Pastor Dollar will get his $65 million Gulfstream G650 after all.
In an online statement issued by World Changers Church International, the board of directors announced:
“We plan to acquire a Gulfstream G650 because it is the best, and it is a reflection of the level of excellence at which this organization chooses to operate.”
Back in March.when the fund drive was originally announced, and Dollar asked for 200,000 people to donate $300 each to buy the plane, a storm of criticism erupted. Church leaders apologized for the misstep in communicating the message,
There was no pressure of any kind applied to anyone, but rather an opportunity was presented to those in our community who may be inclined to participate and who stand to benefit from the global mobility of our ministry leaders,” the ministry said. “We fully acknowledge that the campaign video did not do a good job of communicating the request, and we apologize for any confusion it may have caused – it is in the process of being revamped and will be re-released when complete.”
Dollar will not be the only mega-church pastor with a luxury private jet. A list put together four years ago shows 20 other ministries with their own jets, too. Dollar goes to the top of the list with his purchase, though. The G650 is the top of the line.
Dollar began his ministry in 1981 while he was still a student at West Georgia College,. His first service was held five years later in 1986 in an elementary school cafeteria. Two years later he and his wife purchased the former Atlanta Christian Center Church in College Park.
In 1995, the ministry moved into its current location, the 8,500-seat “World Dome” on Burdett Road.
