## Summary Lonnie Frisbee (1949–1993) was an American charismatic evangelist associated with the Jesus Movement of the late 1960s and 1970s. He worked closely with Calvary Chapel under Chuck Smith and later with John Wimber in the early Vineyard. He is often remembered as a catalyst for revival among young people in Southern California. ## Substance Frisbee came out of the Southern California counterculture and converted during the Jesus Movement, the youth revival that swept parts of the United States in that era. He became a visible figure at Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, where his preaching drew many young converts and baptisms. Later he was present at formative gatherings connected with the Vineyard movement, where his ministry was linked to charismatic phenomena. His relationships with both Calvary Chapel and the Vineyard eventually became strained, and his role was minimized in some later accounts of those movements. Frisbee's personal life and his eventual death in 1993 are matters of public record documented in later biographies and film. This wiki keeps to the neutral historical outline and does not editorialize. ## Why it matters in this wiki Frisbee links the Jesus Movement to two influential charismatic streams, Calvary Chapel and the Vineyard. His story illustrates how personal charisma and institutional movements interacted in the period this wiki examines. ## Related - [[John Wimber]] - [[Chuck Smith]]