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Televangelist Creflo Dollar Needs 200,000 People to Donate $300 Each So He Can Buy $65M Ministry Plane
By Leonardo Blair , CP Reporter
March 12, 2015|4:52 pm
(Photo: Screen Grab via Creflo Dollar Ministries)
A
screen shot of the website appealing to supporters of Creflo Dollar's
World Changers International church to help him purchase a million
airplane.
An appeal on his website to fund the purchase of the multimillion dollar airplane noted that the appeal was triggered by a recent engine failure on his current carrier that could have resulted in a tragedy had it not been for his skillful pilot.
"The ministry's current airplane, was built in 1984, purchased by the ministry in 1999 and has since logged four million miles. Recently on an overseas trip to a global conference, one of the engines failed. By the grace of God, the expert pilot, who's flown with Creflo for almost 20 years, landed the plane safely without injury or harm to any passengers," said the appeal.
(Photo: gulfstream.com)
The Gulfstream G650.
"Due to this recent incident coupled with the 31 years the airplane has been in service, we believe it is time to replace this aircraft so that our Pastors and staff can continue to safely and swiftly share the Good News of the Gospel worldwide. Believe it or not, there are still millions of people on this planet who have never heard of Jesus Christ and know nothing of His greatness. Our hearts desire to see precious lives changed and snatched out of darkness and thrust into His marvelous light! We need your help to continue reaching a lost and dying world for the Lord Jesus Christ," the appeal continued before asking supporters of the ministry to sow a $300 seed into the airplane fund, billed Project G650.
"The mission of Project G650 is to acquire a Gulfstream G650 airplane so that Pastors Creflo and Taffi and World Changers Church International can continue to blanket the globe with the Gospel of grace. We are believing for 200,000 people to give contributions of 300 US dollars or more to turn this dream into a reality — and allow us to retire the aircraft that served us well for many years," the appeal noted.
Apart from its price tag, this aircraft isn't cheap to maintain, and according to savannahnow only about 100 of them had been built as of November 2014.
(Photo: gulfstream.com)
Inside the luxurious Gulfstream G650 airplane.
In an interview with World Changers Church late last year, representative Kayla Dollar indicated to CP that spreading the Gospel, while convenient for Pastor Dollar, does not come cheaply to the churches where he ministers because they have to partially foot the cost of his fuel bill.
"He does not have a set honorarium now but he does just ask for half of his fuel to be paid while travelling and then anything else if you want to add just as a love offering, would be fine," she explained.
When asked how much the fuel bill to New York City would be, she explained that the full cost of fuel for travelling to New York City was $9,500.
"The cost is $9,500 so he would ask for half of that so $4,750," she said.
That price, she noted, would remain fixed regardless of the size of the crowd.
CONTINUE READING: Creflo Dollar Now Flying 'Commercial,' Says Ministry; but He Still Needs That $65M Luxury Plane to Carry Food and People
Pilot Rips Claim by Creflo Dollar Ministries That It Needs $65 Million Luxury Airplane to Carry '100,000 Pounds of Food'
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He wants to pull millions out of the community
for a Gulfstream G650, just so he can fly above it all and tell his
congregation to say “praise the Lord” while he does.
Creflo Dollar
Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
On the streets of any hood in the United States, Creflo Dollar, the kingpin behind World Changers Church International,
would be called a hustler. Behind the pulpit, however, he’s called
pastor, and if that’s not a sin, I don’t know what else to call it.
Dollar, who made headlines in 2012
for allegedly assaulting his then 15-year-old daughter, has now
launched a full-fledged campaign to pressure his congregation into
buying him a new, $65 million Gulfstream G650 jet.
Yes, you read that correctly.
Apparently,
the right reverend was traveling on his old private jet when the
aircraft experienced engine failure. Fortunately, the pilot was able to
land safely without any injuries or fatalities, but the incident was so
frightening, Dollar felt compelled to reach out to his flock.
His G650 plea reads, partially, as follows:
We
are asking members, partners and supporters of this ministry to assist
in the undertaking of an initiative called Project G650. The mission of
Project G650 is to acquire a Gulfstream G650 airplane so that Pastors
Creflo and Taffi and World Changers Church International can continue to
blanket the globe with the Gospel of grace. We are believing for
200,000 people to give contributions of 300 US dollars or more to turn
this dream into a reality—and allow us to retire the aircraft that
served us well for many years.
To which, the question has to be asked: Is American Airlines closed? Did Delta go on break?
According to a recent Atlanta Blackstar report,
Dollar has an estimated net worth of $27 million—900 times more than
the $29,640 average annual income in College Park, Ga., where he holds
court.
So,
for argument’s sake, let’s say that he’s such a VIP that it’s just
absolutely necessary for him to own a private jet—or, maybe, he’s just
allergic to those two-pack Biscoff cookies airlines pass out in-flight.
But why can’t he pay for it himself?
After all, this is a man who tells his followers that Jesus wants them to be rich, and if you pay him, he’ll show you how to do it.
He unapologetically flaunts his wealth to prove to his congregation
that the God of the Holy Bible will make those faithful to him richer
than Empire’s Lucious Lyon. His prosperity gospel has encouraged more materialism and greed that any episode of Basketball Wives ever could. And he walks around with more gold than Trinidad James.
He’s too broke, though, to buy his own plane?
Dollar
would rather press people living below the federal poverty line—people
with no jobs, no insurance, no health care and, in some cases, no
homes—into funding his luxurious travel?
The
man should be ashamed of himself, but apparently he’s not. Anyone bold
enough to tell a congregation that he had visions of executing anyone
who didn’t pay tithes clearly has no conscience. Yes, he told them that
the only reason they’re still alive is that he’s “covered with the blood of Jesus”:
I
mean, I thought about when we first built “the Dome,” I wanted to put
some of those little moving bars and give everybody a little card.
They’d stick it in a little computer slot. If they were tithing,
beautiful music would go off and, you know, ‘Welcome, welcome, welcome
to the World Dome.’
But
... if they were nontithers, the bar would lock up, the red and blue
lights would start going, the siren would go off, and a voice would go
out throughout the entire dome, “Crook, crook, crook, crook!”
Security
would go and apprehend them, and once we got them all together, we’d
line them up in the front and pass out Uzis by the ushers and point our
Uzis right at all those non-tithing members ’cause we want God to come
to church, and at the count of three Jesuses we’d shoot them all dead.
And then we’d take them out the side door there, have a big hole, bury
them and then go ahead and have church and have the anointing.
Aren’t you glad we’re under the blood of Jesus? Because if we were not under the blood of Jesus, I would certainly try it.
A man of God, ladies and gentlemen. A man of God.
I’m
not Christian, but I know a master manipulator when I see one. Take
this situation out of the tabernacle and onto the track, and he might as
well put baby powder in his palm and say, “Bring me back my money.”
He’s
a charlatan, and I’m not at all surprised that he’s making this
outrageous request. Nor will I be surprised when he reaches his goal.
It’s just pathetic that during a time of such unrest and uprising in
black America—when food safety is nonexistent, public education is
dismal and the bodies of our children are piling up while politicians
wave for the cameras—Dollar is busy scheming. Instead of putting
millions into the community, he’s pulling millions out of it just so he
can fly above it all and tell his congregation to say “praise the Lord”
while he does.
And there is nothing holy about that.
Televangelist Launches Fundraising Plea for $65 Million Private Jet
A well-known televangelist is attempting to raise $60 million for the
purchase of one of the most coveted private jets on the market — one
that he and his ministry will use to “continue to spread the gospel of
grace around the world.”
Pastor Creflo Dollar, founder of World Changers Church International, has launched Project G650, an effort to encourage 200,000 people to donate $300 or more so that he can purchase a jet that Business Insider recently called, the “biggest, fastest, and overall best private jet money can buy.”
The Gulfstream G650 jet, which runs for around $65 million, would replace the current airplane that the ministry has been using, as it was built in 1984, and, according to a video accompanying the fundraising appeal, the plane, which Dollar has used since 1999, recently experienced serious technical difficulties that put Dollar and his family in danger.
“Recently on an overseas trip to a global conference, one of the engines failed,” the website explains. “By the grace of God, the expert pilot, who’s flown with Creflo for almost 20 years, landed the plane safely without injury or harm to any passengers.”
With the old airplane officially out of service, the fundraising appeal explains that it is time to replace the aircraft.
“We believe it is time to replace this aircraft so that our Pastors and staff can continue to safely and swiftly share the Good News of the Gospel worldwide,” the explanation continues. “We need your help to continue reaching a lost and dying world for the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Watch the video appeal here.
The G650 was called a “gold standard” in an October Business Insider report, which also said that the plane takes passengers “faster and higher than on any commercial jet” and features natural light and richer air.
Dollar, who has been criticized in the past by some for preaching prosperity sermons, regularly travels the world to speak about biblical themes. Some, though, aren’t too happy about his current quest for a G650. What do you think?
Despite the disappearance of the "Project G650" page from the Creflo Dollar Ministries page, supporters are still able to donate to the project via the ministry's donations page.
While the page has gone offline, accessing a cached version of the page from earlier this week shows a 5 minute video that talks about the ministry's works, and discusses the 30-year-old Gulfstream jet that megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar says has served him well, but is no longer operable, after an accident in London, when the jet slid off the runway during an aborted take-off.
The video says the use of an airplane is necessary to bring Dollar's ministry to all parts of the world.
In the video, 200,000 of Dollar's followers are asked to give $300 to purchase the plane.
"If all of our existing partners were to sow $300 each, from all over the world, we'd be able to acquire this jet in a very, very short period of time," said Rick Hayes, identified on the video as project manager of what Dollar's ministry is calling Project G650.
Multiple reports on the project and solicitation across the internet on Friday called project into question, with more than one blog pointing out that Dollar's personal net worth is in excess of $27 million, while the average household income in College Park, GA, where his World Changers Church International is located, is just over $29,000 per year.
By 3 p.m. Friday, the solicitation had vanished from the Creflo Dollar Ministries website, and all links to the page went to blank pages.
The G650 is Gulfstream's top-end business jet model and first flew in November, 2009. The jet costs about $64.5 million, according to Gulfstream's website. It carries a crew of two, and will carry 11-to-18 passengers, depending on the internal cabin configuration. It will cruise at up to 610 mph, and has a range of up to 7,000 nautical miles.
The extended range version of the jet, the G650ER, can go more than 7,500 nautical miles on a single tank of fuel. According to a Gulfstream press release, a G650ER circumnavigated the globe with only one stop for fuel.
Pastor Creflo Dollar, founder of World Changers Church International, has launched Project G650, an effort to encourage 200,000 people to donate $300 or more so that he can purchase a jet that Business Insider recently called, the “biggest, fastest, and overall best private jet money can buy.”
The Gulfstream G650 jet, which runs for around $65 million, would replace the current airplane that the ministry has been using, as it was built in 1984, and, according to a video accompanying the fundraising appeal, the plane, which Dollar has used since 1999, recently experienced serious technical difficulties that put Dollar and his family in danger.
“Recently on an overseas trip to a global conference, one of the engines failed,” the website explains. “By the grace of God, the expert pilot, who’s flown with Creflo for almost 20 years, landed the plane safely without injury or harm to any passengers.”
With the old airplane officially out of service, the fundraising appeal explains that it is time to replace the aircraft.
“We believe it is time to replace this aircraft so that our Pastors and staff can continue to safely and swiftly share the Good News of the Gospel worldwide,” the explanation continues. “We need your help to continue reaching a lost and dying world for the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Watch the video appeal here.
The G650 was called a “gold standard” in an October Business Insider report, which also said that the plane takes passengers “faster and higher than on any commercial jet” and features natural light and richer air.
Dollar, who has been criticized in the past by some for preaching prosperity sermons, regularly travels the world to speak about biblical themes. Some, though, aren’t too happy about his current quest for a G650. What do you think?
Televangelist Dollar's plea for $65M to buy jet now offline
COLLEGE PARK, GA (WXIA) – After a huge social media backlash, a web page from Creflo Dollar Ministries soliciting $65 million for a new Gulfstream G650 jet has apparently vanished.
Despite the disappearance of the "Project G650" page from the Creflo Dollar Ministries page, supporters are still able to donate to the project via the ministry's donations page.
While the page has gone offline, accessing a cached version of the page from earlier this week shows a 5 minute video that talks about the ministry's works, and discusses the 30-year-old Gulfstream jet that megachurch pastor Creflo Dollar says has served him well, but is no longer operable, after an accident in London, when the jet slid off the runway during an aborted take-off.
The video says the use of an airplane is necessary to bring Dollar's ministry to all parts of the world.
In the video, 200,000 of Dollar's followers are asked to give $300 to purchase the plane.
"If all of our existing partners were to sow $300 each, from all over the world, we'd be able to acquire this jet in a very, very short period of time," said Rick Hayes, identified on the video as project manager of what Dollar's ministry is calling Project G650.
Multiple reports on the project and solicitation across the internet on Friday called project into question, with more than one blog pointing out that Dollar's personal net worth is in excess of $27 million, while the average household income in College Park, GA, where his World Changers Church International is located, is just over $29,000 per year.
By 3 p.m. Friday, the solicitation had vanished from the Creflo Dollar Ministries website, and all links to the page went to blank pages.
The G650 is Gulfstream's top-end business jet model and first flew in November, 2009. The jet costs about $64.5 million, according to Gulfstream's website. It carries a crew of two, and will carry 11-to-18 passengers, depending on the internal cabin configuration. It will cruise at up to 610 mph, and has a range of up to 7,000 nautical miles.
The extended range version of the jet, the G650ER, can go more than 7,500 nautical miles on a single tank of fuel. According to a Gulfstream press release, a G650ER circumnavigated the globe with only one stop for fuel.
