Charles Bayer has passed from this life.

The Reverend Charles H. Bayer passed away on July 26, 2021, at Pilgrim Place in Claremont, California. He was a congregational minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and also a founding member, long-time supporter, and key advisor of the Disciples Justice Action Network (DJAN). He wrote eight books on theology and church life, and called himself a "jack-leg theologian." He was a political columnist, a city politician, an active member of a political party, a teacher of theology through the Disciples Seminary Foundation, a board member of a progressive think tank, a coordinator of Progressive Christians Uniting. But according to Charles, he was "mainly a pastor." Let us all keep the family, friends, and loved ones of this amazing pastor, professor, and prophet in our prayers; and, as he now, after 91 years of life, becomes more fully part of God's eternal life, may his memory be a blessing and an inspiration to all of us.