Rev. Pastor Charles Azure

Called From the Beginning

Born 11th June 1980 · Sumburgu, Azorebiye

Rev. Pastor Charles Azure was born on 11th June 1980 in Sumburgu, Azorebiye, the first child of his mother. His father, the then-reigning chief, was one of the most chronic idol worshippers in the area. Yet from within that very household, the son could not follow the pattern set by his father — a different path, and a different calling, awaited him.

Long before he understood what it meant, God was already speaking to him. As a boy, not yet thirteen years old, he experienced vivid, recurring visions in his sleep — seeing himself seated among crowds of people, deep in discussion, and at times preaching to travellers on a bus. In these dreams he was never a spectator; he was always in the middle of the people, ministering to them.

Around that same season, one of his brothers frequently invited him to church, but each time the invitation was turned down. God, however, does not give up on those He has called. The turning point came when he travelled to Kumasi, where God "arrested" him in an encounter so real and undeniable that it changed the course of his life. It was there he developed the habit of regular church attendance, and the seed planted in his childhood visions grew into conviction.