Thomas Dexter Jakes, Sr. is still alive! He is now 58.
Thomas Dexter Jakes, Sr., also known as Bishop T.D. Jakes, was born on June 9, 1957. He is an American entrepreneur, author, filmmaker, and chief pastor of The Potter's House, a non-denominational megachurch, with 30,000 members, located in Dallas, Texas.T.D.
Jakes church services and evangelistic sermons are broadcast on The Potter's Touch, which airs on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, Black Entertainment Television, the Daystar Television Network, The Word Network and The Miracle Channel in Canada. Other aspects of Jakes' ministry include an annual revival called "MegaFest" (which draws more than 100,000 people during that period of time), an annual women's conference called "Woman Thou Art Loosed", and gospel music recordings.
The most recent appearance of him was doing a talk Kathie Lee, Hoda and Tamron Hall about new book 'Destiny' on August 3, 2015.
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