Apparently, four months ago, rumors surrounding the disappearance of the renowned pastor and motivational speaker TD Jakes, originally Thomas Dexter Jakes, made its way to the media.
On May 31, 2024, a Facebook user named Jakeline Carvalho uploaded a video on Facebook entitled, “Serita Jakes BURST Out in tears as TD Jakes is REPORTED MISSING, AFTER Service yesterday…“
The video further claimed that bishop TD Jakes last served at the church, The Potter’s House, on Sunday before he went missing. Since then, he has been completely out of contact, and a search operation is happening.
After that, the news also got fueled on TikTok after some TikTok users posted several videos related to TD Jakes under the title ‘Is TD Jakes missing?‘
Well, the missing news of TD Jake is nothing more than rumors, with the fact that neither his family members have authenticated the news yet, nor has he ever been absent from social media.
When his missing news emerged, TD Jakes was celebrating his 42nd marriage anniversary with his wife, Serita!
In the last of May 2024, social media users started claiming that TD Jakes went missing, but that was absolutely not the case.
On May 30, Jakes had a wonderful day with his wife of 42 years, Serita James. He even shared a post on his Instagram with the caption, “And look at her getting her balance back just In time to continue our celebration! …😂 Neither of us can believe it’s been 42 years! Wow! #anniversary.”
After that, he got back to his work. On May 31, when his missing reports emerged in the media, TD Jakes shared an Instagram clip in which he was on a live stream with an author, Touré Roberts, discussing @GoodSoilForum.
Well, he has never been out of contact with his family members or virtual family. TD Jakes has had a constant presence on social media over the years, which is fair enough to debunk his missing rumors.
Additional Information
- TD Jakes was born ‘Thomas Dexter Jakes’ on June 9, 1957, in South Charleston, West Virginia, the United States. He is currently 67 years old.
- He began his career joining Greater Emanuel Temple of Faith, a storefront church in Smithers, as a pastor at age 25.
- Jakes married Serita Jamison in 1982, and they are still together, considering Jakes’ social media handle. The two have five children together: Sarah Jakes Roberts, Jermaine Jakes, Cora Jakes Coleman, Jamar Jakes, Thomas Jakes, Jr.
