''Preachers of L.A.'' is an American

reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...

series that premiered October 9, 2013, on

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. ''Preachers of L.A.'' chronicles the lives of three

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s and three

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s from their work within the church to their personal lives at home. The preachers are adherents of

prosperity theology Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, the gospel of success, or seed faith) is a religious belief among some Protestant Christians that financial blessing and physical well-being are ...

, an offshoot of

Pentecostalism Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement

. The series also encompasses the spouses of the men. In January 2014, Oxygen renewed the series for a second season with the original cast returning. It was announced that a

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''Preachers of Detroit'' will debut on Oxygen in winter 2015. Potential spin-offs in

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and

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have also been mentioned.

Cast

* Pastor Wayne Chaney Jr. *Pastor

Deitrick Haddon Deitrick Vaughn Haddon (born May 17, 1973) is an American gospel singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, record producer, pastor, and actor. He is best known for progressive gospel, and contemporary styles of music. He is also one of the cast memb ...

*Pastor Jay Haizlip is a professional skateboarder,

, and

personality. He is married to Christy Haizlip, and the couple have two sons and a daughter together. The couple are featured on the

reality television series ''Preachers of L.A.'' Haizlip was a drug user in his earlier years, but is now a pastor at The Sanctuary, a

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located in

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. *Bishop Ron Gibson *Bishop Noel Jones * Bishop Clarence McClendon

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2013)

Season 2 (2014)

References

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