Charlie Carter

Charlie Carter is a minister for the Community of Christ, holding the priesthood office of Seventy since 1994.  Prior to his ordination as a Seventy, Charlie served as both a Priest and Elder.  His present assignment is serving as the Brush Creek Mission Center Missionary Coordinator.

Through his years of experience, Charlie has held a wide variety of leadership roles in various jurisdictions of the church, including:

• East Central States volunteer Witnessing Team with Appointee Delbert Smith (office in St. Charles, MO)
• Executive Minister-Missionary/Youth (Santa Rosa, CA)
• Executive Minister-Program Director/Administration/Missionary (Wichita, KS)
• Full-time Pastor (Greenville, SC)
• Regional Missionary Coordinator - S.E. Region (office in Springfield, MO)
• MC Missionary Coordinator – Sierra Pacific MC (office in Manteca, CA)
• Pastor: Salem, OR; Greenville, SC; Springfield, MO; Walnut Creek, CA.
• Graceland Agape House Chaplain, Graceland Council for Spiritual Development, Graceland Renaissance Week committee Chairman
• Youth Camps: Jr. Camp Pastor, Jr. High Camp Pastor, Sr. High Camp Pastor, Class Instructor
• Reunions: Guest Minister (Throughout USA, Canada), Multi-generational Worship leader, Speaker, Teacher, Music Leader, Campfire Leader
• Guest Minister: Throughout USA, Canada, French Polynesia
• Author: Vibrant Witness – Who Me, Chapter 4
• Co-Instructor with Peter Judd: Congregational Worship in a Changing World, at Congregational Leaders Workshop (held at Graceland)
• Seventy Temple School Certification Re-evaluation committee
• Co-Mission Pastor Initiative instructor for Missionary component for Cohorts 1 through 3.

Charlie, along with his wife Barbara, reside in Salem, IL.  Barbara serves as a World Church Appointee: E. Central Field Administrative Officer.  They have one daughter, Chelsea Carter, a  Senior at Graceland University (as of 9/09).

Charlie's educational experience includes: 

• BA Special Studies, emphasis in Church Leadership & Human Relations (Graceland College)
• 2 sessions (4 classes) and one Independent Study with the Church’s Master’s of Religion program
• Multiple Church Growth Training events
• 34+ years of practice in Daily Spiritual Disciplines and reading Good Books.

His favorite quote is:  “The way we treat people is the way we treat God.”

Charlie's passion is sharing the invitation of Jesus.  He engages people, at their point of need.  Charlie says: 

"If I was sharing in a personal conversation, I would want to know: what are their questions, what’s their story, and then, if they’re interested, what’s my story. My story: when God/Christ is at the center… people and the world become what God created us to be."