Married in 1966 after meeting in Durham University, Charles and Sue have 4 children and 4 grandchildren. They live in Chalfont St. Peter, England, West of London. Charles is Roman Catholic and Sue is Anglican. Both came to a living faith and were baptized in the Holy Spirit in 1974 through ecumenical home group.
Sue Whitehead
A popular speaker at local, national and international Christian meetings and conferences, and a leader of an ecumenical prayer meeting, Sue also writes a column for GOODNEWS magazine entitled The Other Half. These articles were published as a book in 2003. With Charles she is the organizer of the annual CELEBRATE Christian Family Conference, and is also responsible for administering 2 or 3 other Christian conferences every year. Sue is a member of the UK Charismatic and Pentecostal Leader’s Conference, and for many years ran a local branch of Christian Viewpoint. With the family grown up, she now spends much of her time supporting and working alongside Charles, and together they seek to promote greater understanding and co-operation among Christians everywhere.
Charles Whitehead
After a career in the paper industry, Charles now does full-time Christian work. For over 20 years he was the Chairman of the English National Service Committee for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, and for 10 years the President of the International Catholic Charismatic Renewal (ICCRS) in the Catholic Church, with an office in Vatican premises in Rome and regular contact with the Pope, Cardinals and Bishops. He is currently Chairman of the International Charismatic Consultation (ICC), an ecumenical body promoting Baptism in the Holy Spirit, co-operation and unity between churches, and world evangelisation. He is co-chairman of the UK Charismatic and Pentecostal Conference, and in 2004 was invited to serve as the only non-Pentecostal member of the Azusa Street Centennial Cabinet.
Charles travels extensively, speaking at local, national, and international conferences, and his book Pentecost is for Living is in 8 languages. He writes regularly for a variety of publications, is a member of the GOODNEWS Magazine Editorial Board, and an Editorial Consultant to CHRISTIANITY Magazine, and to THE PASTORAL REVIEW.
In addition to being an active member of St. Joseph’s Parish, Gerrards Cross, he sits on a number of local, diocesan, and national church and special ministry committees, including The Catholic Bible School, The Christian Healing Mission, The Pilgrims Community, The Antioch Community, The Committee of the Isles, and is an advisor to ALPHA International. Since 2000 he has been Director of Premier Christian Radio, and since 1996 the Chairman of Catholic Evangelisation Services – a body producing CaFE audio visual materials for small group use. He is founder and the Chairman of Harvesters, a network encouraging and equipping men in their Christian faith. His local Bishop has recently given him pastoral responsibility for the diocesan team of youth workers, and he is an advisor to both Catholic Youth Services and to CASE, the Evangelisation Agency of the Catholic Bishop’s Conference.
In 2003 Pope John Paul II appointed him a Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great (KSG), in recognition of his spiritual service to the Church