(RNS) Brian Houston, co-founder of the global megachurch Hillsong, announced in an email on Saturday (April 11) that the church’s leadership had decided to “pause all operations” at its Dallas, Texas, location.
“Many factors, all amplified by the pandemic have resulted in the difficult decision,” Houston wrote in the email sent to Hillsong Dallas members and obtained by Religion News Service.
In early January, Reed and Jess Bogard, the lead pastors of the Dallas location, abruptly resigned in a streaming Sunday morning service. In announcing the decision, Reed Bogard said he and his wife and co-pastor needed to take some time to, “get healthy, and really see what this next season holds for us.”
The Purpose pop star, who has credited Hillsong Church for pulling him out of his most dark times, is reportedly interested in taking a leadership role at the church following the exit of mentor Carl Lentz.