Paula White
Paula White | |
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_(cropped).jpg) White in 2021 | |
| Senior advisor to the White House Faith Office | |
| Assumed office February 7, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Melissa Rogers |
| In office May 3, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Melissa Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Melissa Rogers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paula Michelle Furr April 20, 1966 Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. |
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| Children | 1 |
| Website | paulawhite |
Paula Michelle White-Cain (née Furr; April 20, 1966) is an American preacher, author, televangelist and exponent of prosperity theology, a controversial religious belief that assumes that material prosperity is a proof of God's grace.
White became chair of the evangelical advisory board in Donald Trump's administration.[1][2] In November 2019, Trump appointed White as special advisor to the Faith and Opportunity Initiative at the Office of Public Liaison.[3][4]
From 2014 until May 2019,[5][6][7] she was senior pastor of New Destiny Christian Center, in Apopka, Florida, a non-denominational, multicultural megachurch. She was formerly the co-pastor of Without Walls International Church in Tampa, Florida, a church she co-founded with pastor and then-husband Randy White in 1991.
She was listed number three on the "50 Most Powerful 2017: Philanthropy & Community Voices" list in the Orlando Magazine July 2017issue.[8]
References
- ↑ Zauzmer, Julie (December 29, 2016). "Paula White, prosperity preacher once investigated by Senate, is a controversial pick for inauguration". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Who's who in the inauguration ceremonies". Fox News. January 19, 2017.
- ↑ Perry, Douglas (November 4, 2019). "Paula White, Donald Trump's new adviser, ratchets up rhetoric, denounces 'demonic' networks opposing president's 'calling'". Oregon Live.
- ↑ Peters, Jeremy W.; Dias, Elizabeth (November 2, 2019). "Paula White, Newest White House Aide, Is a Uniquely Trumpian Pastor". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Paula White, Trump's spiritual adviser, leaves Florida church with new ambitions". Baptist News Global. May 9, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ↑ Blair, Leonardo (May 8, 2019). "Paula White installs son as pastor of her church; plans to plant 3,000 churches, start university". Christian Post. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ↑ Kuruvilla, Carol (May 8, 2019). "Paula White, Trump's Spiritual Adviser, Leaves Florida Church With New Ambitions". HuffPost. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ↑ Leusner, Jim; Glenn, Barry (July 2017). "50 Most Powerful 2017: Philanthropy & Community Voices". Orlando Magazine.com. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
