Pastor Julia Porter Maddox

Pastor Julia Porter Maddox, affectionately called “Pastor Julie” is a native of Chicago, IL and the third oldest of six children born to June C. and the late Rev. Dr. John R. Porter. She is an alumna of Chicago State University where she holds a B.S., in Political Science.

Ministerial and business visionary, entrepreneurial trailblazer, and spiritual shepherd, Pastor Julie has touched many around the nation and overseas to include Norway and Sweden. She is a prolific orator who has served as a guest speaker for various special services including youth, women and religious conferences and has been a guest panelist for many workshops. Her voice and energy have reached many souls and she has proudly brought hundreds to Christ through her inspirational gift of teaching and preaching. Her style is intensely her own!

Revolutionary, Outspoken, Innovative, Charismatic, Anointed and Cutting Edge are just some of the words used to describe Pastor Julia Porter Maddox. 

Pastor Julie is a member of the Chicago Area Gospel Alliance and serves as the Vice President of the International Gospel Music Coalition. She is highly sought after as a Mistress of Ceremony for gospel, spiritual, religious and community events. 

She is an accomplished songwriter with over 25 written gospel songs of which 10 has been published nationwide including Norway, where she has preached and served as a workshop clinician. Pastor Julie is also a recipient of the Maceo Woods Gold Star award. 

In 2019, Pastor Julie directed and produced the Gospel Musical Stage Play “Looking for Jesus.” This was a sold out 2-day event with over 600 guest and participants each night. This play featured an array of Chicago’s own talented Pastors, actors, and singers in this all-star cast line-up. 

In 2021, she hosted her very first annual Women’s Work Shift that encouraged over 100 women to Re Think, Re Charge and Re Invent themselves.

Pastor Julie is the founder and humbled Senior Pastor of The Evangelistic Praise House of Jesus Christ where she has served faithfully for 17 years! She is the Founder and CEO of JP Maddox Ministries, a community-based organization committed to providing service to under-served communities. She is known as a “pusher” Pastor Julie has a passion for networking and connecting individuals together to birth amazing ideas. 

She is the widow to the late Leonard Maddox Sr., mother to five children and grandmother to nine. Honored to be chosen as one of God’s true vessels, Pastor Julie is a woman who loves God, God’s people and his word. She lives by her personal mantra, “When better is available, good is a sin!”  Pastor Julie has never taken lightly the opportunity to share what God has purposed for her to do. God is within her, and she cannot fail ~ Psalm 46:5.

If you would like to schedule an appointment or book Pastor Julie for a speaking engagement, please contact her Executive Administrator, Sis. Carmen Smith via email: admin@jpmaddoxministries.com or by phone (773) 507-4905.