( CNN ) Prosperity gospel pastor Creflo Dollar responded recently to critics of his campaign to buy a very pricey Gulfstream G650 . Dollar noted in a recent address to his congregants that the devil was attempting to discredit him in regards to his campaign seeking $ 300 from 200,000 people globally to help buy the luxury jet . In a newly posted five-minute clip on YouTube , the Atlanta-area pastor speaks to his followers at World Changers Church International , tackling his critics and allegations about tithes , his real name and reports alleging members of having to reveal their W2 statuses to come into the church 's sanctuary . `` ( The devil thinks ) I got to discredit that man before he starts showing people Jesus ! '' Dollar preaches to loud applause . `` I 'm on my sabbatical , and the enemy 's trying to discredit me , '' Dollar stated . Dollar is focused in the video on getting his point across and slams critics of his original request by stating to the people gathered , `` I never one time came to you and asked you for a dime for this airplane , did I ? '' But in March , Dollar did appeal in a video to `` friends from around the world , '' soliciting donations to replace his current 1984 Gulfstream G-1159A . Because of two accidents that occurred in the 31-year-old plane , Dollar and his staff have been flying commercial . `` The ( critics ) do n't know what we do . That 's why they asked the question , what does a preacher need with an airplane ? If you knew what we did , then you would n't ask that question , '' Dollar said . `` Just because the world does n't have it , does n't mean that you ca n't . '' In March , the ministry 's desire to purchase a Gulfstream G650 airplane was met with criticism on social media and was the subject of nationwide media reports . The furor came after a nearly six-minute video was uploaded on the Creflo Dollar Ministries website soliciting money for a Gulfstream G650 , which sells for a reported $ 65 million . The page featuring the video and information on the fundraiser has been taken down , but those wishing to donate are still able to do so on the church 's gift page . A Gulfstream G650 can fly 18 passengers and four crew members , according to gulfstream.com . The jet comes with two Rolls-Royce engines , high-speed Internet and two multichannel satellites and allows for a four-and-a-half-hour commute from New York to Los Angeles . `` The G650 is the biggest , fastest , most luxurious , longest range and most technologically advanced jet -- by far , '' according to the site . The project was n't limited to member donations , as the site stated that `` we are asking members , partners and supporters of this ministry to assist us in acquiring a Gulfstream G650 . '' In the new video , Dollar claims the church has more than 3 million supporters worldwide who want him to come to where they are . The pastor has said the two incidents involving his old plane -- including one in which a mechanical failure caused the jet to skid off a runway in London while his wife and their three daughters were aboard -- have shown him it was time to turn to God for a new airplane . Prosperity gospel is a theology that promises wealth and health to those who tithe 10 % of their income to the church . Attempts to contact Dollar 's ministry for comment on Thursday were unsuccessful . CNN 's Steve Almasy contributed to this report .
Creflo Dollar 's ministry had posted a now-withdrawn request asking 200,000 people to chip in $ 300 each . Dollar preaches a prosperity gospel , which promises wealth to those who tithe 10 % of their income to the church . The Atlanta-based pastor said the devil wants to stop him from traveling the world , spreading Rolls-Royce .