By Staff
ALEXANDRIA, La. (LBM) – Louis Charrier, pastor of Washington Baptist Church and four other congregations, will be nominated for second vice president of the Louisiana Baptist Convention during the 2022 annual meeting.
Jacob Crawford, director of City Life NOLA, a ministry which serves the homeless in New Orleans, notified the Baptist Message of his intention to make the nomination.
The LBC annual meeting is scheduled to be held in the facilities of Calvary Baptist Church, Alexandria, Nov. 15.
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT
Crawford noted Charrier’s passion for adding to God’s Kingdom.
“Brother Louis is known across the state of Louisiana as a serial church planter,” Crawford said of Charrier, who has planted 19 churches. “He loves Jesus and he loves this state. I have never seen a man of God with so much energy and zeal for missions.”
Crawford believes Charrier will faithfully serve Louisiana Baptists, and inspire them to point others to Christ.
“Brother Louis is an encouragement to everyone he meets,” he continued. “I am proud to call him my friend and partner in ministry.”
PERSONAL DATA
Charrier earned a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, and a master’s degree in biblical studies from the Southern Baptist Center for Biblical Studies at First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida.
Currently, he serves as pastor of Washington Baptist Church (since 1995); Lakefront Community Church, St. Martinville (since 2020); New Horizon Church, Church Point (since 2019); Red River Community Church, Marksville (since 2017); and the Pathway Church, Opelousas (since August 2022).
Charrier has been active in denominational service, as a member the Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home and Family Ministries (2021-2024).
He and his wife, June have been married for 47 years and have five children: Nicole, Joel, Jason, Sarah, and Rachel.
BY THE NUMBERS
The database of the Annual Church Profile shows that under Charrier’s leadership, Washington Baptist (which he deems the only church he pastors long term) gave $3,374 through the Cooperative Program amounting to 5.12 percent from undesignated receipts of $66,000.
In 2022, Washington contributed $800 to the Georgia Barnette Louisiana Mission Offering, $865 to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, $800 to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, as well as $600 to the Acadia Baptist Association.
Regarding attendance in 2022, Washington has averaged 55 for in-person worship and another 70 online; and baptized 7.
Collectively in 2022, the churches Charrier shepherds have baptized 10 new believers, and averaged 113 for in-person worship, and another 95 online.
CANDIDATE’S RESPONSE
“My desire is to help the Convention reach Louisiana through church planting and evangelism and also bring unity,” Charrier shared with the Baptist Message. “We are at a time when there is division in our national convention and across the country.
“I want us our brothers and sisters to come together and be soldiers for Christ in a challenging world,” he continued. “We need to unite around the Gospel. If we are going to make a difference for Christ, we need to be unified.
“I am looking forward to this year’s annual meeting, because it is being held at the same church where my wife and I were saved on March 12, 1978,” he said. “It’s like we are making a full circle at the place where my life really began and it’ll be a special occasion.”
