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Kenneth Copeland
American televangelist (born 1936)
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Copeland on the Believer's Voice of Victory television broadcast in 2011 | |
| Born | Kenneth Max Copeland (1936-12-06) December 6, 1936 (age 88) Lubbock, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1967–present |
| Movement | Word of Faith |
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| Children | 3 |
| Website | kcm.org |
Kenneth Max Copeland (born December 6, 1936) is an American televangelist associated with the charismatic movement. He is the founder of Eagle Mountain International Church Inc. (EMIC), which is based in Tarrant County, Texas. Copeland has also written several books and other resources, and is known for his broadcast Believers Voice of Victory.
Copeland preaches prosperity theology and is part of the Word of Faith movement, which teaches that divine favor is expressed in material and financial blessing, and that giving to ministries unlocks this favor.
Life and career
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Evangelist justifies owning 3 jets, $760m wealth
Texas: A total fortune of $760 million; a $6 million worth lake view home. Do you think it’s too much for a preacher? Or are you offended that he travels back and forth on the three private jets he owns?
Ministers can live in a home worth up to $6.3million tax free.
Eighty-two year old Kenneth Copeland, the owner of Kenneth Copeland Ministries, would have none of it. He needs to use three private jets because “demonic environment on commercial flights are not good for a preacher”. Or that’s what he told television show Inside Edition. And his is a long standing position: in 2016 he called flying commercial getting in ‘a long tube with demons’.
“Do you really believe that human beings are demons,” asked Lisa Guerrero, the interviewer. In response, Copeland points and snaps back: “No I did not and don’t you ever say I did.”
He then explains how watching marshals drag a passenger off a plane – seemingly referring to an April 2017 United incident – made him so mad.
Using it as an example for why he takes the plusher option, he asked: “Do you think that’s a good environment for a preacher to be?... I wanted to go punch that guy myself.
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