Timothy Baldwin
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Chuck Baldwin
BORN: May 3, 1952, to Mr. & Mrs. Edwin J. Baldwin in La Porte, Indiana. Chuck’s father, Ed Baldwin, was a master welder—so good at his trade that Ed was engaged to work on some of the most sophisticated commercial welding jobs in the country (including the St. Louis Arch) and top-secret government projects. But he was also a converted alcoholic. Ed's deliverance from alcohol addiction is one of the great miracle stories of the 20th Century. The international radio program Unshackled at Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago produced two dramatic reenactments of Ed's life story. He was an ordained chaplain in the jails and prisons of northern Indiana for over 35 years.
FAMILY: Chuck is married to the former Miss Connie Kay Cole. Chuck and Connie were married on June 2, 1973, after meeting in college. They have three children and ten grandchildren. Their oldest child Sarah is a professional educator and is married to Allan, who owns a structural engineer company. Their son Chris is a former police officer and businessman. And their son Tim is an attorney. All three children and their families are active, dedicated Christians.
EARLY LIFE AND CALL TO MINISTRY: As a young man, Chuck was heavily inovlved in sports, music and business. He played football (halfback and linebacker), basketball (guard), ran track (sprinter: best time,10.0 in the hundred-yard dash) and was a high school boxer and wrestler (his favorite sport). Chuck also excelled in music as a Clarinetist. He was First Chair Clarinet through high school and took home numerous gold medals in state music competitions. He had offers to attend music schools in pursuence of a professional music career. At the same time, Chuck was working his way up the ladder in grocery store management. Again, he had offers to go to business college in pursuence of a business career. But Chuck had decided to pursue a career in law enforcement. His plan was to join the U.S. Marine Corps and afterward begin working as a Deputy Sheriff in La Porte County, Indiana. The Sheriff at that time was family friend Cliff Arnold. (Arnold later became an Indiana State Representative.) Mr. Arnold had told Chuck that following his tour in the Marines, a position at the Sheriff’s office was waiting for him. All that changed in the summer of 1970 when Chuck answered the divine call to the Gospel ministry under the music and preaching of Evangelist Bill and Jan Pappadopoulos—known as "The King's Trumpeter"—at the First Baptist Church in Winamac, Indiana. The pastor was Rev. Larsene "Bud" Hall. As a result, after graduating from high school, Chuck enrolled in Bible College.
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