Bro Eugene Bishop is originally from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada where he attended East Hamilton Pentecostal Church where he was a bus kid. In the fall of 1976 he attended ABI (Apostolic Bible Institute) where he later met his wife, Sis Barbara Bishop. After graduating, he and his wife moved back to Hamilton where they helped with many different ministries. After their daughters, Bethany and Tiffany, where born they moved to Dyersburg and later was offered the pastoral position at Friendship United Pentecostal Church. Bro Bishop along with his wife and three daughters (Bethany Tubbs, Tiffany Daniel, and Courtney Bishop) have been at the Friendship Church since 1997.