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Who was Voddie Baucham Jr? Pastor and Founders Ministries president passes away at 56
Voddie Baucham, 56, Florida pastor and president of Founders Ministries, died after a medical emergency on Sept 25, his family announced.
Voddie Baucham, popular Florida area pastor and the president of the Founders Ministries, a Reformed Baptist organization based in Cape Coral, Florida, passed away at the age of 56, a statement on his social media handles read.
"We are saddened to inform friends that our dear brother, Voddie Baucham, Jr., has left the land of the dying and entered the land of the living," a statement on the Instagram page of Voddie Baucham Jr read.
"Earlier today, after suffering an emergency medical incident, he entered into his rest and the immediate presence of the Savior whom he loved, trusted, and served since he was converted as a college student. Please pray for Bridget, their children, and grandchildren," it added.
His death was also confirmed by Founders Ministries in a post on their official social media handles. It had the same statement posted on the social media handles of Baucham Jr.
Who Was Voddie Baucham Jr?
Full name, Voddie Thabiti Baucham Jr, was an American pastor who identified as a five-point Calvinist within the Reformed Baptist tradition. He was popular for his emphatic preaching and his books on theology. Videos of Baucham Jr's preaching were often viral in the Reformist communities in the US.
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Born on March 11, 1969, Baucham grew up in a Christian home in Los Angeles, California. He was raised by his single, teen-aged mother after his father left to pursue a career in professional football.
After a bachelor’s degree in education from Houston Baptist University and a Master of Divinity (MDiv) at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon, he went to pursue his first ministry job at at Grace Family Baptist Church in Spring, Texas.
Baucham later became Dean of Theology at African Christian University in Lusaka, Zambia. He then founded Founders Seminary in Cape Coral, Florida, as part of Founders Ministries.
