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Most people associate a religious leader with the image of a pious monk praying in his humble home. There are, however, various spiritual leaders with different beliefs, lifestyles, and income levels. You might not associate vast amounts of riches with religious leaders, but these ones are surely raking it in. So how much are the richest religious leaders worth?
KENNETH COPELAND
Estimated net worth: $300 million, says Celebrity Net Worth
Kenneth Copeland
is known as a televangelist — Christian ministers that appear and preach on television and usually ask for donations. On the website of Kenneth Copeland Ministries, Copeland’s bio says he and wife Gloria have preached for nearly 52 years.
JOEL OSTEEN
Estimated net worth: $100 million, says Celebrity Net Worth
Osteen gave up his $200,000 annual salary from Lakewood Church, instead relying on book royalties. Despite this, he still has a whopping estimated net worth of $100 million. Also, he lives in a massive home worth over $10 million.
Benny Hinn
Estimated net worth: $60 million, says Celebrity Net Worth
Benny Hinn
is another one of these televangelists. He’s got plenty of books, TV programs, a website chock-full of resources, and even an app. (Technology now aids in worship!) Benny Hinn, born in Israel, moved to Canada in 1968.
Billy Graham
Estimated net worth: $25 million, says Celebrity Net Worth
This
evangelical leader’s
website says he’s preached to “more people in live audiences than anyone else in history.” (We’re not sure who keeps track of this and if it’s verifiable.) Specifically, that’s 215 million people in more than 185 countries and territories.
Kirk Cameron
Estimated net worth: $20 million, says Celebrity Net Worth
Kirk Cameron
was first known to audiences as an actor on Growing Pains, Saving Christmas, Mercy Rule, Fireproof, and as cohost of The Way of the Master. He’s also worked on documentaries Unstoppable and Monumental. He says he wasn’t raised as a churchgoer.
T.D. Jakes
Estimated net worth: $18 million, says Celebrity Net Worth
Bishop T.D. Jakes, who leads The Potter’s House Church, is also an accomplished author. He keeps reminding his parishioners of that, too. Jakes encourages his 30,000 members to purchase his books, as well as his daughter’s.
Ernest Angley
Estimated net worth: $15 million, says
The Richest
Internationally known televangelist
Ernest Angley
is the pastor and founder of Grace Cathedral with locations in both Cuyahoga Falls and Akron, Ohio. Like a lot of individuals in the religious world, Angley’s storied career in preaching is rife with controversy.
Juanita Bynum
Estimated net worth: $10 million, says Celebrity Net Worth
Many preachers on our list of insanely rich religious leaders can preach and write. But it’s unclear if they can sing like
Juanita Bynum
can. Bynum is known not only as a preacher and an author but also as a gospel singer.
Joyce Meyer
Estimated net worth: $8 million, says Celebrity Net Worth
Joyce Meyer’s
website says she has an honorary Ph.D. from Life Christian University, an honorary doctorate from Oral Roberts University, and an honorary degree from Grand Canyon University. (Wish I knew I could get honorary degrees before racking up student loans … )
Walter Mercado
Estimated net worth: $5 million, says Celebrity Net Worth
So he was more of a spiritual leader. However,
Walter Mercado’s
horoscope rundowns on TV would make households stop what they were doing and hang onto his every word. Christian Portilla writes in Remezcla that Mercado’s influence in Latinx communities was interesting.
John Hagee
Estimated net worth: $5 million, says Celebrity Net Worth
John Hagee
isn’t the only Hagee involved in the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas — it’s a family affair. John is founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone, his son Matt partners with his dad in pastoring, and John’s wife Diana leads the women’s ministries.
Noel Jones
Estimated net worth: $5 million, says Celebrity Net Worth
Born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, Noel Jones is a Pentecostal bishop with an estimated net worth of $5 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. He was one of seven children and relocated to Syracuse, New York, with some of his family in 1965.
Paula White-Cain
Estimated net worth: $5 million, says Celebrity Net Worth
Evangelist Paula White-Cain (probably better known as Paula White) is pastor of a nondenominational, multicultural megachurch by the name of New Destiny Christian Center (say that three times fast!) in Orlando, Florida. White-Cain is successful now but she had a tough upbringing.
Joseph Prince
Prince (we’re not talking about The Artist Formerly Known As Prince) is a founding member of the New Creation Church. He went from an “elder” and associate pastor to finally becoming senior pastor in 1990. That’s when the church started growing, says his bio.
Reinhard Bonnke
Estimated net worth: $4 million, according to Herald Weekly
An evangelical, Reinhard Bonnke is known for Great Gospel Crusades throughout Africa. According to Bonnke’s biography on his website, he heard “the call” at a young age and decided he wanted to go to Africa before becoming a teenager.
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