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Creflo Dollar

Documented profile covering 6 controversies, including “Prosperity gospel and traditional teaching of compulsory tithing” and “Fundraising campaign for a Gulfstream G650 costing approximately $65 million”.

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Profile No. 2390 · Updated on 12 October 2026

6Documented controversies+ 1 background event

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§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

années 1990–2022

Prosperity gospel and traditional teaching of compulsory tithing

No legal proceedings

Dollar built a significant part of his ministry on prosperity theology and taught for years that tithing was a biblical obligation carrying spiritual and financial consequences.

State of the evidence: Documented

Sources · 1

[1]
ChurchLeadersCreflo Dollar: Some of My Teachings About Tithing ‘Were Not Correct'PressMedium reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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March 2015

Fundraising campaign for a Gulfstream G650 costing approximately $65 million

No legal proceedings

The ministry appealed to followers to finance the purchase of a Gulfstream G650 costing approximately $65 million, provoking strong controversy over televangelists' luxury lifestyles.

Sources · 1

[1]
The Washington PostCreflo Dollar is no longer asking his faithful to fund a new, $65 million private jetPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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Case · 2 documented stages

Domestic violence charge dropped after diversion and anger-management programme

Case dismissed / dropped

January 2013

Domestic violence charge dropped after diversion and anger-management programme

Case dismissed / dropped

Prosecutors dropped the simple battery charge after Dollar completed a pre-trial diversion programme involving anger management, probation supervision and payment of fees.

State of the evidence: Documented
Course of the proceedings: Formally charged — Formal charge before the current outcome

Sources · 1

[1]
CBS News / Associated PressAssault charge filed against Creflo Dollar, megachurch pastor, is dismissedNews agencyHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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8 June 2012

Arrest following allegation of hitting and choking teenage daughter

Case dismissed / dropped

Dollar was arrested after his fifteen-year-old daughter accused him of hitting her, throwing her to the floor and briefly choking her during a family argument. The police report also mentioned testimony from her sister.

Sources · 1

[1]
CBS News / Associated PressAssault charge filed against Creflo Dollar, megachurch pastor, is dismissedNews agencyHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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2007–2011

Senate investigation into ministry finances, remuneration, benefits and governance

No legal proceedings

World Changers Church International and Creflo Dollar Ministries were included in the Senate review targeting several televangelists and their financial practices.

State of the evidence: Documented

Sources · 1

[1]
U.S. Senate Committee on FinanceGrassley Releases Review of Tax Issues Raised by Media-based MinistriesOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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2007–2011

Refusal to provide requested information to Senate

Civil / administrative proceedings

The Senate report stated that Creflo and Taffi Dollar refused to provide the requested information about the ministry's finances, assets, governance and benefits.

State of the evidence: Documented

Sources · 2

[1]
U.S. Senate Committee on FinanceGrassley Releases Review of Tax Issues Raised by Media-based MinistriesOfficial documentVery high reliability
[2]
U.S. Senate Committee on FinanceUpdate on Ministry Responses in Tax-exempt Policy ReviewOfficial documentVery high reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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II. Documented background

Documented biographical or institutional milestones (elections, appointments, foundings, acquisitions…). These are not controversies and are not counted as such.

26 June–July 2022
Public acknowledgement that his previous teachings on tithing were incorrect
Dollar told his congregation that what he had taught for years about tithing was incorrect and asked followers to discard his old books, tapes and videos on the subject if they did not accord with his new interpretation based on grace.
Sources · 1
1. ChurchLeaders — Creflo Dollar: Some of My Teachings About Tithing ‘Were Not Correct'

III. Constellation of documented links

No documented link with another published profile for now.

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I. Documented controversies

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II. Documented background

Public acknowledgement that his previous teachings on tithing were incorrect

III. Constellation of documented links

IV. Has something changed?

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