{{for multi|the farmer, rancher and political figure in Saskatchewan|Joseph Benjamin Prince|the American athlete|Joseph Edward Prince}} {{short description|Singaporean evangelist and pastor}} {{EngvarB|date=September 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox religious biography | name = Joseph Prince | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|5|15}} | birth_place = [[Colony of Singapore|Singapore]] | image = Joseph Prince.png | caption = Joseph Prince in 2015 | religion = [[Christianity]] ([[Nondenominational Christianity|Nondenominational]])
| title = Senior pastor | church = [[New Creation Church]] | parents = | spouse = {{marriage|Wendy Prince|1995}} | children = 2 | website = {{URL|https://www.josephprince.com}}<br>{{url|https://www.josephprince.org/}} |other names=}} '''Joseph Prince''' (born '''Xenonamandar Jegahusiee Singh''';<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Gomes |first=Catherine |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Religion_Hypermobility_and_Digital_Media/ymiLEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Xenonamandar+Jegahusiee+Singh&pg=RA2-PA2005&printsec=frontcover |title=Religion, Hypermobility and Digital Media in Global Asia: Faith, Flows and Fellowship |last2=Kong |first2=Lily |last3=Woods |first3=Orlando |date=2025-10-01 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-040-79147-9 |language=en}}</ref> 15 May 1963) is a [[Singaporean]] evangelist and the senior pastor of [[New Creation Church]], which is based in Singapore.<ref name="Joseph Prince">{{cite web|title = Joseph Prince at Hillsong Conference 2007 Sydney, Australia|publisher = [[Hillsong Church]]|url = https://www.hillsong.com/conferences/hillsong/default.asp?pid=1226|access-date = 5 July 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070310061204/http://www2.hillsong.com/conferences/hillsong/default.asp?pid=1226 |archive-date = 10 March 2007}}</ref> He was one of the church's founders in 1983.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newcreation.org.sg/about-us/history |title=History – New Creation Church |publisher=New Creation Church |access-date=19 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723021646/http://www.newcreation.org.sg/about-us/history |archive-date=23 July 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
==Early life and education== Prince was born in Singapore, the son of a Sikh of Indian origin and a Chinese mother.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-creation-buys-star-vista-for-300m-9-things-to-know-about-the-church-pastor-prince-and | title=New Creation buys Star Vista for $300m: 9 things to know about the church, Pastor Prince and the mall | newspaper=The Straits Times | date=21 November 2019 | last1=Yong | first1=Clement }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Chua |first=Edmond Zi-Kang |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Experience_Culture_and_Religion_in_Syste/cacGEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Xenonamandar+Jegahusiee+Singh&pg=PA120&printsec=frontcover |title=Experience, Culture and Religion in Systematic Theology |date=2023-01-01 |publisher= |isbn=978-0-227-17948-2 |pages=120 |language=en}}</ref> He converted to Christianity at age 12. Prince studied at [[Commonwealth Secondary School]] and completed his [[Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level|A levels]] at a private school, Our Lady of Lourdes.<ref name="news1">{{cite news | title=Church Pastors Like None Other – From stutter to charisma | location = Singapore | agency= | newspaper=The Sunday Times | date=5 October 2008 }}</ref> He adopted the name Joseph Prince while serving as an IT consultant, just before being appointed senior pastor in 1990.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="news1" />
==Compensation== On 5 October 2008, in an interview with the ''Sunday Times'', Prince, also the executive chairman of the church council, acknowledged that he was "well-paid" with his salary going up $50,000 a month.<ref name="news1"/>
On 30 March 2009, ''The Straits Times'' reported that the church had paid one employee between $500,001 and $550,000 in its last financial year. Under the recommendations of the Code of Governance for charities then,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bschool.nus.edu.sg/Portals/0/images/CGFRC/docs/Code-20of-20Governance-20for-20Charites-.pdf|title=Singapore's Code of Governance for charities}}</ref> all charities and non-profit organisations in Singapore were encouraged to disclose the salary bands of their top executives to the Commissioner of Charities. While not confirming the identity of the employee, the church responded that its policy is to "recognize and reward key contributors to the church and Senior Pastor Prince is the main pillar of our church's growth and revenue."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/world/21685-singapore-church-leader-paid-s500000- | title=$500,000 pay for New Creation Church leader | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060038/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/world/21685-singapore-church-leader-paid-s500000- | archive-date=21 September 2013 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.sg.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=2982382 | title=Singapore church pays princely sum to leader: report | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402084320/http://news.sg.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=2982382 | archive-date=2 April 2009 | website=www.msn.com | url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 15 April 2009, Deacon Matthew Kang, the church chairman, responded that it was not a public charity and did not solicit public donations, asserting that "there is absolutely no compulsion to give whether in tithes or offerings, and any giving is done out of a willing heart", and that "every giver is appreciated and it is taken in good faith that he believes in the elected leadership and will trust them to make good decisions for the particular church he has chosen to attend, whether as a member or a visitor."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newcreation.org.sg/aboutus/media_coverage/media-responses.htm |title=New Creation Church | Beholding Jesus And His Grace |website=www.newcreation.org.sg}}</ref>
In October 2014, New Creation Church denied a report that alleged Prince's net worth as S$6.4 million, claiming that his actual net worth was "substantially lower" than the reported figure and that it regarded Prince's net worth as "personal in nature".<ref name="Church rejects report pastor's net worth">{{Cite web |title=Church rejects report on pastor's net worth |url=http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/church-rejects-report-pastors-net-worth |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029094039/http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/church-rejects-report-pastors-net-worth |archive-date=29 October 2014 |access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news|title=Singapore pastor Joseph Prince goes worldwide|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-pastor-joseph-prince-goes-worldwide|work=The Straits Times|date=28 October 2014|language=en}}</ref> On 28 October 2014, ''The Straits Times'' reported that according to a 2012 tax document filed, Prince had not received any compensation from Joseph Prince Ministries or any related organisations. The report further stated that the New Creation Church council had stated that Prince had not received any salary from the organisation since 2009.<ref name=":0" />
==Personal life== Joseph Prince is married to Wendy Prince.<ref name="news1"/> They have a daughter and a son.<ref name="About Joseph & Wendy Prince">{{cite web|title = Joseph & Wendy Prince| publisher = [[New Creation Church]]|url = http://www.newcreation.org.sg/joseph_wendy_prince/abt_joseph_wendy_prince/abtjosephwendy.html|access-date = 9 June 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070516002947/http://www.newcreation.org.sg/joseph_wendy_prince/abt_joseph_wendy_prince/abtjosephwendy.html |archive-date = 16 May 2007}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.newcreation.org.sg New Creation Church] * [http://www.josephprince.org/ Joseph Prince Ministries] {{Authority control}}
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