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Voddie Baucham Jr. dies aged 56, after ‘emergency medical incident’

Voddie Baucham Jr. dies aged 56, after ‘emergency medical incident’
Voddie Baucham | Founders Ministries
Mike Judge
Mike Judge Mike Judge. Editor of Evangelical Times, and pastor of Chorlton Evangelical Church in Manchester.
26 September, 2025 2 min read

The news of the death of Voddie Baucham Jr. yesterday, on 25 September 2025, has come as a profound shock to many. It was sudden and unexpected. According to Founders Ministries, he died after suffering an emergency medical incident.

Voddie Tharon Baucham Jr. was born on 11 March 1969 in Los Angeles, California, the son of a single mother, and came to faith while at college. He studied at Houston Christian University, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and pursued further work at Regent’s Park College, Oxford.

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