W.V. Grant

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W.V. Grant is a televangelist whose ministry has been based in and around the Dallas, Texas area.

Taking over Soul's Harbor Church from his father, he expanded its ministry, renamed the church as "Eagles Nest Cathedral" and relocated it to a larger facility in Dallas.

Grant was involved in faith healing, and was investigated often for "faking" supposed healings (such as a purported "sleight of hand" trick to make a leg appear to grow).

Grant was investigated by Trinity Foundation for misusing ministry funds for personal gain, including building a lavish house in DeSoto, Texas with nine bathrooms. Later, an Internal Revenue Service investigation into Grant's ministry resulted in Grant's imprisonment for tax evasion. Grant sold the Eagles Nest Cathedral facility to T. D. Jakes who renamed it "The Potter's House". (Grant has not been, nor is now, affiliated with Jakes or his ministry.)

Upon release from prison, Grant restarted his ministry, again under the name Eagles Nest Cathedral, in the eastern part of Dallas. However, he has not regained the fame he had prior to his imprisonment.

In the past few months, he has held faith healing services at the Richmond Christian Center in Richmond, Virginia five nights a week. This provoked a two-part news investigation by WWBT-TV, Richmond's NBC affiliate. He has since left Richmond for New Jersey, though his TV show can still be seen on CW affiliate WUPV.

[edit] Notable Quotes

"Did you know that 1 in every 5 births in the United States is illegitimate? Did you know that, uh, 3 out of every 10 American teenage brides is already pregnant when she gets married? Did, did you know there are more lesbians in the news media then there is on the, on the pro tennis circuit?"

[edit] External links

Official Site NOTE: The website mentions nothing about Grant's tenure in prison; it purports that "God led" Grant to walk away from the original Eagles Nest Cathedral.