Paula White-Cain
Paula White-Cain | |
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White in 2021 | |
| Senior Advisor to the White House Faith Office | |
| Assumed office February 7, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Special Advisor to the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships | |
| In office May 3, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Melissa Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Melissa Rogers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paula Michelle Furr April 20, 1966 Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
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| Children | 1 |
| Occupation | Pastor • televangelist |
| Website | paulawhite |
Paula Michelle White-Cain (née Furr; born April 20, 1966) is an American pastor, author, spiritual advisor, and televangelist. She has written several books and is a leader in the charismatic movement. White is also known for her roles in Donald Trump's two presidential administrations.
White served as a pastor of Without Walls International Church in Tampa, Florida, a church she co-founded with her then-husband, Randy White, in 1991. From 2011 until May 2019, White was senior pastor of New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka, Florida.
White is a spiritual advisor to Donald Trump. She served as chair of the evangelical advisory board to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. White delivered the invocation at Trump's first inauguration on January 20, 2017, becoming the first female clergy member to deliver an inaugural invocation. In November 2019, Trump appointed White as a special advisor to the Faith and Opportunity Initiative at the Office of Public Liaison. On February 7, 2025, Trump announced the creation of the White House Faith Office, to be led by White.