The Harris Family is a Southern Gospel music ministry from Pasadena, Texas. Current members of the group consist of Roger and Sue Harris, along with their youngest daughter, Kristen. Roger and Sue also have another daughter, Shanna, who sang with the group for a time, however, she is now serving the Lord in other areas of ministry.
Both Roger and Sue grew up playing and singing various types of music and developed a special love for music at an early age. That love was obviously passed down to their children. Although music, as well as their faith, has always been a big part of their lives, The Harris Family did not begin singing together as an organized Southern Gospel group until early 2003.
At that time, Sue had been singing Southern Gospel music for over ten years as part of a mixed trio based out of the family’s home church. It was through this ministry that the Harris family was first introduced to Southern Gospel music. The style and excitement of Southern Gospel music, combined with the uncompromising message that it proclaimed, had a huge impact on their lives. A seed had been planted in each of their hearts and God spent the next several years preparing them for His service as He would later call the family to begin a Southern Gospel ministry of their own.
It was January 2003 when Sue first felt God leading her to begin a ministry where she could share her heart and her music beyond the walls of her home church. As she answered God’s call and began to prayerfully seek the heart of God, He made it clear to each of them that His call was for the family to sing and minister together! Looking back, it is easy to see how God spent a lifetime preparing each member of the Harris family for such a time as this. Their love for God and their love for each other, combined with their love for music and their desire to reach others for Jesus Christ allowed God to pathe this path for the Harris family. Talent runs deep in the Harris family and audiences everywhere are quick to warm up to the great blend and close harmony that is so often found in a family group.
The Harris Family has a strong desire for God to use their music and testimony to make an eternal difference in the lives of others by pointing them to the cross of Jesus Christ. Aware that we are living in troublesome and uncertain times where people everywhere are looking for something or someone to put their faith in, the group continually seeks the heart of God, praying that He will give them songs that will lead lost souls to the throne of God’s grace where they can come to know Jesus Christ in a real and personal way, as well as use their songs to offer hope and encouragement to fellow believers.
Sue writes many of the songs that the family sings and the heartfelt message of each song reflects the personal victories in her own life. From growing up in an alcoholic home that oftentimes resembled a battlefield more than a home to later seeing her mother’s life tragically taken, Sue recognizes that she is a living testimony of what God can do, even when we are surrounded by the most difficult circumstances. Kristen has recently begun blossom as a songwriter herself and her first two recorded songs can be heard on the family’s newest CD, Rescued.
Roger, Sue, and Kristen each have a heart that just wants to serve God. Their ministry extends into churches, prisons, festivals, conventions, and concert events. They are committed to the work God has called them to do and they trust in Him alone to give them wisdom and extend to each of them the grace they need in order to walk with Him on this journey.
