Rev. Charles A. Krause, Pastor Emeritus, has been at Grandin Court Baptist Church for over 10 years. He was born in Lexington, Virginia and raised in Richmond, Virginia. Charlie graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He received his calling to the gospel ministry at Ridgecrest, NC and was ordained April 4, 1993. He has served churches in Jeffersonville, Indiana and in Roanoke, VA. Charlie played the tuba in the Roanoke Symphony for 37 years and currently plays with the Roanoke Chamber Brass. He is married to his wife Fran and they have 3 grown children and 8 grandchildren. He loves music (playing and listening), reading, playing with his Lionel trains and especially playing with his grandchildren.
