Pastor Sheryl Brady has revealed that The Potter’s House of North Dallas, a prominent church campus in Frisco, Texas, has changed its name to The Bridge Frisco, taking on “a fresh identity.” The rebranding emerges just days after a landmark leadership shakeup at Bishop T.D. Jakes’ influential megachurch.
“For 15 years, The Potter’s House of North Dallas has been a bridge to the Frisco community. Now, a new era begins. We’re stepping into a new chapter — reflecting on our legacy and looking boldly toward the future,” Pastor Brady announced in a May 4 social media post.
“Our new name and look represent our same mission, vision, geographical location and the continued direction of our church,” she added. “Since our inception, our mission has been: ‘…to be a bridge, connecting the hearts of people to the heart of God.’ We will continue to be a bridge that meets the diverse needs of our congregants and community.”
Brady emphasized that Bishop Jakes had given the church his blessings. The Bridge Frisco pastor added that Jakes “would always be my bishop.”
The name change follows the April 27 announcement by Jakes, who founded The Potter’s House church in 1996, that he is appointing his daughter, Sarah Jakes Roberts, and son-in-law, Pastor Touré Roberts, as the new senior pastors.
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This generational succession, reportedly planned for years but potentially hastened by a heart attack Jakes experienced during a sermon in late 2024, marks a significant new chapter for the influential ministry.
Brady, a noted pastor and author, has been leading the Frisco congregation with her husband, Bishop Joby Brady. The church was established as an extension campus under Jakes’s covering. Similar campuses exist in Los Angeles, Denver, and Fort Worth, Texas. Brady insisted in her video that the church would remain connected to The Potter’s House and maintain Jakes’ vision despite its rebranding.
Brady has long-standing ties with the Jakes ministry, having been a featured speaker at major conferences like Woman Thou Art Loosed and MegaFest. Notably, Jakes invited her to be the first and only female speaker at his ManPower conference in 2010, a significant moment in the ministry’s history.
She acknowledge Jakes’ April 27 transition announcement on Facebook at the time, calling him “the voice of a generation.”
“Although we’re not that far apart in age, you became a spiritual father to me,” Brady wrote. “Over 35 years ago, it was your voice that woke up the sleeping preacher inside of me. I didn’t even know I had it in me—until the deep within you called to the deep within me—and my life has never been the same.”
The rebranding of The Potter’s House of North Dallas to The Bridge Frisco signals a new phase for the North Texas congregation, reflecting the broader season of evolution and the dawn of a new leadership era within The Potter’s House network. While its URL is unique, The Bridge Frisco’s website itself still displayed “The Potter’s House of North Dallas” title as of May 5. That will likely change if the Frisco church becomes fully independent, as The Potter’s House stated in a website FAQ about the leadership transition that the megachurch had no plans to change its name.
The Potter’s House has yet to reveal when the Robertses will officially take the reins as senior pastors, only noting in a public statement that it would happen later this year. Sarah Jakes Roberts and Touré Roberts first took on official roles for the megachurch in 2022 when they relocated from Los Angeles to Dallas, and were installed as assistant pastors a year later. Also notable was Jakes retiring his decades-old Woman, Thou Art Loosed conference to make way for his daughter’s Woman Evolve ministry.
This article was written with the assistance of AI.