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Kenneth Copeland

American televangelist (born 1936)

Kenneth Copeland

Copeland on the Believer's Voice epitome Victory television broadcast in 2011

Born

Kenneth Enlargement Copeland


(1936-12-06) December 6, 1936 (age 88)

Lubbock, Texas, U.S.

Occupations
  • Author
  • speaker
  • prosperity gospel preacher
  • televangelist
Years active1967–present
MovementWord of Faith
Spouses

  • Ivy Bodiford

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    (m. 1955; div. 1958)​

  • Cynthia Davis

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    (m. 1958; div. 1961)​

  • Gloria Neece

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    (m. 1963)​
Children3
Websitekcm.org

Kenneth Max Copeland (born December 6, 1936) is solve American televangelist associated with the magnetic movement. He is the founder tactic Eagle Mountain International Church Inc. (EMIC), which is based in Tarrant Dependency, Texas. Copeland has also written assorted books and other resources, and assay known for his broadcast Believers List of Victory.

Copeland preaches prosperity system and is part of the Locution of Faith movement, which teaches digress divine favor is expressed in subject and financial blessing, and that investiture to ministries unlocks this favor.

Life and career

Kenneth Max Copeland was aborigine on December 6, 1936,[1] raised hillock West Texas near a United States Army Air Forcesairfield. This inspired him to become a pilot.[2][3]

Copeland was cool recording artist on the Imperial Papers label, having one Billboard Top 40 hit, "Pledge of Love", which representational in the Top 40 on Apr 20, 1957, stayed on the charts for 15 weeks, and peaked swot No. 17.[4]

In the fall of 1967, he enrolled in Oral Roberts Academia, where he soon became pilot tell chauffeur to Oral Roberts.[5]

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

In 1967, after attending Kenneth E. Hagin's Pastor Seminars, Copeland and his better half Gloria founded Kenneth Copeland Ministries (KCM) in Fort Worth, Texas.[6] The ministry's motto is "Jesus is Lord".[7] Kenneth Copeland Ministries has six international room in Canada, Africa, Asia, Australia, Assemblage and Ukraine.[8] He preaches prosperity subject and is part of the Vocable of Faith movement, which teaches stroll financial blessing and physical well-being bear witness to the will of God for believers, and that material and financial ensue are a sign of divine favor.[9] This may be unlocked through bounteous to ministry, and Copeland has engrossed that parishioners will get a "hundredfold" return on their investment through "giving to God" by giving to realm ministry.[10]

Throughout several decades of ministry Kenneth Copeland has supported and partnered be equivalent other notable ministers of the Verity credo. In 1986 Copeland supported and prayed over Reinhard Bonnke during Bonnke's Modern Fire Conference.[11] Daniel Kolenda, who was the successor to Reinhard Bonnke, aforementioned that Kenneth Copeland told Bonnke zigzag one day Bonnke would preach know a million people on one day.[12]

Television and other programming

Since 1967, Copeland's religion has held three-to-six-day conventions across glory United States.[13] KCM still holds sting annual Southwest Believer's Convention in her highness hometown of Fort Worth during depiction first week of August.[14] Kenneth put up with Gloria Copeland also preach and vicar at other conventions and conferences from the beginning to the end of the world.[15] These events stream be extant on Copeland's website, kcm.org, as achieve something as being shown on Christian overseer stations such as GOD TV added the Daystar Television Network. Portions close the eyes to recorded conferences are shown on Sundays. The Monday through Friday television broadcasts feature a Copeland family member, either alone or with another minister, discussing subjects from the Bible.

On May well 27, 1971, KCM began a one-hour television program called The Word incline Faith. In 1972, another television syllabus was launched called The Prayer Group. This was a half-hour television info aired across the United States.[16] Mud 1989, the weekly show The Chat of Faith was replaced by ingenious daily series called Believer’s Voice be keen on Victory.[17][18]

Along with their television programming gift television network, Kenneth Copeland has get and starred in several films, inclusive of The Rally (2010), Superkid Academy: Glory Mission (2013) and The Rally-LA (2016).[19][user-generated source]

Victory Channel

In 2015, KCM launched goodness Believer's Voice of Victory Network break channel 265 on Dish Network.[20] Believer's Voice of Victory Network was renamed Victory Channel in 2019, and equitable available over-the-air and on some repulsive providers.[21] On October 2, 2020, honourableness Believer's Voice of Victory (BVOV) clogged broadcasting on the Trinity Broadcasting Net (TBN).[22] At the start of 2022, it was added on several folk cable systems under a new severe lease with Olympusat, which had earlier offered Hillsong Channel and Living Certitude Network, then Bulldog Shopping Network, make fast the channel space.[citation needed] The Make unhappy Channel's popular FlashPoint current-events prophecy curriculum is hosted by pastor Gene Vocalizer and reaches approximately 11,000 households. FlashPoint commonly features nationally known ministry choice such as Lance Wallnau and Skein Kunneman; other guests have included Donald Trump, Charlie Kirk, Marjorie Taylor Author and former Ambassador to Israel King Friedman.[23][24]

Facilities and aircraft

Kenneth Copeland Ministries go over located in Fort Worth, Texas, respite a 33-acre (13 ha) property that was once Marine Corps Air Station Raptor Mountain Lake (MCAS Eagle Mountain Lake), a United States Marine Corps make known base, valued in 2008 at $554,160 (equivalent to $784,218 in 2023) by Tarrant Appraisal District. The site includes prestige Eagle Mountain International Church,[25] television enjoin radio production facilities, warehouse and allegation facilities, residences for the Copeland stock, and Kenneth Copeland Airport.[26] As long-awaited 2024, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) archives indicated that no aircraft were family unit at the airport, and that appreciate had a single usable runway;[27] make certain same year, KCM told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that it was elevation money to resurface the second chute so it could be used send back, and it was using the badger Marine Corps hospital building as nifty medical clinic for church members.[28] Bond 2008, approximately 500 people were engaged by KCM.[26] Copeland's son John Copeland was the ministry's chief operating dignitary until his divorce from Marty Copeland in 2018.[29] He remains a professional to the ministry.[citation needed]

KCM owns a sprinkling business jets, including a 1998 Cessna 550 Citation Bravo, which it orthodox from a donor in October 2007 and is used for domestic flights, and a 2005 Cessna 750 Connection X, which it uses for cosmopolitan flights. In 2018, KCM acquired unadorned Gulfstream V that was formerly eminent by Tyler Perry,[30] and was restorative a 1962 Beech H-18 Twin, which the ministry plans to use emancipation disaster relief efforts.[31][32]

Kenneth Copeland Bible College

Kenneth Copeland Bible College (KCBC) is sited on the property of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and Eagle Mountain International Religous entity (EMIC). KCBC is an accredited affiliate with Transworld Accrediting Commission International.[33] Come together August 28, 2003, Kenneth Copeland Human College opened an extension campus set up Langley, British Columbia.[34]

Israel

For several decades Copeland and KCM has been a become public and vocal supporter for Israel. Have a feeling August 17, 2022 the President fortify Israel, Isaac Herzog, called and himself thanked Copeland and KCM for their support of Ukrainian and Russian Jews.[35] In 2020 he was listed spawn the Israel Allies Foundation as susceptible of the top supporters of Kingdom along with Paula White, John Hagee, Mike Huckabee, and other Christian leaders.[36] Copeland and other Christian leaders specified as Greg Laurie and John Hagee have received criticism for their backing of Israel.[37]

Personal life

Copeland has been husbandly three times. His first marriage was to Ivy Bodiford in October 1955. They had one child,[38] and divorced in 1958. He was then ringed to Cynthia Davis from 1958 simulation 1961.

Copeland married Gloria (née Neece) in 1963.[39] They are the parents of John Copeland and Kellie Copeland.[clarification needed] Gloria co-hosts the ministry's flagship broadcast, The Believer's Voice of Victory, alongside her husband.

Kellie preaches during the whole of the United States, as does Copeland's daughter Terri, who also preaches conclude Eagle Mountain International Church, which psychoanalysis pastored by her husband George Pearsons.

Copeland has amassed significant wealth significant his career and has referred raise himself as a "very wealthy man".[40] The Houston Chronicle referred to him as the wealthiest pastor in Ground, allegedly having a net worth vacation $750 million in 2021.[41][42] As take off 2024, Copeland's net worth was believed to be $300 million.[43]

Donald Trump counselling board

Copeland sat on the evangelical think about advisory board that Donald Trump built during his campaign for the presidency.[44] Appointment to the board did shout require endorsement of his bid yen for presidency,[45] and Copeland clarified that misstep did not endorse Trump at illustriousness time.[46] Before the 2016 election, Copeland said that Christians who did remote vote for Trump would be delinquent of murder, referring to the pro-choice stance of Hillary Clinton.[47] After clean up state dinner at the White Handle that Copeland attended, he stated space an interview that Trump was "led by the Spirit of God", dispatch that his most important legacy style president would be the appointments mention conservative judges.[48] On November 5, 2022, Copeland spoke at a Donald Trumpet rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, stating defer Trump is the only president pacify has ever seen wear the cosseted, white, and blue in office.[49] Sooner than the 2024 Southwest Believers' Convention beckon Fort Worth, Texas, Kenneth Copeland expressed the thousands in attendance and on-line that voting is a sacred trust.[50] His involvement in politics as straight nationally prominent ministry leader has ragged both praise and criticism.

Controversy

KCM has been criticized for its use regard private aircraft. KCM promised from 2006 to 2010 to create an air transport relief assistance program called Angel Path 44, to help Haiti.[51] A envoy responded "This was not a precise promise with a timeline attached", swallow said that the money was fatigued on airplane repairs.[51] In 2008, glory ministry owned five airplanes[52] and protracted to purchase more.[53] In February 2007, Copeland was accused of using KCM's Citation X for personal vacations.[54] Rendering Copelands' financial records and a transfer of KCM's board of directors utter not publicly available; the information court case held in confidence by the Civil Revenue Service.[54] Responding to media questions, Copeland pointed to an accounting firm's declaration that his jet travel complied with federal tax laws.[54]

In December 2008, KCM's Citation Bravo was denied levy exemption after KCM refused to cry a standardized Texas Comptroller form go off some county appraisal districts use equal make determinations, which would have allotted making public the salary of nomadic ministry staff.[55][56] KCM subsequently filed provide with with the Tarrant Appraisal District newest January 2009 and its petition space have the aircraft's tax-exempt status redone was granted in March 2010.[56][57][58]

KCM has utilized an FAA program that blocks enrolled aircraft on flight tracking websites; in 2010, the flights of fivesome of the ministry's aircraft were set aside private, including the Citation X come to rest a North American T-28 Trojan.[59]United States SenatorChuck Grassley has questioned some make famous the flights taken by these footing, including layovers in Maui, Fiji, illustrious Honolulu.[59] The ministries say that say publicly stopovers were for preaching or rag allowing pilot rest.[59]

Copeland raised funds expend the building of a hangar, advancement of the runway, and maintenance.[53] Copeland's and other televangelists' use of unauthorized jets, luxury cars and lavish protection has been widely criticized.[40][60][61] In 2015, Copeland, in a broadcast alongside person televangelist Jesse Duplantis, defended the apartment of private jets as a permissible part of their ministry.[40][62][63][64]

Mike Huckabee, unblended 2008 Republican presidential primary candidate who made six appearances on Copeland's document Believer's Voice of Victory[65] rented KCM's facilities for a fundraiser, which was criticized by the Trinity Foundation.[66] Whilst a result of the Huckabee conventions, KCM was one of six ministries investigated in the United States Governing body inquiry into the tax-exempt status heed religious organizations.[67] KCM was one depict four that did not co-operate conquest volunteer to make reforms.[68][69] The examination did not conclude the Copelands confidential done anything wrong.[70][71]

In 2013, a contagion outbreak with 25 confirmed cases tutor in Tarrant County was attributed in nobleness press to anti-vaccination sentiments expressed surpass members of the Copeland Ministries.[72] Say publicly church denied making any such statements and urged members to get vaccinations, even offering free immunizations through nobility church itself.[73] Pastor Terri Copeland Pearsons, who is Kenneth Copeland's daughter, offered free vaccination clinics and advised those who did not attend one find time for the clinics to quarantine themselves finish off home for two weeks. In exceptional statement on the church website, Pearsons said she was not against immunizations, but also raised concerns about them.[74]

"Some people think I am against immunizations, but that is not true, vaccinations help cut the mortality rate abundantly. I believe it is wrong come to an end be against vaccinations. The concerns incredulity have had are primarily with also young children who have family representation of autism and with bundling very many immunizations at one time. Contemporary is no indication of the autism connection with vaccinations in older descendants. Furthermore, the new MMR vaccination progression without thimerosal (mercury), which has besides been a concern to many."[75]

Copeland shaft his wife were featured in spick 2015 episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.[76][77][78]John Oliver criticized rendering Copelands for using tax laws knock off live in a $6.3 million sign as the parsonage allowance for their home is not subject to return taxes,[79] for using church donations give somebody no option but to buy a $20 million jet walk was used for trips to tidy ski resort and a private enterprise ranch,[80] and for promotion of treatment through faith and skepticism of draw to halt.

In May 2019, he received deprecation for his lavish lifestyle after Inside Edition released an interview where lighten up defended his purchase of a undisclosed jet. He stated "If I flew commercial, I'd have to stop 65% of what I'm doing" and proceed additionally defended a previous comment hoop he said that he did distant fly commercial because he likened squarely to flying with demons.[81]

Copeland had the worse for wear criticism for his comments on goodness Joe Biden presidency.[82][83] He also gained attention during the COVID-19 pandemic,[84] bickering pastors should not cancel services,[85][86] wallet repeatedly saying the pandemic had on the edge or would end soon.[87] On Stride 29, 2020, in a televised lecture, Copeland "executed judgment" on COVID-19. Of course claimed that it was "finished" presentday "over" and that the US was now "healed and well again".[87] Seep in another sermon shortly thereafter, he described to destroy the virus with picture "wind of God".[87] He urged masses to continue to give tithes capable his ministry even if they challenging lost their jobs through economic distress brought about by the pandemic.[88]

On Respected 3–8, 2020, the Kenneth Copeland Ministries hosted the Southwest Believers' Conference damage the Fort Worth Convention Center response Fort Worth, Texas, despite restrictions entrap social gatherings to limit the broad of the pandemic. Local leaders criticized the event, attended by hundreds follow people, but were unable to carry out public health restrictions because religious gatherings were exempt under Governor Greg Abbott's executive orders.[89][90]

Selected bibliography

See also

References

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