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Pastor Anthony is the founder of Arise Christian Bookstores. He is the Senior Pastor of an international ministry headquartered in Racine, WI and has served on the boards of other southeastern Wisconsin ministries and Christian schools.
Pastor Anthony is currently in his ongoing assignment as Chaplain in the Racine County Sheriff’s Office, which he has held since he established their Chaplaincy Counsel. In this position, he has established healthy, constructive relationships within the office as well as with other government offices in Racine County amongst elected officials and laymen.
Pastor Anthony holds both an undergraduate degree in Physics and an MBA from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. He has been a contributor as a lobbyist in Washington, D.C. on several fronts for regulatory law-making and foreign affairs support, including the Department of Transportation, Christians United for Israel, and for financial support from the United States to the country of Israel.
All people, whom Pastor Anthony calls God’s children, are at the heart of his heart. There is no limit to the extent of compassion Pastor Anthony has for the well-being, peace, protection, and desire for every soul to obtain and sustain a life of stability, wholeness, and wellness within self and family. He believes in people and their capability to learn, to change, and to be purposeful in life.
Anthony Balistreri
Having held long-term training and management positions for a national airline and a long established Milwaukee, WI newspaper, Kathy is well versed in business structure. Kathy functions as the manager of Arise Christian Store. Skilled in the development of corporate, sales and technical training programs by capturing interest in creative word formats and relatability to persons of all ethnicities, cultures and backgrounds, her 20+ years of experience relate well to the board position she occupies.
Her passions encompass standing on what is right for individuals, families, neighborhoods and communities, and objectively evaluating right motives and conditions for ensuring balanced, loving, yet responsible outreach opportunities. She’s a “who, what, when, where and how” thoughtful individual.
Pastor Kathy is actively seeking expressive, innovative ways to help people through positive change initiatives, like honing in on the most effective way to get needed provisions to families in need. She is also interested in finding ways to get young women to see the value in themselves. She is big-hearted for children and their basic needs, desiring to give any individual a chance to achieve their potential in life.
