Pastor Walters has been with the Assemblies of God since 1988, and received his education from Berean University, Springfield, MO in 1988 while serving his country in the United States Marine Corps.  After honorably discharging from the USMC, Pastor Walters served as a Minster of Music, Youth Pastor, and Senior Pastor in several churches in NC and NY state.

Pastor Walters has a desire to equip the members of the local church to realize their potential through excellence in ministry.

Pastor Walters and his wife Shelly have four children; Emily a Pharmacy Technician with Hugh Chathan Memorial Hospital, she lives with her husband Shane and their two year old daughter Jayda here in Elkin, NC; Tyler a Field Engineer lives with his wife Tawny in Raliegh, NC, they are expecting their first child in July of 2009; Zechariah a Department Manager for Wal-Mart, his wife Amanda, and their newborn daughter Anya live in Elkin, NC; and Ethan is an 8th grade student at Elkin Middle School, in Elkin NC.