Brief biography of Pastor Pahlman: Charles S. Pahlman is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was born in 1961. Saved at the age of twenty-one and filled with the Holy Ghost about two years later, he then 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. Rev. Pahlman has pastored since 1993, in both Carlisle, PA and Mentor, OH. In May of 2008 he will be celebrating 10 years of ministry at Central Assembly here in Mentor. Dr. Pahlman has also ministered in 8 different countries around the world including Peru, Mexico, Taiwan, Philippines, Croatia, Nigeria, Burma, India, and has plans to teach and preach in many other nations, including Kenya and Sierra Leone. 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, Pastor Pahlman founded Sprinkle of Nations (S.O.N.) Ministries, a short term missionary endeavor. In 2004, he 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 at Free Gospel Bible Institute and has 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. Currently, Pastor Pahlman is working on a Christian Leadership program entitled The Master’s Minister.

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