Randy White | |
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Bayshore Blvd Tampa, FL
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Born |
Frederick, Maryland, U.S. |
January 11, 1958
Occupation | Activist, Philanthropist, Pastor, Bishop |
Children | Kristen Renee HernandezAngie Pieper, Brandon White |
Website | The Randy White |
Randy Alan White is the co-founder of Without Walls International Church, a large, influential, non-denominational, charismatic church with in Florida. After the death of his daughter Kristen, Randy started the Kristen Renee Foundation in Frederick, Maryland in her memory. This foundation has a three-fold mission: Find a cure for brain cancer, help the poor, and provide relief in times of disaster. It is a charitable non-profit organization. Out of the Kristen Renee Foundation came a project called Fighting For Frederick.
Randy has been a mentor to 8 major world leaders and has pastored A-list celebrities, athletes and artist. He has attained the "Keys to The City" of Tampa, the church of the year award for two consecutive years and the award for the second fastest growing church in America.
Randy Alan White was born January 11, 1958, in Frederick, Maryland, to Frank White and Darlene Masser. Randy was the first born and has a sister, Sandy. Frank White was a pastor of a small church in Damascus, Maryland, under the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) denomination.
Randy White began working in Christian ministry at the age of 13 years. He worked in the church's coffeehouse, went on prison ministry trips, and preached on the streets and in the parks. Moving out of his parents' home at an early age, Randy attended Lee University after high school.
Randy White's first pastoral position was as with a small rural church in Maryland. In his own words, "After college I was assigned to a small, struggling church with lots of problems. In my zeal to succeed as a minister, I worked as if I were driven, going almost night and day. But the congregation's difficulties were resolved, and the church's growth broke all attendance records in my state."
Afterward, Randy was hired by Dr. T.L. Lowry as an associate minister, while also working as a traveling evangelist. Randy credits Dr. T.L. Lowry as a spiritual father and mentor.
Without Walls International Church, originally named South Tampa Christian Center, was founded by Randy White and Paula White in 1991.
The church struggled financially at first, and it could not afford to pay Randy and Paula White a salary for the first two years. As a result, Randy and Paula lived on government assistance and the kindness of others. Soon the church began to grow quickly through the various outreach programs. From 1991 to 1998, the church changed locations three times until they secured the property located at 2511 North Grady Avenue in Tampa, Florida and changed the name of the church to Without Walls International Church.