Husband and wife team Touré Roberts and Sarah Jakes Roberts were installed as the senior pastors of The Potter’s House of Dallas over the July 4 weekend.
On April 27, T.D. Jakes announced that he would step down as pastor of The Potter’s House Church of Dallas and hand over the role to his daughter and son-in-law.
Having started preaching at the age of 19, Jakes (68) founded The Potter’s House in 1996. Today, the church averages over 16,000 weekly attenders and owns 1,000 acres of land.
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Jakes is passing his senior pastor baton to his family members just seven months after suffering a massive heart attack that nearly killed him. Jakes’ heart attack took place on Nov. 24, 2024, while he was concluding a sermon.
The accomplished pastor, media personality, and author has also been the center of controversy related to sexual abuse allegations against him, which has led the bishop to file a defamation suit against his accusers.
In 2022, the Roberts family relocated from Los Angeles to Dallas to take on roles at The Potter’s House of Dallas. In 2023, Touré and Sarah were installed as assistant pastors.
The Roberts were joined onstage Sunday, July 6, by family members and many church leaders, including Jakes’ wife and Sarah’s mother, Serita Jakes, during a nearly four-hour installation service.
“Congratulations to Pastors Touré Roberts and Sarah Jakes Roberts as they step into the roles of Co-Senior Pastors of The Potter’s House,” The Potter’s House of Dallas posted on Facebook. “We have witnessed their faith, their service, and their calling—and now we celebrate this historic moment of generational transition. ✨ This is a new day for The House; and we’re here for it!”
The ceremonial service concluded with Touré and Sarah kneeling in front of Jakes and his wife, listening to a pastoral charge, and being anointed with oil.
