It is wonderful to see God made visible to those who cannot see. I applaud the Warren Christian Apologetics Center for proclaiming and demonstrating the existence of the Almighty to a world that seems to be going blind."
Dr. James A. Johnson
CEO and General Partner
Ethos Leadership Group, LLC
Warren Christian Apologetics Center
P.O. Box 5434
Vienna, WV 26105
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Founders
The Director of Warren Christian Apologetics Center is Charles C. Pugh III. Mr. Pugh has studied, written, and taught in the field of Christian Apologetics for more than 35 years. He did undergraduate work at Ohio Valley University and Harding University from which he graduated with work in Speech Education and Biblical Studies. He received certification in Speech Education and was the recipient of various honors in Public Address. His education continued on the Graduate level at Harding Graduate School of Religion where his Graduate study was in Philosophy of Religion and Apologetics with Dr. Thomas B. Warren as his major Professor. Mr. Pugh’s Guided Graduate Research in Apologetics, under the tutelage of Professor Warren, is titled: The Doctrinal Significance of the Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ. He has taught Philosophy and Apologetics at Ohio Valley College (now University). Since 1994, Pugh has chaired the field of Apologetics studies at West Virginia School of Preaching, Moundsville, West Virginia. He regularly teaches courses on the existence of God, the divine origin of the Bible, and the deity of Jesus Christ.
Charles C. Pugh III is a published author who writes extensively on the crosscurrents of present-day thinking as related to the foundational issues of Apologetics. His works include Things Most Surely Believed-Evidence Essays (2002), Life’s Greatest Acclamation-God (2006), and That Your Joy May Be Full-More Evidence Essays (2007). Brief tractates authored by Mr. Pugh include Christianity vs. Islam (2003, 3rd printing 2007), What the Bible Is All About (2008), and Walking through Life’s Valleys (2009).
Charles C. Pugh III was a charter staff member of the Institute for the Advancement of Christian Theism (I-ACT), a theistic center founded in 1978 by Dr. Thomas B. Warren. He owns an extensive collection of rare Apologetics books, some of which date from the 1700’s. Pugh is a frequent lecturer on Apologetics and related Philosophical and Theological themes and issues. He is a member of the National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association, an organization that aims to increase awareness and research regarding the neurological voice disorder of Spasmodic Dysphonia which affects over 50,000 people in North America. Mr. Pugh and his wife Sharon are the parents of two daughters and one son, each of whom is a career Educator.
As Research Coordinator for the Apologetics Center, W. Terry Varner has taught Bible and related topics for more than 55 years. Following service in the U.S. Marine Corps during Korean Conflict, he studied at various schools, such as, Abilene Christian College (University), Waynesburg College (University), West Virginia State, West Liberty College (University), Moody Bible Institute, Malone College, National Christian University, and Southern Christian University.
Library research, General Biblical Introduction, and Apologetics have always been an area of great interest. This has enabled Mr. Varner to develop a very extensive scholarly reference library on God, the Bible and its inspiration and interpretation, and the Deity and life and ministry of Christ. His familiarity with the various scholarly works in these areas will enable the development of a scholarly and useful Research Library for Warren Christian Apologetics Center. Mr. Varner had an association with Dr. Thomas B. Warren that involved periodic debate research as well as being a regular contributor to the quarterly journal and lectureship books edited by Dr. Warren.
Mr. Varner has a number of religious books and lectures in print. Other works are in various stages of completion. He edited a monthly journal devoted to biblical studies for twenty-four years. Through the years, he has engaged in correspondence with such prominent apologists and biblical scholars as F. F. Bruce and Wilbur M. Smith.
He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and has been a member of the Evangelical Philosophical Society and Society of Biblical Literature.
He and his wife, Lil, are the parents of three sons and one daughter, three of whom are career educators and one is a mortician.
Thomas Bart Warren is the grandson of Dr. Thomas B. Warren. He grew up listening to his father, Lindsey (the only son of Dr. Warren), and his grandfather, who had dedicated their lives to the defense of the Christian faith.
Bart received a degree in Accounting from Oklahoma Christian University and worked as an accountant in Dallas, TX. He has received M.A. and MDiv. Degrees from Freed-Hardeman University.
He owns National Christian Press, the publishing company formed by Dr. Warren. Through this company, Bart is able to keep perpetuated the writings of Dr. Warren. Bart also serves as Associate Editor of The Entrusted Word, a journal from the Bear Valley Bible Institute of Denver.
Thomas Bart Warren married Laura Hanstein in 2003. Laura is the granddaughter and great-granddaughter of Roy Lanier, Jr. and Roy Lanier, Sr. respectively. In 2008, Mr. and Mrs. Warren welcomed their twin sons, Loukas and Titus, into the world.
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