Founder's Biography: Charles S. Pahlman is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, born in 1961. Saved at the age of twenty-one and filled with the Holy Ghost about two years later, he went on to attend Free Gospel Bible Institute in Export, PA. In December of 1988, he married Denise Lantz from Goshen, Indiana, and they now have two teenage daughters, Abigail and Elisabeth. Bro. Pahlman has pastored since 1993, in both Carlisle, Pennsylvania and Mentor, Ohio. He has ministered in 9 different countries around the world including Peru, Mexico, Taiwan, Philippines, Croatia, Nigeria, Burma, India, Sierra Leone and has plans to teach and preach in many other nations, including Honduras, Kenya and Cameroon.
After graduating as valedictorian from Free Gospel Bible Institute in 1988, he earned a Master of Arts degree in 2000, a Master of Divinity degree in 2002 and a Doctorate of Ministry degree in 2004, all from American Christian College and Seminary in Oklahoma City.
In 1997, Dr. Pahlman founded Sprinkle of Nations (S.O.N.) Ministry, a short term missionary endeavor. In 2004, Dr. Pahlman began S.E.N.T. Ministries, (Student Evangelism to the Nations Teams), taking college age students on short term mission trips in order to encourage them to develop a heart for long term missions. He has served as an adjunct faculty member of Free Gospel Bible Institute (www.fgbi.org) and lectured for three years at Great Lakes Bible Institute in Lorain, Ohio. He recently developed a five course discipleship program entitled The Decorated Disciple to help train Christian believers and Gospel workers around the world. Dr. Pahlman has also developed a Christian Leadership program entitled The Master’s Minister which he has taught in Abeokuta, Nigeria and Freetown, Sierra Leone. His most recent literary endeavors are a book entitled Sprinkle Of Nations and Bible study and Sermon booklets he has entitled Truth Time.
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