Charles Maggs has served as choir director, organist, worship leader, accompanist and handbell choir director at a number of churches in the Orange county area for over thirty years. He graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1983, and a music teaching credential in 1984. He was honored and privileged to assemble teams of musicians and direct the music for the consecration services of the first and second bishops of the Diocese of Western Anglicans. He is currently the music director at St. James Anglican Church in Newport Beach.
Mr. Maggs has been working with handbells since 1974, and has more than 90 pieces of handbell music in print for beginning choirs and small ensembles. He currently directs the handbell groups that are part of the All American Boys Chorus in Costa Mesa.
Mr. Maggs is married to his wife Jill, and they have two sons.