Bishop Clarence E. McClendon was born and raised in Decatur, Illinois and began preaching at age fifteen. He assumed his first pastorate position at age nineteen and today, serves as the Senior Pastor of Full Harvest International Church, a growing global, multi-ethnic, multi-lingual congregation located in the South Bay area of California. Responding to the call to take "the whole gospel to the whole world for mankind's whole deliverance", Bishop McClendon hosts conferences and crusades throughout the world. Regionally the Clarence E. McClendon South Bay Miracle, Prayer and Healing Crusades draw believers and non-believers alike, to share in the apostolic, prophetic, and healing ministry of Bishop McClendon.