20. Kenneth Copeland Earnings Are In The Region Of $760 Million to $1,200 Million
American author, musician, public speaker, and televangelist Kenneth Max Copeland (KCM) is one of the leaders of the Charismatic Movement, preaching the prosperity and abundance message. Copeland’s ministry has held a number of events across the United States lasting anywhere from three to six days, streaming them live on Copeland’s website, kcm.org, as well Christian television stations such as God TV and the Daystar Television Network. KCM owns 5 luxury jets and has taken advantage of a Federal Aviation Administration program that keeps flights private from tracking websites. In February 2007 Copeland was accused of using his ministry’s jets for personal vacations and other non-church related activities. The Copelands’ financial records and a list of the board of directors aren’t publicly available but known confidentially by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Among other controversial facts Kenneth Copeland and his wife, Gloria Copeland, were featured in a 2015 episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. The Comedian criticized the Copelands for using tax laws to live in a $6.3 million mansion, for using church donations to buy a $20 million jet that was used for private trips, and for promoting healing through faith and skepticism of medicine.
