The Most Reverend Wilbert Lewis Baltimore

Born in Jefferson County, West Virginia to the late E. Eugene and Frances Baltimore, Bishop Baltimore’s ministerial gifts were exercised at an early age under the tutelage of his father, the late Bishop E. Eugene Baltimore, who was the Pastor of the Baltimore Temple Church in Ranson, West Virginia and also President and Senior Bishop of the King’s Apostle Holiness Church of God, Incorporated. As he began to further seek the Lord concerning his ministry, God prepared him for a most unusual anointing. The Lord not only blessed him in a spiritual manner, but also in a way wherein he could communicate with, and relate to people on many levels.

In October of 1967, the Lord visited Bishop Baltimore in a vision and showed him a field that needed harvesting – some of the crop was ripe and some was not. The Lord then equipped him and directed him to move his family to Maryland. In March of the following year, the Lord so moved and the Holy Temple Church of God was established. The seed had been planted and continues to be watered and nurtured through the Word of God that Bishop Baltimore teaches and lives in his home, church and community.

Under Bishop Baltimore’s guidance and leadership, the Holy Temple Church of God has now become the Holy Temple Cathedral Church of God International, having moved from a little building in Jessup, Maryland with 4 members to its present location on 7.2 acres of property on Bestgate Road. Truly God has smiled on Bishop Baltimore and his ministry to the Annapolis community.

Bishop Baltimore was ordained as a licensed minister by the King’s Apostle movement in 1965, where he held such positions as Minister of Music, Moderator of the Youth Conference and National Field Supervisor. In 1980, Dr. Baltimore was consecrated a Bishop of the movement. For the past three years he has served as the Vice-Bishop of King’s Apostle. In September of 1999, the Lord called Senior Bishop E. Eugene Baltimore to his eternal rest and today Bishop Wilbert Baltimore stands as the Presidential and Apostolic Successor to his late father.

Dr. Baltimore is an accomplished teacher, lecturer, minister, administrator, and musician, who in addition to his Pastoral duties, is an elementary school Principal in the Anne Arundel County School System. His academic accomplishments include a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education from Shepherd College; a Masters in Elementary Administration from The George Washington University; and a Doctorate of Divinity from the Trinity Hall College.

Bishop Baltimore is the husband of the former Eileen E. Herbert. To this union was born four daughters, Rochelle Baltimore-Swan, Carol Baltimore-Jackson, and the twins, Angela Baltimore-Thomas and the late Annette Baltimore. Additionally, there are three sons-in-law, Dr. Jeffrey Swan, Gregory Jackson and Bishop Nathaniel Thomas. Bishop is also the proud grandfather of five grandsons, Kirk Ralls, Jr., Kameron Ralls, Marcus Tongue, Jr., Trent Gregory Jackson, Traton Jackson and one granddaughter, Takira J. Swan.

Bishop Wilbert Lewis Baltimore, Ph.D.