JAMAL Bryant is a third-generation pastor and social justice campaigner.
He was previously married to Real Housewives Of Potomac star Gizelle Bryant and has been the subject of controversy.
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Who is Pastor Jamal Bryant's fiancée, Karri Turner?
On May 28, 2024, Pastor Jamal Bryant announced his engagement to Karri Turner.
He made the announcement at his church and shared it too a video of the news on Instagram.
He said, “I'm so grateful to God that she agreed to be my wife,” before introducing Karri on the church stage.
Karri is a Christian motivational speaker.
According to her websiteshe is “a nationally and internationally awarded speaker with a specific focus on women in ministry and the marketplace.”
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Morris Brown College.
Karri later earned a Master of Divinity degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University.
In 2023, she received her Doctorate of Ministry with a concentration in Leadership and Christian Renewal.
Who is Jamal Bryant?
Jamal Bryant is a senior pastor at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.
He was born in Boston in 1971 to a bishop father and a pastor mother.
His grandfather, Harrison Bryant, was also an African Methodist bishop.
Jamal graduated from Morehouse College and Duke University.
He also received his Doctorate of Ministry from the Graduate Theological Foundation, with a Doctorate of Divinity from the University of Oxford, UK.
Jamal officiated the funeral of Freddie Gray, who suffered a fatal spinal cord injury in 2015 when he was arrested and beaten by police.
He has also advocated for social justice issues such as the Black Lives Matter movement and finding justice for Breonna Taylor.
“The movement is growing! We don't just want criminal justice reform, we want economic equality,” he wrote on Instagram in August 2020.
The pastor has a rumored net worth of $500,000.
Besides being a preacher, he is a businessman and has investments in the communications industry.
He leads a program on national television called Got Power? as well as an international radio broadcast called Power 4 Life.
His Sunday live services are known to attract thousands of internet users and registered members due to his daily motivational voice and text messages.
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Who is Jamal Bryant's ex-wife Gizelle?
From 2002 to 2009, Jamal was married to The Real Housewives Of Potomac star Gizelle Bryant.
The couple welcomed three children, including a daughter named Grace and twins named Adore and Angel.
At the time of their divorce, their daughters were three and two years old.
The couple separated after rumors spread that Jamal was unfaithful and fathered children outside their marriage.
Gizelle addressed the rumors Bravotv.com: “…I discussed it on his social media.
“I said it's a lie, and obviously we're very important if people are going to make up these lies.”
Jamal has another child with another woman. His eldest daughter is called Topaz and was born in 1998.
Although they are no longer married, the former couple keeps in touch while co-parenting and even reunited on the Bravo show.
They rekindled their romance in 2019 before splitting for good in 2021.
Gizelle commented on Jamal's engagement post. She wrote: 'Congratulations! Very happy for you.'