Paula White

Paula White
White in 2021
Born
Paula Michelle Furr

(1966-04-20) April 20, 1966 (age 58)
Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.
Spouses
  • Dean Knight
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    (m. 1984; div. 1989)​
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    (m. 1990; div. 2007)​
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    (m. 2015)​
Children1
WebsiteOfficial website

Paula Michelle White-Cain (née Furr; born April 20, 1966) is an American televangelist, apostolic leader in the Independent Charismatic movement, and a proponent of prosperity theology.

White was chair of the evangelical advisory board to Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.[1] White delivered the invocation at his inauguration, on January 20, 2017.[2] White is the first female clergy member to deliver the invocation.[3] In November 2019, Trump appointed her special advisor to the Faith and Opportunity Initiative at the Office of Public Liaison.[4][5]

From 2014 until May 2019,[6][7][8] White was senior pastor of New Destiny Christian Center, in Apopka, Florida, a nondenominational, multicultural megachurch. White 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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Who's who in the inauguration ceremonies". Fox News. January 19, 2017.
  3. ^ Weiland, Noah (January 20, 2017). "Paula White, Trump's Spiritual Adviser, Says He Has 'a Hunger for God' (Published 2017)". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ Perry, Douglas (November 4, 2019). "Paula White, Donald Trump's new adviser, ratchets up rhetoric, denounces 'demonic' networks opposing president's 'calling'". Oregon Live.
  5. ^ Peters, Jeremy W.; Dias, Elizabeth (November 2, 2019). "Paula White, Newest White House Aide, Is a Uniquely Trumpian Pastor". The New York Times.
  6. ^ "Paula White, Trump's spiritual adviser, leaves Florida church with new ambitions". Baptist News Global. May 9, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
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