Raised in a strong Catholic family, his commitment to Mass and all church functions were abundant even serving as an Altar Boy during his younger years.  However, during his latter teen years, Charlie began to wonder about the real existence of God and the reason he was alive.  One day he asked the ultimate question: “God, if You’re really real, prove Yourself to me.”  The Lord was just waiting for an invitation!  He began to work in Charlie’s heart. Soon after turning 19, Charlie gave his entire  life to Jesus, was born again and came into a “real” relationship with God. This began a series of events, which eventually drew all of his family members to become true Christians as well.

Jill Denise Perrey was born in Lebanon, Missouri on October 28, 1957. The youngest of three children, she was raised in a Christian home attending the local Disciples of Christ Church.  Jill’s father took a job in St. Louis in 1967 and moved the family from the small town of 8200 to the large metropolis of over a million people!

During the Jesus Movement of the ‘70s, Jill attended her first Charismatic prayer meeting on November 7, 1971.  This was a life-changing event for her.  Although raised in church and a true Believer at heart, she began to experience a brand new vibrant relationship with Jesus like she never had before.  She was then baptized in the Holy Spirit January 9, 1972, which was the beginning of a whole new life for her.  By God’s grace, although only 14 years old, she never strayed and lived in close fellowship with the Lord through the rest of her teen years.

New Covenant Fellowship was the largest Charismatic church in the St. Louis area during the ‘70s.  Both Charlie and Jill began to attend there near the same time – during the Fall of 1974.  They eventually met and became friends, as they were both musicians and had many common friends who were also involved in music.  Charlie had come out of a heavy rock-band background, and Jill’s favorite music at the time was John Denver and James Taylor, yet the Lord was able to take these opposite musical backgrounds and eventually work them together for His purposes.

Charlie and Jill became very close friends, along with one other brother from church, Larry Mintz, who was also instrumental in getting Charlie saved.  They were a three-some who always hung out together, and eventually all played together in the worship team at church.  From the time Charlie and Jill met, Jill always felt something in her heart very special for him (possibly even that he was “the one”), although she tried to keep it tucked away in order to preserve their friendship.  All along though, Charlie liked Jill as a close friend but didn’t consider anything more.  Charlie, Larry and Jill continued to hang out often, but in the summer of 1976, it began to become obvious that the Lord was stirring something in Charlie & Jill’s hearts.  For two years they dated off and on, then in September of 1977, Charlie finally asked Jill to marry him, with the obvious answer of “Yes!”

Charlie & Jill were married March 11, 1978 in St. Louis, Missouri.

In June 1980, Jill gave birth to their first child, a beautiful daughter named Camille.

Then in November 1981, they were blessed with another darling daughter, Cherrie.

And finally in May of 1985, their precious son Beau was born.

Charlie & Jill never stop thanking the Lord for their many blessings and realize how richly they have been blessed.

Most of the LeBlancs still reside in St. Louis, Missouri and attend St. Louis Family Church with Pastor Jeff and Patsy Perry (no relation).