I have tried to trace the photos of different gatherings with Trump in chronological order. Click the link to see the photos. In summary, there are about 49 "evangelical leaders" who have gathered with Trump. About twenty have stayed the same since June 2016 to Oct 2019. Compare below the June 2016 official list of twenty-five, the August 2018 list of those who gathered to celebrate evangelicals and Trump, and the official twenty-five on the Oct 29, 2019 gathering list.
Update Dec 11, 2019: See also the: List of worship leaders gathering at the White House on Friday, Dec 6, 2019
Update: Dec 22, 2019 5:00 pm Central Time: See also the list of 200 signatories to a letter supporting Trump (after the bombshell Dec 19th Mark Galli Christianity Today editorial. At this Twitter thread, I compiled about 130 notable reactions to the editorial). The list of 200 signatories is similar to the list of "evangelical leaders" listed below who have visited the White House (except it is missing Franklin Graham, Johnnie Moore, and Samuel Rodriguez). None of the signatories are associated with a denomination that provides accountability. None are professors. Almost all have their own ministry that they run independently.
Update: Jan 6, 2020. I have also identified the people in the Jan 3, 2020 Evangelicals for Trump group photo with Trump at this post: Evangelicals for Trump Coalition Launch rally at King Jesus International Ministry in Miami on Friday January 3, 2020
List of 49 "evangelical leaders" who have met with Trump in alphabetical order by last name:
| June 2016 | August 2018 | October 2019 |
| 2. Lourdes Aguirre, President of Eresamerica, President of United Market Solutions (a four-person consultant group). "President of UMS Advisory Board Member of Latinos For Trump Campaign Blessed Hispanic Leader Ready to serve POTUS and White House with Faith Based Initiatives." (New). | ||
| 1. · Michele Bachmann - Former Congresswoman | 31. Michele Bachmann | 3. Michelle Bachmann, Former Congresswoman |
| 4. Pastor Luke Barnett, Senior Pastor of Dream City Church (New). | ||
| 25. Gary L Bauer | 5. Gary Bauer, President of American Values | |
| 2. · A.R. Bernard* (See April 2019 thread. He left Trump's advisory board in Aug 2017) - Senior Pastor and CEO, Christian Cultural Center | ||
| 3. · Mark Burns - Pastor, Harvest Praise and Worship Center | ||
| 4. · Tim Clinton - President, American Association of Christian Counselors | 4. Tim Clinton | 6. Dr. Tim Clinton, President of American Association of Christian Counselors |
| 5. · Kenneth and Gloria Copeland - Founders, Kenneth Copeland Ministries | 10. Kenneth Copeland (and Gloria) | |
| 20. David Crank | ||
| 7. Apostle Alberto Delgado, Pastor of Alpha & Omega (New). | ||
| 6. · James Dobson - Author, Psychologist and Host, My Family Talk | 22. James Dobson (and Shirley) | 8. Dr. James Dobson, Founder of Dr. James Dobson Family Institute, 9. Shirley Dobson, Co-Founder of Dr. James Dobson Family Institute |
| 7. · Jerry Falwell, Jr. - President, Liberty University | 3. Jerry Falwell Jr. (Becki Falwell) | |
| 8. · Ronnie Floyd* (Last appeared in Aug 2018) - Senior Pastor, Cross Church | 33. Ronnie Floyd* | |
| 9. · Jentezen Franklin - Senior Pastor, Free Chapel | 14. Jentezen Franklin | 10. Pastor Jentezen Franklin, Senior Pastor of Free Chapel |
| 11. Jim Garlow | 11. Pastor Jim Garlow, Senior Pastor of Skyline Church San Diego, left in Nov 2018 | |
| 2. Franklin Graham (who attended with daughter Cissie Graham Lynch) | 22. Cissie Graham Lynch, Samaritan's Purse | |
| 21. Timothy M. Hill | ||
| 10. · Jack Graham - Senior Pastor, Prestonwood Baptist Church | 1. Jack Graham (and Deb) | 12. Dr. Jack Graham, Senior Pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church |
| 32. J. D. Greear* (this was his first and last meeting) | ||
| 11. · Harry Jackson - Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church | 19. Harry Jackson | 13. Pastor Harry Jackson Jr., Senior Pastor of Hope Christian Church |
| 12. · Robert Jeffress - Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Dallas | 6. Robert Jeffress | 14. Pastor Robert Jeffress, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Dallas |
| 13. · David Jeremiah* - Senior Pastor, Shadow Mountain Community Church | ||
| 29. Alveda King | ||
| 17. Marcus and Joni Lamb | ||
| 14. · Richard Land – President, Southern Evangelical Seminary | ||
| 7. Greg Laurie (and Cathe) | 15. Pastor Greg Laurie, Senior Pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship | |
| 15. · James MacDonald* (Resigned from Trump's advisory board in Oct 2016) – Founder and Senior Pastor, Harvest Bible Chapel | ||
| 16. Apostle Guillermo Maldonado, Co-Founder and Senior Pastor of El Rey Jesús | ||
| 25. Pastor Gregg Matte, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Houston (New). | ||
| 8. Eric Metaxas | ||
| 16. · Johnnie Moore - Author, President of The KAIROS Company | 23. Johnnie Moore | 23. Reverend Johnnie Moore, President of The Kairos Company |
| 17. · Robert Morris - Senior Pastor, Gateway Church | 15. Robert Morris (and Debbie) | 17. Pastor Robert Morris, Senior Pastor of Gateway Church |
| 18. · Tom Mullins – Senior Pastor, Christ Fellowship | 18. Pastor Tom Mullins, Senior Pastor of Christ Fellowship | |
| 13. Malachi O'Brien | ||
| 26. Tony Perkins | 24. Tony Perkins, President of Family Research Council | |
| 19. · Ralph Reed - Founder, Faith and Freedom Coalition | 24. Ralph Reed (and Jo Anne) | 19. Ralph Reed, Founder and Chairman of Faith & Freedom Coalition |
| 20. · James Robison - Founder, Life OUTREACH International | 16. James Robison (and Betty) | |
| 9. Samuel Rodriguez | 20. Reverend Samuel Rodriguez, President of National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference | |
| 12. Darrell Scott (Belinda Scott) | ||
| 27. Kelly Shackelford | ||
| 22. · Jay Strack - President, Student Leadership University | 21. Dr. Jay Strack, Founder of Student Leadership University | |
| 21. · Tony Suarez - Executive Vice President, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference | ||
| 23. · Paula White - Senior Pastor, New Destiny Christian Center | 5. Paula White-Cain, and Brad Knight, son of Paula White | 1. Pastor Paula White Cain, Senior Pastor of New Destiny Christian Center, passed to son in May 2019 |
| 30. Lester Warner | ||
| 28. Tim Wildmon | ||
| 24. · Tom Winters* - Attorney, Winters and King, Inc. | ||
| 25. · Sealy Yates – Attorney, Yates and Yates |
Timeline of instances and photos of "evangelical leaders" meeting with Trump
Sept 28, 2015 at Trump Tower
Jan 25, 2016
June 2016: List of advisers with
*those who seem to be less involved in November 2019.
The full list of board members, as shared by the campaign:
- · Michele Bachmann - Former Congresswoman
- · A.R. Bernard* (See April 2019 thread. He left Trump's advisory board in Aug 2017) – Senior Pastor and CEO, Christian Cultural Center
- · Mark Burns - Pastor, Harvest Praise and Worship Center
- · Tim Clinton – President, American Association of Christian Counselors
- · Kenneth and Gloria Copeland - Founders, Kenneth Copeland Ministries
- · James Dobson - Author, Psychologist and Host, My Family Talk
- · Jerry Falwell, Jr. - President, Liberty University
- · Ronnie Floyd* (Last appeared in Aug 2018) – Senior Pastor, Cross Church
- · Jentezen Franklin - Senior Pastor, Free Chapel
- · Jack Graham - Senior Pastor, Prestonwood Baptist Church
- · Harry Jackson - Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church
- · Robert Jeffress - Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Dallas
- · David Jeremiah* – Senior Pastor, Shadow Mountain Community Church
- · Richard Land – President, Southern Evangelical Seminary
- · James MacDonald* (Resigned from Trump's advisory board in Oct 2016) – Founder and Senior Pastor, Harvest Bible Chapel
- · Johnnie Moore - Author, President of The KAIROS Company
- · Robert Morris - Senior Pastor, Gateway Church
- · Tom Mullins – Senior Pastor, Christ Fellowship
- · Ralph Reed – Founder, Faith and Freedom Coalition
- · James Robison - Founder, Life OUTREACH International
- · Tony Suarez - Executive Vice President, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference
- · Jay Strack - President, Student Leadership University
- · Paula White - Senior Pastor, New Destiny Christian Center
- · Tom Winters* – Attorney, Winters and King, Inc.
- · Sealy Yates – Attorney, Yates and Yates
Trump's evangelical advisory board features Bachmann, Falwell
https://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/trump-evangelical-advisory-board-224612
Who’s Who of Trump’s ‘Tremendous’ Faith Advisers
Meet Donald Trump’s New Evangelical Advisory Board
https://thinkprogress.org/meet-donald-trumps-new-evangelical-advisory-board-6a5bfc5460d7/
Jan 20, 2017 Inauguration
Jan 21, 2017 Inauguration: Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service
Cissie Graham Lynch, David Jeremiah, Ronnie Floyd, Jack Graham, Greg Laurie, Darrell Scott, Harry Jackson, Johnnie Moore
Feb 2, 2017 National Prayer Breakfast
Apr 10, 2017 Neil Gorsuch
May 3-4, 2017 Executive Order on Religious Freedom.
Greg Laurie, Ronnie Floyd, James Dobson, and Jack Graham
Jentezen Franklin, Darrell Scott, Mark Burns
Johnnie Moore, Tim Clinton
Jack Graham and Apostle Maldonado
Cissie Graham Lynch and Eric Metaxas
Darrell Scott, Alveda King
Apostle W. T. Jackson, Mark Burns
Tom Mullins including group shot
May 6, 2017
Mark Burns, Darrell Scott, and A.R. Bernard
July 12, 14, 2017
Mark Burns, Ronnie Floyd, Robert Jeffress, Johnnie Moore.
Sept 6, 2017
Robert Jeffress, Mark Burns, James Robison, Darrell Scott.
Oct 6, 2017
Nov 8, 2017 Mental Health meeting
Dec 8, 2017
Dec 12, 2017 Recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
Mark Burns, group shot, Robert Jeffress, Paula White-Cain, Jack Graham, Johnnie Moore, Gary Bauer, Ralph Reed, Tony Perkins, Greg Laurie, Jentezen Franklin, James Dobson, Harry Jackson Jr., Robert Morris, Tim Clinton, Jim Garlow, Apostle G Maldonado
Update: Nov 18, 2019: Mike Evans, from the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem, is part of this Dec 12, 2017 group, holding the plaque for the award "Friends of Zion" (from his organization). He claims to be a "member of the Trump Faith Initiative, President Trump's evangelical advisory board." The "board" is no longer official but was only something during the campaign as there seems to be legal limitations on the formality of the group while Trump is president. He has NOT been listed among other lists of Trump's evangelicals but his mustachioed face can be seen in some photos. He released a statement on Nov 18, 2019.
Dec 17, 2017
Jentezen Franklin, Darrell Scott, Mark Burns
Dec 19, 2017
Dec 21, 2017
Dec 27, 2017
Feb 15, 2018
Mar 20, 2018
Apr 27, 2018 Meeting on Prison Reform & Redemption Act
Paula White, Darrell Scott, and Johnnie Moore
May 1, 2018 Substance Abuse
Cissie Graham Lynch and Eric Metaxas
May 18, 2018 Prison Reform Summit
June 20, 2018
July 15, 2018 Youth for Tomorrow event (not at White House)
Paula White-Cain, Jack Graham, Jentezen Franklin, Johnnie Moore, Harry Jackson Jr.
Jul 22, 2018 State Department Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom
July 31, 2018 Faith Initiative and Opportunity meeting with Millennial leaders
Aug 27, 2018
Darrell Scott, Jerry Falwell Jr., Becky Falwell, Cissie Graham Lynch, Eric Metaxas
David Brody, Michele Bachmann, Robert Jeffress
Jay Strack (and Diane) and James and Shirley Dobson
Excerpted below is a list of attendees from my post:
Evangelicals meeting with Trump at the White House August 27, 2018
August 28, 2018
Here is an attempt at a partial list of who attended based on photos and reports
"Before the dinner, Trump met privately with a small handful of evangelical leaders and their wives." These people are listed first in bold.
*those who seem to be less involved in November 2019.
- Jack Graham (and Deb)
- Franklin Graham (who attended with daughter Cissie Graham Lynch)
- Jerry Falwell Jr. (Becki Falwell)
- Tim Clinton
- Paula White-Cain, and Brad Knight, son of Paula White
- Robert Jeffress
- Greg Laurie (and Cathe)
- Eric Metaxas
- Samuel Rodriguez
- Kenneth Copeland (and Gloria)
- Jim Garlow
- Darrell Scott (Belinda Scott)
- Malachi O'Brien
- Jentezen Franklin
- Robert Morris (and Debbie)
- James Robison (and Betty)
- Marcus Lamb
- Joni Lamb
- Harry Jackson
- David Crank
- Timothy M. Hill
- James Dobson (and Shirley)
- Johnnie Moore
- Ralph Reed (and Jo Anne)
- Gary L Bauer
- Tony Perkins
- Kelly Shackelford
- Tim Wildmon
- Alveda King
- Lester Warner
- Michele Bachmann
- J. D. Greear* (this was his first and last meeting)
- Ronnie Floyd*
- Darryl Strawberry
- (Traci Strawberry)
- Donald Trump
- Melania Trump
- Ivanka Trump
- Jared Cushner
- Ivanka Trump
- Mike Pence
- Karen Pence
- Sarah Sanders
- Kellyanne Conway
- Ben Carson
- Alex Azar
- Sam Brownback
Oct 8, 2018 Swearing in of Brett Kavanaugh
Ralph Reed, Jack Graham, and Franklin Graham
Nov 6, 2018 Mid-terms
Franklin Graham, Paula White-Cain
Nov 29, 2018 celebrate PEPFAR (U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief)
Dec 13, 2018 Christmas reception
Dec 21, 2018 First Step Act
Jan 11, 2019 Border Security
Mar 13, 2019 Faith Based Briefing
Antonio Burroughs and Tony Suarez and Samuel Rodriguez and Brian Gallardo and others
April 1, 2019 First Act Prison Reform
May 1, 2019 National Day of Prayer
Mike Huckabee and Ralph Reed
Lance Wallnau, Harry Jackson Jr., Paul Marc Goulet.
James Robison, Robert Morris
May 9, 2019 Border Crisis
May 16, 2019 Immigration speech
Ralph Reed and Robert Jeffress
Jun 13, 2019 Criminal Justice Reform
Sept 20 and 23, 2019 religious freedom event at the UN General Assembly
Sep 26, 2019
Sept 27, 2019 National Hispanic Heritage Month White House Reception
Albert Reyes and Tony Suarez
Oct 4, 2019 Young Black Leadership Summit
Oct 29, 2019
and more
Full list of attendees: https://publicpool.kinja.com/subject-in-town-pool-report-3-statement-on-faith-le-1839452896/amp?__twitter_impression=true
See also: Meeting between Trump and "faith leaders" on October 29, 2019
Corrections to their bios and marked (New) if they seem not to have attended previously.
- Pastor Paula White Cain, Senior Pastor of New Destiny Christian Center, passed to son in May 2019
- Lourdes Aguirre, President of Eresamerica, President of United Market Solutions (a four-person consultant group). "President of UMS Advisory Board Member of Latinos For Trump Campaign Blessed Hispanic Leader Ready to serve POTUS and White House with Faith Based Initiatives." (New).
- Michelle Bachmann, Former Congresswoman
- Pastor Luke Barnett, Senior Pastor of Dream City Church (New).
- Gary Bauer, President of American Values
- Dr. Tim Clinton, President of American Association of Christian Counselors
- Apostle Alberto Delgado, Pastor of Alpha & Omega (New).
- Dr. James Dobson, Founder of Dr. James Dobson Family Institute
- Shirley Dobson, Co-Founder of Dr. James Dobson Family Institute
- Pastor Jentezen Franklin, Senior Pastor of Free Chapel
- Pastor Jim Garlow, Senior Pastor of Skyline Church San Diego, left in Nov 2018
- Dr. Jack Graham, Senior Pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church
- Pastor Harry Jackson Jr., Senior Pastor of Hope Christian Church
- Pastor Robert Jeffress, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Dallas
- Pastor Greg Laurie, Senior Pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship
- Apostle Guillermo Maldonado, Co-Founder and Senior Pastor of El Rey Jesús
- Pastor Robert Morris, Senior Pastor of Gateway Church
- Pastor Tom Mullins, Senior Pastor of Christ Fellowship
- Ralph Reed, Founder and Chairman of Faith & Freedom Coalition
- Reverend Samuel Rodriguez, President of National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference
- Dr. Jay Strack, Founder of Student Leadership University
- Cissie Graham Lynch, Samaritan's Purse
- Reverend Johnnie Moore, President of The Kairos Company
- Tony Perkins, President of Family Research Council
- Pastor Gregg Matte, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Houston (New).