Former Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz was spotted at Manhattan Beach pier in Southern California early Friday
The 42-year-old spent some time alone reflecting as he watched the sunrise from a bench
At one point, he pulled out a notepad and pen and was seen jotting down notes
He gazed out into the ocean for about 30 minutes before heading back to his $18k-a-month apartment
Lentz and his family moved to the west coast following his November firing from Hillsong church in New York
He was axed from the celeb-friendly evangelical church for moral failures after it was revealed he was having an affair and he admitted to cheating on his wife
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Former Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz has been spotted for the first time since finishing his 30-day stint in rehab
He spent Christmas and New Years Day in rehab in a program for depression, anxiety and pastoral burnout
On Sunday he was seen arm-in-arm with his wife heading to Target in Redondo Beach, California
The family moved to California following his November firing from Hillsong church in New York
He was axed from the celeb-friendly evangelical church for moral failures after it was revealed he was having an affair and he admitted to cheating on his wife
Former Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz has been spotted for the first time since finishing his 30-day stint in rehab, where he spent Christmas and New Years Day, cozying up with his wife while running errands in California.
Former Hillsong members have compared the megachurch to a cult
A spokesperson for the church said in February 2018 they received a letter with serious allegations regarding specific members of the Hillsong NYC teams Sadly, we learned that some of the allegations were true, they added
LA service pastor Nicole Herman said it was like working for a corporation
Another NJ staffer claims she spent five years babysitting for various pastors
Allegations have emerged following the termination of Pastor Carl Lentz, who last month was revealed to have engaged in multiple affairs with women
Hillsong on Wednesday admitted it knew about serious allegations against the church in 2018 and found some were true after ex members claimed it is a cult .
Dog walker caught Hillsong Church pastor Carl Lentz having sex with a young celebrity in 2014 - in the latest sordid cheating allegation to rock the pastor
Lee Martin told The Sun he heard the disgraced pastor and the celebrity having sex in Lentz s Williamsburg, Brooklyn, apartment one time in 2014
Martin claimed he could hear sex noises coming from the bedroom when he went to collect Lentz s dog and so he left the apartment
He then bumped into Lentz and the young celebrity by the elevator looking flushed , he said
The celeb was not identified but Martin said she was several years Lentz s junior