death_date death_place children birth_place nationality name birth_date spouse known_for article_title birth_name occupation
03 october 2013 newport beach , california , u.s. janette smith , cheryl brodersen smith manderson , chuck smith jr , jeff ventura , california , u.s. american chuck smith 25 june 1927 kay smith pastor and founder of calvary chapel chuck smith -lrb- pastor -rrb-
 charles ward smith pastor
chuck smith -lrb- pastor -rrb-

charles ward `` chuck '' smith -lrb- june 25 , 1927 -- october 3 , 2013 -rrb- was an american pastor who founded the calvary chapel .
beginning with the 25-person costa mesa congregation in 1965 , smith 's influence now extends to `` more than 1,000 churches nationwide and hundreds more overseas '' , some of which are among the largest churches in the united states .
he has been called `` one of the most influential figures in modern american christianity . ''
