Beach. In 2018, over 550 people were baptized during a baptism event at Pirates Cove led by Laurie. Greg Laurie, an evangelist and senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, has held baptism events at Pirates Cove over the years. "We want to plant a Gospel seed in every Gen Z in California, so I hope to be involved next year and help mobilize Gen Z students to attend this historic baptism spot and pass it on to the future in California," he added.Ĭalifornia's beaches are no stranger to mass baptisms in the recent past, especially Pirates Cove. McCauley, who heads the California Southern Baptist Convention organization CSBC Youth, told CP that there are plans to return to Pirates Cove for Pentecost 2024. "We want a Jesus Revolution to truly happen in our state and among the youth, so this is a beautiful event that helps accomplish that goal." There was live worship, prayer, and thousands of people cheering on those who were getting baptized," said McCauley. "In our times of cultural darkness, there was a bright light shining throughout the event on Pentecost Sunday. McCauley, pastor of student ministries at Magnolia Church of Riverside and an attendee of the mass baptism, told CP that it was a "beautiful event." While his church has previously hosted baptism events at local beaches, including Pirates Cove Beach, before, Francey said, "We have never seen a crowd like that for baptisms." Thousands of people attend a baptism event sponsored by several churches at Pirates Cove, California, on Pentecost Sunday, May 28, 2023. My mentors taught me it's as simple as praying, obeying, then acting," said Francey. ![]() "As believers, we always want to be obedient to what Jesus asks us to do. ![]() Pastor Mark Francey, one of the lead pastors of California-based Oceans Church and one of the people behind the event, told The Christian Post that God gave him the vision to do the event during "a prayer time back in May of 2022." On May 28, around 300 churches came to Pirates Cove Beach under the banner of the event " Baptize SoCal," with a recorded number of 4,166 people being baptized. More than 4,000 people were baptized off the beaches of Southern California on Pentecost Sunday as part of a revival event organized by several congregations. Thousands of people attend a baptism event sponsored by several churches at Pirates Cove, California, on Pentecost Sunday, May 28, 2023.
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