Kenneth Copeland

==Personal life==
Copeland has been married three times. His first marriage was to Ivy Bodiford in October 1955. They had one child;<ref name="lubbock1" /> they divorced in 1958. He was then married to Cynthia Davis from 1958 to 1961.

Copeland then married Gloria ([[née]] Neece) in 1963.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carvajal |first=Edduin |date=2020-09-28 |title=Kenneth and Gloria Copeland Have Been Married for over 50 Years – Glimpse into Their Family |url=https://news.amomama.com/230338-kenneth-gloria-copeland-have-been-marrie.html |access-date=2022-02-22 |website=news.amomama.com |language=en}}</ref> They are the parents of John Copeland and Kellie Copeland.{{clarify|Directly above states Terri is daughter of Kenneth and Ivy, which is correct? |date=November 2022}} Gloria co-hosts the ministry's flagship broadcast, ''The Believer's Voice of Victory'', alongside her husband.

Kellie preaches throughout the United States, as does Copeland's daughter Terri, who also preaches at Eagle Mountain International Church, which is pastored by her husband George Pearsons.

Copeland has amassed significant wealth during his career and has referred to himself as a "very wealthy man".<ref name="washingtonpost-private-jet" /> In 2021, Copeland was claimed by some sources to be the wealthiest pastor in America, with a net worth of $750 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/texas-pastor-worth-750m-avoided-150k-taxes-on-mansion-report-2021-12|title=America's richest pastor avoids $150,000 in annual taxes on a $7 million Texas mansion that he said God told him to build, report says|date=December 17, 2021|website=Business Insider|first=Bill|last=Bostock|access-date=December 24, 2023}}</ref>