In two thousand and five Time magazine described Bishop TD Jakes as one of the top twenty five most influential evangelists in the United States. He founded the Greater Emmanuel Temple of Faith, his first pastorate, in nineteen seventy nine. His church was formed in West Virginia and he had a small congregation of just ten members. Now more than twenty five years later his church has more than fifty out reach ministries and contains thirty thousand members and employs nearly four hundred staff. You can view his official web page, www.tdjakes.org, and find out all about the bishop, beliefs and his ministry. This beautifully designed web site tells you all about the different facets of the ministry including when the and where they hold conferences, there partnerships, there television work, how to contact Bishop Jakes and his organization and of course how members can make online donations to the church.