Behold the top ten richest pastors in the world, Nigerians included

No 6, Kenneth Copeland: $25 Million

Before dedicating his life to Christianity, Kenneth was a recording artist and his song, “Pledge of Love” made it to #17 on the top 40 billboard hits in 1957. After his conversion, Kenneth concentrated his passion on the gospel and ministry work.

Pastor and Pilot

Kenneth has a love for flying. He got his pilot license to become the personal pilot of Oral Roberts before starting his own ministry. Unfortunately, even this led to some questionable decisions. Using church donations, his ministry bought five private jets.

Not only that, Kenneth Copeland Ministries have taken advantage of a Federal Aviation Administration program that keeps flights private from tracking websites. United States Senator Chuck Grassley has questioned some of the flights taken by these aircrafts, including layovers in Maui, Fiji, and Honolulu. The ministries responded saying the stopovers were for “preaching or for allowing pilot rest.” Convenient.

According to the Washington Times, Kenneth Copeland has defended his “use of private jets as a luxury means of travel, arguing that commercial planes are full of ‘a bunch of demons’ that will bog down their busy schedules with prayer requests”.

Faith Healing
Setting that aside, Kenneth and his wife have been criticized for their anti-vaccination preachings. Gloria Copeland would often preach that doctors give patients “poison that will make you sicker” and that the church is an alternative to medical treatment: “Which do you want to do? Do you want to [get vaccinated] or do you want to sit here on a Saturday morning, hear the word of God, and let faith come into your heart and be healed?”

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