The 24-acre Texas parsonage of televangelist I.V. Hilliard has been listed for a staggering $15 million.
As reported in the mensaje cristiano, the Spring, Texas, property owned by New Light Church in Houston is listed on realtor.com. The estate, with six houses and 22 garage spaces, was used “by Hilliard as a parsonage, meaning that he has not had to pay any property taxes on it,” the listing notes.
It adds that in 2021, an attorney for the church told the Houston Chronicle that the property’s primary use was as a “minister’s retreat and conference center,” which made it eligible for tax breaks.
The suburban compound was appraised at $7,966,887 in 2023, according to The Christian Post. By using the parsonage tax exemption, Hilliard and the other residents avoided paying an estimated $152,168 in property taxes.
“Everything is bigger in Texas—and we’re not just talking about monster-size hail or those 10-gallon hats,” the property’s listing states.
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The home “kicks off with an entryway that wouldn’t be out of place in Vegas,” and boasts “a lake stocked with trophy bass.” It also includes “a resort style pool with cabanas, pool, volleyball court, tennis court, fitness-centered office complex.”
The property includes 30 bedrooms, 31 baths and five half baths, two wet bars, a home theater, a banquet hall, a hair salon, a commercial kitchen and an office complex with a fitness center.
The 25-year-old house was originally listed on the market on Oct. 31, 2023, for $12,789,500. The price dropped to $11.9 million six months later. But in June, the sellers increased the price to $13.8 million. In July, the sellers removed the house from the real estate market.
Four days later the house was relisted with a staggering $15 million price tag.
Two of Hilliard’s daughters live across the street from the compound, said Barry Bowen, an investigator with La Fundación Trinidad, a watchdog ministry founded in 1972.
Hilliard’s daughter, Irishea Hilliard, is now the senior pastor of New Light Church and lives near the multimillion compound, he said. Her home has a market value of more than $4.7 million, Bowen said, referring to the Harris County Appraisal District website.
Tina Hilliard Egans’ home, which is next door, has a market value of $4.15 million, Bowen added.
The real estate listing suggests the property could serve as a “family compound, a small hotel, or an event space for weddings and reunions” or a bed and breakfast.
Sheila Stogsdill is a freelance print journalist and digital reporter, primarily covering crime issues for KSN/KODE.
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Wrong, just wrong. How many people got fleeced so he could have that trophy?
Well, well, well…
Who wudda thunk??
Wonder what “gospel” he and his daughters are preaching???
Hmmmm…..
Can’t imagine what Hilliards church members feel. Not only his multi million dollar playground Parsonage but his two daughters in $4,000,000 homes each? Are you kidding me? This is sickening…talk about already getting your reward on earth and not in Heaven. This defines that
Yes Robert, it is sickening. This seems to be M-O for many evangelical churches these days. Their hyper wealthy lifestyles scream that greed is their god. Yet, surprisingly, they have manipulated the scripture and their congregations to believing that wealth is the ultimate will of God. With such deception, their members for the most part have no problem with it. It is a grand delusion. I’ve seen this play out since the days of televangelist Robert Tilton.
But the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head
I am sickened by all this. It is beyond my imagination how people can do this and live with themselves. It’s also amazing that people sit and give to these hucksters year after year. I am baffled by it all. Baffled. When I was a baby Christian I did the same, but I grew. I guess churches and ministries always have new baby Christians and others who never grow. But hell is hot and forever. Don’t these hucksters have any fear of the God who HURLS people into hell?
The fact that the list price has been raised after the property failed to sell at a lower price suggests that a sweetheart deal has been negotiated with a buyer.
Lord Lord did we not cast demons in your name ? Perform miracles in your name ? The Lord God replied I never knew you be now cast out into the outer darkness, where weeping wailing gnashing of teeth awaits you. This is the state of American churches today, entertainment centers, self promoting “pastors” who are hirelings fleecing the sheep. “Christians” continue to blindly attend these institutions and give their money away to false ministers. By willful giving to these corrupted ministers the “tither” is complicit in the crime.
I disagree. The tither is doing what they believe is a commandment from God. Yes, they are deceived and taken advantage of by these ministers, but no way are they going to be held accountable by God for obeying with a pure heart, what they are being taught. The pastors are accountable for deceiving and lying to the congregation.
We really should start taxing churches (and clergy), especially when these churches are being run as for-profit businesses.
The fact that this home is owned by the “church” and not an individual strips local governments of revenue of probably $300,000 per year. Money that could and should go toward schools, roads, police, fire, roads, etc.
Sparkling persona, grow a following, pocket a percentage and boom!!! Often, proper exegesis of scripture is not even a fundamental attribute. The sale sensationalism and celebritize (made up that word I think) themselves in grand fashion. This has become an issue throughout the country, but Texas is ground zero for preachers banking on the hopes of others. I have a hard time finding a church that soundly preaches Christ crucified for the redemption of mankind, the attributes of Christ, the life lessons of scripture, and the basic understanding of the happenings in the books of the bible. What I do find, is a fantastical delivery of shallowness all designed to appease to the wants of the congregants. But to receive a blessing you got to give a blessing and that always seems to be in the form of cash where much lands in the bank of the pastor. Imagine a church of 3000, 200 congregants earn 100,000 and are faithful tithers. 2000 out of 3000 drop offerings in the plate each week. This money ads up fast and as we see with Hilliard and so many others, their greed is made evident in their lifestyles. They are a testament of a diseased church, yet they will twist every scripture needed to give approval of their great wealth…all while grandma in her rocker surviving on SS is wondering why God didn’t give her financial blessing after giving to the church at the cost of food on her table.
Tim, if your in the N Ft. Worth area please drop in and worship with us at FOTP (Fellowship of the Parks). Jesus is fully taught here. The written gospel is explained very well.
There exists a cultural quirk where some people obtain their self-esteem by attaching themselves to a church with a wealthy, famous, flamboyant pastor who flaunts his wealth. They know where their money is going and they don’t mind. They live vicariously through him.
Nice little parsonage. Wolves in sheeps clothing.
Amusing the entryway as “something not out of place in Las Vegas. I know as of 5 years, ago. Hilliard enjoyed spending quite a bit of time in Vegas.