Priesthood now comes with lots of luxuries and all
the goodies. Today we bring to you the top 10 richest pastors in the
world. Fortunately or Unfortunately, it is dominated by pastors from
Africa.
Behold:
10. T B Joshua
Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN) has an estimated net worth: $10
million – $15 million Nigeria’s most controversial clergyman is also one
of its richest and most philanthropic. T.B Joshua heads the Synagogue
Church of all Nations (SCOAN), a congregation he founded in 1987, which
accommodates over 15,000 worshippers on Sundays.
9. Matthew Ashimolowo
Matthew Ashimolowo, the owner of Kingsway
International Christian Centre (KICC) gets an annual income of $200,000.
Having his humble beginnings as a priest in Foursquare Gospel Church, a
Nigerian church that sent Ashimolowo to open a satellite branch in
London. Pastor Matthew had other ideas and decided to set up his own
church instead. Today, his Kingsway International Christian Center is
reportedly the largest Pentecostal church in the whole of the United
Kingdom
8. Billy Graham
American evangelical Christian evangelist, William
Franklin “Billy” Graham, Jr., has a net worth of $25 million. The
Southern Baptist evangelist rose to celebrity status as his sermons
started getting broadcast on radio and television. Graham was born on a
dairy farm near Charlotte, North Carolina in 1918, he has conducted many
evangelistic crusades since 1948 . He is now a world renowned
televangelist raking in millions of dollars.
7. Kenneth Copeland
He runs Kenneth Copeland Ministries, was one of
several televangelists whose finances were investigated from 2007 to
2011 by Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa.
According to an article by the Associated Press that
ran in 2008, “His ministry’s 1,500-acre campus, behind an iron gate a
half-hour drive from Fort Worth includes a church, a private airstrip, a
hangar for the ministry’s $17.5 million jet and other aircraft, and a
$6 million church owned lakefront mansion.
The article later added that while Copeland has not
released up-to-date salary statements, “the church disclosed in a
property-tax exemption application that his wages were $364,577 in 1995;
Copeland’s wife, Gloria, earned $292,593. It’s not clear whether those
figures include other earnings, such as special offerings for guest
preaching or book royalties.”
6. Creflo Dollar
Creflo Dollar is an American pastor who is the founder of the World
Changers Church International as well as Creflo Dollar Ministerial
Association, Creflo Dollar Ministries and Arrow Records. Dollar
reportedly has an estimated net worth of $27 million.
5. Christian Oyakhilome
Christian Oyakhilome is the man behind Christ Embassy.His church has an estimated net worth of $30 million – $50 million last year, the charismatic preacher was at the center of a $35 million money laundering case in which he was accused of siphoning funds from his church to foreign banks.
4. Israeli Benny
Israeli Benny Hinn is best known as a televangelist. His TV show ‘This Is Your Day’ is broadcast around the world. He hosts well attended regular events known as ‘Miracle Crusades’ in major cities. He is said to be worth $42 million.
3. Enoch Adejare Adeboye
Enoch Adejare Adeboye took over leader of the Redeemed Christian Church
of God in 1981 following the death of its founder. The church has
branches in African nations including C’ote D’Ivoire, Ghana, Zambia,
Malawi, Zaire, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Gambia, Cameroon, and South
Africa. In Europe the church is spread in England, Germany, and France.
In the United States there are parishes in Dallas, Tallahassee, Houston,
New York, Washington, and Chicago and also in the Caribbean states of
Haiti and Jamaica according to its website. Adeboye is also an educated
man with a PhD in applied mathematics.
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