Pastor Greg Locke recants pedophile claims against prominent televangelists

Michie · May 7, 2026

More than four years after claiming that he had proof that two of America's most well-known televangelists were pedophiles, Pastor Greg Locke is recanting his statements, claiming he never had any evidence in hand and was being "used as an amplifier."

Locke, lead pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Lebanon, Tennessee, released a public statement on Facebook this week in response to Mike Winger of the BibleThinker online ministry, who has been demanding answers to such accusations that, if true, would require authorities to get involved.

During a July 2022 sermon titled “Exposing Witchcraft in the Church,” Locke went public with unsubstantiated claims that Texas Pastors Kenneth Copeland and Joel Osteen were involved in human trafficking and pedophilia during a Facebook live broadcast.

Locke's 2022 sermon was broadcast live to his more than 2 million Facebook followers. At the time, Locke declined an interview request from The Christian Post about the allegations, but Locke’s ministry said he stood by the claims.

The sermon is no longer accessible on social media, but Locke called Copeland, who leads the Texas-based Kenneth Copeland Ministries and travels in private jets, a "low-down, sorry, sex-trafficking rapist.” He also stated that Osteen, who is the senior pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, has a sexual interest in “boys.”

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Pastor Greg Locke recants pedophile claims against prominent televangelists

More than four years after claiming that he had proof that two of America s most well-known televangelists were pedophiles, Pastor Greg Locke is recanting his statements, claiming he never had any

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Michie · May 7, 2026

There are times where there are just no words.

Richard T · May 8, 2026

Says the guy who threatened a donut shop employee for requiring masks during covid. Zeal is great but it can be misplaced. Probably recanted because he was going to be sued.

Jipsah · May 22, 2026

Michie said:
More than four years after claiming that he had proof that two of America's most well-known televangelists were pedophiles, Pastor Greg Locke is recanting his statements, claiming he never had any evidence in hand and was being "used as an amplifier."

Locke, lead pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Lebanon, Tennessee,

Locke is a self-important slug. As a barista at a Starbucks during the Great Big Pandemic, (it was inside a Kroger store so we got to keep our jobs), I saw several of his ilk, although not as many as you might expect. For an alleged minister of the Gospel to behave that way was inexcusable. It's what you'd expect of some dolt who bellow "Do you know who I am!? When told that he has to follow the same rules everyone else does.

Michie said:
During a July 2022 sermon titled “Exposing Witchcraft in the Church,” Locke went public with unsubstantiated claims that Texas Pastors Kenneth Copeland and Joel Osteen were involved in human trafficking and pedophilia during a Facebook live broadcast.

Easy claim to make but well-nigh impossible to prove. I regard "Word of Faith" as a variation on witchrft, in that witchcraft is a matter of speaking the correct words and performing the right rituals in such a way that their noneistent deities are them compelled do do as thy're bidden. I Word of Faith teaching (as I understand it) speaking the correct words and performing he correct actions require God to do as He's bidden. That's almost certainly a gross oversimplification. but the similarities are too close for my comfort. That' and the behavior of the l4ders of the Word Faith movement often seem to have accumulation stoff than advancing the KIngdom of God

The charge of "witchcraft" is an interesting one.

Michie said:
Locke's 2022 sermon was broadcast live to his more than 2 million Facebook followers. At the time, Locke declined an interview request from The Christian Post about the allegations, but Locke’s ministry said he stood by the claims.

The sermon is no longer accessible on social media, but Locke called Copeland, who leads the Texas-based Kenneth Copeland Ministries and travels in private jets, a "low-down, sorry, sex-trafficking rapist.” He also stated that Osteen, who is the senior pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, has a sexual interest in “boys.”

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Pastor Greg Locke recants pedophile claims against prominent televangelists

More than four years after claiming that he had proof that two of America s most well-known televangelists were pedophiles, Pastor Greg Locke is recanting his statements, claiming he never had any

www.christianpost.com

Chaplain Jim · May 22, 2026

Greg Locke, has a myriad of issues, in my humble opinion.

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