Meet The Pastor
Dr. C.J. Plogger
Charles (C.J.) Plogger has pastored for 34 years. His ministry journey began in Southern California and has taken him to Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and currently in West Virginia.
His undergraduate degree came from the University of Northern Colorado where he majored in History and minored in Criminal Justice and he has a Master of Divinity degree from the Anderson School of Theology in Anderson, Indiana. He also has a Doctor of Ministry degree from Bethel Theological Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota.
He has preached internationally in many camp meetings, conferences, revivals, and seminars. He has several certifications for Church consultation and worked with many congregations. He is a licensed Coach for the Church of God.
He has been extremely active in State Leadership for the Church of God in several states. He has chaired major committees as well as developing and implementing necessary ones.
He has authored, One Step Closer, Life at the West Virginia Penitentiary, The Tour at the West Virginia Penitentiary, Pronounced Dead: The Executions at the West Virginia Penitentiary, 365 Days in the West Virginia Penitentiary, Discipline at the West Virginia Penitentiary, You Don’t Know My Story. Phone Calls from Heaven and The Revealing.
He has either led or been involved in mission trips to Haiti, Honduras, India, Mexico, and the Pine Ridge Native American Reservation. He is fluent in Haitian Creole.
He loves his family, Janeen and three children, Jonathan, Anna, and Eden.