The tax increase impacts flights on employer-owned planes—including those owned by ministries.
In 2017, Texas-based televangelist Kenneth Copeland told his followers he received a very specific message from the Holy Spirit: The Lord had set aside a luxury Gulfstream V jet for his ministry’s use.
MinistryWatch and Trinity Foundation Release “Pastors and Planes” Data for March
March was a busy month for pastors and their planes. Pastors and ministry leaders made 371.5 flights, significantly exceeding February’s total of 323.5 flights.
February is the shortest month of the year, but pastors and ministry leaders still managed to get in 323.5 flights during the month – down from January’s total of 387 flights.
MinistryWatch and Trinity Foundation Collaborate on “Pastors and Planes” Project
This list identifies the number of flights by ministries and pastors during the month of January. We have also included the type of airplane and its estimated hourly operating cost.
Pastor Paula White-Cain, a spiritual advisor to former President Trump, joined prominent Christian Trump administration alumni in speaking at an international conference organized last week by the Universal Peace Federation, an organization founded and funded ...
Televangelists’ astronomical travel expenses are receiving a fresh dose of scrutiny through Pastor Planes, a new aircraft-tracking project from the Trinity Foundation.