Creflo Dollar Ministries

The information on this page was last updated 4/20/2023. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]


Summary

Creflo Dollar Ministries (CDM) is a global ministry created by and as a speaking platform for Creflo A. Dollar. In accordance with their vision, CDM has been overseas for many years through the teaching ministry of Creflo A. Dollar. The ministry currently has offices in the United States, Australia, the Republic of South Africa, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom. In the near future, CDM will be opening more offices. CDM's broadcast can be seen and heard in more than 150 countries around the world and is stated on their website to reach "nearly 1 billion homes around the world" as of December 2007. CDM has chosen not to be open and transparent with MinistryWatch.com. As such it is difficult to understand all aspects of its ministry. Including where one ministry begins and another ends, as well as where does the for-profit ventures intersect the ministries, especially as they seem to operate out of the same address and have in common Creflo Dollar as the CEO and Taffi Dollar as the CFO.


Contact information

Mailing address:
Creflo Dollar Ministries
PO Box 490124
College Park, GA 30349

Website: creflodollarministries.org

Phone: 866-477-7683

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN:

CEO/President: Dr. Creflo Dollar

Chairman: Dr. Creflo Dollar

Board size: 7

Founder: Dr. Creflo Dollar

Ruling year: 1986

Tax deductible: Yes

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Member of ECFA: No

Member of ECFA since:


Purpose

Creflo Dollar Ministries (CDM) is a global ministry created by and as a speaking platform for Creflo A. Dollar.

In accordance with their vision, CDM has been overseas for many years through the teaching ministry of Creflo A. Dollar. The ministry currently has offices in the United States, Australia, the Republic of South Africa, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom. In the near future, CDM will be opening more offices.

CDM's broadcast can be seen and heard in more than 150 countries around the world and is stated on their website to reach "nearly 1 billion homes around the world" as of December of 2007.

CDM has chosen not to be open and transparent with MinistryWatch.com. As such it is difficult to understand all aspects of its ministry. Including where one ministry begins and another ends, as well as where does the for-profit ventures intersect the ministries, especially as they seem to operate out of the same address and have in common Creflo Dollar as the CEO and Taffi Dollar as the CFO. This partial list is as follows:

  • World Changers Church International, Inc. (Nonprofit)
  • World Changers Ministry Christian Center, Inc. (Nonprofit)
  • Project Change International, Inc. (Nonprofit)
  • World Heir, Inc. (Domestic Profit Business)
  • Arrow Records (Georgia Limited Liability Company)
  • International Covenant Ministries (Nonprofit)
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Statement of faith

Foundational beliefs:

The Bible is the written and inspired Word of God. Jesus Christ is the Son of God. The saints of God will be raptured. There is eternal life in either heaven or hell-you chose. There is an indwelling and a baptism in the Holy Spirit. Divine healing is ours today through Jesus Christ. Tithing is our covenant connector. Giving determines the amount of our increase. We should be baptized in the name of the Father,Son, and Holy Spirit.

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Sector: Educational Media

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The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 4/20/2023. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]


History

Creflo A. Dollar was born and raised in College Park, Georgia. After graduating from Lakeshore High School, he obtained a Bachelor of Education degree with a concentration in History from West Georgia College in Carrollton, Georgia. He began his professional career as a high school teacher in the Fulton County School System. From there, he became an Educational Therapist for the Brawner Psychiatric Institute of Atlanta.

In 1986, Creflo A. Dollar began World Changers Christian Center, a non-denominational church in College Park. Pastor Dollar began the ministry at a local elementary school with only eight (8) people. At that time, the ministry was small, and aimed at developing a solid foundation for the fulfillment of a larger vision.

He now pastors a congregation of over 20,000 people and is an internationally known author, teacher and conference speaker with a ministry that not only reaches the local community, but also spans the globe. He can be seen and heard throughout the world on the "Changing Your World" broadcasts, via television and radio. Pastor Dollar also conducts conventions across the U.S. and around the world.


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