Jesus Revolution is based on the novel of the same name by Greg Laurie and the church in the movie is also inspired by a real place of worship.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Jesus Revolution tells the story of Greg Laurie and how he was involved in the Jesus movement in California during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The movement was an evangelical Christian movement characterized by the increase of religion in the state, thanks to the blend of counterculture with Evangelicalism.
Joel Courtney stars as Laurie in the film, and the rest of the cast includes Kelsey Grammer as Chuck Smith, Jonathan Roumie as Lonnie Frisbee, Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Charlene McDaniel, Anna Grace Barlow as Cathe Martin, and Nic Bishop as Dick. Along with Courtney's Laurie, Grammer's character Chuck Smith is an instrumental figure in the movie and is based on a real pastor.
Jesus Revolution Is Based On Chuck Smith's Church, Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa According to Collider, Chuck Smith's church in Jesus Revolution is based on the pastor's chapel in real life. It is called Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa and was founded in 1965 by Smith. The movie depicts the church's beginnings and how Smith invited hippies to join the congregation to raise membership numbers.
When Smith first founded Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, the pastor struggled to get new people on board with the church. He didn't know how to appeal to the younger generation. A few years later, as the chapel was on the verge of death, Smith's idea to bring on Lonnie Frisbee and welcome hippies to the church aided the Jesus movement in southern California, as seen in Jesus Revolution.
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