Voddie Baucham has revealed that he and his family soon will repatriate to America after nearly a decade in Zambia. In a Nov. 11 post, Baucham wrote that they plan to depart Africa Dec. 1, and their “December-February furlough will be our transition back” to the United States. He requested prayers for all the steps and changes ahead.
Baucham is the founding dean of African Christian University (ACU) in Lusaka, Zambia, and a senior lecturer in the university’s divinity school. Before becoming a missionary, Baucham planted and pastored Grace Family Baptist, a Reformed Baptist church in Spring, Texas.
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The founder of Voddie Baucham Ministries has written books such as “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.”
Baucham and his wife, Bridget, have nine children, three grandchildren, and are homeschool proponents.
Voddie Baucham Requests Prayers for Family’s Next Steps
In his announcement on social media, Voddie Baucham asked for prayers for the sale of the family’s house in Lusaka and for the university he founded there. “There are many changes on the horizon,” he wrote about ACU, “and our hope is that the best days are ahead.”
Baucham also requested prayers for his children, noting that “this transition will not be easy.” He added, “Pray for wisdom as we seek to follow the Lord in regard to our next move.”
Baucham did not indicate where the family might settle when they return to America. He encouraged anyone wishing to learn the “longer story” behind the move to sign up for his ministry newsletter.
Controversies Linked to Voddie Baucham
Baucham, a Founders Ministries board member, was floated as a possible candidate for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) presidency in 2022. But as an overseas missionary with no regular connection to a U.S. congregation, he was ineligible to serve. Instead, Baucham ran for—and narrowly lost—the presidency of the SBC Pastors’ Conference in 2022.
Some of Baucham’s views have sparked controversy. He’s a staunch opponent of critical race theory, calling it woke and a “lie from the pit of hell.” Baucham also teaches biblical patriarchy, recommends corporal punishment, and is linked to the Stay-at-Home Daughters movement.
Last year, Baucham said he believes it’s a violation of the Second Commandment to watch “The Chosen,” the hit TV show about the life of Jesus. In 2021, Baucham’s publisher defended him over plagiarism accusations regarding his book “Fault Lines.”
