Bishop T.D. (Thomas Dexter) Jakes is an Americantelevangelist. He currently is the pastor of The Potters House, a primarly African-AmericanPentecostalmegachurch in Dallas, Texas. His church services and evangelistic sermons are broadcast on The Potters Touch, which airs on the Trinity Brodcasting Network. Other aspects of Jakes' ministry include an annual revival called "MegaFest" and gospel music recordings. In the USA, a televangelist (television evangelist) is a religious minister (often a Christian priest or minister) who devotes a large portion of his (or her) ministry to TV broadcasts to a regular viewing and listening audience. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or Black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan Africa. ... The Pentecostal movement within Protestant Christianity places special emphasis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. ... The rise of the megachurch is a recent phenomenon within Protestantism. ... Dallas is one of the ten largest cities in the United States and the heart of the largest metropolitan area in Texas. ... State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry Official languages None. ... Gospel music may refer either to the religious music that first came out of African-American churches in the 1930s or, more loosely, to both black gospel music and to the religious music composed and sung by white southern Christian artists. ...
He founded The Potters House in 1996, with about 50 families. By December 2002, it had 28,000 members. This has been said by some as one of the fastest growing megachurches in America. 2002 : January _ February _ March _ April _ May _ June _ July _ August _ September _ October _ November _ December _ → A timeline of events in the news for December, 2002. ...
Jakes lives in Dallas with his wife Serita and their five children.
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