Evangelist Crystal Taylor-James is a native of Houston, Texas. She is an alumnus of San Jacinto College where she studied for her A.A. in Business Administration.  In her secular pursuits, Evangelist James has served in various supervisory and management positions in the banking industry working for such banking institutions as Bank of the Southwest, MBank, and J. P. Morgan Chase Bank. Evangelist James also fed her entrepreneur spirit by starting her own business, C. Taylor-James & Associates Desktop Publishers.
In her Christian pursuits, Evangelist James is the Founder and C.E.O of a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, “Destined by Design Ministries”, whose focus is to mentor young women and assist them in discovering, defining, developing, and living their God ordained purpose in life

Evangelist Crystal Taylor-James
Assistant Chairlady

Evangelist James is an Evangelist Missionary who has been called by God to do a work for Him. She strives for God’s seal of excellence in all that she does and it has been exemplified in the many capacities in which she has served. Evangelist James has directed Women’s Conferences and Women’s Retreats in Texas, crossing denominational lines to bring all women of Christ together for impartation and education. She is a member of Greater Law Memorial Church of God in Christ located in Houston, Texas where her pastor is Bishop W. A. Jenkins. On the local church level, she has served as a Sunday School Teacher, Deaconess Board Vice President and has chaired many Committees. Currently she serves as the Director of Revivals, Conferences, and Convention Services; Chairperson of the Pastor’s & Wife Anniversary Committee; and Director of the Greater Law Memorial (“GLM”) Youth Department and the GLM Young Adult Ministry (“YAM”).

On the District level, Evangelist James serves as the District Missionary for the Greater Houston District with Pastor Kevin Childs who serves as District Superintendent. She faithfully serves in Texas South Central Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction where the Jurisdictional Prelate is Bishop Prince E.W. Bryant, Sr. and the Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women is Mother Peggy Carr-Lee. She has served as Jurisdictional Youth Department Chairlady and Jurisdictional Sunday School Field Representative and currently serves as the Jurisdictional Program Committee Chairman and the Coordinator of the Texas South Central Women’s Day Services and Director of the Jurisdictional Women’s Convention.
On the Regional level, she services as the Regional Youth Department Chairlady of the Southern Central Region with Superintendent Andrew Jackson, who serves as the Regional Youth President.

On the National level, she serves as an Assistant Chairlady of the International Youth Department, Church of God in Christ, Inc. under the leadership of Superintendent Nathaniel Green, International Youth Department President, and Evangelist Vandalyn Kennedy, International Youth Department Chairlady.
Evangelist Crystal James is the wife of thirty (30) years to Deacon Elbert James who supports her wholeheartedly in ministry.