Editing Chuck Baldwin (section)

==Family and education==
Baldwin was born in [[La Porte, Indiana]] on May 3, 1952, to Edwin J. "Ed" Baldwin and his second wife, Ruth. Baldwin graduated from La Porte High School in 1971 and attended [[Midwestern Baptist College]] in [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]], Michigan, for two years. He met Connie Kay Cole there and married her on June 2, 1973.<ref name=cpt>{{cite web |url=http://www.cptexas.org/sketch.html|title=Dr. Chuck Baldwin: A Biographical Sketch|publisher=[[Taxpayers Party|Constitution Party]] of [[Texas]]|access-date=2008-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725040444/http://www.cptexas.org/sketch.html |archive-date=July 25, 2008}}</ref> Though he originally had planned on a career in law enforcement, Baldwin felt called to evangelistic ministry;<ref name=bt/> he moved to [[Southern United States|the South]],<ref name=me/> and enrolled in, and graduated with a Bible diploma from, the Thomas Road Bible Institute (now the Liberty Bible Institute at [[Liberty University]]).<ref name="Flathead Beacon 2010">{{cite web | title='Freedom-Minded Spirit' Draws Baldwin to Flathead | website=Flathead Beacon | date=2010-09-15 | url=https://flatheadbeacon.com/2010/09/15/freedom-minded-spirit-draws-baldwin-to-flathead/ | access-date=2022-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514111011/https://flatheadbeacon.com/2010/09/15/freedom-minded-spirit-draws-baldwin-to-flathead |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> He received unaccredited bachelor's and master's degrees in theology through correspondence programs from [[Christian Bible College]] of [[Rocky Mount, North Carolina|Rocky Mount]], North Carolina.