Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- DawnChere Wilkerson is a songwriter, speaker, and female pastor. Along with her husband Rich Wilkerson Jr., DawnChere is a pastor at Rendezvous Church which the two of them founded together.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- DawnChere Wilkerson (maiden name DawnChere Duron) was born on August 11, 1984, in Shreveport, Louisiana.
- She is the daughter of ex-NFL player Denny Duron (father) and DeAnza Duron (mother, maiden name Sue DeAnza Brock). Both Denny and DeAnza are lead pastors at Shreveport Community Church.
Siblings :
DawnChere is one of 7 children born to her parents. Let’s know a little about her siblings :
- Destiny Duron married Phillip Deas in 2004 and the two of them are lead pastors of Northpoint Community Church.
- Denny Rodney Duron jr. started a path away from the church as a baseball player but after the death of his grandfather, he started studying ministry and that’s where he met his wife Sarah.
- Dez Duron is known for his time on the singing TV show The Voice.
- David Dee Duron is an accountant and was rumored to be dating Kourtney Kardashian at some point of time.
- Dakota Duron is a retired NFL player who is married to Blaire Elizabeth Buckman and he works as a speaker at the Vous church.
- Lucas London became a part of the family for a season in 2008 and stayed with them he announced at his wedding recently that he would be taking the Duron name and becoming DawnChere’s 5th brother.
Early Life and Education :
- DawnChere met Rich Wilkerson Jr. when she was 17. They fell in love and married in her hometown of Shreveport in August 2006.
- She graduated from Lee University in 2007.
- Soon after graduating, DawnChere moved to Miami to help her parents with the Trinity Church.
Church Work, Career and Net Worth :
- DawnChere and Rich started The Rendezvous Church in Miami, Florida, in 2007.
- At “The Vous” each week, the couple uses inspiring new music to help spread the word of the Bible to a younger generation.
- They lead many inspirational sermons & many of them are filmed and uploaded to YouTube.
- DawnChere has appeared on TV several times on the shows Rich in Faith, The Insider and Steve Harvey. Rich in Faith followed the couple’s journey of setting up their church.
- Rich and DawnChere made an album “Into the Night” with recordings of Vous workshop music. The album was a success & went on to #2 on the Christian Charts.
Getting Pregnant and Having Children :
- On August 11, 2009, which was DawnChere’s 25th birthday she was told by doctors it would be a very long hard road for the couple to have children.
- Despite the unfavorable report, on January 23, 2018, the couple welcomed their son Wyatt Wesley Wilkerson into the world.
- A recent Instagram announcement has told the world that Wyatt will be a big brother when their second child who is due, will arrive in October 2019.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- The couple rose to fame when Rich officiated Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s wedding in 2014.
- Wilkerson has over 200,000 Instagram followers, 20K+ Twitter (now called X) followers and uses these platforms to spread the message of the church.
- Justin Bieber is considered one of their flock at The Vous church.