Our Chief Apostle and Prophet, Samuel Demetrius James, II, born to Samuel and Ethel Thompson James, was pre-ordained from his mother’s womb a chosen vessel and Messenger of the Lord Jesus Christ.
He is the Founder, President, Senior Bishop, and Chief Executive Officer of S.D James Evangelistic Association, Inc. and it’s Pentecostal Churches (Worldwide), Inc.
Being ordained of God, our Apostle and Prophet demonstrated great wisdom at an early age, as did the Lord Jesus Christ before him. He was reading the Bible by age three and evangelized in Cleveland, Ohio at age four. He was in the third grade by age seven, received his license to preach at that same age, and began traveling as an evangelist on Trailways and Greyhound buses alone.
Apostle James graduated from George Washington Carver High School at age 16 and went to complete higher studies at Alabama State University, Hampton University-Virginia, Auburn University and Miracle Valley Bible College.
At the college level, he was initiated into the Beta Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. in 1963. Furthermore, he was a chemical laboratory assistant to Dr. Curtis McDonald during which time the research in Spectrophotometry led to the development of the polyester fiber. He also did graduate studies in geology and was a fellow member of the National Science Foundation.
For more information about our Chief Apostle please visit his website at www.sdjea.org.
