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Dr. Charlton was born in Radford, VA. He attended
Christiansburg Institute in Cambria, VA. He graduated
from East Tennessee State University with a B.S. in
Philosophy and a M.Ed. in Litera cy
Studies. He also has a Th.D. from Emmaus Bible Institute
and Seminary, a Ph.D. in Clinical Christian Counseling
from Cornerstone University and a Doctor of Divinity
from the Tennessee School of Religion, Memphis, TN.
He
has been happily married to the former Janet Lewis, his
childhood sweetheart, for 47 years, who he refers to as
"Honey." They have one son Charles Melvin Charlton and
two grandsons, Charles Edward Charlton who is a graduate
of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN and Jarred Hayes
Charlton, of Johnson City, TN.
He was the first African-American
Board of Education
member in Radford, VA and the first African-American
Mayor in Southwest, VA., serving as Mayor
of Radford, VA. He is the former pastor of Big Hill
Baptist Church in Salem, VA, First Baptist Church in
Elliston, VA and First Baptist Church in Blacksburg, VA.
He
has been a preacher for 44 years and a pastor for 41
years. He has been the pastor of Friendship Baptist
Church in Johnson City, TN for 31 years. In addition,
he served a 5-year term on the Johnson City Board of
E ducation; six years on the Johnson City Regional
Planning Commission with one year as
chairman and
two years as Vice-Mayor
of Johnson City as part of a four-year
term on its City Commission. He was also a member of the
inaugural admissions committee for the ETSU Pharmacy
School.
Dr.
Charlton has served his denomination as moderator of two
associations: The Schaeffer Memorial Baptist Association
in VA and the Bethel District Baptist Missionary and
Educational Association in TN. In addition, he served as
the Director of the Pastor’s Conference of the Baptist
Missionary & Educational
Association for the State of Tennessee. He has served as
lecturer on Black Psychology and Marriage and Family
Dynamics with the Southern Baptist Convention in
Ridgecrest, NC and Glorietta, NM.
Presently he is an Associate Professor at Northeast State
Technical Community College, Blountville, TN, at which he
teaches Reading, Learning Strategies, Comparative Religions,
Humanities, Black Studies and Speed Reading. Dr. Charlton
has taught at Northeast State Technical Community College
for 17 years and has been
involved in education for 20 years. In the 2006-2007
academic year, he conducted a seminar entitled, “Reaching,
Teaching and Retaining Our Students” for the state and
national conferences for Developmental Studies instructors.
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The Virginia
Historical Society also recognizes Dr. Charlton as a
Virginian who contributed significantly
to the history of his state. Consequently, his photograph
and biographical information are exhibited in the Virginia
Historical Society Museum in Richmond, VA to emphasize his
service to the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Dr. Charlton is the author of The Agony and the Ecstasy of
the Ministry; The Key to My Heart; God Give Us Some Real
Men; Love is the Key (an African-American History
Presentation); Making the Fundamentals Fun (A study skills
handbook); From
"Rev" With Love; As The Twig Is Bent; and Thoughts For Quiet
Moments.
Dr. Charlton says that the most important moment
in his life
was when he became a Christian. The second was marrying his
beautiful wife, Janet, who has walked with him in both
challenge and triumph. He believes
service to God is the greatest privilege that he has been
afforded in his life and being a minister of the Gospel is
the most important thing that he has been blessed to do
throughout his life.
He is grateful to God for opportunities to serve; however,
his greatest joy is knowing God and serving Him as best he
can, while looking with great anticipation to going to
Heaven when he leaves this world.
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Mrs. Janet Charlton
AN AWESOME LADY
 A lady who will do all that she can to bring success in
anything she does.
How do we describe her?
To Rev. Charlton, her
husband, she is “Honey,” whose love he never
doubts.
To Friendship Baptist
Church, she is “Mrs. Charlton”,
“First Lady” and “Janet”
because
she will do whatever is
necessary to enhance the progress of the church.
To the Head Start program
she was a teacher for ten years.
She graciously served on
the Board of Directors of Girls, Inc.
To the staff and children at The Coalition for
Kids, she is Miss Janet.
To the local Girl Scouts she was honored as a
“Woman Who Makes A Difference.”
To many who love her and work with her closely,
she is a loyal friend.
To God, she is His child
who both loves and serves Him with her whole
heart.
However, to all of us she
is Mrs. Janet Charlton.
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