Months after a medical episode during a sermon, Bishop T.D Jakes steps down as Potters house pastor he founded decades ago.
T.D. Jakes founded The Potter’s House in 1996. The church said this move had been years in the making, but it came just months after a near-tragedy.
“You have been faithful to God, and you have been faithful to me. And I’m so grateful,” he told the congregation during Sunday morning’s service at The Potter’s House.
“I cannot afford, especially after November, to risk something happening to me and you be sheep without a shepherd.”
His daughter and son-in-law, pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts and Toure Roberts, will take over as soon as July.
“I’m grateful, I’m honored, as your daughter,” said Sarah Jakes Roberts. “I’m so happy you’re going to get some rest.”
According to The Potter’s House, Jakes will remain chairman of the church’s board and spiritual overseer.
The Potter’s House is a non-denominational, multicultural church based in Dallas, with a congregation of over 30,000 members and branches in North Dallas, Fort Worth, and Denver.
