Founded by Thomas D. Jakes, Potter's House, in Dallas, Texas, is one of the largest mega-churches in the United States.
Jakes began his ministry in a storefront in West Virginia but, in 1996, he purchased the former Eagles Nest Family Church in the Oak Cliff region of Dallas, next to Dallas Baptist University, relaunching it as the Potter's House. Jakes moved from West Virginia with fifty families, who formed the core of his church. By 2000, he expanded the facility with a 191,000 square-foot sanctuary, paying off the $45 million debt in four years. The sanctuary can seat up to 7,600 people and is used for non-church events as well, such as graduations, concerts, and corporate events.
Typically, Jakes holds three services each Sunday and has an attendance of more than 23,000, seated in the sanctuary and overflow room, as well as his large television audience.
In 2010, the church had a membership of 30,000, and campuses in Dallas, Frisco (North Dallas), and Fort Worth, as well as one in Denver, Colorado, and another in Los Angeles, California. Each of his campuses is linked by satellite video.
T.D. Jakes is a prominent African-American Pentecostal preacher, best known for his cable television broadcasts, but his membership is inter-racial, with large ministries to the homeless, addicted, and convict communities.
His message blends spirituality and economics, and Potter's House employs people in positions of information technology, finance, human resources, materials distribution, public relations, publications, and television production. The church operates a non-profit corporation set up to encourage and facilitate economic growth in underserved communities, another that provides assistance former inmates needing housing, employment, education, or health care, and a school and housing project for single families and seniors, as well as other community and individual assistance programs.
The church also sends missionaries to Mexico and overseas, including Belize, Guyana, and Kenya.
Topics related to the Potter's House or any of its campuses, T.D. Jakes, or other leaders associated with the church, or of any of its affiliated programs, ministries, organizations, or corporations are appropriate topics for this category.
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In 2016, Jakes launched the TD Jakes Show, in which he answers questions and counsels his guests through conversation. It can be viewed online, either live or in rebroadcasts. Broadcast schedules are posted, along with current television offers, partnerships, and an online shopping area where CDs, DVDs, and digital products may be purchased, along with books, apparel, and gifts. Contributions may also be made.
http://www.tdjakes.org/
The interactive video streaming site offers services to those who have been unable to afford to participate in his more expensive conferences. For an annual fee, the site offers access to live events, such as Project Gideon, The Pisgah Experience, Pastors & Leadership Conference, Woman Thou Art Loosed, Men’s Leadership, and others. Other topics include how to pastor, family and parenting issues, and personal power.
https://bishopsvillage.com/
T.D. Jakes is the lead pastor of the Potter’s House, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. His teachings on vision, leadership, growth, power, and love are put forth in study guides, articles, and video. Other topics include entertainment. A program schedule for the T.D. Jakes Show is posted, and it may be viewed online. Other resources include quizzes on a variety of topics related to Jakes or his teachings.
https://www.tdjakes.com/
Texas Offenders Reentry Initiative
T.O.R.I. is a ministry of the Potter’s House and Bishop T.D. Jakes which offers a variety of services, including visiting prisons and building relationships, as well as assisting former inmates to acclimate to the outside, providing housing, employment, education, healthcare, and other services, which are highlighted here. Opportunities to become a T.O.R.I. volunteer, mentor, or donor are included.
http://medc-tori.org/
Headed by Bishop T.D. and Mrs. Serita A. Jakes, the church is based in Dallas, Texas, and has four other campuses in Texas, Colorado, and California. Its locations and contacts are posted, and services may be viewed live or in podcasts. Service schedules and a calendar of programs and events are posted to the site, along with its leadership and administrative contacts, ministries, and missions.
https://thepottershouse.org/
Trinity Broadcasting Network: T.D. Jakes
TBN airs the TD Jakes Show, featuring Bishop T.D. Jakes, author, speaker, and senior pastor of the Potter’s House, a congregation in Dallas, Texas, who also hosts “The Potter’s Touch.” A brief biography of Jakes is offered, along with a featured video from the program and other recent episodes, as well as a program schedule, compliance certifications, public files, and information about other TBN programming.
https://www.tbn.org/people/t-d-jakes
