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How a 9-Year-Old Became a Beloved Preacher
March 28, 2020
Instead of playing with toys and video games or reading comic books on the biggest super heroes like most kids, at 9 years old, Rev. Charles Edward Smith, Jr., had already dedicated his life to finding ways to serve God. The young boy became the youngest preacher in United States and in 1994, Inside Edition went to visit him in Jackson, Mississippi, where from his pulpit, he called on his congregation to raise their voices and hearts to the Lord.