Charles “Charlie” King, pastor of Paint Rock Missionary Baptist Church, will retire Aug. 28 with a special service of baptisms and an ordination.
King began serving as pastor of Paint Rock Missionary Baptist on Jan. 1, 2002, after retiring from Computer Industry Digital Equipment Corporation and serving in pulpit supply for several other churches. He also served as director of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary North Alabama Extension Center in Huntsville.
He established Four Soils Ministry Bible School, a free Internet Bible school for the purpose of supplying worldwide Bible instruction at no charge to students. King later founded Wicket Gate Bible College as an additional Internet training that provides free resources for students to gain the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree in Bible studies.
King holds a bachelor’s degree from Florence State University (now the University of North Alabama), a master’s degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta and another from Southeastern Institute of Technology in Huntsville and a doctorate from Covington Theological Seminary in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
During a retirement dinner held Aug. 6 at the church, several people announced they would like to be baptized by King on his last Sunday. One man also said he would like to be ordained into the ministry.
The Tennessee River Baptist Association church, which will celebrate its 110th anniversary this year, also built a family life center during King’s tenure.
King and his wife of 48 years, Patricia, have two children and 10 grandchildren.
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