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67-528: Kenneth Max Copeland (born December 6, 1936) is an American televangelist associated with the charismatic movement . He is the founder of Eagle Mountain International Church Inc. (EMIC), which is based in Tarrant County, Texas . Copeland has also written several books and other resources, and is known for his broadcast Believers Voice of Victory . Copeland preaches prosperity theology and

134-525: A measles outbreak with 25 confirmed cases in Tarrant County was attributed in the press to anti-vaccination sentiments expressed by members of the Copeland Ministries. The church denied making any such statements and urged members to get vaccinations, even offering free immunizations through the church itself. Pastor Terri Copeland Pearsons, who is Kenneth Copeland's daughter, offered free vaccination clinics and advised those who did not attend one of

201-477: A "hundredfold" return on their investment through giving to God. Throughout several decades of ministry Kenneth Copeland has supported and partnered with other notable ministers of the Gospel. In 1986 Copeland supported and prayed over Reinhard Bonnke during Bonnke's Fresh Fire Conference. Daniel Kolenda, who was the successor to Reinhard Bonnke, said that Kenneth Copeland told Bonnke that one day Bonnke would preach to

268-478: A 2005 Cessna 750 Citation X , which it uses for international flights . In 2018, KCM acquired a Gulfstream V that was formerly owned by Tyler Perry , and was restoring a 1962 Beech H-18 Twin , which the ministry plans to use for disaster relief efforts . Kenneth Copeland Bible College (KCBC) is located on the property of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and Eagle Mountain International Church (EMIC). KCBC

335-624: A fundraiser, which was criticized by the Trinity Foundation . As a result of the Huckabee appearances, KCM was one of six ministries investigated in the United States Senate inquiry into the tax-exempt status of religious organizations . KCM was one of four that did not co-operate or volunteer to make reforms. The investigation did not conclude the Copelands had done anything wrong. In 2013,

402-500: A hangar, upgrading of the runway, and maintenance. Copeland's and other televangelists' use of private jets, luxury cars and lavish houses has been widely criticized. In 2015, Copeland, in a broadcast alongside fellow televangelist Jesse Duplantis , defended the use of private jets as a necessary part of their ministry. Mike Huckabee , a 2008 Republican presidential primary candidate who made six appearances on Copeland's program Believer's Voice of Victory rented KCM's facilities for

469-459: A large portion of their ministry to television broadcasting . Some televangelists are also regular pastors or ministers in their own places of worship (often a megachurch ), but the majority of their followers come from TV and radio audiences. Others do not have a conventional congregation, and work primarily through television. The term is also used derisively by critics as an insinuation of aggrandizement by such ministers. Televangelism began as

536-471: A medical clinic for church members. In 2008, approximately 500 people were employed by KCM. Copeland's son John Copeland was the ministry's chief operating officer until his divorce from Marty Copeland in 2017. He remains a consultant to the ministry. KCM owns several business jets , including a 1998 Cessna 550 Citation Bravo , which it received from a donor in October 2007 and is used for domestic flights , and

603-550: A million people on one day. Since 1967, Copeland's ministry has held three-to-six-day conventions across the United States. KCM still holds an annual Southwest Believer's Convention in his hometown of Fort Worth during the first week of August. Kenneth and Gloria Copeland also preach and minister at other conventions and conferences throughout the world. These events stream live on Copeland's website, kcm.org, as well as being shown on Christian television stations such as GOD TV and

670-467: A nationwide audience of five million persons. Aimee Semple McPherson was another pioneering tent-revivalist who soon turned to radio to reach a larger audience. Radio eventually gave her nationwide notoriety in the 1920s and 1930s, and she even built one of the earliest Pentecostal megachurches . In the U.S. , the Great Depression of the 1930s saw a resurgence of revival-tent preaching in

737-590: A new channel lease with Olympusat, which had previously offered Hillsong Channel and Living Faith Network , then Bulldog Shopping Network , on the channel space. The Victory Channel's popular FlashPoint current-events prophecy program is hosted by pastor Gene Bailey and reaches approximately 11,000 households. FlashPoint commonly features nationally known ministry leaders such as Lance Wallnau and Hank Kunneman; other guests have included Donald Trump , Charlie Kirk , Marjorie Taylor Greene . and former Ambassador to Israel David Friedman. Kenneth Copeland Ministries

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804-570: A partnership with the Sydney -based international congregation Hillsong Church , that would see The Church Channel re-branded as the Hillsong Channel —a network devoted to its ministry, teaching, and worship music . Hillsong founder Brian Houston stated that the channel would be a "Christ-centred, Bible-based television channel that changes mindsets and empowers people to lead and impact in every sphere of life", and would be "constantly looking towards

871-556: A previous comment where he said that he did not fly commercial because he likened it to flying with demons. Copeland had drawn criticism for his comments on the Joe Biden presidency. He also gained attention during the COVID-19 pandemic , arguing pastors should not cancel services, and repeatedly saying the pandemic had ended or would end soon. On March 29, 2020, in a televised sermon, Copeland "executed judgment" on COVID-19. He claimed that it

938-444: A probe into the finances of six televangelists who preach a " prosperity gospel ". The probe investigated reports of lavish lifestyles by televangelists including fleets of Rolls-Royces , palatial mansions, private jets, and other expensive items purportedly paid for by television viewers who donate due to the ministries' encouragement of offerings. The six that were investigated are: On January 6, 2011, Grassley released his review of

1005-508: A regulatory or public service requirement) rather than private interest groups . The word televangelism is a portmanteau of television and evangelism and it was coined in 1958 as the title of a television miniseries by the Southern Baptist Convention . Jeffrey K. Hadden and Charles E. Swann have been credited with popularising the word in their 1981 survey Prime Time Preachers: The Rising Power of Televangelism . However,

1072-450: A special around Let There Be Light , along with other Hillsong events and short series. TBN Inspire is available over-the-air on digital subchannels of TBN stations, and via select U.S. cable providers, Dish Network , Glorystar ( free-to-air Galaxy 19 ) and DirecTV , in the UK and Ireland on Sky and in many nations around the world via direct-to-home satellite , such as ABS1 to India and

1139-657: A timeline attached", and said that the money was spent on airplane repairs. In 2008, the ministry owned five airplanes and continued to purchase more. In February 2007, Copeland was accused of using KCM's Citation X for personal vacations. The Copelands' financial records and a list of KCM's board of directors are not publicly available; the information is held in confidence by the Internal Revenue Service . Responding to media questions, Copeland pointed to an accounting firm's declaration that his jet travel complied with federal tax laws. In December 2008, KCM's Citation Bravo

1206-413: A uniquely American phenomenon, resulting from a largely deregulated media where access to television networks and cable TV is open to virtually anyone who can afford it, combined with a large Christian population that is able to provide the necessary funding. It became especially popular among Evangelical Protestant audiences, whether independent or organized around Christian denominations. However,

1273-565: Is Lord ". Kenneth Copeland Ministries has six international offices in Canada, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and Ukraine. He 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. This may be unlocked through giving to ministry, and Copeland has written that parishioners will get

1340-487: Is an American Christian broadcast television network owned by the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). It is carried on the digital subchannels of TBN's stations. The network originally launched as The Church Channel , which focused on carrying brokered broadcasts of various Christian church services. In 2016, the network was re-launched as a broadcast feed of Hillsong Channel —a joint venture with

1407-543: Is an accredited member with Transworld Accrediting Commission International. On August 28, 2003, Kenneth Copeland Bible College opened an extension campus in Langley, British Columbia. For several decades Copeland and KCM has been a public and vocal supporter for Israel. On August 17, 2022 the President of Israel, Isaac Herzog , called and personally thanked Copeland and KCM for their support of Ukrainian and Russian Jews. In 2020 he

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1474-635: Is glaringly obvious in what they say as well as how they live. They claim to possess great spiritual power, but in reality they are rank materialists and enemies of everything holy. Similarly, Ole Anthony wrote very critically of televangelists in 1994. A proportion of their methods and theology are held by some to be conflicting with Christian doctrine taught in long existing traditionalist congregations. Many televangelists are featured by "discernment ministries" run by other Christians that are concerned about what they perceive as departures from sound Christian doctrine. In 2007, Senator Chuck Grassley opened

1541-675: Is located in Fort Worth, Texas, on a 33-acre (13 ha) property that was once Marine Corps Air Station Eagle Mountain Lake (MCAS Eagle Mountain Lake), a United States Marine Corps air base, valued in 2008 at $ 554,160 (equivalent to $ 784,218 in 2023) by Tarrant Appraisal District. The site includes the Eagle Mountain International Church , television and radio production facilities, warehouse and distribution facilities, residences for

1608-430: Is no indication of the autism connection with vaccinations in older children. Furthermore, the new MMR vaccination is without thimerosal (mercury), which has also been a concern to many." Copeland and his wife were featured in a 2015 episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver . John Oliver criticized the Copelands for using tax laws to live in a $ 6.3 million mansion as the parsonage allowance for their home

1675-480: Is not subject to income taxes, for using church donations to buy a $ 20 million jet that was used for trips to a ski resort and a private game ranch, and for promotion of healing through faith and skepticism of medicine. In May 2019, he received criticism for his lavish lifestyle after Inside Edition released an interview where he defended his purchase of a private jet. He stated "If I flew commercial, I'd have to stop 65% of what I'm doing" and he additionally defended

1742-460: Is not the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. There is nothing spiritual or miraculous about their on-stage chicanery. It is all a devious ruse designed to take advantage of desperate people. They are not Godly ministers but greedy impostors who corrupt the Word of God for money's sake. They are not real pastors who shepherd the flock of God but hirelings whose only design is to fleece the sheep. Their love of money

1809-587: 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. Kenneth Max Copeland was born on December 6, 1936, raised in West Texas near a United States Army Air Forces airfield. This inspired him to become a pilot . Copeland was a recording artist on the Imperial Records label, having one Billboard Top 40 hit, "Pledge of Love", which charted in

1876-509: Is pastored by her husband George Pearsons. Copeland has amassed significant wealth during his career and has referred to himself as a "very wealthy man". The Houston Chronicle referred to him as the wealthiest pastor in America, having a net worth of $ 750 million in 2021. As of 2024, Copeland's net worth was estimated to be $ 300 million. Copeland sat on the evangelical executive advisory board that Donald Trump assembled during his campaign for

1943-531: The Daystar Television Network . Portions of recorded conferences are shown on Sundays. The Monday through Friday television broadcasts feature a Copeland family member, either alone or with another minister, discussing subjects from the Bible . On May 27, 1971, KCM began a one-hour television program called The Word of Faith . In 1972, another television program was launched called The Prayer Group . This

2010-523: The Hillsong Church , which added its services and original programming to the schedule. In 2022, the network rebranded again as TBN Inspire, maintaining the original format as The Church Channel. The network originally launched on January 14, 2002, as The Church Channel , which was devoted primarily to carrying church service programs from various Christian ministries and denominations, often under brokered arrangements. On March 9, 2016, TBN announced

2077-494: The Midwest and South , as itinerant traveling preachers drove from town to town, living off donations . Several preachers began radio shows as a result of their popularity. In the 1930s, a famous radio evangelist of the period was Roman Catholic priest Father Charles Coughlin , whose strongly anti-Communist and antisemitic radio programs reached millions of listeners. Other early Christian radio programs broadcast nationwide in

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2144-456: The Believer's Voice of Victory Network on channel 265 on Dish Network . Believer's Voice of Victory Network was renamed Victory Channel in 2019, and is available over-the-air and on some cable providers. On October 2, 2020, the Believer's Voice of Victory (BVOV) stopped broadcasting on the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). At the start of 2022, it was added on several national cable systems under

2211-526: The Copeland family, and Kenneth Copeland Airport . As of 2024, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records indicated that no aircraft were based at the airport, and that it had a single usable runway; that same year, KCM told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that it was raising money to resurface the second runway so it could be used again, and it was using the former Marine Corps hospital building as

2278-519: The Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, despite restrictions on social gatherings to limit the spread of the pandemic. Local leaders criticized the event, attended by hundreds of people, but were unable to enforce public health restrictions because religious gatherings were exempt under Governor Greg Abbott 's executive orders. Televangelist Televangelists are either official or self-proclaimed ministers who devote

2345-792: The IPTV service Fetch TV began carrying the version of Hillsong Channel as operated by TBN Pacific. On September 11, 2016, it was announced that multichannel television provider Foxtel would carry Hillsong Channel on its satellite and cable television services. In April 2022, it was reported that the particular version would be rebranded as TBN Inspire on April 28, with Hillsong content replaced by TBN original programming (such as Praise ), and other worship music and televangelism programming. The change, along with Australian Network 10 's removal of Hillsong-produced programs from its schedules, came amid controversies involving Brian Houston, who resigned from his position as senior pastor after being indicted in

2412-560: The Middle East, Hot Bird satellite to Europe, and Agila 2 satellite both C-band and Ku-Band signal in Asia and the Philippines. The network also livestreams its programming on its official website, along with TBN's streaming apps. In late May 2019, Olympusat, the main provider of TBN's networks to cable providers in the United States (including Spectrum and Xfinity ), discontinued carriage of

2479-569: The Top 40 on April 20, 1957, stayed on the charts for 15 weeks, and peaked at No. 17. In the fall of 1967, he enrolled in Oral Roberts University , where he soon became pilot and chauffeur to Oral Roberts . In 1967, after attending Kenneth E. Hagin 's Pastor Seminars, Copeland and his wife Gloria founded Kenneth Copeland Ministries (KCM) in Fort Worth , Texas . The ministry's motto is " Jesus

2546-616: The U.S. beginning in the 1920s–1930s, include (years of radio broadcast shown): Bob Jones, Sr. (1927–1962), Ralph W. Sockman (1928–1962), G. E. Lowman (1930–1965), Music and the Spoken Word (1929–present), The Lutheran Hour (1930–present), and Charles E. Fuller (1937–1968). Time magazine reported in 1946 that Rev. Ralph Sockman's National Radio Pulpit on NBC received 4,000 letters weekly and Roman Catholic archbishop Fulton J. Sheen received between 3,000 and 6,000 letters weekly. The total radio audience for radio ministers in

2613-556: The U.S. that year was estimated to be 10 million listeners. An association of American Evangelical Protestant religious broadcasters, the National Religious Broadcasters , was founded in 1944. Although television also began in the 1930s, it was not used for religious purposes until the early 1950s. Jack Wyrtzen and Percy Crawford switched to TV broadcasting in the Spring of 1949. Another television preacher of note

2680-685: The UK and the CRTC in Canada, with Ofcom having censured both Islam Channel and Peace TV in the past for biased coverage of political events, incitement to illegal acts including marital rape , and homophobia . The Islamic televangelist channel Peace TV is banned in India, Bangladesh, Canada, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom. TBN Inspire January 14, 2002 ; 22 years ago  ( 2002-01-14 ) As Hillsong Channel June 1, 2016 ; 8 years ago  ( 2016-06-01 ) TBN Inspire

2747-637: The US as TBN Inspire as well beginning April 2022, and removed Hillsong programming from their schedule (with a version operated by TBN Pacific, which is available in Australia, following suit on April 28). The Hillsong Channel website and Hillsong Channel Now service, as operated by the church, remained operational until 2023 with the website redirecting to the Hillsong Church and the service removed from app marketplaces respectively. On February 25, 2024, Hillsong Channel

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2814-634: The US, there are Joel Osteen , Joyce Meyer and T. D. Jakes . In Nigeria, there are Enoch Adeboye and Chris Oyakhilome . Trinity Broadcasting Network is the world's largest religious television network. Televangelists frequently draw criticism from other Christian ministers. For example, preacher John MacArthur published a number of articles in December 2009 that were highly critical of some televangelists. Someone needs to say this plainly: The faith healers and health-and-wealth preachers who dominate religious television are shameless frauds. Their message

2881-521: The clinics to quarantine themselves at home for two weeks. In a statement on the church website, Pearsons said she was not against immunizations, but also raised concerns about them. "Some people think I am against immunizations, but that is not true, vaccinations help cut the mortality rate enormously. I believe it is wrong to be against vaccinations. The concerns we have had are primarily with very young children who have family history of autism and with bundling too many immunizations at one time. There

2948-540: The first Christian channel, was founded in 1961, by Baptist Pastor Pat Robertson . Its show The 700 Club , is one of the oldest on the American television scene and was broadcast in 39 languages in 138 countries in 2016. The 1960s and early 1970s, saw television replace radio as the primary home entertainment medium, but also corresponded with a further rise in Evangelical Christianity , particularly through

3015-522: The first ministers to use radio extensively was S. Parkes Cadman , beginning in 1923. In 1923, Calvary Baptist Church in New York City was the first church to operate its own radio station. "Tell It From Calvary" is a radio show that the church still produces weekly; it's heard on WMCA AM570. By 1928, Cadman had a weekly Sunday afternoon radio broadcast on the NBC radio network, his powerful oratory reaching

3082-569: The first to have a weekly church service broadcast on television. By 1980, the Rex Humbard programs spanned the globe across 695 stations in 91 languages and to date the largest coverage of any evangelistic program. Oral Roberts 's broadcast by 1957 reached 80% of the possible television audience through 135 of the possible 500 stations. In Uruguay, Channel 4 airs the Roman Catholic Church mass since 1961. Christian Broadcasting Network ,

3149-507: The flights of five of the ministry's aircraft were kept private, including the Citation X and a North American T-28 Trojan . United States Senator Chuck Grassley has questioned some of the flights taken by these aircraft, including layovers in Maui , Fiji , and Honolulu . The ministries say that the stopovers were for preaching or for allowing pilot rest. Copeland raised funds for the building of

3216-496: The future–filled with a vision that inspires and influences many." The new channel officially launched June 1, 2016. An over-the-top subscription service, Hillsong Channel Now , launched in November 2017. On January 1, 2022, the US feed of the network was rebranded as TBN Inspire, with no change in programming. TBN stated in a notice to carriage providers that the change was intended to "speak more clearly to how we are programming

3283-444: The increasing globalisation of broadcasting has enabled some American televangelists to reach a wider audience through international broadcast networks, including some that are specifically Christian in nature. Some countries have a more regulated media with either general restrictions on access or specific rules regarding religious broadcasting. In such countries, religious programming is typically produced by TV companies (sometimes as

3350-426: The international television and radio ministry of Billy Graham . Many well-known televangelists began during this period, most notably Oral Roberts , Jimmy Swaggart , Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker , Jerry Falwell , Jesse Duplantis and Pat Robertson. Most developed their own media networks, news exposure, and political influence. In the 21st century, some televised church services continue to attract large audiences. In

3417-506: The invention of the printing press , included the distribution of Bibles and religious tracts . Some Christians realized that the rapid uptake of radio beginning in the 1920s, provided a powerful new tool for this task, and they were amongst the first producers of radio programming . Radio broadcasts were seen as a complementary activity to traditional missionaries, enabling vast numbers to be reached at relatively low cost, but also enabling Christianity to be preached in countries where this

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3484-720: The longstanding da'i tradition but also draw inspiration from Christian televangelists. Similarly to Christian televangelists, critics have argued that some Islamic televangelists may be too political , especially those pandering to fundamental Islamism including the far-right . Critics also claim that many will make significant amounts of money from their work and therefore may not be motivated by spiritual or charitable causes. Examples of well-known Islamic televangelist TV channels include Muslim Television Ahmadiyya , Islam Channel , ARY Qtv and Peace TV . Some of these channels, but not all, have come under scrutiny from national television or communications regulators such as Ofcom in

3551-639: The network". The international Hillsong Channel operations and the Hillsong Channel Now online service were initially unaffected by the January 2022 rebrand in the United States. However, following Hillsong Church's internal investigation over the alleged inappropriate behavior against women by co-founder Brian Houston, and his subsequent resignation as the church's senior global pastor in March 2022, TBN began rebranding its linear Hillsong Channel operations outside

3618-507: The network, thus affecting carriage of Hillsong Channel to those systems. At around 2017, selected provincial cable operators in the Philippines carried the Hillsong Channel along with TBN Asia. In 2020, Hillsong Channel was launched on SkyCable and Cignal. On April 1, 2022, it was announced that the Asian feed of Hillsong Channel will rebrand to TBN Inspire on April 8. On July 24, 2016,

3685-483: The presidency. Appointment to the board did not require endorsement of his bid for presidency, and Copeland clarified that he did not endorse Trump at the time. Before the 2016 election, Copeland said that Christians who did not vote for Trump would be guilty of murder, referring to the pro-choice stance of Hillary Clinton . After a state dinner at the White House that Copeland attended, he stated in an interview that Trump

3752-638: The six ministries response to his inquiry. He called for a further congressional review of tax-exemption laws for religious groups. In Islam , the related concept of dawah , which encourages Muslims to go and spread the religion to Non-Muslims similar to the Evangelical tradition of evangelizing, has also given rise to figures who are often described as "Islamic televangelists" who preach using Television and Internet videos like their Evangelical counterparts. Examples include Moez Masoud , Zakir Naik and Amr Khaled , amongst others. These figures may build on

3819-586: The term televangelist was employed by Time magazine already in 1952, when telegenic Roman Catholic Bishop Fulton Sheen was referred to as the "first televangelist". Christianity has always emphasized preaching the gospel to the whole world, taking as inspiration the Great Commission . Historically, this was achieved by sending missionaries , beginning with the Dispersion of the Apostles , and later, after

3886-421: The thousands in attendance and online that voting is a sacred trust. His involvement in politics as a nationally prominent ministry leader has drawn both praise and criticism. KCM has been criticized for its use of private aircraft. KCM promised from 2006 to 2010 to create an aviation relief assistance program called Angel Flight 44 , to help Haiti . A spokesperson responded "This was not a specific promise with

3953-534: Was Fulton J. Sheen , who successfully switched to television in 1951 after two decades of popular radio broadcasts and whom Time called "the first 'televangelist'". Sheen would win numerous Emmy Awards for his program that ran from the early 1950s, until the late 1960s. In 1951, producer Dick Ross and Baptist evangelist Billy Graham founded the film production company World Wide Pictures , which would make videos of his preaching and Christian films. After years of radio broadcasting in 1952 Rex Humbard became

4020-553: Was "finished" and "over" and that the US was now "healed and well again". In another sermon shortly thereafter, he claimed to destroy the virus with the "wind of God". He 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. On August 3–8, 2020, the Kenneth Copeland Ministries hosted the Southwest Believers' Conference at

4087-563: Was "led by the Spirit of God", and that his most important legacy as president would be the appointments of conservative judges. On November 5, 2022, 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. During the 2024, Southwest Believers Convention in Fort Worth Texas, Kenneth Copeland told

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4154-426: Was a half-hour television program aired across the United States. In 1989, the weekly show The Word of Faith was replaced by a daily series called Believer’s Voice of Victory . Along with their television programming and television network, Kenneth Copeland has produced and starred in several films, including The Rally (2010), Superkid Academy: The Mission (2013) and The Rally-LA (2016). In 2015, KCM launched

4221-580: Was denied tax exemption after KCM refused to submit a standardized Texas Comptroller form that some county appraisal districts use to make determinations, which would have required making public the salary of all ministry staff. KCM subsequently filed suit with the Tarrant Appraisal District in January 2009 and its petition to have the aircraft's tax-exempt status restored was granted in March 2010. KCM has utilized an FAA program that blocks enrolled aircraft on flight tracking websites; in 2010,

4288-549: Was illegal and missionaries were banned. The aim of Christian radio was to both convert people to Christianity and to provide teaching and support to believers. These activities continue today, particularly in the developing world. Shortwave radio stations with a Christian format broadcast worldwide, such as HCJB in Quito , Ecuador , Family Radio 's WYFR , and the Bible Broadcasting Network (BBN) , among others. One of

4355-503: Was listed by the Israel Allies Foundation as one of the top supporters of Israel along with Paula White , John Hagee , Mike Huckabee, and other Christian leaders. Copeland and other Christian leaders such as Greg Laurie and John Hagee have received criticism for their support of Israel. Copeland has been married three times. His first marriage was to Ivy Bodiford in October 1955. They had one child; they divorced in 1958. He

4422-465: Was removed from the Foxtel platform putting an end to Hillsong Channel globally with the network's YouTube channel renamed to Hillsong Collected. TBN Inspire programs a mix of original programming and outside televangelism . Shows not produced by Hillsong or TBN were billed as "partner programs". Hillsong Channel also aired specials documentaries, other worship programming and music programming such as

4489-421: Was then married to Cynthia Davis from 1958 to 1961. Copeland then married Gloria ( née Neece) in 1963. They are the parents of John Copeland and Kellie Copeland. Gloria co-hosts the ministry's flagship broadcast, The Believer's Voice of Victory , alongside her husband. Kellie preaches throughout the United States, as does Copeland's daughter Terri, who also preaches at Eagle Mountain International Church, which

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