Bishop Henry Phillips Jr.  is a native of East.St.Louis, IL. He is the second child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry and Mae Belle Phillips three children. He was reared with a solid Christian foundation. At the tender age of ten, he accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior. In the formative years of his Christian walk, he served as a faithful worker within his local church and held several leadership positions such as an Usher, Choir Director, Adult Sunday School Teacher, and Youth Ministry Coordinator in the District W.P.W.W., State Minister of Music for the Illinois S.E. Jurisdiction of the Churches of God In Christ.

In the spring of 1991, he was united in marriage to Patricia M. Brewer. Three years later in January 1994, they founded and began the pastorate of Power of Change Ministries. At present, they reach a congregation of over 1,200 members including the Power of Change Christian Center second location in Mount Vernon, Illinois .

Bishop Henry Phillips is the president of the E.C.F.I (Ecclesia Covenant Fellowship International) were he serves as an apostolic covering for churches and ministries in both the United States and Africa.  

He studied theology at the Christian Life School of Theology, Atlanta Georgia. Bishop Phillips continued his ministry studies at the St. Louis Bible College, St. Louis Missouri and received his Doctorate of Religious Philosophy at Tabernacle Bible College and Seminary in Tampa, Florida. He is a member of the Joint Colleges of African American Pentecostal Bishops; he serves as the Police commissioner of Cahokia, IL. Bishop Henry Phillips Jr. has been awarded the Prestigious Catholic Servant Award for "Outstanding Community Service"; he is also a member of the Illinois State Treasurer Advisory Team. Bishop Phillips has a number of certifications in Christian marital and human behavior counseling, church growth, leadership development and he is currently working on the completion of his first book.