Incompatible types in assigmnet of int to char[16] error - Arduino UNO

Question

I've created an array of structs but I'm getting the error written on the title of this question. I'm still new to this so I was wondering if I could get some help.

Code:

void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:
  Serial.begin(9600);
  lcd.begin(16, 2);
  i = 0;
}

#define LIMIT 27

struct protocol {
  char create[16];
  char character;
  int values;
  int minimum;
  int maximum;
};

struct protocol channels[LIMIT];
int i;

void create_channels() {
  if (Serial.available() > 0) {
    Serial.print("Enter the channel description");
    channels[i].create = Serial.read();
    Serial.print("Enter the starting character: ");
    channels[i].character = Serial.read();

    if (i == LIMIT) {
      for (i = 0; i < LIMIT; i++)
      {
        Serial.println(channels[i].create);
        Serial.println(channels[i].character);
      }
      i = 0;

    }
  }
}

Error:

cw.ino:24:38: error: incompatible types in assignment of 'int' to 'char [16]'
     channels[i].create = Serial.read();