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ABOUT
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Shepherd, Visionary, MusIcian, Scholar, & Builder.
From the moment his father, the late Bishop Frank Otha White, placed his small hands upon the piano, Frank Anthone White has intentionally infused his musical artistry into every facet of his life as a Gospel minister, producer, and business executive. His brilliance was exceptional. His keen ear and captivating musical touch cultivated a unique sound which was unmistakably “Anthone White.”
ALPHA
The Beginning
The Making of a Maestro
By age 14, he had been appointed Minister of Music at the Church of God in Christ Little Zion. As his gift developed, composing, arranging, and hosting Thanksgiving Night Musicals featuring his own leading ensemble, The Voices of Truth, his creative ingenuity gradually cast him into the spotlight for recruitment to play, record, and tour with the renowned Benny Cummings, Timothy Wright, and Douglas Miller.
1981
The Days of Wall Street
The merger of his higher education at Five Towns College of Music and Business Management and his C. W. Post College at Long Island University prepared the up-and-coming Frank White for a booming Wall Street career. His corporate docket is distinguished by professional designations as a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), The American College of Financial Services; Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), College for Financial Planning, and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU).
1982
The Night Everything Changed
“The year 1980 was when I felt the very strong sense in my spirit that the hand of God was upon me to give the public proclamation. I remember that event as if it happened yesterday. It was during my prayer time, and I was saying ‘Yes’ to the Lord. In my spirit was a wonderful hymn that I used to love to hear my mother sing at that time, "Close to Thee." As I was crying, I felt the urgency to answer the call right then. Actually, I was warring in my spirit, in prayer, on my knees, weeping and crying, saying ‘Yes’ to God about the close experience and the closer walk with Him. The Holy Spirit urged me, ‘Go tell your father.’ I had great trepidation, of course, because of the time–4:00 AM. Yet the Spirit continued to urge me, ‘Now. Now.’ It was like a strange wrestling match. I actually could not stand on my feet. So, I crawled out of my room, down the hall, up two flights of steps, down a hall to where my parents slept, literally on my hands and knees, going into their bedroom, and began to shake my father awake! I said to him, ‘The Lord has called me to preach, and I'm saying ‘Yes’ to God. And right at that moment, he didn't get out of bed; he just laid his hands on me. And right then, I believe he breathed a level of the anointing that was on his life into my life. My life has never been the same.” From his initial sermon, delivered in 1982 to his public ordination at the hand of the late Bishop F. D. Washington in 1986, the ministry of the Preached Word in his life emerged front and center.
1988
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Then, in 1990, the unique elements of his hosted conventions, concerts, and back-home hours converged to reach a broader audience. Established with the essential resources of singers, students, musicians, and staff, FAW Ministries, Inc. was a fully incorporated reality. Prominent community pastors began to approach FAW Ministries to help build an evangelistic climate in their neighborhoods. The impact was so significant that by the close of 1994, FAW Ministries had expanded into a multi-faceted entity admired for blending concert music, intercession, altar training, and active crusade evangelism into a winning formula irresistible to the hungry soul. It was now officially FAW Evangelistic Crusade Ministries (commonly known as "FAW"). Inter-faith billboards, radio hosts, and the Gospel press were covering the path of this sophisticated operation, steamrolling across the Greater Metropolitan area in the full expression of its primary mission: Intercessory Prayer, Crusade Evangelism, Soul-Winning & Church Growth and Music & Education.
Even as FAW Ministries continued to modernize its outreach, prayer always remained its central focus. As the late Elizabeth Calhoun, FAW Administrative Assistant, would often remark at the summer prayer clinics, "The higher you go, the further you can see." The FAW International Prayer Conference, after more than 30 years, continues to flourish as an annual festival of prayer, enlisting prayer warriors from across the country and representing a cross-denominational, multicultural population of devoted intercessors.
FAW Ministries, Inc.
Founded in 1991 with the release of "We Need a Miracle" by the late Reverend Timothy Wright, the beloved Godfather of Gospel music, Music Quest broke into the Gospel music industry as an unstoppable force. Frank Anthone White mastered the sound of New York! The label’s subsequent project captured legendary Gospel personality Bishop Albert Jamison, Chairman of the GMWA, with the New York State Chapter in 1993. MusicQuest went on to record the FAW Celebration Choir, Shekinah Choir, Brooklyn Tabernacle Deliverance Mass Choir, Long Island Sound, and David Bratton & Spirit of Praise. After several years on hiatus due to White's increased pastoral and episcopal responsibilities, MusicQuest has been re-engineered and is set to release its first project in over 20 years. The legacy continues with White's son, Jykolyn K. White, who serves as Chief Operating Officer. The long-awaited "Return to Gospel Music," White's special compilation project and work of musical genius, once again highlights the unique sound and anointing captured back in the mid-80s. This time, White is joined by Donnie McClurkin, Rance Allen, Kim Burrell, Dorinda Clark Cole, Miranda Curtis, among several other A-list artists.
Music Quest Records Inc.
1991
Zion’s Assistant Pastor
Upon Bishop Frank O. White’s return from the 1991 Holy Convocation in Memphis, Tennessee, on the Third Sunday in November, he appointed Elder Frank Anthone White as Little Zion’s Assistant Pastor. In his role as Assistant Pastor, his instructional and evangelistic gifts brought many seasons of revival to Zion, invigorating the Church’s growth with a persistent ingathering of souls. In the Spring of 1997, out of Assistant Pastor White's prayer room, a 7-month, 6 AM Hour of Prayer was birthed, and the following Spring, a 50-day Pre-Pentecost 6 AM prayer. By the leading of the Holy Spirit, he further established a clinical Ministry of Intercession module through which prospective Intercessors received credit from the MKW (currently MKWW) Religious Training Institute upon completion of classes. Seven years after being named Assistant Pastor, Elder White was appointed Co-Pastor of Zion.
1998
In Demand, At the Chapel, On the Road
The national demand for his powerful yet responsible treatment of the Gospel message propelled him into an itinerant evangelistic ministry–denominationally and ecumenically. This season flowed gracefully into Pastor White’s appointment as Pastor of the historic King’s Chapel Church of God in Christ of Southampton. Under Pastor White's leadership for more than 17 years, King's Chapel's congregation has continued to flourish, growing in membership and ministerial services. At King’s Chapel, Pastor White's vision of "marketplace ministry"– taking the church outside of the box–drew members from the entire Tri-State area. Pastor White spearheaded the physical renovation of King's Chapel in 2007 and initiated manifold projects to enhance King’s Chapel’s holistic approach to ministry, including the establishment of the J. A. King Memorial Scholarship. The ever-expanding evangelistic touch of FAW Ministries was illuminated through the collaboration with King’s Chapel in its annual soul-winning tent crusades– Celebration on Sunrise.
2000
The
NATIONal Stage
Stepping into a new frontier, Pastor White prayerfully availed himself to serve the Church of God in Christ at the National level and was elected to the National Trustee Board, where he served for two terms. His office as a National Trustee was complemented by his appointment as Vice President of the International Music Department by the late Presiding Bishop G. E. Patterson. On the global stage, Bishop White's cosmopolitan portfolio includes induction into the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers at Morehouse College, service on the Senior Faculty of the MKWW Religious Training Institute, and guest lectureships at Cornell University and Queens College. Ecumenically, Bishop White's demand has welcomed his proclamation of the Gospel at Madison Square Garden, Sacred Heart's Roman Catholic Church of Jesus and Mary, St. John's Episcopal Church, and as Noonday Preacher at the 105th Annual Hampton University Ministers' Conference and the Prairie View A & M University's 68th Session of the Annual Ministers' Conference.
2008
A landmark year! 2008 marked two full terms as National Trustee and the esteemed honor of being elected his father's successor as Financial Secretary, concurrent with Bishop White's elevation to the General Board. The theme of the dual grand celebration was qualified by the late Dr. Juliet L. White as “An Extraordinary Journey.” As the Church’s four-term Secretary of Finance, Pastor White led the charge in establishing, implementing, and fully executing a comprehensive curriculum governing all finance and accounting matters. His publication, the Financial Policies & Procedures Manual, and its companion, the Departmental Minimum Operating Standards, have skillfully systematized the day-to-day practices of the Church’s finances through seminars, training, and annual summits. As one of the longest-serving Financial Secretaries in the Church’s history, he is recognized for his masterful contributions, competency, and clear communication while upholding the bar of sound fiscal management.
2011
Present Day
After serving the New York Third Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction since its inception as Dean of Music, Chairman of Auxiliaries in Ministry, Superintendent of the Emmanuel District, and Chief of Staff, Pastor White was welcomed into the College of Bishops on November 7, 2011, upon his consecration as an Auxiliary Bishop during the 104th International Holy Convocation. On April 4, 2017, at Mason Temple Church of God in Christ, Memphis, Tennessee, the recommendation of Presiding Bishop Charles Edward Blake, Sr., and the General Board was ratified by the General Assembly, officially affirming the appointment of Bishop Frank Anthone White as Jurisdictional Prelate of the New York Eastern Third Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, Church of God in Christ, Inc.
Upon the fulfillment of his four distinguished terms as Financial Secretary of the Church of God in Christ, during the 116th International Holy Convocation, Bishop White was elected to the General Board of the Church of God in Christ, Inc.
Bishop White continues to write, teach, lecture, publish, compose and build bridges which connect the generations, while mentoring up-and-coming leaders across the landscape of the Body of Christ. An influential voice, locally and internationally, the high demand of Bishop White’s itinerant ministry brings him before ecumenical, civic, academic, business and professional pacesetters. Loved by Zion Cathedral, esteemed by the New York Eastern Third Jurisdiction, respected by the Church of God in Christ, and followed by a network of prayer warriors across the globe, he stands firm upon his personal creed that, “My life is not about my position, but my contribution.”
Yet as plainly as he is the immediate heir of his father’s enduring legacy, Bishop White likewise invests his time—both within and outside of the sanctuary—into building his own son, “Pastor Jykolyn” and daughter-in-love Jasmine, with the virtues of character, integrity, honesty and trust. To those who follow their father-son adventures, no sight is more invigorating than their impromptu side-by-side duo keyboard showdowns! Daily tugging at his heart strings, his most trusted advisor, grandson Jeremiah, playfully follows his grandfather, every step, in his love for music, worship, the New York Knicks and golf.
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