The famous Gateway Church in Dallas, Texas, is supposedly trying to convince people to leave their wills and “legacy” to the church instead of giving it to their families. The information comes from a Reddit user who created a large document regarding this questionable action by the church. It describes what this megachurch is trying to do with their estate planning seminars, claiming that they are events where they pressure people into thinking those in charge of this organization are “their real family.”
Redditor mgbgtv8 posted a video on the r/Dallas subreddit, where we see an alleged member of a church talking about a person’s “legacy.” The man in the video mentions how everyone’s relationship with God and their family is part of their legacy. However, he also mentions finances and passing things to children. He ends by saying, “We want to help you build an amazing legacy.”
The alarming information comes from the document linked in the video, which shows a couple of images on Imgur, talking about what megachurches like Gateway are trying to do with their estate planning seminars. In case you want to read it, here’s the link to it.
According to the Gateway insider’s information, the megachurch is looking for ways to “pressure the attendees to put the church in their will first and leave whatever is left to their heirs.” The document also claims that places like Gateway make a point in every service of saying, “WE are your real family,” and “this is where you belong.” After that, it claims Gateway offers “free” estate planning classes, stating that including the church in your will is the best way to gain God’s favor before passing away.
As you can imagine, a lot of Dallas citizens were furious when they learned of these alleged antics by the church.
“I don’t give a f*ck about my legacy if I’m dead. These people are cons and grifters.” – retrospects via Reddit.
“The sad thing is, elderly people will and do fall for this sh*t.” – crusf2 via Reddit
At the moment, it is uncertain if this is true, but if so, it could be alarming, especially if the church is actually trying to coerce people into adding these organizations to their wills. However, leaving your will and belongings to a church is legal, and many people have done so, looking at it as a charitable donation once you pass away. Yet, it is one thing to do it on your own volition and another to have people trying to convince you. It is unknown if the latter is true for this Dallas church, but we hope that’s not the case.
