After 30 years, Bishop T.D. Jakes has announced that the position of senior pastor of the Potter’s House in Dallas will be transferred to his daughter, Sarah Jakes Roberts, and son-in-law.
The announcement came during Sunday morning’s service. Jakes, along with his wife Serita Jakes by his side, named Pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts and Sarah’s husband, Pastor Touré Roberts, as the new senior pastors of the church. The couple will begin their new roles in July. Jakes will remain on the Potter’s House Board of Directors.
The move signifies the mega-church is evolving its ministry into the future, uplifting a new generation.
“As your pastor-elect, co-senior pastor elect, I’m grateful, I’m honored as your daughter,” Jakes Roberts said, fighting through tears as she embraced her father.
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