Jesse Duplantis

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The [[Trinity Foundation (Dallas)]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Duplantis asks donors to help with $54M jet--NBCNightlyNews 5 30 18 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-bCc3Uu87U |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/m-bCc3Uu87U |archive-date=2021-12-12 |website=Trinity Foundation |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> a religious watchdog organization, has kept an eye on Duplantis for more than 10 years. The organization's president [[Ole Anthony]] said that because of Duplantis' tax exemption, technically, every person in St. Charles Parish was “helping to pay for Duplantis' extravagant lifestyle”.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 June 2010 |title=Watchdog group investigates Jesse Duplantis' lifestyle |url=https://www.heraldguide.com/news/watchdog-group-investigates-jesse-duplantis-lifestyle/}}</ref>

In the aftermath of 2021's Hurricane Ida, Duplantis has faced criticism for his ministry's perceived lack of response to helping the community. His church resides in St. Charles Parish, where some 95 percent of the residences remained without power for weeks after the storm. St. Charles Parish was one of the hardest hit areas. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/louisiana-televangelist-jesse-duplantis-criticized-235320273.html|title = Louisiana televangelist Jesse Duplantis criticized for response to hurricane victims}}</ref> In response, Duplantis said that the church had donated $100,000 in generators to the community.<ref name="Schonfeld 2021">{{cite web | last=Schonfeld | first=Alexandra | title=Pastor Tells Telethon That Viewers Can 'Speed Up' Jesus' Return with Money | website=Newsweek | date=2021-09-27 | url=https://www.newsweek.com/pastor-tells-telethon-that-viewers-can-speed-jesus-return-through-donations-1633172 | access-date=2023-03-22}}</ref><ref name="Christianity Daily - Your Source for Christian News & Inspiration 2021">{{cite web | title=Jesse Duplantis Talks About Church’s Efforts To Help Hurricane Ida Victims Following Criticisms | website=Christianity Daily - Your Source for Christian News & Inspiration | date=2021-09-10 | url=https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/13218/20210910/jesse-duplantis-talks-about-church-s-efforts-to-help-hurricane-ida-victims-following-criticisms.htm | access-date=2023-03-22}}</ref> A few weeks later, Duplantis claimed the [[Second Coming]] was held up by a lack of donations, while touting his multi-millionaire status.<ref name="Schonfeld 2021"/>