Serita ann jakes wikipedia

Serita Ann Jakes nee Jamison is an American author and public speaker. Serita Jakes is also involved in various charitable activities, supporting causes related to education, health, and empowerment. Her mother passed away due to Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a condition causing nerve damage, paralysis, and muscle weakness.

Thomas Dexter Jakes (born June 9, ) is an American non-denominational Christian evangelical pastor and motivational speaker.

Her father worked as a coal miner, but little is known about her mother. Tragically, her older brother was killed in a shooting in front of his children while Serita was in college. This loss led her into an abusive relationship with a teenage boy as she grieved the deaths of her mother and brother. During her childhood, Serita faced bullying because of her weight, which led her to turn to sex, drugs, and alcohol to fit in.

However, her life changed drastically after she was baptized and experienced a spiritual renewal. While in college, Serita Ann Jakes studied theater and mass communications. It was during this time that she tragically lost her older brother in a shooting incident. Serita and TD Jakes got married on May 29, , about one and a half years after they first met.

Thomas Dexter Jakes, known as T. Shortly after their marriage, Serita and her husband were in an accident. She injured her leg, but it eventually healed. Serita has five children: Jermaine, Thomas Jr.