Charles Specht Charles Specht

Charles Specht is a pastor, a husband and a father to five children, of which the youngest two were adopted from China and have “special needs.”

Saved in 1997 while a senior in college, he moved from Wisconsin to Los Angeles, California, in order to attend seminary. His first experience ever preaching God’s Word was to over one hundred inmates at a state prison facility. Since that time, Charles has ministered as a volunteer chaplain, a church planter in Merced, California, and currently as the senior pastor of a Baptist church in California’s central valley.

Charles’ centers his ministry on the glory of God, pushing the envelop of intentional Christianity while encouraging believers to be deliberate when sharing the gospel with unbelievers. He’s about spiritual transparency, stepping out of the ministry closet and going public with our dreams, hopes, and God-given gifts. He has a passion for technology, for reading and writing, and for figuring out how to better serve others for the glory of God alone.

Charles resides in California with his wife, Kathy, and their five children.