Over the years, WHCC has spent millions settling lawsuits while hiding those expenses from donors, according to Trinity Foundation. Its legal status as a church exempts it from filing a Form 990, which lists revenue, expenses and officer compensation. The lack of a Form 990 is one factor in WHCC’s failing MinistryWatch ratings—it earns a Donor Confidence Score of 0 and a Transparency Grade of F.
Trinity Foundation traced much of WHCC’s financial distress to the financial decline that took place when Benny Hinn’s TV program was dropped by Trinity Broadcasting Network and Daystar Television Network about a decade ago. However, Hinn’s ministry was already embroiled in legal battles prior to those losses, such as a 2014 lawsuit over unpaid fees to fundraising company InfoCision. Trinity Foundation uncovered that WHCC had agreed to pay $1.8 million but was sued again in 2018 after failing to follow through.
In addition to losing his TV spots, Hinn has been dogged by a string of bad publicity. In 2010, the National Enquirer published a photo of him holding hands with fellow televangelist Paula White, which led to Strang Communications suing him for a morality clause violation. That same year, Hinn’s wife filed for divorce. They remarried in 2013, only to divorce again in 2025. Also during the 2010s, Hinn’s own nephew, Costi Hinn, began to speak out against WHCC and the alleged deceptions of the Word of Faith movement more generally. His 2019 book, “God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel,” focuses on growing up in the Hinn family and witnessing the exploitation of his uncle’s followers.
Trinity Foundation traced much of WHCC’s financial distress to the financial decline that took place when Benny Hinn’s TV program was dropped by Trinity Broadcasting Network and Daystar Television Network about a decade ago. However, Hinn’s ministry was already embroiled in legal battles prior to those losses, such as a 2014 lawsuit over unpaid fees to fundraising company InfoCision. Trinity Foundation uncovered that WHCC had agreed to pay $1.8 million but was sued again in 2018 after failing to follow through.
In addition to losing his TV spots, Hinn has been dogged by a string of bad publicity. In 2010, the National Enquirer published a photo of him holding hands with fellow televangelist Paula White, which led to Strang Communications suing him for a morality clause violation. That same year, Hinn’s wife filed for divorce. They remarried in 2013, only to divorce again in 2025. Also during the 2010s, Hinn’s own nephew, Costi Hinn, began to speak out against WHCC and the alleged deceptions of the Word of Faith movement more generally. His 2019 book, “God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel,” focuses on growing up in the Hinn family and witnessing the exploitation of his uncle’s followers.
Bank Ordered to Garnish Benny Hinn Ministries’ Account - MinistryWatch
Court orders bank to garnish Benny Hinn Ministries' account after a marketing firm sues the televangelist—joining the ranks of multiple vendors trying to recoup fees the ministry has failed to pay.
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