Bishop Frank E. Fanniel, Sr., a third generation member of the Church of God in Christ, is a native of Crockett, Texas where he was the eighth child of his parents Deacon Grover and Mother Callie Fanniel. At the early age of twelve years old, Bishop Fanniel was saved, sanctified and filled with the Holy Ghost. He was licensed under the late Bishop F.L. Haynes and ordained by the late Bishop C. H. Nelson
Mother Gladys Lockett Ross relocated back to Houston,Texas in October 2002 to care for her ill mother, Due to the divine leading of the Lord, She placed her life on hold in California and follower God’s orders to make this move. She had no idea what other plans had for her future.