Carlton Pearson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Carlton Pearson
Occupation	Priest
Date Of Birth	Mar 19, 1953(1953-03-19)
Age	71
Birthplace	San Diego
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Pisces

Carlton Pearson Biography

Carlton Pearson is one of the most popular and richest Priest who was born on March 19, 1953 in San Diego, California, United States. Pearson was born in San Diego, California, on March 19, 1953. Oral Roberts University was where he studied. He sang with the World Action Singers and later became an associate evangelist for the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association. He was licensed and ordained in The Church of God in Christ. Pearson founded Higher Dimensions Evangelistic Center in 1981. It became one of the most prominent churches in Tulsa. He was one of two African American ministers who hosted a weekly television preaching program. This show reached hundreds of thousands to many millions of viewers weekly. Pearson’s church saw an average attendance of more than 6,000 weekly during the 1990s. Pearson was ordained a bishop on the first night of the 1996 AZUSA Conference. He was then consecrated the following night. Pearson ran for George W. Bush in 2000 and was later invited to the White House. Pearson hosted one of the most popular TV programs on Trinity Broadcasting Network. Pearson hosted the AZUSA Conference in Tulsa. Pearson also traveled the continent as a preacher, giving two-day revivals. Pearson gave many new ministers and singers international exposure and a global audience. Pearson also had the opportunity to meet and counsel former presidents George H. W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.

Pearson lost the 2002 primary election to become mayor of Tulsa. Pearson began calling his doctrine, a variation on universal reconciliation, the Gospel of Inclusion by that time and many of his followers started to leave.

In November 2006, Pearson was accepted as a United Church of Christ minister.

In June 2008, the then renamed New Dimensions Worship Center moved its services to the All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa. On September 7, 2008, Pearson held his final service for the New Dimensions Worship Center, and it was absorbed into the All Souls Unitarian Church.

Pearson felt a sense of God’s presence after he saw a TV program that highlighted the terrible conditions for Rwandan victims of the 1994 genocide. He also considered the church teachings that non-Christians would go to Hell. Pearson stated publicly that he was skeptical of Hell’s existence as an eternal place of torment. He stated that human depravity, and bad behavior create hell on Earth.

Carlton Pearson Net Worth

Carlton Pearson is one of the richest Priest from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Carlton Pearson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Carlton D’metrius Pearson, born March 19, 1953, is an American Christian minister. He was once the pastor at the Higher Dimensions Evangelistic Center Incorporated. Later, it was renamed the Higher Dimensions Family Church. It was one of the largest churches located in Tulsa. It grew to over 6,000 people annually by the 1990s. Pearson’s belief in universal reconciliation led to him losing his influence with the Joint College of African-American Pentecostal Bishops. He was finally declared a heretic in 2004 by his peers.

Pearson married Gina Marie Gauthier, who was born December 13, 1961, in Lake Charles, LA, in September 1993. She is a life coach. Their two children are Julian D’metrius Pearson (born July 9, 1994 in Tulsa in Oklahoma) and Majeste Amour Pearson (born October 29, 1996 in Tulsa in Oklahoma).

In March 2004, after hearing Pearson’s argument for inclusion, the Joint College of African-American Pentecostal Bishops concluded that such teaching was heresy. Declared a heretic by his peers, Pearson rapidly began to lose his influence in the evangelical fundamentalist church. Membership at the Higher Dimensions Family Church fell below 1,000, and the church lost its building to foreclosure in January 2006. The church members began meeting at Trinity Episcopal Church on Sunday afternoons as the renamed New Dimensions Worship Center.

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Who is Carlton Pearson Dating?

According to our records, Carlton Pearson married to Gina Marie Gauthier. As of December 1, 2023, Carlton Pearson’s is not dating anyone.

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In July 2010 it was announced that director Marc Forster would direct a feature film about Pearson’s life, from a script by Marcus Hinchey based on This American Life’s “Heretics” episode. In January 2017, Joshua Marston was reported to be directing the project as a film for Netflix, with Chiwetel Ejiofor cast to play Pearson, Condola Rashad as his wife Gina, and Martin Sheen as Oral Roberts. The film, entitled Come Sunday, premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was released on Netflix on April 13, 2018.

Facts & Trivia

Carlton Ranked on the list of most popular Priest. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Carlton Pearson celebrates birthday on March 19 of every year.

Why was Carlton Pearson excommunicated?

In March 2004, after hearing Pearson’s argument for inclusion , the Joint College of African-American Pentecostal Bishops concluded that such teaching was heresy. Declared a heretic by his peers, Pearson rapidly began to lose his influence in the evangelical fundamentalist church.

What is Pastor Carlton Pearson doing now?

Bishop Carlton Pearson is an independent spiritual leader and successful Gospel recording artist. He was once an heir-apparent to Oral Roberts and a bishop in the Pentecostal Church, presiding over six hundred churches. He lives in Chicago. Visit Bishop Carlton Pearson at www.gospelofinclusion.com.

What did Carlton Pearson say?

“ If I say everybody’s going to heaven, then I can’t raise money from you to get me to keep people out of hell ,” Carlton Pearson said with a wry smile. He knows firsthand that when it comes to filling pews, hell sells. And when he stopped believing in it, he lost an evangelical empire built over a lifetime.

What denomination is Carlton Pearson?

In Come Sunday, Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Carlton Pearson, a real-life megachurch leader who experiences a crisis of faith. About 15 years ago, Carlton Pearson had what you might call a revelation.

What does the Unitarian church believe?

Unitarianism is a Christian religious denomination. Unitarians believe that God is only one person. Unitarians reject the Trinity and do not believe that Jesus Christ was the Son of God. Followers of Unitarianism also do not accept the concepts of original sin and of eternal punishment for sins committed on earth.