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6 Popular Televangelists Face Senate Inquiry into Finances
Sources: WorldWide Religious News, Associated Press

Acting on tips about preachers who ride in Rolls Royces and have purportedly paid $30,000 for a conference table, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, said on Tuesday that he’s investigating the finances of six well-known televangelists.

Those under scrutiny include faith healer Benny Hinn, Georgia megachurch Pastor Creflo Dollar, Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Ga., and one of the nation’s best-known female preachers, Joyce Meyer. Grassley sent letters to the media ministries earlier this week, requesting answers by Thursday, Dec. 6, regarding their expenses, executive compensation and amenities, including the use of luxury cars and private jets.

In a statement, Grassley said he was acting on complaints from the public and news reports about the organizations. “I don’t want to conclude that there’s a problem,” he said. “But I have an obligation to donors and the taxpayers to find out more. People who donated should have their money spent as intended and in adherence with the tax code.” The ministers, who preach different variations of the “prosperity gospel,” responded that there were cooperating in the investigation.
 
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