History
From a small Bible study in a local apartment complex to our current campus church in Apex, the Lord has been faithfully blessing the ministry of Calvary Chapel Cary.
From our church, five Calvary Chapels have been birthed including CC Chapel Hill, CC Wake Forest, CC Clayton, New Beginnings Chapel in Raleigh and CC Wilmington on the coast. Click here to learn more about these fellowships.
Read a detailed history of the church below.
| Month | Year | Event |
| March |
1995 |
The Lord stirs a desire for Pastor Rodney and Elvira Finch to plant a church while they are serving at Calvary Chapel Temecula, Calif. |
| March |
1995 |
Pastor Rodney and Elvira make a first visit of several visits to Raleigh to meet with people interested in establishing a Calvary Chapel in the Triangle. |
| June |
1995 |
The Finch family moves to Raleigh. |
| July |
1995 |
A Bible Study, led by Rodney Finch, begins at the Treybrooke Apartments in Morrisville upon the request of the apartment manager. |
| September |
1995 |
The Bible Study moves to a rented trailer and garage in the Carpenter community near Morrisville. At this time we were known as Calvary Chapel Raleigh. |
| December |
1996 |
The church name changes to Calvary Chapel Cary. |
| December |
1996 |
Outgrowing the trailer, the church moves to vacant space next to a gas station near downtown Cary. |
| Month | Year | Event |
| March |
1999 |
We move to our current location on Center Street in Apex. |
| January |
2001 |
Pastor Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, Calif. dedicates our facility. |
| October |
2005 |
Calvary Chapel Cary is one of several lead churches in the 2005 Harvest Crusade with Pastor Greg Laurie. |
| December |
2007 |
We purchase the land at our current location as well as surrounding properties. |
| Month | Year | Event |
| March |
2008 |
The church renovates the former YMCA on our property, providing 28,000 square feet of space for our children's and youth ministries as well as a second sanctuary and several multi-purpose rooms. |
| April |
2010 |
A Saturday evening service begins, bringing the total weekly services at Calvary Chapel Cary to five. |
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