That’s fitting, as fellow Gulfstream owners Kenneth Copeland and our next entry on our list, Creflo A. The Gulfstream line’s one of the most popular among pastors on this list. Facing criticism over this, Joyce replied that “there’s no need for us to apologize for being blessed.”Īpparently that “blessing” wasn’t sufficient to serve the Lord, however, and so a few years (and a Senate investigation into her ministry’s “tax-exempt” status later) she traded up to a Gulfstream IV.īlessing or no, the Gulfstream IV is a top flight private jet, with a crew of two, room for nineteen passengers, and a top cruising speed of Mach 0.85. Joyce took to the skies in a Bombardier Challenger 600.
Joyce Meyer: Gulfstream IV History A2Z Joyce Meyer If you’re a baseball fan, you’ll recognize the name Thurman Munson as the 1970s Yankees catcher and captain who tragically died while flying his personal plane, which was a Cessna 500. Among the planes on this list it’s definitely one of the smallest ones, with a crew of two and room for five passengers, with a top speed of “only” Mach 0.705. The Cessna 500 dates way back to the beginning of the 1970s. Jerry Savelle: Cessna 500 Editorial Team Cessna 500 Citation IĪs someone who has been on the evangelist circuit longer than many of the names on this list, it seems only fitting that Jerry Savelle should also have one of the older planes listed here as well. Introduced in 2001, it features a swept wing design, has room for 20 passengers, and it is a very quiet private jet to fly aboard.
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The two share a bond over the issue, asserting in 2016 that their need to fly on private jets stemmed from commercial planes being full of “demons.”īut hey, the Falcon 7X is one of the best private jets out there. The jet this time? A Dassault Falcon 7X.Ĭopeland’s fellow mega pastor, Jesse Duplantis, can tell him all about it, owning one himself. Jesse Duplantis: Dassault Falcon 7X Editorial Team Jesse Duplantisĭespite that “trinity” of luxury private jets, Copeland asked his followers in 2015 for a fourth private jet, this one valued at $54 million according to The Washington Post. The latter caused a moment of awkwardness for Copeland when, in a sermon in 2016 in which he invited members to “claim” things in the name of God, an audience member shouted, “I claim your $25 million Citation X in the name of Jesus!” 2. And that’s not all – he also owns a Citation 550 and Citation X. The Gulfstream V’s capable of Mach 0.885 and can comfortably carry more than a dozen passengers. Whatever your personal views on Jesus, Christianity, and Religion, there is no denying that the Jesus of the Bible is a figure who lives meagerly and repeatedly opposes the rich and powerful.Īt least God has good taste in private jets. There is something undeniably odd about the combination of pastors and private jets. In 2015, John Oliver ran a story on Last Week Tonight about popular Evangelists and their exorbitant spending, with private jets being one of his focuses.
These “Men of God” have a different idea. In Les Misérables, Victor Hugo imagines his Bishop of Digne as a consummate “Man of God.” He exemplifies kindness, compassion, grace, and forgiveness, and is so charitable he foregoes his own priestly carriage to spend that money on the needy in the name of God and goodwill toward men. Paul and Jan Crouch: Bombardier BD-700-1A10
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