Jack Channell
Jack G. Channell, who served as pastor of Northwood Baptist Church in North Charleston for 27 years before retiring to Fort Mill in 2002, died Jan. 28, 2014.
Channell was born Aug. 31, 1932, in Sand Springs, Okla. He spent two years in the U.S. Army, stationed in Korea from June 1953 to October 1954. After his military service, he enrolled at Oklahoma State University, graduating in 1959 with a degree in accounting. He worked for the Internal Revenue Service for three years. He then answered a call to Christian ministry and enrolled in Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, graduating in 1967 with a master of divinity degree.
In the summer of 1967, Channell started a church in Avon, Ohio, working with the Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention for four years. The next church he served was Red Oak Baptist Church in Atlanta, Ga., where he was an assistant pastor for four years. His final pastorate lasted for 27 years as pastor of Northwood Baptist Church in North Charleston. He retired in December 2002.
After moving to Fort Mill, he and his wife Barbara became active members of First Baptist Church of Fort Mill, where he served as president of the senior adults and went on mission trips to Brazil, Jamaica, Nicaragua and Israel.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Barbara Jo Channell, three children and 10 grandchildren.