Charles Nieman is a pastor of Abundant Church, a non-denominational megachurch in El Paso, Texas, United States.
While studying at the University of Texas at El Paso in his early 20s, he decided to become a preacher, having also met his wife, Rochelle, there.
[3] He was influenced by Tommy Barnett, whom he calls his pastor, of the Phoenix First Assembly of God.
[4] Charles and Rochelle Nieman began preaching in 1977 to a congregation of 20 people in a small railroad union hall in El Paso.
[5] The Niemans' message focuses on the Abundant Life that Jesus came to give.