Background
Bryant is the son of the late Bishop Harrison James and Edith Holland Bryant.
Bryant is the son of the late Bishop Harrison James and Edith Holland Bryant.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1965 at Morgan State University, his M.Th. degree in 1970 at the Boston University School of Theology, and his Doctorate.Min.
Degree at the Colgate Rochester Divinity School in 1975. Bryant also holds several Honorary Doctorates from Paul Quinn College, Wilberforce University, Payne Theological Seminary and Virginia Seminary. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame of his high school, Baltimore City College.
When assigned to Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Maryland in 1975, the congregation grew to over several thousand members.