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From Hippies to the Hood: How the Jesus People Movement Changed My Life

From Hippies to the Hood: How the Jesus People Movement Changed My Life

The same philosophy of ministry that was so inviting to the unconventional hippies who wandered the beaches of California in the 60’s and 70’s made its way into my East Coast, low-income housing sector by the mid-90’s. From hippies to the hood, the Calvary Chapel movement had a tremendous influence on shaping a generation of Christians of all different colors and socio-economic statuses, in countless geographical locations.