First class seats, Greek resorts, a penthouse suite in a Miami hotel and gambling in Las Vegas – it’s not the typical life of a church leader. A photo of Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki was uploaded to Facebook on Saturday night by an onlooker who saw him gambling. “What does Brian Tamaki of Destiny’s Read more
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Destiny launches third bid for charter status
Tuesday, August 25th, 2015Destiny Church will make a controversial fresh bid to open a charter school. Ministry of Education bosses previously rejected an application from the church, amid concerns students would be pressured into joining the Brian Tamaki-led movement. Papers detailing the rejection revealed ministry reservations over Destiny’s belief that identity as God’s child was more important than Read more
Brian Tamaki shocked by Irish vote
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015The Destiny church’s Bishop Brian Tamaki is shocked by Catholic stronghold Ireland’s decision to legalise gay marriage. Tamaki thinks he might have to “move to Limerick next after this”. A whole generation of children will be bisexual because the “perversion of homosexuality is leading the charge,” he says. “Gaypower, that spirit is so powerful it’s Read more
Cash wads for Destiny Church blessing
Tuesday, May 26th, 2015Destiny Church is circulating images of wads of cash and the Twitter hashtag “#iwannagive” to followers before its annual conference. Hundreds are expected to attend next weekend’s conference at the church’s “City of God” headquarters in South Auckland. On Friday, Tamaki tweeted to his 3344 followers a photo of wads of freshly minted $100 notes, Read more
Destiny Church school turned down for state integration
Thursday, March 19th, 2015Destiny Church’s bid to make its private school part of the state system has failed. The Ministry of Education’s rejection of Destiny’s proposal comes after the church was earlier turned down to run a charter school. The church says the rejection is disappointing as its case was compelling and valid. “We have other schools in Read more
Destiny’s sweet-smelling fragrance that is acceptable to God
Tuesday, December 9th, 2014
Bishop Brian Tamaki tweeted: “A Sweet-Smelling Fragrance that is Acceptable to God (Phil 4:15-19). My God shall supply all your need”, after church members last weekend showered the stage with high-denomination bills during a church service, boosting church coffers by $100,000. Destiny Church-affiliated charities received nearly $6million in donations in the last year after self-appointed Bishop Read more
Cash-covered Destiny stage draws barbs
Friday, December 5th, 2014Thousands of dollars strewn across the stage at Destiny Church has drawn the ire of critics on social media. Photos tweeted by Bishop Brian Tamaki show a floor littered with $50 and $100 bills accompanied with the verse, “A Sweet Smelling Fragrance that is Acceptable to God (Phil 4:15-19) My God shall Supply all your Read more
Destiny Church failed school scrutiny
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014Destiny Church’s failed attempt to set up a charter school was blocked in part because of Ministry of Education fears about students being pressured into joining the church. The ministry discovered irregularities between Destiny’s claim that they were open to non-church members, as school-goers were also expected to attend the church. In a stinging debrief Read more
Destiny charities slow to file annual returns
Tuesday, October 7th, 2014Destiny Church has been issued overdue notices after 14 affiliated charities are late filing their annual returns. The church’s tax-exempt status is under the microscope after the late filing. Previous returns from the charities totalled several million dollars. Six Destiny charities, which received a combined $5.5m in donations in the most recent returns, are more Read more
Destiny Church aims to integrate its school into state system
Friday, August 22nd, 2014
The Post Primary Teachers Association is opposing a bid by Destiny Church to have its south Auckland school become state integrated. PPTA president Angela Roberts said the union is concerned about how surrounding schools might be affected, the New Zealand Herald reported. The school is within Destiny Church’s “City of God” complex in Manukau, and Read more