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1 WIIEREAS, Pastor Amoid Park Williams, son of the late Reverend Dr. Kneely Williams and Mrs. Dorothy
2 Williams, was born on September 15, 1939 in Kansas City, Missouri; and
3 WHEREAS, Pastor Arnold accepted the call of Jesus Christ on his life and spent over twenty-five years sowing
4 seeds of wisdom, righteousness and goodness among God's people, locally, nationally and internationally; and
5 WHEREAS, Pastor Arnold was known far his love and compassion for a11 people, especially the wounded and
6 hurting, his vision for his community, and his integrity, and was known as a pastor's Pastor and was continuously
7 sought after for his wisdom and love; and
8 WHEREAS, Pastor Arnold, as a role model, demonstrated how husbands should treat their wives by the love he
9 showed to his Queen, Pastor Bettie Williams, where together, they walked hand-in-hand demonstrating God's
10 Kingdom principles in the earth; and
11 WHEREAS, Pastor Arnold's vision for healing of the races, strong men and strong families is supported and
12 embraced by the members of River of Life Christian Church; and
13 WHEREAS, Pastor Arnold demonstrated through example that men could take their proper roles as husbands and
14 fathers thereby he became the spiritual father of many, even showing young men who were gang bangers how to
15 love each other as brothers; and
16 WHEREAS, Pastar Arnold was a powerful teacher of the Word of God, was known for the authority he had in the
17 word of God through his obedience, and was able to assist many people in mending their broken lives by the power
18 of God working through him; and
19 WHEREAS, Pastor Arnold had the presence of God permeating in kris life to such a degree that he could motivate
20 others to supernatural faith causing them to be healed and delivered to lead productive lives and become generals
21 in the work of the Kingdom; therefore be it
22 RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council does hereby publicly recognize Reverend Dr. Arnold Park Williams
23 for his distinguished character and years of service to the community and city; and be it
24 FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council does hereby declare November 20, 2004 as Arnold Park
25 Williams Day in the City of Saint Paul.
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Biography
Pastor Arnold Parks Williams
(1939 —1998)
The heartbeat for the ministry of River of Life Christian Church was birthed by Pastar
Amold Williams, a man "a stone's throw" ahead of his time. He was known as a pastor's Pastor
and was continuously sought after for his wisdom and love. He had the ability to see
solutions to every difficult situation. Together, he and his wife, Pastar Bettie Williams
walked hand-in-hand demonstrating God's Kingdom principles in the earth for over 25 years.
Pastor Arnold preached his first sermon 30 days after his powerful deliverance and it was
plain to see that he was a man of destiny and that he had a very special work to do for the Lord.
The ministry began in 1974 as a storefront at 606 Selby Avenue. In 1979, the church began a full
time shepherding ministry with regular Sunday morning services. In 1982, the church moved to
999 Seiby Avenue and then to its current locafion at 739 Summit in July 1996.
Pastor Arnold was a powerful teacher of the Ward of God and he was known for the
authority he had in the word of God through his obedience. Many broken lives were mended
by the power of God working through ministry. Although he was small in stature, the
presence of God permeated his life to such a degree that he could motivate others to
supernatural faith causing them to be healed and delivered, going on to live productive lives
and become generals in the work of the kingdom of God.
The Vision the Lord gave Pastor Amold is supported by his wife and co-founder of the
minishy, the associate pastors and the elders. It was and is first, the healing of the races; second,
strong men; and third, strong families. Pastor Amold lrnew that love could not be legislated
through legal or Civil Rights laws. He knew that God's love was our only hope. Out of that love
he birthed "Great Joy in the City", our annual international confezence dedicated to the Healing of
the Races.
Pastor Arnold Williams will always be lrnown far his love for a11 people, especiaily the
wounded and hurting, his vision for his community, and his integrity. Out of this love, God
called him to father many sons and daughters in the ministry. His vision and memory will always
be cherished and embraced by the congregation at River of Life Christian Church.