On Saturday, close to 1,000 people were baptized at Corona Del Mar State Beach in Newport Beach by Calvary Chapel Church Chino Hills.
According to CBN News, Chino Director, Gina Gleason, noted that the record-setting number of baptisms on Saturday exceeded the usual turnout, which is about 300 people per service.
“It’s remarkable and a significant number,” she said. “California may be experiencing a spiritual revival.”
In an area known as Pirate Cove, highlights of the event show thousands of people on the beach as others were baptized by the church staff and its lead pastor, Jack Hibbs.
Baptisms aside, the church has also experienced a significant amount of people at their services throughout the summer, Champion Newspaper reports.
“For this church, it has been crazy amazing,” Hibbs said. “We are reaching the most amount of people ever with many thousands of people coming on Wednesdays and Sundays.”
The church had been following lockdown procedures due to COVID-19 but eventually reopened its indoor services due to government overreach.
“When the governor began to clearly target the church, that’s when we were led by the Lord and Scripture to obey God rather than man,” Hibbs contended.
Nevertheless, the church offers outdoor seating, hand sanitizers, and socially distancing protocols. Additionally, members can listen to the church services from their car via radio transmission.
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