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17, 12 days after he was charged, he resigned as Hillsong’s director. “This doesn’t change my role as Global Senior Pastor,” Houston wrote in Friday’s email, which makes no mention of Frank or Brian’s court date next month.Īccording to an investigation by Aussie news outlet Crikey, Brian’s name has been quietly being removed from various titles since last month, soon after he was subpoenaed: On Aug. Learn to play guitar by chord / tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Getty Imagesĭespite his formal removal from virtually all church board mastheads, the mentor to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison claimed to churchgoers that he’s still running the show at Hillsong, which receives numerous tax exemptions as a registered charity. With Everything Chords by Hillsong Music Australia. Brian and Bobbie Houston founded Hillsong together in 1983. Brian Houston, founder of scandal plagued Australian megachurch Hillsong, will plead not guilty to charges of concealing child sexual abuse. Houston is due to appear in court on Oct. location with Houston's son Joel in 2010, according. He became a pastor with the church, based in Sydney, after he launched its first U.S. I vehemently profess my innocence and will defend these charges, and I welcome the opportunity to set the record straight.” Lentz was the lead pastor of Hillsong's New York branch. In a statement received by The Post last month, Houston said: “These charges have come as a shock to me given how transparent I’ve always been about this matter.
“Police will allege in court the man knew information relating to the sexual abuse of a young male in the 1970s and failed to bring that information to the attention of police,” officials for Sydney’s Royal Commission on Institutional Leaders Handling of Sexual Abuse told local outlets at the time. He is charged with concealing alleged child sex offenses committed by his late father, the Pentecostal pastor and pedophile Frank Houston. Houston’s announcement, and the corporate gut restructuring of Hillsong it implies, follows Australian authorities’ August subpoenaing of the pastor. Hillsong did not return The Post’s request for comment. “I did this so that these boards can function to their fullest capacity during this season.” “I’ve made a decision to step aside from my role on the Hillsong Church boards that oversee the governance of our operations,” Houston, 67, wrote in an email sent to congregants Friday and seen by The Post. Hillsong Church founder charged: Will he pay for sex sins of his father?īrian Houston, the founder of scandal– plagued Hillsong Church, has stepped down from almost all of his positions at the Australia-based megachurch ahead of a looming court date next month. Hillsong’s philosophy fits well with the zeitgeist of our day. Hillsong church COO downsizes NYC apartment amid charges against founder That songby the band Hillsong Young and Freeepitomizes many of the issues with much of Hillsong’s worship music: vague lyrical content, confused doctrinal perspectives, and an emphasis on style over substance. Hillsong founder Brian Houston to plead not guilty
Wife of ex-Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz is suffering PTSD, depression