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John Oliver accepts the TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in News and Information for 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; via video at the 31st annual Television Critics Association Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 8, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California.Frederick M. Brown—Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 17, 2015 9:36 AM UTC John Oliver is officially a church. Upon finding out about mega-churches like those led by Kenneth Copeland and Robert Tilton, which earn millions of dollars every year but are exempt from paying taxes, _Last Week Tonight_ host John Oliver did the only logical thing—he formed his own church. Specifically, he formed, [Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption](http://www.ourladyofperpetualexemption.com). With a little help from Sister Wanda Jo Oliver, played by former _Saturday Night Live_ star Rachel Dratch, Oliver’s church will collect copious donations while encouraging congregants to silently meditate on the nature of fraudulent churches. To aid his followers in making their donations, Oliver delivered his ministrations right through the TV screen asking viewers with lupus to lay their hands on their television and pray with him—and then donate to his church. The church looks to be completely real with services held every Sunday at 11pm on HBO and, naturally, donation boxes always open. > [](https://twitter.com/LastWeekTonight/status/633117977282498560) Those who choose to donate to Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption should be sure to read the fine print, though, which says that the church “may choose to wind down and dissolve in the near future. Upon dissolution, any assets belonging to the Church at that time will be distributed to Doctors Without Borders, a non-profit charitable organization that is tax-exempt under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (EIN: 13-3433452) and which provides emergency medical aid in places where it is needed most.” For more information, Pastor Oliver encouraged his most devout and devoted viewers to call a special number to hear a message for the masses: > [](https://twitter.com/LastWeekTonight/status/633119920377724928) _Read next:_ [_Watch John Oliver Conscript Nick Offerman, Laverne Cox and Others For a Sex Ed Video_](http://time.com/3990195/last-week-tonight-john-oliver-sex-education-video/?iid=time%5Freadnext) [_Download TIME’s mobile app for iOS to have your world explained wherever you go_](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/time-mobile/id328218429) ### U.S. Politics as Seen Through Mark Peterson's Satirical Eye  American flags surround a photo of Ronald Regan at the Young Americans for Liberty booth at CPAC on Mar. 8\. 2014. 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