Pastor Baldwin is a graduate of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Technology with a concentration in Manufacturing, in 1984. He obtained his Master of Divinity Degree from Erskine Theological Seminary in Due West, South Carolina; May of 1999. He is currently enrolled at Southern Seminary in Kentucky, where he is pursuing his Doctorate of Ministry Degree.

Pastor Baldwin is a long standing member of Lowndes Hill Baptist Church in Greenville, where he served as Youth Director, Usher, Sunday School Teacher, and sang with the Male Chorus and the W.T. Radden Inspirational Choir. In March 1992, Pastor Baldwin answered the profound call of God as a full time minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He was called to Pastor Bethlehem Baptist Church in Simpsonville, South Carolina, in March 1993. Under the leadership of Pastor Baldwin, Bethlehem has experienced an astounding out pouring of God's spirit, and continues to grow in its ministries and membership. Bethlehem has been tremendously blessed, moving into a new sanctuary with a seating capacity of over 800 in October 1996. There are two worship services on Sundays, an excellent After School Tutorial Program, and a Summer Camp that is like no other. In January of 1997, Pastor Baldwin's vision to build a Christian Life Center and Academy was shared with the Bethlehem family. In December 2004, this great revelation became a reality, and presently services are being held in a 40,000 square foot edifice. The Life Center includes an Administrative area, conference rooms, a commercial kitchen, double gymnasium, and six classrooms. The Educational Academy is scheduled to open in August of 2006.

Pastor Baldwin is the moderator of the Reedy River Baptist Association, and he also serves as the Co-Chair of the Cooperative Ministries of Greenville County. He is a member of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, The South Carolina Baptist Education and Missionary Convention, The Baptist Minister's Fellowship of Greenville County and Vicinity, and a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

Pastor Phillip M. Baldwin, a man with a vision to build on the foundations of God's word, sowing seeds in the community to reap disciples for Christ.