About Fort Portal
    Fort Portal town is located in the far west of
Uganda, East Africa. This has in the past been a
hot spot for rebel groups such as the A.D.F, but
in recent years relative peace has been enjoyed
throughout Fort Portal.
   Fort Portal is situated in the foothills of the
Rwenzori mountain range, which peaks at
16,800ft above sea level. Fort Portal town sits at
just around 5,500ft above sea level, which
makes for a very comfortable, yet tropical climate.
   Spiritually Fort Portal town is quite dark.
Witchcraft and drug use continue to be a
widespread problem, as well as prostitution,
teen pregnancy, and all kinds of STD's. These
problems however are only the fruit of a deeper
problem, the problem of sinful hearts. Only God
can change a heart, and our desire is that
through the teaching of Gods word, and one on
one discipleship hearts would be changed one
at a time.
                                         Vision
    The vision of CCFP is to bring glory to the Lord Jesus Christ,
through praise and worship. To encourage and strengthen the
body of Christ though the  teaching of Gods word, and fellowship.
To equip the saints in Fort Portal for the work of the ministry in
bringing others into a life changing relationship with Christ. Our
ultimate desire is to grow in love for Christ, for the brethren,
and for the lost.
                                                                    What We Believe
Calvary Chapel has been formed as a fellowship of believers in the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Our supreme desire is to
know Christ and to be conformed into His image by the power of the Holy Spirit. We are not a denominational church,
nor are we opposed to denominations as such, only their overemphasis of the doctrinal differences that have led to the
division of the Body of Christ.

  • WE BELIEVE that the only true basis of Christian fellowship is Christ's agape love, which is greater than any differences we
    possess, and without which we have no right to claim ourselves Christians.

  • WE BELIEVE the worship of God should be spiritual, therefore, we remain flexible and yielded to the leading of the Holy Spirit to
    direct our worship.

  • WE BELIEVE the worship of God should be inspirational. Therefore, we give a great place to music in our worship.

  • WE BELIEVE the worship of God should also be intelligent. Therefore, church services are designed with great emphasis upon
    teaching the Word of God, that He might instruct us.

  • WE BELIEVE the worship of God should also be fruitful. Therefore, we look for His love in our lives as the supreme manifestation
    that we have truly been worshipping Him.

  • WE BELIEVE the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible, authoritative, and inerrant word of God (II Timothy 3:15-17; II Peter
    1:19-21).
  • WE BELIEVE there is one God, eternally existent in three persons:  Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:26; Deuteronomy 6:4;
    Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; John 14:15-26).
  • WE BELIEVE in the deity of Christ (Isaiah 9:6; John 8:58; John 10:24-30; Titus 2:13); His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23;
    Luke 1:34-35); His sinless life ( Hebrews 4:15; II Corinthians 5:21; I John 3:5); His miracles (Matthew 8; Mark 2:5-12; John 2:11,
    23); His vicarious and atoning death (I Corinthians 15:3; Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 2:9; I Peter 3:18); His resurrection ( John 2:18-
    22; John 11:25; I Corinthians 15:4); His ascension to the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:19; Ephesians 1:19b-21); His personal
    return to the earth in power and glory (Acts 1:9-11; Revelation 19:11-16).
  • WE BELIEVE in the absolute necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit for salvation because of the exceeding sinfulness of
    human nature, and that all are justified on the single ground of faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ, and that only by Gods
    grace, through faith alone, are we saved (John 2:16-17; 5:24; Romans 3:21-26; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:3-7).
  • WE BELIEVE in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are
    not unto the resurrection of damnation (John 5:24-29; Revelation 20:11-15).
  • WE BELIEVE in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ (John 17:20-23; Romans 8:9; I Corinthians 12:12-14;
    Galatians 3:26-28).
  • WE BELIEVE in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by Whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life (Romans 8:
    13-16; I Corinthians 6:19-20; Galatians 5:16-25).
                                         About Calvary Chapel
    Calvary Chapel Fort Portal is part of the Calvary Chapel movement
started by Pastor Chuck Smith of CC Costa Mesa. CC Costa Mesa is
a non-denominational evangelical Christian church that began with
twenty-five people in Costa Mesa, California in 1965 by Pastor Chuck
Smith.

   Pastor Chuck Smith was a key minister to the youth in what is called
the Jesus movement of the 1960s. As he reached out to the youth of
the counter-culture – the hippies, drug users, and those rebelling
against cold traditions, many accepted the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
God gave the increase and thousands gave their lives to Christ.

   Today, Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa is listed among the world’s
twenty largest churches with more than thirty-five thousand calling it
their home church. From this first Calvary Chapel many men were
raised up who went out to plant new Calvary Chapel churches. These
in turn also raised up new pastors and church planters so that today
there are over one thousand five hundred Calvary Chapels around the
United States and the world.
                                    CCFP History
    Calvary Chapel Fort Portal began as an outreach ministry of
Gold Country Calvary Chapel, in Northern California and Far
Reaching Ministries.

   In March 2003, Pastor Doug along with his wife Destiny moved
permanently to Uganda. The desire and vision was simple, to
begin a Bible teaching church in the west of the country, Fort
Portal town. It would however be nearly two years before the Lord
would turn this desire, this vision into reality.

   Fast forward to September 2004. After moving to Fort Portal, the
church plant was closer than anyone had thought. It would take
only a month to find a suitable meeting place, a couple months of
renovation, and on January second, 2005 CCFP had its first
Sunday morning service. Our first service had more people than
expected, there were about 15 people that were there to worship
that morning.

   There are now forty to sixty people who regularly attend CCFP.
Rather than attempt to build a large church quickly, the desire and
vision has always been to build a strong church that would in turn
reach out to the surrounding communities. The feeling now at
CCFP is one of excitement for God’s word, and love. The desire
continues to be the same, teach the people the whole Bible, and
see what God does. Though new programs have come, it has
truly been a blessing to see the Lord build His house in the way
He desires. “Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in
vain who build it;”  Ps 127:1
Pastor Chuck Smith