Walter Eugene Arties III was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 12, 1941, to Walter Eugene Arties Jr. Every Sabbath morning, his records were listened to in the homes of many people groups around the globe.” A PK With Dreams Leads to Global Ministry Though he sang on the BOL telecast, Arties’ ministry goes far beyond. He could be heard on radio and television religious broadcasts of other faith communities. Walter served as director of the ministry while C.D. Yet for people of color, it was revolutionary in many ways,” said Maurice Valentine, newly elected General Conference vice president and former NAD vice president for media ministries. “Most certainly the Lord provided the vision to a bleeding-edge visionary in Elder Arties to start the first coast-to-coast TV ministry for people of color by any faith community. “Through the decades, Breath of Life has been a great blessing to people of all backgrounds. The Breath of Life Quartet, circa mid-1970s. This church’s witness and light has shone brighter as a result of this great man of faith and unparalleled vision.” As a result of his untiring efforts, Breath of Life was born and tens of thousands will be in the kingdom. “He led in the blockbuster idea that the Seventh-day Adventist Church needed to have in its gospel arsenal a TV program targeted to a Black audience. Alexander Bryant, North American Division president. He was a bold, courageous and yet gentle giant who walked among us,” said G. “He was in the hospital several weeks before he succumbed.” from an acute neurological condition,” according to his attending physicians Dr. The dreamer, the man with the velvet vocals, Walter Eugene Arties III, passed away in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 26, 2022, at age 80. But the one who lit the candle and lit up the screen with the gospel presented in a fresh setting was a young man who had a voice emanating from vocal chords clothed in velvet. “We will all long remember Brooks, Pearson, Byrd, and now Snell. This was Pastor Walter Arties and his dream - Breath of Life!” said evangelist and Pastor Henry M. “Some people have a dream to do something special and then they work and plan and negotiate and just keep pressing and twisting arms until enough people say ‘Yes!’ They do what they dreamed. Walter Arties, evangelist, Breath of Life Ministries singer and visionary, passed to his rest on June 26, 2022.
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