MEET THE PASTORS

Pastor Ivory T. Harris was born on November 4, 1975, in New Orleans, Louisiana to Carol M. Harris and Ivory J. Felix Sr and from the age of 5 years old Pastor Harris was raised by his stepdad Kenny Davis. Pastor Harris is married to First Lady Pastor Brenetta B. Harris, and they have three kids Joel A. Harris, Ivory-MeShae Harris and Mariah-Joy Hope Harris. Pastor and First Lady Harris also have a host of sons and daughters in the faith who they love as their own. Pastor Harris has two sisters Treva Cobbinah and Shala Harris he has three brothers as well Ivory J. Felix Jr., Corey Palmer, and Kendle Davis.  

At a young age Pastor Harris was brought to White Chapel Baptist Church Under the leadership of Pastor J. Ambrose by his grandmother Missionary Annie Mae Frazier Harris & grandfather Rev. Daniel Harris Sr. Pastor Harris was baptized at an early age by Pastor J. Ambrose at White Chapel Baptist Church Harvey, LA. At the age of 9 years old Pastor Harris grandmother took him alone with his siblings to The Holy Ghost Revival Healing and Deliverance Temple under Pastor Betty Hunter. At the age of ten Pastor Harris’s mother Carol Davis and Father Kenny Davis moved the family To Culver City, CA in the Los Angeles area Where the family attended New Fountain Missionary Baptized under the leadership of Rev. Russell Banks. 1992 the family relocated to Seattle and united with Beacon Ave. Church of God under the leadership of Bishop Willie Vaughn. In 1992 on January 31st at a revival Bishop Vaughn led Pastor Harris to Christ and he has never been the same since. Pastor Harris moved to Walla Walla, WA for college and attended East Pasco Church of God under the leadership of Pastor Anthony Westbrook. In 1997 Bishop moved back to New Orleans he joined New Home Ministries under the leadership of Prophet R. C. Blakes Sr. 1998 He joined and became the youth pastor of Holy Hill Baptized Church Harvey, LA under the leadership of Rev. Leon Hannibal Sr. After serving as youth pastor 1998-2001 Pastor Harris joined Household of Faith Family Worship Church International under the leadership of Pastor Antoine Barriere. While at HOF Pastor Harris was put through the Ministerial Alliance classes that all Elders and Ministers had to go through and complete.  

After meeting the love of his life Pastor Brenetta B. Harris, the couple married and relocated to Seattle with their first child and joined Intime Ministries Fellowship under the leadership of Bishop’s Willie and Vicky Shannon who ordained them as elders. After serving Intime ministries for 2-years Pastor Harris answered his call to pastoral ministry and founded God First Christian Ministries International in May 2007. In 2008 Pastor Harris was consecrated as Bishop by Daily Bread Outreach Ministries International under the leadership of Prelate Bishop Herman Smith.  

Bishop Harris heard the voice of God and started his own church called God First Christian Ministries International. GFCMI went strong for 12 years but Bishop heard from God again to change the name and location of the church to Yeshua International Assembly “A Church Where Grace, Truth, and Love are alive.” The church has always been a close knit family and many of the members had once had to live or stay with the Harris family due to hardship and the Bishop & First Lady received and help them with open arms. They have always bounced around from place to place renting out business locations, community halls, utilizing homes for church. Bishop was one day praying for another pastor that he would receive a debt free building that could be their own but he was not realizing that the prayer would ultimately be an answer for him.  

After the untimely passing of Bishop Alvin Vaughn, Pastor Harris was name Lead Pastor of Beacon Ave. Church of God February 25th, 2024. Pastor Harris is an enthusiastic, caring, passionate, visionary, innovative and outgoing leader who is committed to following the will of God no matter what. He didn’t want to have to lose his great friend Bishop Alvin Vaughn but he knew stepping into this role was something that both Willie Vaugh and Alvin would have wanted. It has become a full circle moment as the same church Bishop Harris received Christ in is now the church he gets to pastor.

First Lady Pastor Brenetta B. Harris a native of New Orleans, LA is the daughter of the late Harry and Hattie Bourgeois. Pastor Harris completely gave her life to the Lord in 2003 and has been a faithful follower since. She is the wife of Bishop Ivory T. Harris, mother of Joel, Ivory-MeShae, and Mariah-Joy Hope Harris. She is a founding member of God First Christian Ministries International, Yeshua International Assembly. Now she is First Lady
Pastor with her husband Bishop Ivory Harris at Beacon Ave. Church of God. She is the founder of the Pearls of Wisdom Women’s Ministry, as well as an accomplished author of Overcoming Pain, A guide to Freedom. Her goal is to reach women across the nation and world in hopes to see them delivered from a life of pain, rejection, addiction and so much more. She lives by Romans 15:1 which says, “We that are strong then must bear the infirmities of the weak and not please ourselves. YESHUA