Kenneth is an American televangelist and author associated with the charismatic movement. His organization, Kenneth Copeland Ministries, is based in Tarrant County, Texas.
He was born in Lubbock, Texas. He was raised near a US Army Air Forces airfield which inspired him to become a pilot.
Prior to becoming a minister he was a recording artist on the Imperial Records label. He had one Billboard Top 40 which reached number 17 on 20th April 1957.
Kenneth became a born again Christian in November 1962. He has devoted the last 50+ years of his life to the Gospel and ministry work. In the fall of 1967 he enrolled in Oral Roberts University where he soon became pilot and chauffeur to Oral Roberts.
He has been married 3 times. His present wife, Gloria, he married in 1963. Together they co- host the ministry’s flagship broadcast The Believer’s Voice of Victory. (BVOV)
For decades KCM held 3-6 day conventions across the USA. The longer set has waned in recent years. They hold week’s an annual Believers Conference in July.
Kenneth and Gloria, along with family and friends, preach at other conventions and conferences throughout the world. These events are are streamed live on KCM 's website and on Christian television stations such as GodTV and Daystar Television Network.
In July 2015 KCM launched the BVOV network on Channel 265 of Dish TV.
In 2019 BVOVN was renamed Victory Channel and is now a free-to-air channel available on subchannels around the USA. Probably in October 2020 it will be replaced by programming by Steven Furtick of Elevation Church.l
He has written at least 15 books (See Selected KCM publications and recordings)
He has been identified as preaching the prosperity gospel. He calls for donations - some of which have financed his mansions, private jets , an airport and other lavish purchases.
Kenneth has been involved with a number of controversies.
2006 Angel Flight 44
2008 Mike Huckabus
2013 Vaccinations
2015 Last Week Tonight criticism
Covid 19 ( See Wikipedia for full information)
The Copelands run the Kenneth Copeland Ministries from their base in Tarrant County, Texas.
KCM’s motto is *Jesus is Lord * Romans 10 v 9
In an interview Kenneth claimed the ministry has brought over 122 million people to the Lord Jesus
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