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The White House Faith Office was established during the second presidency of Donald Trump as a White House agency to "assist faith-based entities, community organizations, and houses of worship in their efforts to strengthen American families, promote work and self-sufficiency, and protect religious liberty". [1] U.S. president Donald Trump appointed Paula White to lead the office in February 2025. [2]
The office replaces the former White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (OFBCI), [3] and will be part of the Domestic Policy Council. [4] [5] The earlier OFBCI was created during the presidential administration of George W. Bush, and continued operation under the administrations of Barack Obama and Joe Biden. [3] During Trump's first presidential term, the office remained vacant for years; he eventually launched a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative in 2018, [3] and appointed televangelist and prosperity theology proponent Paula White as its lead in late 2019. [2]
