![]() ![]() The trial is set to begin later this year. Houston has pleaded not guilty and said it is his "intention to vigorously defend" himself against the charges. The lead pastors at Hillsong Dallas have announced that they are stepping down from their positions after over 15 years with the international ministry. Houston was charged last year with concealing information from police about child abuse by his father, Frank, who was also a pastor and died in 2004.įrank Houston had been accused of sexually abusing a young boy while a preacher in the 1970s.Ī royal commission in 2015 found the younger Houston was told about the allegations in 1999 but failed to report them to authorities, which sparked a police investigation into him. And in order to take the next step forward and then the next. Houston's resignation from Hillsong comes as he readies to face trial over the charge that he covered up his father's alleged child sexual abuse. Ben, my second son, now the pastor of Hillsong Los Angeles, listened carefully as a. ![]() In November 2020, celebrity Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz was fired after admitting he was 'unfaithful' to his wife. Hillsong is based in Australia but has millions of congregants worldwide. Carl Lentz, pastor to celebrities, is fired from Hillsong Church Hillsong did not immediately respond to Insider's request for additional comment on Sunday.Justin Bieber heads Down Under for Hillsong Church worship.The church is known for its rock concert-style services that feature pop music and high-profile special guests, including Justin Bieber and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The church's board said Wednesday that "irrespective of the circumstances around" Houston's resignation, both he and his wife - Hillsong's co-founder Bobbie Houston - "have served God faithfully over many decades".įounded by Brian and Bobbie in Sydney in the 1980s, Hillsong has grown from its Australian roots into a global megachurch, which claims an average weekly attendance of 150,000 people. ![]() The second incident occurred during the megachurch's annual conference in 2019, when a "disorientated" Houston entered a woman's hotel room while under the influence "of anti-anxiety medication beyond the prescribed dose, mixed with alcohol". Pastor Brian Houston, the lead pastor of the global multisite Hillsong Church who was charged last month with allegedly concealing sex abuse committed by his father decades earlier, has said he is stepping down from his role on various church boards so that they can continue to function to their fullest capacity. Photo: STEVE TV Pastor Darnell Barrett of Hillsong Church resigned on Tuesday after sharing explicit photos to at least one of his. The first complaint arose from "inappropriate text messages" that Houston sent to a woman who worked in the church, which led to her resignation, the church's board said in a statement.Ĭhurch leadership said that at the time Houston "was under the influence of sleeping tablets, upon which he had developed a dependence". Published on Ap10:06PM EDT Share Darnell Barrett. A post shared by Brian Houston Hillsong founder Brian Houston steps down as leader of church ahead of trial ![]()
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