People like Charles Capps

Charles Emmitt Capps (January 4, 1934 – February 23, 2014) was an American Christian preacher and teacher in the Word of Faith movement.

During his lifetime, Capps had influenced the Word of Faith movement through various publications, as well as, directly in his role as a preacher.

Charles Capps was born on January 4, 1934, to Emmet and Minnie Capps in Burmmitt, Arkansas. His family owned a farm, on which he lived as a child. Immediately after graduating from high-school, Capps followed this tradition and began farming in the Lonoke County area. By the age of seventeen, he could fly civilian aircraft and became a member of the "flying farmers".

In 1951, he was married to Peggy Capps, and by 1978, he had retired on being a farmer to pursue full-time ministry.