Shelton G. Vann, Jr. was born July 22, 1951 to Shelton G. Vann, Sr. and Willie Ella Henry Vann in San Antonio, Texas. He accepted Christ at an early age and was a part of the Grant AME Church in San Antonio, Texas. Shelton later rekindled his relationship with the Lord in 1999 with Apostolic Tabernacle in Houston, Texas, under the leadership of Dr. Lester A. Roch. Shelton was baptized and received the Holy Ghost in Jesus Name under the scripture Acts 2:38.