Paula White | |
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Special Advisor to the Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives | |
Assumed office November 2019 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Personal details | |
Born | Paula Michelle Furr April 20, 1966 Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. |
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Children | 1 |
Occupation | Preacher |
Website | www |
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]