The founder and leader of a controversial Atlanta-based megachurch has appealed online for 200,000 people to each donate '$300 or more' so that he can buy a $65 million private jet favored by high-flying billionaires.

Reverend Creflo Dollar, 53, is the head of the World Changers Church International, a Christian ministry centered around the prosperity gospel, which preaches that God wants to bless the faithful with earthly riches.

The televangelist, who is one of the most prominent African-American preachers in the United States, this week put a five-minute video up on his website pledging for donations for a Gulfstream G650 - which claims to be the fastest plane ever built in civilian aviation - so that 'World Changers Church International can continue to blanket the globe with the Gospel of grace'.

Dollar - who is known to own two Rolls Royce's and multi-million dollar homes in Atlanta and New Jersey - last hit headlines in 2012, after being arrested for allegedly attacking his 15-year-old daughter.


Open palm: Reverend Creflo Dollar of the World Changers Church International wants 200,000 people from across the world to each donate '$300 or more' so that he can buy the world's fastest private jet


Open palm: Reverend Creflo Dollar of the World Changers Church International wants 200,000 people from across the world to each donate '$300 or more' so that he can buy the world's fastest private jet


Battling: This notice has been posted on the church's website, pleading for donations so that Dollar can 'continue reaching a lost and dying world for the Lord Jesus Christ'


Battling: This notice has been posted on the church's website, pleading for donations so that Dollar can 'continue reaching a lost and dying world for the Lord Jesus Christ'


Goal: Dollar wants to spend the $65 million he hopes to make in donations on a Gulfstream G650 business jet, a plane favored by billionaires that bills itself as the fastest plane built in civil aviation


Goal: Dollar wants to spend the $65 million he hopes to make in donations on a Gulfstream G650 business jet, a plane favored by billionaires that bills itself as the fastest plane built in civil aviation


Televangelist: Creflo Dollar is the founder of World Changers Church International, which has about 30,000 members and an 8,500 seater amphitheater in Atlanta called the 'World Dome'


Televangelist: Creflo Dollar is the founder of World Changers Church International, which has about 30,000 members and an 8,500 seater amphitheater in Atlanta called the 'World Dome'

Among the billionaires who own a Gulfstream G650 are Steve Jobs' wife Lauren Powell Jobs, Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn add Nike co-founder Phil Knight.

There is a long waiting list for the aircraft, with the next round of planes not due until 2017.

According to the Creflo Dollar Ministry's website: 'The ministry's current airplane, was built in 1984, purchased by the ministry in 1999 and has since logged four million miles.

'Recently on an overseas trip to a global conference, one of the engines failed.


Arrested: The Reverend was charged in 2012 for allegedly attacking his teenage daughter


Arrested: The Reverend was charged in 2012 for allegedly attacking his teenage daughter

'By the grace of God, the expert pilot, who's flown with Creflo for almost 20 years, landed the plane safely without injury or harm to any passengers.'

The Christian Post first reported that Dollar insisted that he needs the jet to continue sharing the word of Jesus.

He preaches all over the world, but primarily works out of a 8,500-seat amphitheater in Atlanta called the 'World Dome', satelliting the sermons to churches all over the country.

The website pledge continued: 'Believe it or not, there are still millions of people on this planet who have never heard of Jesus Christ and know nothing of His greatness.'

'Our hearts desire to see precious lives changed and snatched out of darkness and thrust into His marvelous light!

'We need your help to continue reaching a lost and dying world for the Lord Jesus Christ," the appeal continued before asking supporters of the ministry to sow a $300 seed into the airplane fund, billed Project G650.'

However, according to Financial Juneteenth, a Report of the Senate Finance Committee, Minority Staff Review of WCCI, found that Dollar's current jet had also been used for a variety of vacation flights, including stops in Las Vegas, Nevada, Miami, Florida and Hawaii, citing Federal Aviation Administration figures.

Dollar has refused over the years to disclose his salary, but has an estimated net worth of $27 million.

He has five children to his wife, Taffi, who he married in 1985.


Couple: Dollar and his wife, Taffi (pictured together) were married in 1985 and have five children


Couple: Dollar and his wife, Taffi (pictured together) were married in 1985 and have five children


Home: Dollar and his family primarily live in this multi-million dollar in Fayettville, Georgia, south of Atlanta


Home: Dollar and his family primarily live in this multi-million dollar in Fayettville, Georgia, south of Atlanta

In June 2012, his 15-year-old daughter called 911, saying her father repeatedly punched and choked her at their Atlanta home.

The teenager also said it wasn't the first time something like that had happened and that she felt threatened living in the house.

Dollar was arrested and charged with family brutality and juvenile cruelty.

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Shey the Pastor dey Mad ni!!

Dem Swore for the pastor from the pit of Hell ni??

Private Jet ko Private Danfo ni!! Nonsense!!

Movin bass #### Boss things

Acekidc4:
The Pastor dey Mad ni!!

jealousy

The pastor name sef talk am: CREFLO DOLLAR! Creflo EURO ni abi na Creflo NAIRA.

Choi! My NL brothers, church is becoming a business now oh.. How can one write a business plan for a church business? I fit consider that venture oh!

talktimi:
jealousy

Jealousy Bawo!!

Ow will I be jealous of a greedy Man of GOD!! Lailai

hmmm

This pastor should leave the pulpit and go to where his congregation work and try to work with them to see if he can generate such funds himself.

Acekidc4:


Jealousy Bawo!!

Ow will I be jealous of a greedy Man of GOD!! Lailai

he's not greedy, he only asked for $300 each

The places that The Gospel is most needed don't even have adequate roads, never mind runways that can cope with a jet and the media and technology are quite able to spread the gospel to more advanced places. So, what do you need a jet for? Are you not just being a little greedy?

All Jesus needed was a donkey and a good pair of sandals.

pastors dey enjoy sha. to be pastor just dey hungry me now.

Heww I know this man and I thought he was a good man of. God. Vanity upon vanity

THIS LAND IS NOT FOR SALE!!! BEWARE OF MY 419 GRAND FATHER SEUN

I will collect money from man of God this days until God bless me himself.

Jesus was able to spread his gospel traveling by foot. This man needs to get back to basics.

And by the way, How is it that when pastors want something they ask the congregation for it, but when the congregation wants something the pastors tell them to ask God? #Pondering

Christian leaders are making a mockery of the religion

Lalasticlala how far na ?

This one na confirmed thiefery.

Highness in spiritual places!

Even the name Creflo Dollar should tell any half sensible person that the man is a thief.

what na waoo

Obinoscopy how far na

tyson55:
Jesus was able to spread his gospel traveling by foot. This man needs to get back to basics.

And by the way, How is it that when pastors want something they ask the congregation for it, but when the congregation wants something the pastors tell them to ask God? #Pondering

now, this got me thinking.......

tyson55:
Jesus was able to spread his gospel traveling by foot. This man needs to get back to basics.

And by the way, How is it that when pastors want something they ask the congregation for it, but when the congregation wants something the pastors tell them to ask God? #Pondering

now, this got me thinking.......

I pity these so called pastors soiling the name of God

There people in Arabia and Asia who need the word let him go and live with them. And last time I checked Americans were the most u religious people in the world. End time things.

The pastor is not mad but the congregation might be mad if they raise the money