Jakes, Thomas Dexter Sr. (T.D.)
1957- · Contribution: 1996-2025
Pastor; author; media entrepreneur
Founded The Potter's House, one of the largest megachurches in the United States; named one of Time magazine's 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1957, South Charleston, West Virginia
- Active since
- 1996
- Category
- Religious & Spiritual Leadership
- Best known for
- Founding The Potter's House megachurch
Impact on the world
Jakes built one of the largest megachurches in the country and a wide-reaching media and publishing enterprise, extending his ministry into literacy, addiction recovery, and reentry programs for the formerly incarcerated.
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