Bishop T.D. Jakes on Sunday, handed over leadership of The Potter’s House congregation to his daughter and son-in-law.
Jakes announced the decision months after he suffered a massive heart attack while preaching at the church.
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.
Holding back tears, Jakes confirmed that his daughter and son-in-law, pastors Sarah Jakes Roberts and Toure Roberts, will take over in July.
“I’m grateful, I’m honored, as your daughter,”; Sarah Jakes Roberts said.
“I’m so happy you’re going to get some rest.”;
T.D. Jakes, who founded The Potter’s House in 1996, admitted that getting hospitalized after suffering a massive heart attack on stage, factored into the decision.
“I cannot afford, especially after November, to risk something happening to me and you be sheep without a shepherd,”; he added.
