T. D. Jakes Net Worth,Wiki,Earnings,Rumors,Career,personal life

Thomas Dexter Jakes known as T. D. Jakes is a pastor, author, and filmmaker. He is the bishop of The Potter's House, a Nondenominational American megachurch and has a net worth of $18 million according to a record of 2017.

Source of income and house of  T. D. Jakes:

T. D. Jakes first movies were Woman Thou Art Loosed which was released in 2004 and lifetime gross is $6,879,730. And his second movie was Not Easily Broken which was 2009 and lifetime gross is $10,572,742 and continuously in 2011, he released a movie called  Jumping the Broom and lifetime gross is $37,295,394. In 2012, he played a role in Woman Thou Art Loosed and lifetime gross is $1,213,128. In 2013, his movie was Black Nativity and lifetime gross is $7,018,189 and in 2014 he plays a role in Heaven is for Real and lifetime gross is $91,443,253.

The founder and pastor of The Potter's House Church are T. D. Jakes and purchased this 14,346 sqft mansion in 2004 for $5,575,000.

Rumors of T.D. Jakes you won't believe:

During the son's arrest, the African American LGBTQ community abuzz with rumors resurfacing about Bishop Jake's sexuality but Jakes is tight-lipped on the topic of his son's homosexuality, the African American LGBTQ community isn't incorrect.

A poster boy for African-American ex-gay ministries, gospel mega-star Pastor Donnie McClurkin feels similarly to Jake stating he was once sexually abused by an uncle that brought about his proclivity to same-sex attraction.

You'll Never Guess!: Bishop T.D. Jakes Gets the Perfect Birthday Present:

Bishop T.D. Jakes just turned 60, and this birthday was one he won't soon forget. On Sunday, his birthday, Jakes was given his dream car: a '60s Trans Am. Fred Hammond, a gospel music producer and singer-songwriter, and his brother Ray Hammond presented it to him on stage at Potter's House Church in Dallas, Texas.

The early life and career of T. D. Jakes:

T. D. Jakes was born on June 9, 1957, in South Charleston, West Virgina, United States and he got married in 1981  with Serita Jakes and has two children Sarah Jakes(daughter), Cora Jakes-Coleman(daughter), Jermaine Jakes(son), Jamar Jakes(son), Thomas Jakes(son), Jr(son).And now he is 60 years old.

He enrolled at West Virginia State University and began preaching part-time in local churches, but due of some reason he had to dropped out of the university and started to take a job at the local Union Carbide and continued preaching part-time.

he continued his education by studying through correspondence courses from Friends International Christian University and completed a B. A. and M.A.  and a Doctor of Ministry in Religious Studies from Friends International Christian University in 1995 while he was beginning a radio ministry The Master's Plan and also became acquainted with Bishop Sherman Watkins, founder of the Higher Ground Always Abounding Assembly. During that time,

Then he began a Sunday School class for them, "Woman, Thou Art Loosed," who had been abandoned and abused in their lives in which he encouraged the women to use their past pain as a foundation for new growth.Jakes began to focus on the spiritual needs of the women in his church and also began similar class for men, which he called "Manpower".

Jakes started to write a book in 1993, his first book was drawing on his experiences working with the women of his congregation and also began a new television ministry, and continued to write and to publish, spreading his message of spiritual healing to new audiences.

He began his congregation grew 300 members and the congregation grew to more than 1,100 people, of whom 60 percent were African American and 40 percent were Caucasian Jakes moved to West Virginia in 1990-1993.In 1994 to 1996, Jakes Ministries was established as a non-profit organization that produced televised sermons and conferences and hosted "Get Ready," a weekly television and radio show with national distribution through syndication.

In 2005 to 2015, Jakes accompanied President George W. Bush on his visit to the areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina also led the early morning prayer service for President Barack Obama at St. John's Church in Washington, D.C.

Social media of  T. D. Jakes:

T. D. Jakes has 2.1m Followers, 188 Following, 13.7k Posts(@bishopjakes) on Instagram, and 5.9M likes on photos/videos on Facebook and has  210 Following, Followers3.13M on twitter.