Charles was ordained an elder in 2021 and serves in the Atlanta and Buford, Georgia congregations. He graduated from Ambassador College in 1976 and received a Master Degree in Exercise Physiology from California State University, Los Angeles in 1978. Charles and his wife, Linda, have 4 children and 8 grandchildren. They relocated to Atlanta, Georgia in 2014 where he is employed as a Financial Analyst in the environmental services industry.