Kenneth Copeland – Tag – MinistryWatch
More ministries call themselves a ‘church’ or ‘association of churches’ to avoid disclosure requirements
Since 2020, more than 80 of the 1,000 largest Christian ministries in the US have asked the Internal Revenue Service to classify them as an “association of churches.”
Daystar is losing a number of its popular stars after months of ongoing scandal at the influential Christian television network involving alleged abuse cover-up, spiritual abuse and financial misconduct.
Inspiration Network again tops the list
Below is a list of 100 highly paid Christian ministry executives. The information was derived from the latest available Form 990 prepared by the ministry itself.
Many associated with Kenneth Copeland’s church and media platform
A troupe of popular pro-Trump influencers and “prophets” are headlining seven election-year live events called FlashPoint LIVE to call “patriots and believers” to gather together and “rescue America,” according to ads for the tour.
Inspiration Ministries, YMCA of the USA, EMF (K-Love), American Center for Law & Justice have greatest number of execs on list
Below is a list of 100 highly paid Christian ministry executives. The information was derived from the latest available Form 990 prepared by the ministry itself.
In 2021, Andrew Wommack told his followers to “take over” Woodland Park, Colorado and start working to gain political influence. In recent months, Wommack has been making the same argument to Christians across the state.
MinistryWatch President Warren Smith will comment on one or more stories in the week’s news, adding an additional perspective or, sometimes, a behind-the-scenes look at how the story came to be.
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.
The IRS’s recent tax changes impact personal flights on aircraft owned by churches and ministries, including those of televangelists
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued an updated bulletin governing “fringe benefits” under the income tax code, which values non-commercial flights on employer-owned aircraft.
I started hearing about David Oyedepo a few years ago, as I was doing research for a trip to Liberia to cover the Ebola crisis.
