About Charles Carrin

"Go Wake Up My Church"

CHARLES CARRIN'S ministry spans the final half of the twentieth century. He was ordained in 1949 and in his youth traveled with men who preached in the 1800's. For the first twenty-seven years of his ministry, Charles was a hyper-Calvinist Baptist pastor and Presbyterian seminarian who denied the miraculous works of the Holy Spirit.

Mid-way in his ministry that abruptly changed. Personal crisis forced him to acknowledge Scriptures he had previously ignored. It was a time of intense pain and testing. The truths he saw were frightening; they had power to destroy his denominational ministry and at that point he had no hope that another, more wonderful ministry awaited him.

As a result of his submitting to God in that crisis, Charles emerged with an amazing anointing of the Holy Spirit. Today, his ministry centers upon the visible demonstration of the Spirit and imparting of His gifts. This new ministry has taken him to London's Westminster Chapel, the Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship, and other significant places. He, R.T. Kendall, the former, 25 year pastor at Westminster Chapel, and Jack Taylor, former Vice President of the Southern Baptist Convention, travel together holding "Word, Spirit, Power, Conferences."

As an evangelist/writer, Charles' articles have appeared in major Christian magazines in the United States and abroad. He travels extensively, teaching believers how to operate in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Meet the Family

Cecile + Neal McGuire

Cecile McGuire

Cecile McGuire is the daughter of Pastor Charles Carrin. She grew up learning about ministering and pastoring first hand. She also demonstrated musical talent at an early age, starting piano lessons at age seven and accompanying church services by age 11.

Cecile has over 40 years of professional experience as a pianist, organist, choir director, Minister of Music, and piano teacher. She earned her bachelor's degree in Music Education from the University of Georgia with an additional certificate in piano/performance.

Cecile retired from her full-time job as Music Director of traditional and blended services at a local church in 2014. She currently plays part- time for church services, enjoys being a grandmother, and assists with Charles Carrin Ministries.

Cecile is the acting Vice President of Charles Carrin Ministries. Cecile and Neal (her husband) were the chief editors of Charles' life story "Hooray and Halleluiah" released Easter 2019.

Cecile has extensive practical experience in personal prayer ministry. Her ministry training includes Elijah house prayer minister - Level 1, "Restoring the Shattered" seminars, and "Evangelism Explosion." She is a gifted public speaker and teacher, and she operates in a unique gift of mercy with accompanying "Words of Knowledge."

Cecile has a Youtube channel, "Cecile Carrin McGuire," where she enjoys sharing her own piano hymn arrangements and devotionals, as well as original songs.

neal McGuire

Neal McGuire was confirmed in the Lutheran church at age 13. In 1978, during his sophomore year at Georgia Tech, Neal took a New Testament Literature course and began attending a Baptist church where he dedicated his life to Jesus. Neal graduated from Georgia Tech with his Civil Engineering degree in 1980. In January 1981, Neal received the Baptism in the Holy Spirit and Fire. This experience radically changed his life and ministry.

A few years after his Baptism in the Spirit, Neal attended Bible and training classes at Norvel Hayes Bible school in Cleveland, Tennessee, and Faith Memorial bible school in Atlanta, GA. He received "Evangelism Explosion" ministry training and began doing home visitation, street, and hospital ministry.

He also participated in the Full Gospel Business Men's fellowship. Neal began to operate in a strong prophetic anointing with many supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit in operation, including Words of Knowledge, discerning of spirits, and gifts of healing.

Neal's engineering background, administrative and technical writing skills prepared him to fulfill his passion/calling to teach and write discipleship courses.

Neal and Cecile share a passion for teaching believers "New Creation realities," including the believers' identity in Christ, Covenant with God, and delegated authority. Their mission is to equip believers to be effective ministers of the "Gospel of the Kingdom," which Jesus declared and demonstrated. They also have a heart for ministering healing from trauma, deliverance from demonic oppression, and impartation of the power and Presence of the Holy Spirit. The Scripture makes it clear that it is God's desire for every believer to practically experience the Love of the Father and have a personal encounter with the Manifest Presence of the Lord.

“That you may really come to know [practically, through experience for yourselves] the love of Christ, which far surpasses ]mere knowledge [without experience]; that you may be filled [through all your being] Junto all the fullness of God [may have the richest measure of the divine Presence, and become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself]!”
Ephesians 3:19 AMPC