Jim Walters

Jim WaltersWORK / MINISTRY EXPERIENCE

Founding Director, Vision Ministries, Noblesville, Indiana
October 2005 to Present
Vision Ministries provides Capital Fund Campaign consulting services for
churches in the US, Canada, and Caribbean Islands, as well as mission
work camps to Mexico.  Jim has directed Capital Fund Campaigns since
1988 and led annual mission work camps to Mexico since 1993.

Senior Pastor, New Life Community Church, Noblesville, Indiana
September 1991 to September 2005
Founding pastor of this new church that was started from scratch and
sponsored by the state and national offices of the Church of God (national
offices in Anderson, Indiana).

Associate Fund Campaign Director, Board of Church Extension of the Church of God, Anderson, Indiana
October 1988 to May 2001
Capital Fund Campaign Consultant for churches in the United States and Canada on behalf of the former national Board of Church Extension of the Church of God.

Senior Pastor, North Avenue Church of God, Battle Creek, Michigan
March 1983 to September 1991

Senior Pastor, East Tenth Street Church of God, Indianapolis, Indiana
May 1974 to March 1983

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Ordained minister by Indiana Ministries of the Church of God (1976)
  • Partner with the Anderson University School of Theology’s Center for Christian Leadership and the La Buena Tierra Bible Training Institute in Saltillo, Mexico, in a cooperative effort to import continuing education courses on location at La Buena Tierra for pastors and church leaders in Mexico.
  • President of the Noblesville (IN) Ministerial Association (1999-2000)
  • Chairman, General Assembly of Church of God in Michigan (1990)
  • Member of Board of Directors of Church of God in Michigan (1989-90)
  • Indiana State Youth Director of Church of God (1978-79)
  • “Outstanding Young Men of America” (1976)
  • Indiana State Youth Convention Coordinator for Church of God (1971-83)
  • President, Indiana State Youth of the Church of God (1969-71)

EDUCATION

  • Princeton High School, Princeton, Indiana  (1969)
  • Anderson University (BA), Anderson, Indiana (1973)
    • Majors in religion and sociology
    • Cum laude with honors in religion
  • Member of Alpha Chi Honor Society and “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities”

FAMILY

  • Father of four sons
  • Grandfather of eight grandchildren