Paula White Biography
Paula White is an American non-denominational pastor born on 20 April 1966 in Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. She is the senior pastor of New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka, Florida, and also a host of ‘Paul White Today’.
10 Quick Facts About Paula White
Here is a list of 10 facts
- Name: Paula Michelle White-Cain
- Age: 59 Years Old
- Birthday: 20 April
- Zodiac Sign: Taurus
- Height: 5 feet 6 inches
- Nationality: American
- Occupation: Pastor, author, and televangelist
- Marital Status: Married
- Salary: Under review
- Net worth: $3 million
Paula White Age
Paula White is 59 years old. She was born on 20 April 1966 in Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.A. White celebrates her birthday on April 20th every year. Her birth sign is Taurus.
Paula White Height
Paula White stands at the height of 5 feet 6 inches or 1.71 meters.
Paula White Weight
Paula weighs 59 kg which is equivalent to 130 lb. Her hair color is blonde and she has blue eyes.
Early Life and Education
Paula White was born on April 20, 1966, in Tupelo, Mississippi, to Myra Joanelle and Donald Paul Furr III. When she was five years old, her father committed suicide and her mother moved with her and her brother to Memphis.
Paula shared that she faced poverty, alcoholism, and abuse in her childhood. She also suffered from bulimia.
She graduated from Seneca Valley High School in Germantown, Maryland. She converted to Christianity at the Damascus Church of God in 1984 and claimed to have received a vision from God to preach the gospel.
Rise to Fame and Breakthrough Moment
- In 2016, James Dobson credited White of having converted Trump into Christianity. Paula was part of Trump’s Evangelical Advisory Board during his campaign for US President.
- On 20 January 2017, she delivered the invocation prayer during Trump’s inauguration ceremony. She has been one of Trump’s spiritual advisers since he took over the office and has held Oval Office prayer circles with him.
Pastor
- White is an American pastor, author, and televangelist. She is the senior pastor of City of Destiny Church 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 her ex-husband Randy White in 1991.
- She is also the chair of the evangelical advisory board in Donald Trump’s administration and his special advisor for the Faith and Opportunity Initiative at the Office of Public Liaison. She has a television show called Paula White Today that airs on various networks and reaches millions of viewers worldwide
- She is a proponent of prosperity theology, a controversial doctrine that teaches that God rewards faith and obedience with material wealth and health.
Personl Life
Pastor Paula White Family
Paula was born to Myra Joanelle (mother)and Donald Paul Furr III, Her parents separated when Paula was five years old, and later her father committed suicide which ledthem to poverty. Her mother became an alcoholic and when she was working Paula would be the caregiver to her brother.
At the age of nine, her mother remarried to a two-star admiral in the US Navy and her family moved to Washington, DC, where her stepfather was stationed to the National Naval Medical Center.
Paula White Husband
- Paula White has been married three times. Her first husband was Dean Knight, a local musician, whom she married in 1984 and divorced in 1989. They had one son, Bradley Knight, who is now the senior pastor of City of Destiny Church.
- Her second husband was Randy White, a pastor and co-founder of Without Walls International Church, whom she married in 1990 and divorced in 2007. She was the stepmother of his three children.
- Her third and current husband is Jonathan Cain, a musician and member of the band Journey, whom she married in 2015. She is the stepmother of his three children
Paul White Divorce
- In 2007 Paula divorced her then-husband, Randy White, the divorce was amicable. They were co-founders of ‘Without Walls International Church’ in Tampa, Florida.
- Paula during an interview said that after IRS launched a nine-year investigation into the personal and organizational finances, of White and her then-husband, Randy in 2004 there was a lot of pressure, and even their church staff split in the middle with some turning on the Whites and going to the media. She said that due to “that kind of pressure” and “in a really weak moment” together with her husband they decided to divorce.
- Paula said that her husband closed up to her and she kept questioning herself “Why can I win the world and not go home and win the one that I love?”.
- She remembered a time Randy took her into a dark room, placed a mask on her, spun her around, and told her to find her way out. With tears, White said she sat there for half an hour, scared and calling out to him. He took off her mask and informed her that that is what he felt like he was going through.
Paula White Children
Paul White has one child, a son Dean Knight from her first marriage. He once was a drug addict and was sexually abused by another male, a staff member of her house.
Paula White Net Worth
Paula White has an estimated net worth of $5 million dollars. This includes her assets, money, and income. Her primary source of income is her career as a pastor. Through her various sources of income, Paula has been able to accumulate good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
Facts: Everything You Need to Know About Paula White
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Paula White Bio
- Full Name: Paula Michelle White Cain
- Popular As: Paula
- Gender: Female
- Occupation / Profession: Pastor
- Nationality: American
- Race / Ethnicity: White
- Religion: Not Known
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
Birthday
- Age / How Old?: 59 Years Old
- Zodiac Sign: Taurus
- Date of Birth: 20 April 1966
- Place of Birth: Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S.A.
- Birthday: April 20
Body Measurements
- Body Measurements: Not Available
- Height / How Tall?: 5 feet 6 inches or 1.71 meters.
- Weight: 59 kg
- Eye Color: Blue
- Hair Color: Blonde
- Shoe Size: Not Available
Family and Relationship
- Father (Dad): Donald Paul Furr III,
- Mother: Myra Joanelle
- Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): One brother
- Marital Status: Married
- Husband/Spouse: Married to Jonathan Cain
- Children: One
Net Worth and Salary
- Net Worth: $3 million
- Salary: Under Review
- Source of Income: Her Career
White Affair
- Paula was once pictured with televangelist Benny Hinn in The National Enquirer leaving a hotel in Rome holding hands which led to speculations that they were having an affair and were engaged. White came out to put the rumors to rest and denied the allegations. She said;
- “They’re going to talk about you and write … because it sells ragtag magazines. They’re going to lie on you but God’s going to tell you to keep your mouth shut.”
Trump’s Spiritual Advisor
Paula White is Donald Trump’s spiritual advisor, Trump discovered White through watching her TV show and reached out to her by telephone in 2002. Trump even appeared on her television show and he used to bring her to Atlantic City for private Bible studies.
