Days after an explicit pornographic video appeared on his X account, Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston assured supporters that he doesn't watch pornography and alleged that someone with access to one of his devices compromised the account.
Hours after an explicit pornographic post was shared with his more than 500,000 followers on X Thursday, Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston said his account had been hacked.
Hillsong Church has confirmed it is in talks with “experienced development partners” about plans to develop its sprawling Hills Campus for the "long-term mission of the church and the benefit of the wider community," but nothing is final.
The ex-wife of Hillsong Church's first black lead pastor insists his infidelity led to him being extorted by a trans-identified male prostitute, to whom she claims he paid $10,000 to keep quiet, even though he denies being unfaithful during his marriage.
The number of Hillsong Church campuses in the United States has now fallen to just five after leaders in the global Australia-based megachurch announced Sunday that Hillsong San Francisco — led by pastors Brenden and Jacqui Brown — is separating from the Hillsong brand and will be independently run under a new name.
A member of the Australian Parliament has dismissed the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission as a "toothless tiger" for accepting a remedial plan from Hillsong College after an investigation found it failed to meet several compliance standards.
As he continued his return to the spotlight Thursday, former Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz, whose ministry was derailed by an explosive sex scandal in November 2020, admitted he's a broken man recovering from a sex and prescription drug addiction who is “changing” for the better.
Former Hillsong NYC Pastor Carl Lentz claimed Tuesday that he was unable to speak publicly about his firing from Hillsong Church in 2020 because he was browbeaten into signing a non-disclosure agreement to collect severance pay from the megachurch headquartered in Australia.
Hillsong Church has denied trying to silence former member and ex-Hillsong College student Anna Crenshaw after she alleged that she was forced to walk away from an offer to settle a lawsuit against the megachurch because she was being asked to lie and sign a non-disclosure agreement.
Just over three years after she went public about being indecently assaulted by a married Hillsong Church administrator while she was a student at Hillsong College and a member of Hillsong Church, Anna Crenshaw has reached an undisclosed settlement with the megachurch.
