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Paula White-Cain

Chair, Center for American Values

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

- Maya Angelou

Paula White-Cain was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and serves as the Chair of the Center for American Values at AFPI. Currently, White-Cain serves as Senior Pastor at City of Destiny. For the past 37 years, White-Cain has worked across the world in almost 200 countries, ministering, fighting for religious freedom and humanitarian rights, and advocating for the voiceless. White-Cain also served as an advisor to President Donald J. Trump in the Office of Public Liaison’s Faith and Opportunity Initiative. Prior to her work at the White House, she co-founded one of the fastest growing and largest churches in the nation, which currently has over 28,000 members. She served as pastor of this church for 22 years, and during that time, Paula White Ministries was launched and became a global media and outreach ministry. She is married to legendary singer/songwriter Jonathan Cain of the iconic Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Journey and recites his daily motto of Don’t Stop Believin’ while riding horses and having the time of her life with her family.

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FaithReligious Liberty

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Op-Ed | Center for American Values

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Highlights Azerbaijan as Top Violator

Paula White-Cain , Matias Perttula May 10, 2024
Litigation | Center for American Values

EXPERT INSIGHT: Groff v. DeJoy decision upholds religious freedom

Paula White-Cain , Matias Perttula September 29, 2023
Litigation | Center for American Values

EXPERT INSIGHT: 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis

Paula White-Cain , Matias Perttula September 29, 2023
Policy | Center for American Values

EXPERT INSIGHT: Meaningful Progress After Dobbs Continues with North Carolina’s Recent Support for Life

Paula White-Cain July 21, 2023
Statement | Center for American Values

STATEMENT: AFPI Lauds Supreme Court for Upholding Free Speech

Paula White-Cain June 30, 2023
Op-Ed | Center for American Values

Op-Ed: Championing Women in the Post-Dobbs Era of the Pro-life Movement

Paula White-Cain June 24, 2023
Statement | Center for American Values

STATEMENT: AFPI Praises Congressman Bob Good’s Joint Resolution Supporting Religious Freedom 

Paula White-Cain May 11, 2023
Op-Ed | Biblical Foundations

Op-Ed: Applying Biblical Principles to Public Policy

Paula White-Cain April 13, 2023
Op-Ed | Center for American Values

Op-Ed: The New Frontiers for the Pro-Life Movement

Paula White-Cain April 7, 2023
Commentary | Center for American Values

Statement on the Respect for Marriage Act

Paula White-Cain November 16, 2022

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