C. Raymond Holmes received a B.A. degree from Northern Michigan University (1958), an M.Div. Degree from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (1961), and both the M.Th. (1973) and D.Min. (1975) degrees from Andrews University.

He has been a pastor, preacher, and worship leader for over twenty years. From 1978 to 1981 he served as coordinator of the Church and Ministry Department of the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Far East, in the Republic of the Philippines, and has also served as director of Seminar Student Life and Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship at Andrews University. His articles have appeared in denominational publications and he has published several books.