Pastor Ralph J. Chittams, Sr. was born and raised in New York City. He came to Washington, D.C. in 1978 to attend Howard University, from where he graduated having earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science. In 1983 he married his college sweetheart, Patricia, and this union has been blessed with four children, one daughter-in-law, one son-in-law, and two beautiful granddaughters. Pastor Chittams has been preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ since 1998. He has earned a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from the Maple Springs Baptist Bible College and Seminary, and a Master of Divinity degree from the Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. Pastor Chittams is also a classically trained pianist and organist.