Bishop Robert A. Baker, Sr. was saved in l968 under the pastorate of the late Bishop Morris E. Golder in Indianapolis, IN.  He enlisted in the United States Air Forces where he continued his education and retired in 1990.

He was licensed by The Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc. in 1974 and ordained in 1984.  Bishop Baker was elected Chairman of the Virginia State Council in 1996, and re-elected in 1998 and 2001.  He was elevated to the office of Suffragan Bishop in the 32^nd Episcopal District of India in September 2000. Bishop Baker serves as the 2^nd Vice Chairman International Missions Department. He is the founder and pastor of Christ Church Ministries, Hampton, Virginia and Executive Director of Lighthouse Outreach Inc.

Bishop Baker is happily married to the lovely Evangelist Patricia Baker and from this union they have four children, ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren.