

At least two dozen were worth over $1 million even using the artificially low values that exempt properties typically carry.” Root’s thorough investigation uncovered startling evidence of pastors living extravagantly: “A months-long Houston Chronicle investigation of ministers’ tax-free residences found no shortage of extravagant homes in high-dollar locales.

Meanwhile, the Houston Chronicle examined the state tax code and filed open records requests with county appraisal districts seeking lists of parsonages. Trinity Foundation compiled a list of megachurches and large media ministries in the state and then searched for parsonages and homes of pastors and ministry leaders. In April 2021 the Houston Chronicle’s Jay Root asked Trinity Foundation for assistance on an article series about church parsonages in Texas. That is one of the lessons Trinity Foundation has learned from investigating religious fraud and excess for more than 30 years. When a televangelist’s ministry or pastor’s church owns a private jet, you can almost be certain the leader lives in a mansion. This article was written by Barry Bowen and Pete Evans. Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by Trinity Foundation.

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