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.