Megachurch Bishop T.D. Jakes Says Mid-Sermon Emergency Was ‘Massive Heart Attack’

• Bishop T.D. Jakes collapsed onstage during a sermon at The Potter’s House of Dallas in November 2024
• He shared on the Today show on March 26 that he actually suffered from a “massive heart attack” due to a clot that blocked blood flow to half of his heart
• Doctors told the bishop that if he’d arrived at the hospital five minutes later, he would have been dead upon arrival

Bishop T.D. Jakes is sharing new details about his November medical scare that shocked his congregation and the world.

On Nov, 24, 2024, Jakes, 67, was preaching to his congregation in The Potter’s House of Dallas and on a livestream when he suddenly slumped over on his stool, prompting people to rush to his aid. 

“I didn’t really realize what was happening to me onstage until I got to the hospital in an ambulance,” Jakes shared on the Wednesday, March 26, episode of the Today show. “And the doctor…