“Do These Rich Ministries Reflect Biblical Wealth

It’s one thing to have money earned before entering ministry, and quite another to use money given in offerings to God.

Luke 16:10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and money.

This should serve as a warning to everyone that your offerings aim to do God’s work. There are over 8 million people who die of starvation each year, and most of them are children.

Jesus taught us to care for the poor. You came into this world with nothing, and you will surely leave with nothing.

Proverbs 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

1 Timothy 6:7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

1 Timothy 6:8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

1 Timothy 6:9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Here are a few ministers, mostly based in the United States and in African nations such as Nigeria and South Africa. They own megachurches with enormous congregations, they have ministries spread across the globe, their own television shows, and they sell books worldwide.

5 million dollars. The late Reverend Al Sharpton of New York is a controversial figure, particularly for his left-wing stance. The Baptist minister not only spreads the gospel, but he’s also a civil rights and social justice activist.

5 million dollars, Noel Jones, the Jamaican Pentecostal bishop, has a congregation of nearly 17,000 in Los Angeles.

5 million dollars, Paula White is a non-denominational minister in Mississippi, and a popular televangelist. Pastor White is also known for serving as chair of Donald Trump’s Evangelical advisory board.

5 million dollars. John Hagee the Texan minister and televangelist, has several TV shows, and has authored numerous books is the founder of both the Cornerstone Church and the Christian Zionist organization Christians United for Israel.

8 million dollars, Pastor Joyce Meyer is an author and speaker who reaches millions through television, radio, and online media. Joyce Meyer owns a private jet, and her organization, Joyce Meyer Ministries, has a US$20 million headquarters near St. Louis, Missouri.

9 million dollars, The late Jesse Jackson the minister, politician, and civil rights campaigner was a contemporary of Martin Luther King Jr. had a TV show on CNN and even ran for president back in 1984.

10 million dollars, Juanita Bynum is a televangelist, author, and singer based in Cleveland.

14 million dollars, John MacArthur, the American Sovereign Grace Baptist minister, best known for his radio show ‘Grace to You,’ has also written multiple books.

15 million dollars, Dr. Cindy Trimm is a speaker, author, and founder of Cindy Trimm Ministries International.

25 million dollars, Rick Warren, the Baptist minister and author, founded an evangelical Baptist megachurch in California called Saddleback Church.

25 million dollars, Billy Graham, the late American evangelist’s ‘Billy Graham Crusades’ TV show ran from 1947 to 2005, and it was hugely successful. had a net worth of approximately US$25 million at the time of his death in 2018.

28 million dollars, Ray McCauley, the late South African minister, was the co-chair of the National Interfaith Council of South Africa (NICSA).

30 million dollars, Creflo Dollar, the American minister, heads the Christian World Changers Church, the Creflo Dollar Ministerial Association, the Creflo Dollar Ministries, and Arrow Records. He owns both a Rolls-Royce and a private jet.

32 million dollars, Ayo Oritsejafor, the Nigerian Pentecostal bishop (left) is the former president of both the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria and the Christian Association of Nigeria

42 million dollars. The late Tshifhiwa Irene, Johannesburg televangelist, led the World Restoration Service and was known for her sermons.

50 million dollars, T.D. Jake, the American non-denominational Christian minister, is the head of Dallas megachurch The Potter’s Touch. has also authored many books.

For 60 million dollars, Benny Hinn, the Israeli-born American-Canadian televangelist, is best known for his stadium faith-healing “Miracle Crusades.” Hinn also has a TV show and has written more than 10 books.

60 million dollars. The British-Zimbabwean is the founder of GoodNews Church (Spirit Embassy), as well as satellite broadcasting channels: Miracle TV, GoodNews TV, and Wow TV.

65 million dollars, Nigerian Enoch Adeboye, Nigerian minister.

100 million dollars, Joel Osteen, the Houston televangelist, is also a New York Times bestselling author.

100 million dollars, the late Pat Robertson was the head of the Christian Broadcasting Network. The late Southern Baptist minister was known for his conservative stance on many topics.

150 million dollars, David Oyedepo is the wealthiest minister in Nigeria and one of the richest in the whole world. In 2021, he started building “The Ark,” a 100,000-seat, stadium-like sanctuary (still under construction as of this date).

300 million dollars, Kenneth Copeland, the Texas televangelist, tops the list as the highest-earning minister in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$300 million, with many believing he could be worth a significant amount more. The founder of Eagle Mountain International Church Inc. is also an author, musician, and public speaker.

Revelation 3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

Revelation 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked.

James 1:10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

James 1:11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

1 John 3:17 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

1 John 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

Matthew 6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Matthew 6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

Matthew 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Matthew 15:7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

Matthew 15:8 draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

Matthew 15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

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