Calvary Church (Charlotte)

Calvary Church is a non-denominational evangelical church in Charlotte, North Carolina. Its senior pastor since 2006 is Dr. John H. Munro. The church was founded in 1939 by the Rev. Archie Dillard, and one of the founding elders was Billy Graham's father Frank, whose participation was in part a response to Billy's conversion.

The current (fifth) building is a Charlotte icon with its unique exterior and crown shape with the original design by Roe Messner, who only began construction. The church board fired Messner when he became embroiled in the PTL scandal, and J.N. Pease Associates Architects modified/completed the design. Metric Constructors, a Charlotte general contractor took the structure from less than 10% to completion. The main sanctuary seats more than 5,000. The 11,499 pipe organ is one of the twenty largest pipe organs in the world, and one of the top ten built all at once.^[1]

For further information:^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

External links

• The church's website

Although this church has the name "Calvary Church," it is not in the Calvary Chapel group of churches.

References

1. Laird, Michael (2002-09-17). "The World's Largest Pipe Organs". Theatreorgans.com. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
2. "History of Calvary Church". About Calvary. Calvary Church, Charlotte, NC. Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
3. "Evangelical Leaders archive 2003 & 2004: Pastor Resigns over Plagiarism". Christian News Report. goforth media inc. Archived from the original on 2007-01-31. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
4. "News from the Pews : Charlotte's Calvary Church Calls Senior Pastor". Lincoln Tribune. 2005-12-26. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
5. Laird, Michael (2000-01-02). "The Calvary Grand Organ". Theatreorgans.com. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
6. "About the Calvary Grand Organ". Dan Miller Music. 2006-01-21. Retrieved 2007-01-22.

Coordinates: 35°05′08″N 80°48′49″W / 35.0856°N 80.8135°W