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10 Christian ministry leaders, influencers who died in 2019

By Michael Gryboski, Editor

Charlie VanderMeer – Feb. 22, 2019

Christian radio personality Charlie VanderMeer, known as "Uncle Charlie" to young listeners around the world, died at his home on Feb. 22, 2019.
Christian radio personality Charlie VanderMeer, known as "Uncle Charlie" to young listeners around the world, died at his home on Feb. 22, 2019. | Courtesy of Keys for Kids

Popular children’s Christian radio personality Charlie VanderMeer, commonly known as “Uncle Charlie,” died at age 84 after experiencing a fall.

VanderMeer hosted the “Children’s Bible Hour” radio ministry for decades, adding voices to scripts, reading poems, lessons, and Scripture during a global broadcast.

He also visited churches across the United States and abroad, ministering to children through balloon animals, magic tricks, stories, and ventriloquism.

“Whether it was on the radio as a child or hosting the program as Uncle Charlie, he wanted kids and families to know Jesus,” said Keys for Kids Ministries, the current incarnation of the “Children’s Bible Hour."

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