James Leslie had the privilege of growing up in a Christian home and trusted Jesus Christ as his Savior at the age of 12. After surrendering to full-time ministry, James enrolled in Bible college. During 2007, while completing a summer ministry internship, he understood the direction of that ministry as God made the call to be a pastor very clear. In 2017, after serving in his home church, James moved to south-central Pennsylvania, where he started and continues to serve as the pastor of Bible Baptist Church of McConnellsburg.