The life of American televangelist Kenneth Copeland: All you need to know about him

For the more than 8 decades of Kenneth Copeland’s life on earth thus far, he has impacted his generation with the work that he has done and is still doing for humanity. Kenneth Copeland is an Author, speaker, prosperity gospel preacher, and televangelist.

Kenneth Copeland has indeed impacted positively on his generation for which he needs commendation.

He has published several books that are still shaping people to become good people in society.

His works and life, in general, deserve mention and in this feature on him, we explore his life in other to bring to you all that you need to know about him other than he just being a preacher.

His career, personal life, impact, family, beliefs, ideologies, ministry work, and net worth are all things that you need to know about him, which is why we have decided to dig deep into his life and put all these pieces together about Kenneth Copeland, a man that has had a lot of impact on many a people.

Kenneth Copeland Biography

Who is Kenneth Copeland?

When and where was he born, and where was he raised during his formative years?

Who were his parents?

You will get to know all of these in this brief but detailed profile of Kenneth Copeland.

Kenneth Copeland was born on December 6, 1936, in Lubbock, Texas, to Aubrey Wayne and Vinita Pearl Copeland and is associated with the charismatic movement.

He was raised in West Texas near a United States Army Air Forces airfield, which inspired him to become a pilot.

Kenneth Copeland’s array of talents also include singing, which he ditched for a career in full-time ministry.

Before taking to full-time ministry work from 1967, Kenneth Copeland was a recording artist on the Imperial Records label, having one Billboard Top 40 hit (“Pledge of Love”, which charted in the Top 40 on April 20, 1957, stayed on the charts for 15 weeks, and peaked at #17).

In the fall of 1967, he enrolled in Oral Roberts University, where he soon became pilot and chauffeur to Oral Roberts.

Kenneth Copeland ministry career

Kenneth Copeland’s ministry works started when after attending various seminars, he and his wife Gloria founded Kenneth Copeland Ministries (KCM) in Fort Worth, Texas.

The ministry’s motto is “Jesus is Lord” from Romans 10:9.

He has been identified as preaching the prosperity gospel and as part of the Word of Faith movement.

Since 1967, Copeland’s ministry has held three to six-day conventions across the United States

Location of Kenneth Copeland ministry

Kenneth Copeland Ministries is located in Fort Worth, Texas, on a 33-acre property valued at $554,160 in 2008 by Tarrant Appraisal District.

The site includes the Eagle Mountain International Church, television and radio production facilities, warehouse and distribution facilities, residences for the Copeland family, and Kenneth Copeland Airport.

Approximately 500 people are employed by KCM.

Kenneth’s son John Copeland was the ministry’s chief operating officer until his divorce from Marty Copeland in 2017.

He remains a consultant to the ministry.

Kenneth Copeland Bible College

Kenneth Copeland Bible College (KCBC) is located on the property of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and Eagle Mountain International Church (EMIC).

KCBC is an accredited member of Transworld Accrediting Commission International.

Kenneth Copeland on Donald Trump Advisory Board

Such is the influence of Kenneth Copeland. In 2016, he was on the Advisory Board put together by Donald Trump.

Appointment to the board did not require the endorsement of his bid for the presidency, and Copeland clarified that he did not endorse Trump at the time.

Before the 2016 election, Copeland said that Christians who did not vote for Trump would be guilty of murder, referring to the abortion policy of Hillary Clinton.

In an interview after a state dinner at the White House that Copeland attended, he said that Trump was “led by the Spirit of God”, and that his most important legacy as president would be the appointments of conservative judges.

Kenneth Copeland marriages

It is quite unthinkable but Kenneth Copeland, as a man of God that he is, has been married three times, meaning he has had failed marriages, marriages that failed to materialize.

Kenneth’s first wife was Ivy Bodiford whom he married in October 1955.

They had one child, daughter Terri Copeland Pearsons, they, unfortunately, got divorced in 1958.

He then got married to Cynthia Davis for the second marriage after the first one failed in 1958, that one too ended in1961.

Kenneth married had to marry for the third time, this time to Gloria on April 13, 1963.

Kenneth Copeland Luxurious lifestyle

Ken Copeland, as a man who preaches about prosperity, is quite big on luxury things, something for which he is criticized.

The televangelist and author, Kenneth Copeland owns private jets that he uses for his missionary activities, which has often been a talking point as people criticize him for owning private jets, but he has always maintained that the Private Jets are very necessary for missionary work.

In 2009, Copeland’s $3.6 million private jet, was denied tax-exempt status, opening up a possible investigation into the church’s expenses; Copeland failed to disclose the salaries of his directors.

In 2008 the ministry stated it owned five airplanes, one of which is valued at $17.5 million.

Copeland’s ministry bought a multi-million Gulfstream V jet airplane.

That jet was bought from the filmmaker and businessman Tyler Perry.

As of August 2018, Copeland had requested another $19.5 million for the building of a hangar, upgrading of the runway, and maintenance.

Kenneth Copeland views about COVID-19

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Copeland repeatedly claimed that the pandemic had ended or would soon end, that he could cure his followers of the disease, and that followers should continue paying tithes if they lost their jobs in the economic crisis that the pandemic caused.

He later made claims to have destroyed the virus and to have ended the ongoing pandemic.

Kenneth Copeland controversies

The televangelist has been involved in various controversies in his career. One such controversy was the 2006 Angel Flight 44 Controversy.

According to The Christian Post, Kenneth Copeland Ministries was criticized in 2010 for failing to fly disaster relief missions to Haiti after allegedly promising an aviation relief assistance program called “Angel Flight 44”.

The Angel Flight 44 ministry was announced by Kenneth Copeland Ministries in 2006 and the ministry attempted to raise money to fund it.

Then in 2013, a measles outbreak with 25 confirmed cases in Tarrant County was attributed in the press to anti-vaccination sentiments expressed by members of the Copeland Ministries.

The church denied making any such statements and urged members to get vaccinations, even offering free immunizations through the church itself.

Fast forward to 2015, and there was another controversy.

Copeland and his wife, Gloria Copeland, were featured in a 2015 episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

Comedian John Oliver criticized the Copelands for using tax laws to live in a $6.3 million mansion as the parsonage allowance for their home is not subject to income taxes, for using church donations to buy a $20 million jet that was used for trips to a ski resort and a private game ranch, and for promotion of healing through faith and skepticism of medicine, which Oliver highlighted with a video of Gloria Copeland saying that doctors give patients “poison that will make you sicker” and that the church is an alternative to medical treatment.

Kenneth Copeland net worth

Kenneth is worth a fortune. With all of these Private Jets in his hangar, one could just imagine just how wealthy the man is.

According to celebritynetworth.com, Kenneth Copeland, the American author, public speaker, televangelist, and musician has a net worth of $300 million.

Kenneth has often been criticized for his lavish lifestyle and his desire for private jets, something that he defended often.

In one interview defended himself by stating the reasons why those jets are necessary.

Source: GhBase.com

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