Wayne Chaney Jr.

Wayne Chaney Jr. is senior pastor at the over 2,000 member Antioch Church of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, USA.[1] The church was founded by Chaney's grandfather.[2]

Wayne Chaney Jr.
Personal details
Birth nameWayne Chaney Jr.
NationalityUnited States
SpouseMyesha Chaney
Children3
OccupationPastor, Author, Entrepreneur, Radio, TV personality

In October 2013, Chaney made his television debut on the Oxygen network show "Preachers of L.A.," a show which follows six heads of churches through their personal and spiritual lives.[3]

He along with his wife Myesha Chaney founded the Long Beach Gospel Fest. Long Beach Gospel Fest has grown to be one of the largest Gospel experiences with over 20,000 attendees. They also are the hosts of LA's talk radio show Real Life with the Chaney's on Stevie Wonder's 102.3FM KJLH.[4]

Personal life

Chaney attended Morehouse College, Luther Rice College & Seminary,[2] Fuller Seminary, Claremont School of Theology and is currently in doctoral studies at Duke Divinity School.

Wayne Chaney Jr. is the grandson of Dr. T. M. Chambers Sr. and of Rev. Joe Chaney Jr.[5] He is married to Myesha Chaney. The couple have three children.

Pastor Wayne Chaney serves as the senior pastor of The Antioch Church of Long Beach, California.

Filmography and TV appearances

Chaney and his wife Myesha are featured on the Oxygen series Preachers of L.A.[6] According to The Christian Post, Wayne and Myesha Chaney agreed to showcase their marriage on television in order to represent "a Godly marriage on television."[7][8] A controversy arose around pastor Chaney's statement that "We want people to know you can be saved, sanctified, and sexual... God made us that way."[9][10] Chaney, his wife, and the other "Preachers" were criticized in the press for the affluent lifestyles the program portrayed them as living.[11]

Chaney has also appeared on Extra, Access Hollywood, Showbiz Tonight, Arsenio Hall,[12] Access Hollywood, The Real, Insider, Boris and Nicole, Lift Every Voice and News One Now with Roland Martin.

Bibliography

Your Miraculous Potential: Maximizing God's Creativity, Power and Direction. (2016) ISBN 9781629116952

Honors and awards

Chaney received the 2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Maker Award from the city of Long Beach.[13][14]

President of the California National African American Network
Board Member of the National African American Network
Executive Board of Global Tribe International
Church Executive Magazine's Cover Story 2009
The Long Beach Post's 10 Most Powerful 2010 and 2011
100 Black Men's Faith Leader of the Year
Delta Sigma Theta's Leader of the Year,
President Emeritus of the Long Beach Ministers' Alliance

Footnotes
  1. Rescola, Duke (12 July 2009). "Uplifting Experience". Press Telegram. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. Hale-Burns, Pamela (25 January 2008). "Pastor's legacy lives on at Antioch Baptist Church". Press Telegram. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. Caramanica, Jon (30 August 2014). "Praise the Lord, and Chase the Ratings". New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. "Real Talk with Pastor Wayne Chaney Jr". KJLH.
  5. "'Preachers of LA' Portrays the Drama Behind High-Profile Pastors". Atlanta Black Star. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  6. Jackson-Fossett, Cora (9 October 2014). "Crusades 2014 Conference features Chaney". Los Angeles Sentinel. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  7. Tomasos, Christine (2 October 2014). "'Preachers of L.A.' Pastor Wayne Chaney Wants to Provide Alternative to 'Love And Hip-Hop' Relationships". The Christian Post. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  8. Scott, Tracy (1 October 2014). "Wayne, Myesha Chaney talk making marriage work". S2Smagazine. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  9. Tomasos, Christine (30 October 2013). "'Preachers Of L.A.' Pastor Wayne Chaney Explains 'Saved, Sanctified and Sexual'". The Christian Post. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  10. Wills, Cortney (24 October 2014). "Pastor Wayne Chaney Talks Luxe Living; Defends 'Preachers Of L.A.'". CocoaFab. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  11. Tomasos, Christine. "'Preachers of LA' Talk 'Fancy Cars, Huge Houses' On 'The Real'". Christian Post. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  12. "More at IMDbPro ยป The Arsenio Hall Show: Season 1, Episode 35". IMDB. IMDB.
  13. Canalis, John (5 January 2010). "MLK Peace Maker Awards recipients announced". Press Telegram. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  14. Mellen, Greg (10 January 2010). "Parade to honor Martin Luther King Jr. will wrap up Peace Week". Press Telegram. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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