Bishop James E. Harris was born in the ghettos of Philadelphia, Pa. By the time he was a young man, most of the guys from his neighborhood were in jail or dead. He grew up in the fast lane which involved drug dealers, armed robbery and gambling. He became an alcoholic. He realized he had hit rock bottom and contemplated suicide. When he contemplated suicide is when he heard the Voice of God saying, "Harris, what you are about to do will be permanent. But, your problems are only temporary." One day he was invited to a small church in Norristown, Pa., where he was baptized in Jesus' name and received the Holy Ghost. Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:10, "but by the grace of God, I am what I am."