Rev. Charles L. Webber, Pastor

FAMILY BACKGROUND

Born in Shelby, North Carolina to the late Anderson H. Webber, Jr., and Ruby Clark Webber; Married to Audrey Ross Webber for 43 years. Three children, one deceased (Faith) and two grandchildren. Attended Washington High School in Waco grades 1-9; Graduated from Burns High School, Lawndale, NC.

PASTORAL BACKGROUND

Licensed in the preaching ministry by Washington Baptist Church in November of 1993; Ordained in August of 1994 by the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Association.  Pastoral resume: Interim preacher-Shiloh Baptist Church in Shelby (January-March 1993); Pastor- Haynes Grove Baptist Church in Cliffside, NC (1996-2003); Moderator of the Gold Hill Baptist Association (2000-2003); Pastor-Mount Olive Baptist Church in Kings Mountain, NC. (2003-Present); Moderator of the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Association. (2015-2019)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1975-1988-N.C. Employment Security Commission; 1988-1993-Personnel Director/City of Kings Mountain; 1993-1997-HR Director/City of Monroe; 1997-1998-HR Manager/City of Spartanburg, SC; 1998-2008-HR Director/City of Shelby; 2008-2014-Social Studies Teacher/Cleveland County School System; 2014-present-Substitute Teacher/CCSS and Adjunct Instructor/CECHS

VOCATIONAL/COMMUNITY BACKGROUND

Previous Service: Board of Directors of the American Red Cross, Cleveland County Girls Club, Abuse Prevention Council, Cleveland County Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland County United Way, Cleveland County Arts Council, Communities-in-School, and the C.C. Veteran Services Council; Volunteer Service: Youth Assistance Program, C.C.S.S. A.C.T.I.V.E. program, and the Boys and Girls Club; Current Service: Board of Directors of Hospice of Cleveland County Foundation.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology-UNC-Charlotte; Master of Public Administration-UNC-Charlotte; Master of Divinity-Gardner-Webb University; Doctor of Ministry candidate- Gardner-Webb University; Military Law-University of Southern Mississippi (3392^nd United States Army Reserve Forces School), Hattiesburg, MS