1. Kenneth Max Copeland was born on December 6,1936 and is an American televangelist associated with the charismatic movement.
24 Facts About Kenneth Copeland
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Kenneth Copeland is the founder of Eagle Mountain International Church Inc, which is based in Tarrant County, Texas.
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Kenneth 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.
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Kenneth Max Copeland was born on December 6,1936, and raised in West Texas, near a United States Army Air Forces airfield.
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Kenneth Copeland was a recording artist on the Imperial Records label during the 1950s, recording a number of singles including "Pledge of Love", which charted in the Billboard Top 40 on April 20,1957, staying on the charts for 15 weeks and peaking at No 17.
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Kenneth Copeland Ministries has six international offices in Canada, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and Ukraine.
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Kenneth Copeland preaches prosperity theology and is part of the Word of Faith movement, which teaches that financial blessing and physical well-being are the will of God for believers, and that material and financial success are a sign of divine favor.
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In 1986 Kenneth Copeland supported and prayed over Reinhard Bonnke during Bonnke's Fresh Fire Conference.
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Daniel Kolenda, who was the successor to Reinhard Bonnke, said that Kenneth Copeland told Bonnke that one day Bonnke would preach to a million people on one day.
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Since 1967, Kenneth Copeland's ministry has held three-to-six-day conventions across the United States.
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Kenneth and Gloria Copeland preach and minister at other conventions and conferences throughout the world.
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Kenneth Copeland Ministries is located in Fort Worth, Texas, on a 33-acre property that was once Marine Corps Air Station Eagle Mountain Lake, a United States Marine Corps air base, valued in 2008 at $554,160 by Tarrant Appraisal District.
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Kenneth Copeland was then married to Cynthia Davis from 1958 to 1961.
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Kenneth Copeland has amassed significant wealth during his career and has referred to himself as a "very wealthy man".
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Kenneth Copeland sat on the evangelical executive advisory board that Donald Trump assembled during his campaign for the presidency.
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Appointment to the board did not require endorsement of his bid for presidency, and Kenneth Copeland clarified that he did not endorse Trump at the time.
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On November 5,2022, Kenneth Copeland spoke at a Donald Trump rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, stating that Trump is the only president he has ever seen wear the red, white, and blue in office.
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In February 2007, Kenneth Copeland was accused of using KCM's Citation X for personal vacations.
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Kenneth Copeland raised funds for the building of a hangar, upgrading of the runway, and maintenance.
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Pastor Terri Copeland Pearsons, who is Kenneth Copeland's daughter, offered free vaccination clinics and advised those who did not attend one of the clinics to quarantine themselves at home for two weeks.
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Kenneth Copeland had drawn criticism for his comments on the Joe Biden presidency.
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Kenneth Copeland gained attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing pastors should not cancel services, and repeatedly saying the pandemic had ended or would end soon.
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On March 29,2020, in a televised sermon, Kenneth Copeland "executed judgment" on COVID-19.
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Kenneth Copeland urged followers to continue to give tithes to his ministry even if they had lost their jobs through economic hardship brought about by the pandemic.