Kirbyjon Caldwell shares the seven-year journey from head of a mega church, Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston, to an indictment for defrauding investors of $3.5 million, to a return as a lay pastor.
The saga began when, in a historical move, Caldwell paid over $1 million in restitution plus $600,000 in investor fees before being indicted. He was later sentenced to six years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud on March 11, 2020. On June 22, 2021, he reported to the Federal Correctional Institution, a low-security facility in Beaumont, Texas.
While Caldwell was released from prison in September 2024, that release was to home confinement. He recently completed his full prison term on July 31, 2025.
The uniqueness of Caldwell’s conversation with the Housto