Chuck Brooks

Chuck was born on a military base as his father was in Air Force – he spent his first years in upstate, NY. His mother brought he and his siblings back to Baltimore when she and his father separated and divorced. They lived in the Cherry Hill Projects before finding a home in West Baltimore. In the late 60’s, crime and drugs were rampant but “fear of Mom” kept Chuck away from many bad influences. As he grew up in a single-parent home…men in his life were not examples of godliness. Chuck witnessed some of them abuse his mother…one even tried to kill her. He experienced loneliness, insecurity, pain and immorality. Church was interesting, when attended, but no one approached him with the Gospel.

Chuck was about to leave for college in another state when his Aunt Annette stopped by his home to give him the Gospel…the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:1-3). He trusted in Christ as his Savior and Lord. At college, as a new Christian, he wanted and needed Christian fellowship but couldn’t find it and began to look for love in all the wrong places. Through a series of discouraging events, God brought His “babe in Christ” back to Baltimore. God used challenges in Chuck’s life to grow and call him to the church planting ministry with a passion to see the Word of God taught expositionally, and the biblical model of the family restored. The Lord called Chuck to plant and pastor a church in 1994 and in 2022 he began to serve as Director of Ministry at Baltimore Bible Church.

Chuck and Debbie have been married over 41 years. They have seven daughters and one son. Their children have blessed them with 16 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

Chuck has a Master of Arts, Christian Education & Theology – Union University, Jackson, TN, a Bachelor of Science, Computer Science & Information Systems – University of Maryland, College Park, MD, and an Associate of Arts, Biomedical Electronics Technology – Catonsville Community College, Catonsville, MD

A ministry called Unshackled has produced a short dramatization in audio form of Chuck and Debbie’s life as they trusted Jesus Christ as their Savior and King. You can listen to it here: https://unshackled.org/program/chuck-debbie-brooks/