Ern Baxter (1914 – July 9, 1993) was a Canadian preacher and evangelist whose ministry bridged Pentecostal fervor and theological depth, influencing the charismatic renewal globally across six decades. Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to a Presbyterian family, his mother embraced holiness teachings and his father converted under a Scandinavian minister’s signs-and-wonders revival, shaping Ern’s early faith. After losing his belief as a teen due to legalism and recovering from pneumonia through a miraculous healing, he rekindled his faith in 1932 at the Trossachs conference, receiving the baptism in the Holy Spirit and a divine call to preach. Baxter’s preaching career began as a musician traveling Canada, evolving into a powerful ministry after joining William Branham’s healing crusades from 1947 to 1954, where he spoke to tens of thousands before parting over doctrinal differences. He pastored Vancouver’s largest evangelical church in the 1950s, later becoming a key voice in the 1970s charismatic movement, notably through New Wine magazine and the Shepherding Movement with leaders like Charles Simpson. His sermons, like “Thy Kingdom Come” and “Life on Wings,” delivered at conferences worldwide—including the UK’s Lakes and Dales Bible Weeks—painted a prophetic vision of the end-time church. Married twice—first to Margaret (died 1961), then to Ruth in 1964, fathering five children—he died at age 79 in San Diego, California, leaving a legacy as a preacher’s preacher who mentored many and amassed a 10,000-volume library.