Charlie Moulton Elected California Southern Baptist Pastors' Convention President

Corona, CA, November 4, 2016 (Newswire.com) - ​Lakeshore City Church Senior Pastor Charlie Moulton was elected as the California Southern Baptist Pastors' Convention president on October 25, 2016, at the annual California Southern Baptist Convention.

Pastor Moulton will be the Pastors' Convention president for 2017, succeeding Shane Hicks.

Moulton "is one of the rising leaders in our movement"

Dr. Chris Morgan, Dean of School of Christian Ministries

Moulton was nominated by Dr. Chris Morgan, Dean of School of Christian Ministries and Professor of Theology at California Baptist University. In Dr. Morgan’s nomination speech from the floor of the convention, he said that Moulton “is one of the rising leaders in our movement” and has “one of the healthiest, growing churches” he has been able to see expand.

Pastor Moulton began Lakeshore City Church in the living room of his home with less than 30 people. Since the planting of Lakeshore, it has grown significantly and nearly 50% of the congregation are first time converts.

Pastor Moulton was previously in business, especially in the logistics space, before becoming a pastor. He had started two companies, the last of which he sold in June 2015 to become a full time pastor.

Moulton is currently enrolled at Gateway Seminary in the Masters of Divinity program. He was selected to lead a pilot program, Pastor Groups, for the Inland Empire Southern Baptist Association to provide support to pastors in order to help them spiritually and drive efficiencies in the local church.

Pastor Moulton and his wife, Louise, have been married for 26 years. They have four children and two grandchildren.

Contact: Rachelle Hardin at [email protected]

Source: Lakeshore City Church