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Kip McKean Biography

Kip McKean is one of the most popular and richest Minister who was born on May 31, 1954 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

McKean was baptized in 1972 while a freshman at the University of Florida in Gainesville. His mentor, Charles H. “Chuck” Lucas, was the evangelist of the 14th Street Church of Christ at the time.

In 1976, McKean was hired as campus minister for the Heritage Chapel Church of Christ, located at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

NameKip McKean
First NameKissinger
Last NameDeng
OccupationMinister
BirthdayMay 31
Birth Year1954
Place of BirthIndianapolis
Home TownIndiana
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignGemini
Full/Birth Name
FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseElena Bengochea
Children(s)Sean McKean, Olivia McKean, Eric McKean

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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McKean moved to the Boston area in 1979 and began working in the Lexington Church of Christ. He asked them to “redefine their commitment to Christ,” and introduced the use of discipling partners. The congregation grew rapidly, and was renamed the Boston Church of Christ.

Kip McKean Net Worth

Kip McKean is one of the richest Minister from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kip McKean's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Thomas Wayne “Kip” McKean II (born May 31, 1954) is an American former minister of the International Churches of Christ and is a current minister of the City of Angels International Christian Church and World Missions Evangelist of the International Christian Churches, also known as the “Portland/Sold-Out Discipling Movement”.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeMinister
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

In the mid-1980s, McKean became leader of both Boston and Crossroads Movements, eventually splitting from mainstream Churches of Christ, to become the International Church of Christ (ICOC).

In 1990, the McKeans moved to Los Angeles to lead the Los Angeles International Church of Christ, where they presided through the 1990s.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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McKean was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He married Havana-born Elena Garcia-Bengochea on December 11, 1976. Bengochea is a Women’s Ministry Leader in the City of Angels International Christian Church. They have three children.

A formal break was made from the mainline Churches of Christ in 1993 when the movement organized under the name “International Churches of Christ.” This new designation formalized a division that was already in existence between those involved with the Crossroads/Boston Movement and “mainline” Churches of Christ.

Who is Kip McKean Dating?

According to our records, Kip McKean married to Elena Bengochea . As of December 1, 2023, Kip McKean’s is not dating anyone.

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The movement was first recognized as an independent religious group in 1992 when John Vaughn, a church growth specialist at Fuller Theological Seminary, listed them as a separate entity. Time magazine ran a full-page story on the movement in 1992 calling them “one of the world’s fastest-growing and most innovative bands of Bible thumpers” that had grown into “a global empire of 103 congregations from California to Cairo with total Sunday attendance of 50,000”, and which also raised concerns about authoritarian leadership, pressure placed on members, and whether the group should be considered a cult.

Facts & Trivia

Kissinger Ranked on the list of most popular Minister. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kip McKean celebrates birthday on May 31 of every year.

Beginning in the late 1990s, McKean’s moral authority as the leader of the movement came into question. Expectations for continued numerical growth and the pressure to sacrifice financially to support missionary efforts took its toll. Added to this was the loss of local leaders to new planting projects. In some areas, decreases in membership began to occur. At the same time, realization was growing that the accumulated cost of his leadership style and associated advantages were outweighing the benefits. In 2001, McKean was asked by a group of long-standing elders in the ICoC to take a sabbatical from overall leadership of the ICOC. On 12 November 2001, McKean wrote that he had decided to take a sabbatical from his role as the leader of the International Churches of Christ. He issued the following statement:

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