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Voddie Baucham Jr. Dies at 56 After 'Emergency Medical Incident'

The influential pastor had recently been named to help launch Founders Seminary in Florida.

Pastor Voddie Baucham put out multiple posts for Charlie Kirk at the time of his assassination.
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Voddie Thabiti Baucham Jr identified as a five-point Calvinist and was part of the Reformed Baptist tradition.
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Overview

  • Founders Ministries said he died Thursday following an emergency medical incident, and no specific cause has been disclosed.
  • Earlier this year he announced plans to relocate to Florida to join the founding faculty of the new Founders Seminary.
  • He previously underwent treatment for heart failure in 2021 and later returned to public ministry.
  • The Los Angeles–born preacher rose to prominence in Houston before serving as dean of theology at African Christian University in Lusaka, Zambia.
  • He is survived by his wife, Bridget, nine children, and several grandchildren, and funeral arrangements have not yet been announced as tributes from evangelical leaders continue.