- Juanita Bynum
Juanita Bynum (born
January 16 ,1959 ) is an AmericanPentecostal televangelist , author, actress andgospel singer.Infobox Writer
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pseudonym = Juanita Bynum
birthname = Juanita Bynum
birthdate = birth date and age|1959|01|16
birthplace =Chicago USA
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occupation =Author
Pastor
,televangelist Gospel Singer
spouse = Former Husband: Thomas Weeks III
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influences =Joyce Meyers ,T.D. Jakes , Katherine Bynum,John Boyd
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website = http://www.firstcathedral.orgEarly life
Juanita Bynum is one of five children,from the marriage of Elder Thomas Bynum Sr. and Katherine Bynum. As a child growing up in
Chicago , Bynum spent her early days jumping rope and playing hopscotch with other neighborhood children. Her daring confidence and charismatic personality landed her a starring role in Perry Middle School's annual play, My Fair Lady. She received rousing ovations and rave reviews for her performance while attracting attention from talent scouts. [http://web.archive.org/web/20021215011108/www.juanitabynum.com/articles/art1a.htm]Bynum attended Saints Academy
Church of God in Christ (COGIC) High School inLexington, Mississippi , Saints Academy's was Christian boarding school, [http://web.archive.org/web/20021215011108/www.juanitabynum.com/articles/art1a.htm] . Bynum was raised as attendee at St. Luke Church of God in Christ in Chicago, a Pentecostal Church, .Early Ministry
Juanita has been involved in the ministry, since graduating high school, even keeping a black book of engagements
Personal life
Ministerial Rebirth / Enlightenment Experience
Soon after Juanita graduated from high school,she started preaching in nearby churches and at revivals. Gaining some notoriety at this point she began a series of what she calls "Lessons in Submission" [http://web.archive.org/web/20021215011108/www.juanitabynum.com/articles/art1a.htm] ". The process was iniated by an experience that occurred when Bynum traveled to
Port Huron, Michigan preach at a church. After she delivered her sermon, the pastor shocked her with a stern warning from God. The pastor said "You're a very gifted young woman. But the Lord told me to tell you that five years from now you will be a 'has been' because you are relying on your gift, but your character has not been birthed yet." He Continued. "God said if you will give me yourblack book ( A book of requests for her to minister) and come off the evangelism field and be broken, He will anoint you to become a common household name, You will go down in history as a woman of God who helped shape the course of Christendom."
In reflection, Bynum believes her reluctant act of submission introduced her to the real Juanita Bynum, who she says "wasn't pretty at all." These lesson in brokeness were a result of experiences with a marriage ending in divorce, a struggle anorexia nervosa,and governmental living assistance. Bynum eventually wrote a book detailing her nine-year experience in Port Huron titled Don't Get Off the Train.Post-Ministerial Rebirth / Enlightenment Experience
After her nine year ordeal,
Bishop T.D. Jakes invited Bynum to attend one of his singles conferences in 1996, where she rose from attendee to speaker in two years. In 1997, she released her No More Sheets video and audiotape series. Bynum's willingness to share her story about sexual brokenness immediately catapulted her to national attention. A book version of the series takes readers through Bynum's story of sexual promiscuity and her victorious journey out of it. In July of 1999, Bynum repreached "No More Sheets" atT.D Jakes 's 80,000 attendee " Woman, Thou Art Loosed!" Conference in Atlanta.In 2000, Juanita Bynum taught a class on the subjects of character, submission and time management at Greater Bethel Ministries in Hempstead, New York, attended by approximately class of 70 women; While launching, her conference Women Weapons of Power Conference was organized. The Weapons of Power conference was held annually through 2006.Ministrial Iniatiaves/ Subsidiaries
The Women on the Frontline Conference
The Amachi Project
GRG Foundation
Flow Records
Flow Publications
Flow Publications publishs books that are highly anointed, biblically sound, and have a clear prophetic voice for this spiritual season. Flow Publication determines its merchandise based on the current movement in Christendom. [http://web.archive.org/web/20020309163912/juanitabynum.com/newsupd.htm] . Flow Publications Material are divided into 3 groups: New Releases. New and exciting Books by Dr. Bynum and other Flow authors, Current Releases. Books by Dr. Bynum and other Flow authors that are part of our standard product line. Classic Releases' Dr. Bynum from her earlier years in ministry
Personal Perception of Ministry
Juanita Bynum Ministries, originally founded as Morning Glory Ministries, named for a television program. Juanita lead in the late 1990s. Juanita Bynum, founded the ministry with intention to transcend denominational, gender and especially racial barriers. [http://web.archive.org/web/20020414010152/http://www.juanitabynum.com/magnews.htm#]
Marriage
Bynum was first married in the early eighties, but the marriage ended in divorce. In a September 26, 2007 article in the "Atlanta Journal and Constitution" Bynum claimed that she suffered domestic abuse in that marriage but that she had "made a vow that I would not talk about that situation because it was over 20 years ago" [ [http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2007/09/26/bynum_0927_web.html] ] .
Juanita married
Thomas Wesley Weeks, III in 2002. [http://www.blackvoices.com/blogs/2008/03/12/bishop-beat-down-thomas-weeks-pleads-guilty-to-assaulting-juani] ]In early August, 2007, Juanita gave sermons that hinted that she was angry with men. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHfRGWkRWIs&NR=1] ]
On August 21, 2007, Juanita was beaten by her husband, who eventually plead guilty to aggravated assault charges. Thomas was given 3 years probation, 200 hours of non-church related community service, and ordered to attend anger management counseling.
After the Marriage
Bynum has continued her preaching ministryFact|date=June 2008. Bynum is also a regular consultant for
FOX TV's "Divorce Court " and has been permanently added to the cast of the TV series "Lincoln Heights ".References
External links
* [http://www.juanitabynum.com/ Official website]
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