The Pete Cropsey Story (EP:1047)

Christian Podcast for Men | Real Men Connect · Apr 1, 2026 · 49m

Pastor Pete Cropsey and his wife Dawn have been serving together in ministry for 16 years. Their church, First Love, based in Costa Mesa, California, was started in their living room with a couple of friends and family members.

Pastor Pete is a product of the ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith who started the Calvary Chapel movement, better known as the, "Jesus Movement." Pastor Pete graduated from the Calvary Chapel School of Ministry in 2001 and has been serving the Lord ever since.

His personal story of redemption from a life scarred by abandonment, sexual abuse, alcohol and drug addiction…