Another giant of the Christian faith is hearing the words, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” The inimitable Voddie Baucham entered into eternity on Thursday at the age of 56.
Founders Ministries released the following statement:
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. – Psalm 116:15
We are saddened to inform friends that our dear brother, Voddie Baucham, Jr., has left the land of the dying and entered the land of the living. Earlier today, after suffering an emergency medical incident, he entered into his rest and the immediate presence of the Savior whom he loved, trusted, and served since he was converted as a college student. Please pray for Bridget, their children, and grandchildren.
Baucham took a circuitous route to faith and ministry. World Magazine explains:
Growing up in a non-Christian home, he was raised mostly in the Los Angeles projects by his Buddhist mother. But a Campus Crusade staffer introduced Baucham to Christianity during his freshman year of college. While a sophomore, Baucham met Bridget: they married six months later. Despite the high divorce rate in their families, the couple remained married for over thirty years until Baucham’s death. They had nine children, seven of whom they adopted.
Baucham was an unapologetic apologist for Christianity and traditional values. He was a complementarian, he decried modern racial grievances, and he excoriated the LGBTQ movement for co-opting the civil rights movement to get what it wanted.
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He wrote several books, including Expository Apologetics: Answering Objections with the Power of the Word, Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe, and It’s Not Like Being Black: How Sexual Activists Hijacked the Civil Rights Movement. He effectively and emphatically spoke against wokeness and the left-wing hijacking of America’s cultural institutions, and he was a tireless advocate for homeschooling.
Baucham spent nine years as Dean of Theology at African Christian University in Lusaka, Zambia. His uncompromising Reformed theology permeated his preaching and teaching, and his commitment to faith and family showed the warmth behind the man with the deep, booming voice and the football player’s build.
Baucham had some heart issues in 2021 that required him to come back to the States for a short time in 2021. He and his family returned to the U.S. for good in 2024, and he took on the inaugural presidency of Founders Seminary in Florida earlier this year.
“Voddie Baucham nonetheless died having done what the Lord called him to do,” said Dr. Albert Mohler on his podcast on Friday morning. “It’s a shock now to know of his death. We’re thankful for the power of his ministry and the clarity of his convictions. It is a reminder to us that we must work, as Jesus said to his disciples, ‘While it is day, night is coming, when no man can work.’ We’ll pray for Voddie Baucham’s widow and the entire family.”
Tributes have come from so many corners:
I honor the life and legacy of Voddie Baucham, a stalwart minister of the gospel defender of God's word.
— Seth Gruber (@sgruber91) September 25, 2025
Friends, these defenders of truth are few, and many have fallen. No savior is coming but Christ, and now is the time for His people to join the battle.
Christian, are you… pic.twitter.com/LrxcX9rbDl
"May Voddie’s faithfulness encourage us to be faithful, even when it’s not popular. Don’t preach for a paycheck, pastor, for such are the hirelings who scratch itching ears. Be like Voddie. Sacrifice the applause of men for the reward of God." @jaredhmoorehttps://t.co/zIuYo59FyH
— William Wolfe 🇺🇸 (@William_E_Wolfe) September 26, 2025
"You are going to hear a rumor one day that Voddie Baucham is no more. Don't you believe it! Don't you believe it. Don't you believe it. Because though I die I will rise with Christ."
— Protestia (@Protestia) September 25, 2025
Voddie Baucham preaching through tears about his eventual death. pic.twitter.com/BHwkpmq0PC
May we all strive to live with the same devotion to truth and compassion that Voddie Baucham exemplified. He longed for a better home, and now he has entered it. Thank you for your faithfulness, Dr. Baucham. We are all better because of it. pic.twitter.com/1ikvF47a6k
— Alveda C. King, Ph.D. (@AlvedaCKing) September 26, 2025
Sad day for us. Glorious day for Voddie.
— Mike Winger (@MikeWingerii) September 26, 2025
Lord, raise up courageous men. https://t.co/scY4anj3PL
I was just listening to Voddie Baucham on a family road trip the other day, and what he said in his final public sermon, as we’re in, (or on the brink) of revival, is something every Christian should think about.
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) September 26, 2025
Apologetics isn’t about being brash & “owning the libs” pic.twitter.com/IPvTp0kFpi
We’ll definitely miss Baucham, but he is with his Lord and Savior.
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