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Gwendolyn D. Harris is a native of South Florida. She is one of five siblings born to the proud parents, the late Deacon C. Robert Lewis, Sr. and Mother Vivian Lewis, of which she is the youngest. She is married to Mr. Joey Harris, Sr. and to this union two sons were born, Freddie Lamar II and Joey Harris, Jr.

 

Mrs. Harris is a 1985 graduate of Miami Northwestern Senior High School. Upon graduating from high school, her educational endeavors continued. She attended The Sparks Community College where she obtained an Associates in Arts degree in Interior Decorating, a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Briar Cliff College and continued educational courses at Miami Dade Community College in Miami, Florida. 

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Mrs. Harris received her call to the ministry at an early age. She was baptized at the age of 5, under the leadership of Reverend David A. Bradley, at the Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church in Miami, Florida. She has a passion for singing and working in the church. Her first ministry in church was the Ministry of Ushering. She always had a love for serving God and for the people of God. She also served as a Counselor for New Converts and the Evangelism Explosion. In her senior year in high school, she was employed as a Teller Intern at a local banking institution. She also worked at Burger King at the age of 14. She served three decades in the Staffing industry in which she received various awards for her accomplishments in the workforce.