Remembering Bishop Charles Hanson
October 7, 2020
On Monday August 10,2020, Charles Hanson, loving husband, father of two children, grandfather to five, pastor, friend. and General Superintendent of the Congregational Holiness Church, passed away at the age of 67. Bishop Hanson was born on November 9,1952 in Piedmont, Alabama. On June 16,1972, he married his best friend Susan and together, raised two daughters Dawn and Julia.
Bishop Hanson was a servent. He served in ministry as a Chaplin at the Medical Center of Central Ga and also at the Ga Diagnostic and Classification Prison, where he ministered to those on death row. He also served on the ministry board of Arms of Care International which conducted medical mission trips in many countries.
Bishop Hanson served the Congregational Holiness Church in many capacities over his life. He was the Senior Pastor of three churches in Alabama and Georgia. Plainview CHC(Piedmont, Al), Living Hope CHC( Macon, Ga), and Living Waters CHC(Griffin, Ga). He also served as the Central Ga District Superintendent on two separate occasions. He was elected as the World Missions Executive Director in 2009 and served in that position for 8 years. In 2017 He was elected to the highest office within the CHC, General Superintendent.
He Loved God Deeply, and he loved his family fiercely. He immersed himself into living a life that was pleasing to the Lord, the word of God, serving the Church, and strived to share his great faith with many whom he encountered. As a result, countless lives were impacted. Strangers who he met felt the same warmth and love as those who knew him best. He was kind, benevolent, strong, funny, and anointed. He was quick to listen and slow to speak just as the the Father instructs His children to be. All of these traits and more he poured into the lives of his family. His wife,daughters, grandchildren,brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews, were the light of his life. He deovted himself to them and took every opportunity to see their needs and wants.
He is dearly missed by his loved ones, friends, and by the denomination that he faithfully served. He loved to play Monopoly, fly kites, was a Avid University of Alabama fan, and went to sleep most nights after his personal devotion time watching The Honeymooners and The Andy Griffith Show. He had two beloved four legged friends, Bud and Bo.
Bishop Hanson was a servent. He served in ministry as a Chaplin at the Medical Center of Central Ga and also at the Ga Diagnostic and Classification Prison, where he ministered to those on death row. He also served on the ministry board of Arms of Care International which conducted medical mission trips in many countries.
Bishop Hanson served the Congregational Holiness Church in many capacities over his life. He was the Senior Pastor of three churches in Alabama and Georgia. Plainview CHC(Piedmont, Al), Living Hope CHC( Macon, Ga), and Living Waters CHC(Griffin, Ga). He also served as the Central Ga District Superintendent on two separate occasions. He was elected as the World Missions Executive Director in 2009 and served in that position for 8 years. In 2017 He was elected to the highest office within the CHC, General Superintendent.
He Loved God Deeply, and he loved his family fiercely. He immersed himself into living a life that was pleasing to the Lord, the word of God, serving the Church, and strived to share his great faith with many whom he encountered. As a result, countless lives were impacted. Strangers who he met felt the same warmth and love as those who knew him best. He was kind, benevolent, strong, funny, and anointed. He was quick to listen and slow to speak just as the the Father instructs His children to be. All of these traits and more he poured into the lives of his family. His wife,daughters, grandchildren,brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews, were the light of his life. He deovted himself to them and took every opportunity to see their needs and wants.
He is dearly missed by his loved ones, friends, and by the denomination that he faithfully served. He loved to play Monopoly, fly kites, was a Avid University of Alabama fan, and went to sleep most nights after his personal devotion time watching The Honeymooners and The Andy Griffith Show. He had two beloved four legged friends, Bud and Bo.