Jesse Duplantis Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! {{Infobox clergy | image = Jesse Duplantis in 2009.jpg | imagesize = 150px | caption = Duplantis in 2009 | birth_date = | birth_place = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | church = Christianity (Pentecostal) | other_names = | education = | spouse = {{marriage|Cathy Duplantis|1970}} | writings = | congregations = Covenant Church }} {{short description|American preacher}} '''Jesse Duplantis''' is an American preacher from the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]] [[Charismatic movement|Charismatic]] movement. He is based in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S., and the founder of Jesse Duplantis Ministries. ==Career== Duplantis is not an Evangelical. His theological beliefs are a combination of Charismatic, Prosperity, and Word of Faith doctrines, and he is considered to be a preacher.<ref>{{Cite web |last=AJ Willingham |date=May 30, 2018 |title=This televangelist is asking his followers to buy him a $54 million private jet |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/30/us/jesse-duplantis-plane-falcon-7x-prosperity-gospel-trnd/index.html |access-date=December 29, 2019 |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> Duplantis was on the Board of Regents of [[Oral Roberts University]], which awarded him an honorary doctorate, until late 2007, when he, fellow regent [[Creflo Dollar]], and the President of the University [[Richard Roberts (evangelist)|Richard Roberts]] all resigned. Duplantis said in a prepared statement released by the school, "the demands of ministry have made it increasingly difficult to continue to effectively serve." The rest of the Board which included [[Kenneth Copeland]] and [[Benny Hinn]] was swept away over the next few weeks after the University accepted a $70 million donation on the condition it inaugurate "a new era of transparent governance and accountability."<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2008 |title=Major Shakeup at Oral Roberts University |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/major-shakeup-at-oral-roberts-university/ |publisher=CBS News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 17, 2007 |title=Another televangelist leaves ORU Board |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/religion/2007/12/19/another-televangelist-leaves-oru-board/61658476007/ |access-date=June 9, 2022 |publisher=The Oklahoman}}</ref> ==Private jet == In May 2018, national news media outlets reported that Duplantis had asked his followers to donate money to him so that he could buy a [[Dassault Falcon 7X]], valued at $54 million.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Olmstead |first=Molly |date=29 May 2018 |title=Louisiana Televangelist Asks For Donations to Buy $54 Million Jet |url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/05/televangelist-jesse-duplantis-asks-for-donations-for-private-jet.html |journal=Slate}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Stuckey |first=Michelle |date=4 June 2010 |title=Watchdog group investigates Jesse Duplantis' lifestyle |work=St. Charles Herald-Guide |url=https://www.heraldguide.com/news/watchdog-group-investigates-jesse-duplantis-lifestyle/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Tuttle |first=Brad |date=May 29, 2018 |title=Meet the Televangelist Who's Asking His Followers to Help Fund a $54 Million Private Jet |work=[[Money.com]] |url=https://money.com/jesse-duplantis-televangelist-private-jet/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101031400/https://money.com/jesse-duplantis-televangelist-private-jet/ |archive-date=November 1, 2020}}</ref> Duplantis said that his organization, Jesse Duplantis Ministries, had already paid for three private jets by 2006, and that he had been using them by "just burning them up for the Lord Jesus Christ." Duplantis defended his choice by saying: "I really believe that if Jesus was physically on the earth today he wouldn't be riding a donkey. Think about that for a minute. He'd be in an airplane preaching the gospel all over the world."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Broach |first=Drew |date=28 May 2018 |title=Jesse Duplantis, Destrehan televangelist, seeks donations for $54 million jet |url=http://www.nola.com/religion/index.ssf/2018/05/jesse_duplantis_private_jet.html |access-date=29 May 2018 |website=[[The Times-Picayune]]}}</ref> In response to a wave of criticism, Duplantis stated on his ministry website, "I'm not asking you to pay for my plane, I'm asking you to pray for my plane."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nowak |first=Jeff |date=2 June 2018 |title=Louisiana televangelist Jesse Duplantis: 'I'm not asking you to pay for my plane' |url=http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_d162c968-6699-11e8-9430-cb00531d27fa.html |website=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|New Orleans Advocate]]}}</ref> In 2016, Duplantis and fellow televangelist [[Kenneth Copeland]] defended their use of private jets with the claim that commercial planes were full of "demons".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenneth Copeland, Jesse Duplantis defend private jets: Commercial planes full of 'demons' |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jan/5/kenneth-copeland-jesse-duplantis-defend-private-je/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225223409/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jan/5/kenneth-copeland-jesse-duplantis-defend-private-je/ |archive-date=2021-02-25 |publisher=The Washington Times}}</ref> ==Other issues== 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"/> ==Published works== ===Books=== *{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/ministryofcheerf00dupl |title=Ministry of Cheerfulness |publisher=Harrison House |year=1994 |isbn=0-89274-799-4 |location=Tulsa, Oklahoma}} *{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/heavencloseencou00dupl |title=Heaven: Close Encounters of the God Kind |publisher=Harrison House |year=1996 |isbn=0-89274-943-1 |location=Tulsa, Oklahoma}} *{{Cite book |title=Breaking the Power of Natural Law: Finding Freedom in the Presence of God |publisher=Harrison House |year=1999 |isbn=1-57794-224-8 |location=Tulsa, Oklahoma}} *{{Cite book |title=Jambalaya for the Soul |publisher=Harrison House |year=2000 |isbn=1-57794-304-X |location=Tulsa, Oklahoma}} *{{Cite book |title=God Is Not Enough, He's Too Much! |publisher=Harrison House |year=2001 |isbn=1-57794-397-X |location=Tulsa, Oklahoma}} *{{Cite book |title=Wanting a God You Can Talk to |publisher=Harrison House |year=2001 |isbn=1-57794-315-5 |location=Tulsa, Oklahoma}} *{{Cite book |title=One More Night with the Frogs |publisher=Jesse Duplantis Ministries |year=2003 |isbn=0-9728712-5-X |location=Louisiana}} *{{Cite book |title=What in Hell Do You Want |publisher=Jesse Duplantis Ministries |year=2003 |isbn=0-9728712-8-4 |location=Louisiana}} *{{Cite book |title=The Battle of Life |publisher=Jesse Duplantis Ministries |year=2003 |isbn=0-9728712-2-5}} *{{Cite book |title=The Everyday Visionary |publisher=Touchstone |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-4165-4976-5}} *{{Cite book |title=Why Isn't My Giving Working?: The Four Types of Giving |publisher=Jesse Duplantis Ministries |year=2013 |isbn=9780981997735}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.jdm.org/ Jesse Duplantis Ministries Online (Official website)] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070929131721/http://www.tv.com/jesse-duplantis/person/41917/biography.html TV.com bio] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Duplantis, Jesse}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:20th-century American male writers]] [[Category:20th-century American non-fiction writers]] [[Category:20th-century Protestants]] [[Category:21st-century American male writers]] [[Category:21st-century American non-fiction writers]] [[Category:21st-century Protestants]] [[Category:American Christian Zionists]] [[Category:American male non-fiction writers]] [[Category:American Pentecostal pastors]] [[Category:American television evangelists]] [[Category:Christians from Louisiana]] [[Category:Converts to Pentecostal denominations]] [[Category:Former Roman Catholics]] [[Category:Oral Roberts University people]] [[Category:Pentecostal writers]] [[Category:People from Destrehan, Louisiana]] [[Category:Prosperity theologians]] [[Category:Writers from New Orleans]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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