Pastor william curtis biography

Leader of the 10,member Mount Ararat Baptist Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, William H. Curtis, has sparked a vigorous debate online after his $, Bentley Bentayga, which costs nearly twice as much as the median home in the church's Larimer neighborhood, was photographed outside the church.

The photograph of the pastor's Bentayga, which Bentley boasts is the fastest SUV in the world with a top speed of mph, was posted to Facebook Monday by Jarrell Taylor who criticized the pastor's opulent display.

"If ya pastor driving a Bentley truck he's sucking ur community dry with hope and tithes," Taylor wrote.

The Christian Post reached out to Curtis for comment about his choice of transportation Thursday and his assistant said she did not believe he would respond to questions about his car but promised to deliver our message to him. She also acknowledged that the church had been getting direct reactions to the vehicle as well but would not confirm the sources of the criticism.

According to his bio on the church's website, Curtis started his ministry at the age of 17 and has served as the senior pastor at Mount Ararat Baptist Church since He is also an instructor at the United Theological Seminary in Ohio and is co-owner of The Church Online, a technology and full-service marketing firm.

Under his guidance, the church has implemented programs such as a Community Tithe Program, which returns more than 10 percent of the congregation's weekly offerings to small churches, para-church ministries and nonprofit organizations.

Curtis' decision to travel in the expensive Bentley Bentayga, which is also popular among rappers, doesn't sit well with many onlookers who believe, like Pope Francis, that religio

Senior Pastor of Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Dr. William H. Curtis accepted the call to ministry at the age of For seven years, he served as the Senior Pastor at Shiloh Baptist Church in York, PA. However, since , he has served as the Senior Pastor at Mount Ararat Baptist Church in Pittsburgh, PA.

Mount Ararat Baptist Church is a large, urban ministry that ministers to more than 10, members of the community, providing four, well-attended weekend services.  Mount Ararat believes in ministry to the whole community, and under the leadership of Dr. Curtis, the church implemented a Community Tithe Program, which returns over ten percent of the congregation’s weekly offerings to small churches, para-church ministries and non-profit organizations.

Dr. Curtis has been an instructor at the United Theological Seminary and has graduated several groups of doctoral students at the institution.  Aside from pastoral instruction, he is co-owner of The Church Online, a successful technology and full-service marketing firm that provides top-of-the-line services to ministries all over the world.

His Board relationships include the following organizations: Amachi Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Sports and Exhibition Authority, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, The Ellis School, the Interdenominational Theological Center, and the Baptist School of Theology. In addition, he served as President the Hampton University Minister’s Conference from – His fraternity memberships include: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Sigma Pi Phi, and Jericho lodge #

Dr. Curtis has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards. In , he was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers of Morehouse College. Dr. Curtis has authored the following books: FAITH: Learning to Live Without Fear, and his second book, Dressed for Victory: Putting on the Full Armor of God.

Dr. Curtis holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in

American Catholic bishop (–)

Walter William Curtis (May 3, &#; October 18, ) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport in Connecticut from to Curtis previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark in New Jersey from to

Biography

Early life

Walter Curtis was born on May 3, , in Jersey City, New Jersey. He studied at Fordham University in New York City. After graduating from Seton Hall University in , he attended Immaculate Conception Seminary, both in South Orange, New Jersey. Curtis then went to Rome to attend the Pontifical North American College.

Priesthood

Curtis was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Newark by Bishop Ralph Leo Hayes on December 8, He completed his graduate studies in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University in

Curtis became a professor of moral theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary in He later earned a doctorate in sacred theology from the Catholic University of America.

Auxiliary Bishop of Newark

On June 27, , Curtis was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark and titular bishop of Bisica by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopalconsecration on September 24, , from Archbishop Thomas Boland, w