Arthur Blessitt Bio | Wiki
Arthur Blessitt is an American Minister, author, and evangelist. He is a famous preacher who has traveled the world carrying a 12-foot cross. He serves as an Evangelist at Arthur Evangelistic Association. Arthur served as a preacher in Hollywood, California where he was known as the “Minister of Sunset Strip” in the 1960s.
Arthur Blessitt Age
He was born October 27, 1940, in Greenville, Mississippi, in the United States. Arthur is 81 years old.
Arthur Blessitt Height
He is a man of average stature. Arthur stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in (Approx 1.74 m).
Arthur Blessitt Family
He was born to his supportive and hardworking father and mother in 1949 in Greenville, Mississippi, in the United States. He is the son of Arthur Sr and Mary Virginia. His father worked as a manager on a large cotton farm and he became a Christian at the age of seven.
Arthur Blessitt Wife
He hitched to his second beautiful wife Denise Irja Brown in 1990. The duo resides in Denver, Colorado and they adopted a daughter Sophia. Arthur was married first to Sherry Anne Simmons in 1963. Sherry and Arthur dated only for three weeks. They are parents to six children Arthur Joel, Joy, Gina, Arthur Joshua, Arthur Joseph, and Arthur Jerusalem. They parted ways in 1990.
Arthur Blessitt Education
Upon graduating with his high school diploma, he attended Mississippi College and Golden Gate Baptist Seminary. However, he did not complete his studies as he moved to become a pastor in several Baptist churches across the US.
Arthur Blessitt Children
He has seven children as he was first married to Sherry Anne Simmons in 1963 having dated for three weeks. Sherry and Authur became parents to six children Arthur Joel, Joy, Gina, Arthur Joshua, Arthur Joseph, and Arthur Jerusalem. They parted ways in 1990. In his second marriage to Denise, the two adopted a daughter Sophia. Joel works as a senior pastor at The Inspire Church.
Arthur Blessitt Books
Apart from the evangelism work he has also published some of his great books including:
- Simon in 1987
- Joy to the World in 1987
- Life’s Greatest Trip in 1970
- Street University in 1979
- Forty Days at the Cross in 1971
- Glory in 1988
- Tell the World in 1972
- The Cross in 2009
- A Walking with the Cross in 1978
Arthur Blessitt Illness | Health
He underwent a heart procedure on November 1, 2012, and the doctors found there is no blockage. However, he had a terrific headache and hurting arms from all the needle holes, that are black and blue.
Arthur Blessitt The Cross
Arthur began preaching in Hollywood, California where he was known as the “Minister of Sunset Strip” in the 1960s. He launched his own coffee house His Place in a rented building next door to a topless go-go club in March 1968. He made a 12-foot cross and hang it on the wall of His Place and also made short crosswalks in that area. Moreover, he set up an evangelical outreach at New York’s Times Square from 1970 to 1971.
He has carried the cross across all parts of the world during the cold war he carried his cross into the Soviet Union, through Russia, the Baltic States, Ukraine, and other countries. Further, he has met several religious leaders including Muammar al-Gaddafi, Billy Graham, Yasser Arafat, Pope John Paul II, and George W. Bush.
Moreover, he has appeared in some documentaries like Arthur: A Pilgrim in 1988, The Cross in 2009, The Cross Museum, and Denise Blessitt in 2014. In addition, he appears in the Guinness World Records 2015 for holding the record for Longest Around the World Ongoing Pilgrimage and Walk. He stated Charles Spurgeon and R. T. Kendall as his inspirations.
Arthur Blessitt Net Worth
He has gathered a decent fortune from his work as Minister, author, and evangelist as well as from his appeared documentaries. Arthur’s estimated net worth is $3 Million.
How Old Is Arthur Blessitt
Arthur is 81 years old born October 27, 1940, in Greenville, Mississippi, in the USA.
Who Is Arthur Blessitt
Arthur is an American Minister, author, and evangelist. He is a famous preacher who has traveled the world carrying a 12-foot cross. He serves as an Evangelist at Arthur Evangelistic Association. Arthur began preaching in Hollywood, California where he was known as the “Minister of Sunset Strip” in the 1960s.