In the fall of 1967, he enrolled in Oral Roberts University, where he soon became pilot and chauffeur to Oral Roberts. Copeland devoted his life to the gospel and ministry work. Career Ĭopeland was a recording artist on the Imperial Records label, having one Billboard Top 40 hit ("Pledge of Love", which charted in the Top 40 on April 20, 1957, stayed on the charts for 15 weeks, and peaked at #17). He was raised in West Texas near a United States Army Air Forces airfield, which inspired him to become a pilot. Kenneth Max Copeland was born in Lubbock, Texas, to Aubrey Wayne and Vinita Pearl (née Owens) Copeland. ![]() He stated that followers should continue paying tithes if they lost their jobs in the economic crisis that the pandemic caused. ĭuring the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Copeland claimed that the pandemic had ended or would soon end and that his followers would be healed from the virus. Copeland has written that parishioners will get a "hundredfold" return on their investment through giving to God. ![]() ![]() He preaches the prosperity gospel and is part of the Word of Faith movement. Copeland has also written several books and resources. Copeland's sermons are broadcast across the US and worldwide on the Victory Channel. (EMIC), is based in Tarrant County, Texas. The organization he founded in 1967, Eagle Mountain International Church Inc. ![]() Kenneth Max Copeland (born December 6, 1936) is an American televangelist associated with the charismatic movement.
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