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| birth_date=September 1, 1961
 
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'''Andy Clay Harris''' (born September 1, 1961)<ref name=mylife.com>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/andrew-harris/harris3768r|title=Andy Harris (Clay)|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=March 14, 2018}}</ref> is an Assemblies of God pastor from [[Bossier City]] in northwestern [[Louisiana]], whose former congregation, The Church of the Cross, erected in 2009 a 199-foot [[Christian]] cross on the grounds of its sanctuary in Haughton. The silver cross is seen from various points about U.S. Highway 80.
 
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The son of a Bossier City builder-father and teacher-mother, Harris graduated from Bossier High School in 1979. He studied at the Southwestern Assemblies of God University<ref name=intelius>{{cite web|url=https://www.intelius.com/people-search/Andy-C-Harris/Bossier%20city-LA|title=Andy Harris: Bossier City, LA|publisher=Intelius.com|accessdate=March 14, 2018}}</ref> in Waxahachie, [[Texas]], the alma mater of the famous pastor [[John C. Hagee]] of [[San Antonio]], Texas. For a time, he was on the staff of ''The Gurdon Times'' in Arkadelphia, [[Arkansas]]. He also lived for a time, dates unavailable but prior to 1996, in [[Carson City]], [[Nevada]]; Miami, [[Oklahoma]], and Sarepta in Webster Parish, Louisiana.<ref name=intelius/> Harris completed an internship at his home congregation, the Broadmoor Assembly of God in [[Shreveport]] and was ordained into the ministry in 1985.<ref name=arrest>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/crime/2018/03/09/benton-man-arrested-possession-meth/410682002/|title=Bossier Parish pastor arrested for possession of meth|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|author=Nick Wooten|date=March 9, 2018|accessdate=March 14, 2018}}</ref>
 
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On March 7, 2018, Harris was arrested for possession of [[methamphetamine]]s and drug paraphernalia and booked in the Bossier Maximum Security Facility, at which he posted a $5,000 bail. He accepted the pastorate of The Church of the Cross in 1996 and resigned after more than twenty-one years amid the arrest.<ref name=arrest/> He reportedly earned between $100,000 and $150,000.<ref name=mylife.com/> Police said that Harris was question on another unrelated, undisclosed matter when Harris revealed the drugs in  his home. Police found 3.5 grams of meth, a smoking device, and a snorting straw.<ref name=arrest/>
 
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A [[Republican Party|Republican]],<ref name=mylife.com/> Harris was pictured in ''The Shreveport Times'' with current state Senator [[Ryan Gatti]] of Bossier City and Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser.<ref name=arrest/>
 
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On the Sunday after his resignation as pastor, a letter from Harris was read to the congregation. He described his time at The Church of the Cross as one of "faith and victory" and long-term friendships with members who were "[[Salvation|saved]], healed, and filled by the [[Holy Spirit]]. We have loved and felt love by you all."<ref name=pastor>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2018/03/12/arrested-pastor-former-congregation-forgive-me/416277002/
 
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|title=Arrested pastor to former congregation: forgive me|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=March 12, 2018|author=Nick Wooten|accessdate=March 14, 2018}}</ref> Harris described his recent years in the ministry as like being in "a pressure cooker" with betrayals, sickness, and family issues. Harris continued, "A few months ago in a time of weakness I attempted to ease the pain in the wrong . I have sinned, and I have asked the Lord to forgive me. I have asked my family to forgive me. And I am asking you all -- all of you-- to forgive me. ... Pray all the good the Lord has done through us will outshine the bad [[Satan|the devil]] has done to us."<ref name=pastor/>
 
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Doyle Dempsey, the secretary-treasurer of The Church of the Cross, described his broken heartedness, "Although we do not condone his behavior in this matter, we are all eternally grateful to Pastor Harris for his years of dedicated service to this church body. ... We are all just mortal men. One decision away from sudden destruction."<ref name=pastor/> 
 
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In the wake of Harris' departure, the pastoral staff will rotate the ministerial duties pending the call of a new pastor.<ref name=pastor/>
 
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