Calvary Chapel

It was a very Good Friday for Calvary Chapel of the Harbour. The Sunset Beach church, believed to be the only one in the history of the unincorporated seaside community, got its final permits from the city of Huntington Beach on April 2 to move into a new location on Pacific Coast Highway. With the church awaiting the green light from the California Coastal Commission, Calvary Chapel’s resurrection may still be a ways off. But Pastor Joe Pedick savored the victory nonetheless.

Old shoe boxes will be revived as Samaritan’s Purse gears up for its annual collection drive for Operation Christmas Child. The boxes will be filled with goodies for children in need and sent around the world on trains, planes and, possibly, a camel or two. Operation Christmas Child brings gifts to children in more than 100 countries affected by natural disaster, war, terrorism, disease, famine and poverty. Samaritan’s Purse is an international Christian relief and evangelism organization headed by Franklin Graham.

The Laguna Beach girls' and boys' swimming teams hosted Orange Coast League foes Saddleback and Calvary Chapel in a tri-meet March 25. The boys' and girls' varsity teams defeated the Roadrunners and Eagles, the girls by scores of 116-24 and 109-10, the boys by finals of 130-28 and 120, 21, respectively. In the girls' competition, the Breakers won every event against Saddleback and all but one (100 breaststroke) against Calvary Chapel. Turning in top times and wins for Laguna was Yoshi Andersen ( 50 freestyle, 26.43 seconds)

Huntington Beach's Bryan Osuna returned to Surf City with a first place finish he earned at last weekend's Greco Cadet Championships held at Lemoore High School. It was the third state wrestling championship this year for Osuna, who is nearing the end of his freshman year at Calvary Chapel High. Osuna also won the Cadet State Freestyle Championship in the 15-16 division and the Junior State Freestyle Championship in the 17-19 division. During the high school season, Osuna, competing at 103 pounds, was the only freshman finalist at this year's CIF Southern Section Masters Championships.

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COSTA MESA — A great beginning and ending was all that Ocean View needed to get an opening night victory Thursday. Kyle Walker scored on a six-yard run with 5:20 to play and Kenny Tarpley followed with a two-point conversion run, then the Seahawks defense did the rest as Ocean View came away with a 15-14 victory over host Calvary Chapel at Orange Coast College. A game full of miscues and mistakes actually had a dramatic ending. Trailing 14-7 with 7:33 remaining in the game, Ocean View went to work from its own 40. Actually, Walker, a senior running back, was the work horse during what turned out to be a six-play, 60 yard drive that led to the go-ahead score.

Michele Marr The cover of the weekly bulletin at Calvary Chapel Beach Side quotes from the book of Isaiah, "Let them give glory to the Lord, and declare his praise in the coastlands." The church has made its home as close to the coastlands as it could get and it's focused on carrying out its mission. First called Committed Christian Fellowship, the church began as a Bible study of mostly surfers who met in a La Habra surf shop. Eventually, the Bible study grew into a church and moved to Huntington Beach.