James Meeks

James Meeks

Pastor James T. Meeks is the founder and senior pastor of Salem Baptist Church in Chicago, one of the fastest-growing megachurches in the United States and the largest African-American church in Illinois with more than 15,000 members. Pastor Meeks led Salem in building the House of Hope, a $50 million, 10,000-seat community and worship center which is the largest facility built as a worship venue in the nation. A former three-term Illinois state senator, he currently serves as chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education. The author of two books, Pastor Meeks and his wife, Jamell, have four children and five grandchildren.

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