Sarah Jakes Roberts is a proud mother of six children. The children of the American businesswoman, pastor, author, and motivational speaker from West Virginia, United States, are Makenzie Henson, Malachi Jakes, Isaiah Roberts, Ren Taylor Roberts, Ella Roberts, and Teya Roberts. She provides parental guidance for all six children alongside her husband, Touré Roberts.
There is more to the story behind the birth of all six children, but before we go into the details of that, we would like to point out that Sarah Jakes Roberts is the daughter of Bishop T.D. Jakes, the renowned founder and general overseer of The Potter’s House. Jakes recently handed over the thriving women’s ministry arm of the congregation to Sarah, and her new responsibilities have thrust her and the rest of her family into the spotlight.
Sarah Jakes Roberts Became a Mother At 14
Sarah Jakes Roberts’ story represents resilience and the fact that anyone can overcome the mistakes of their past, just as she did when she became a mother at 14. Born Sarah Jakes on July 17, 1988, in West Virginia, United States, the 35 year-old pastor is the 4th child of Bishop TD Jakes and his wife, actress Serita Ann Jakes.
She grew up alongside three older siblings – Jemar Jakes, Jermain Jakes, and Cora Jakes-Coleman, and a younger brother, Thomas Dexter Jakes Jr. Her childhood was like any other, filled with fond memories she shares with her parents and siblings. But the trajectory of her life changed a few months before she turned 14 years old.
Sarah Jakes Roberts essentially brought shame to her family when she became pregnant and ended up giving birth to her first child in 2002. With the support of her family, she was able to turn her life around.
With her natural intelligence and impressive academic gifts, she was able to graduate from high school at the age of 16 before going on to bag a journalism degree from the Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
She Has Been Married Twice
Sarah reportedly got married for the first time in 2008, a few months before her 20th birthday. She wedded Robert Henson, a former football player who played in the linebacker position for the Washington Redskins.
The duo had one kid together during their four-year marriage. She later tied the knot with her current husband, Touré Roberts, who is also a pastor at The Potter’s House. As a couple, they have one child together, but they have also been responsible for providing parental guidance to each other’s combined five children from different marriages.
Following her father’s decision to hand over the women’s ministry of The Potter’s House to her, one could argue that Sarah Jakes Roberts knows all about overcoming adversity and rising to the top.
To a very large extent, she has been able to pass down those values to her six children, and the public is curious to know who they are. So without further ado, meet the pastor’s six children – Makenzie Henson, Malachi Jakes, Isaiah Roberts, Ren Taylor Roberts, Ella Roberts, and Teya Roberts.
Malachi Jakes is Sarah Jakes’ First Child
- Date of birth: October 3, 2002
- Age: 21 years old
- Father: Unknown
- Occupation: Blogger (Moments in Mind With Malachi)
Malachi Jakes is the son Sarah Jakes Roberts had when she was only 14 years old. He was born Malachi Xander Jakes on October 3, 2002, in West Virginia, United States. For some reason best known to the family, the identity of Malachi Jakes’s birth father has been kept secret for years, and there is no indication that it is an aspect of Malachi’s life that will change anytime soon.
Malachi took his mother’s maiden name at birth and has been addressed in that manner for years. Besides dealing with the fact that she was a pastor’s daughter that got pregnant out of wedlock, Malachi’s mother, Sarah Jakes Roberts, lived with the stigma of teenage pregnancy for years.
Thankfully, her parents stepped in and made sure she picked up the pieces of her life to become the woman she is today. Malachi and his mother are very close. Perhaps because he is her firstborn or because of the bond they formed after he was born during one of the most trying periods of her life.
She is especially thankful for and proud of Malachi, and on the occasion of his 20th birthday, took to social media to essentially extol his virtuous qualities, including patience, wisdom, love, generosity, creativity, and kindness. She concluded the birthday post by saying that she was better because he is her son.
Malachi Jakes is now a man, but while he was growing up, he spent most of his formative years learning how to be one from his grandfather Bishop T.D. Jakes. The values he instilled in him have propelled him to the point he is in his life today as a blogger and an aspiring actor.
To achieve that, Sarah Jakes Roberts’ first son received his high school diploma from the Rock Canyon High School before attending the Colorado School of Acting in 2017 to take the Advanced Film Acting Course, a clear indication of his plans to become an actor.
As a blogger, he is already making waves as the creator of the blog, Moments in Mind With Malachi. Malachi Jakes is not married and does not appear to be in a relationship at the moment. He does not have any children that we know of either.
Makenzie Henson is Sarah Jakes Roberts’ Child With Her First Husband
- Date of birth: August 14, 2009
- Age: 14 years old
- Father: Robert Henson
- Occupation: Photographer and Printmaker
Makenzie Henson was born on August 14, 2009. She is currently 14 years old, and she is Sarah Jakes Roberts’ only child with her ex-husband. Having overcome the challenge and stigma of teenage pregnancy, T.D. Jakes’s second daughter found love again, this time in the arms of former NFL linebacker Robert Henson.
They exchanged marital vows in 2008 when Makenzie’s mom was just 19 and seemed to have her whole life ahead of her. Her birth parents’ marriage appeared to be on the right track when she was born in August of the following year, but three years on from her birth, her mother filed for a divorce that was finalized in 2012.
Although she never explicitly pointed out the reason for the divorce in her official statement following the divorce, it is believed that Makenzie Henson’s mother filed for divorce on the grounds of infidelity on the part of her father.
Despite that, mother and daughter still share a very close relationship that has transcended the experiences of her parent’s marriage. Details of Makenzie Henson’s formal education are unknown at the moment, but several sources have revealed that she is a photographer and a printmaker.
Nevertheless, we have yet to uncover the aspects of her work that have become accessible to the media and the public. Like her older half-brother, Makenzie Henson is choosing to focus on her life at the moment with the entanglement of a romantic relationship.
Ella Roberts is the Only Child Sarah Jakes Roberts’ Had With Her Husband, Touré Roberts
- Date of birth: February 10, 2016
- Age: 8 years old
- Father: Touré Roberts
- Occupation: Student
For all intents and purposes, Ella Roberts is the youngest member of the Roberts household and technically Sarah Jakes Roberts’ last biological child. She was born on February 10, 2016, and is currently 8 years old.
She belongs to the African American ethnic group and is an American citizen by birth. Ella Roberts is technically her parents’ only child together, but she has three half-siblings from his father’s side and an additional two from her mother’s side.
Both her parents are pastors who were once married to other people. They ended those marriages to become man and wife on November 23, 2014. Given that she is just over five years old as of 2022, Ella Roberts is most likely just beginning her grade school years, although she has been relatively shielded from media and public attention.
Bishop T.D. Jakes’s daughter loves all her children passionately, but we can all attest to the different levels of affection reserved for the youngest member of any family, especially one as large as the one the author shares with her husband.
Meet Sarah Jakes Roberts’s Three Stepchildren
The lives of the author and her husband, Touré Roberts, are quite similar in terms of marriage. They have both been married once, and while we know all about Sarah’s first marriage, including how, why, and when it ended, not much is known about why her husband decided to end his marriage to his first wife, Lori Roberts.
She is a children’s book author who was reportedly married to Touré Roberts for quite a long time. As earlier stated, very little is known about the events that led to the dissolution of the marriage, but the unquestionable aspect of the marriage remains the fact that it produced three children, namely Isaiah Roberts, Ren Taylor Roberts, and Teya Roberts.
Since her marriage to the pastor, Sarah Jakes Roberts has become a stepmother to her husband’s three children, and here is what we know about them.
Ren Taylor Roberts
- Date of Birth: May 21, 1996
- Age: 28 years old
- Father: Touré Roberts
- Occupation: Singer
Ren Taylor Roberts was born Lauren Roberts on May 21, 1996. She is Sarah Jakes Roberts’ oldest step-child from her husband’s marriage to Lori Roberts. Ren Taylor was 18 years old when her father married T.D. Jakes’ second daughter. Beyond the fact that she was born in the US, not much is known about her exact place of birth.
The same could be said for her formal education background. 28-year-old Ren is a singer and is currently married to a pastor named Ty Headlee. Their wedding took place on April 5, 2002.
Teya Hunter Roberts
- Date of birth: February 11, 1998
- Age: 26 years old
- Father: Touré Roberts
- Occupation: Blogger and YouTuber
Teya Hunter Roberts was born on February 11, 1998, to Touré Roberts and Lori D. Roberts. She is currently 26 years old. She is Sarah Jakes Roberts’ 2nd stepdaughter. You, however, wouldn’t know this with the way they carry along as a family.
Teya Hunter was only 14 years old when her father exchanged marital vows with the pastor. It didn’t take too long for them to establish a mother-daughter relationship, and it is a situation that has only improved in the eight years since the highly-rated Christian author became Mrs. Roberts.
Teya Hunter has lived in the shadows for a while now, and that has meant very little information about her upbringing, including details of her formal educational background. Her birth mother, Lori D., is a children’s book author, and her Amazon profile refers to the fact that she drew inspiration to begin her journey as an author from her children, including Teya Hunter.
Sarah Jakes Roberts’ second stepdaughter is also a blog most notable for her blog Journey2Me. She started running the blog in 2018. She also has a self-titled YouTube channel, Teya Hunter. Teya Hunter is not married, and nothing about her profile suggests that she is in a relationship at the moment.
Isaiah Roberts
- Date of birth: October 30, 2002.
- Age: 21 years old
- Father: Touré Roberts
- Occupation: Singer
The last Roberts’ offspring on the list is Isaiah Roberts. He is the only son Sarah’s husband had with his ex-wife Lori D. He was born on October 30, 2002, 27 days after the pastor had her first child at 14. He is currently 21 years old.
Like his maternal siblings, Isaiah Roberts does not live his life in the spotlight. The little we know of the celebrity kid revolves around the fact that he is a singer who thought about quitting in November 2021 because he assumed his music was not providing the kind of value he deemed suitable.
He also said that he was not in it for the money he would get from it or for the entertainment it would provide. He believes every piece of music should have a purpose, and he reconsidered his decision to quit when he discovered that his music brought healing and peace.
