Hillsong Church’s Global Senior Pastor Brian Houston apologized and accepted responsibility for “failings” that triggered multiple scandals at Hillsong East Coast and presented a raft of “sweeping changes” expected to correct “the issues and misalignment of the culture and practices” of the branch.
The scandal-plagued New York and London arms of the Hillsong Church will be taken over by two young Australian couples, after founder Brian Houston announced plans to be less involved in the church.
Carl Lentz was last year sacked as head of the New York church amid revelations he was using Hillsong money to fund his lavish lifestyle, while also cheating on his wife.
The rising star of the megachurch became close friends with celebrity worshippers such as popstars Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez, basketball star Kevin Durant and actress Vanessa Hudgens, during his time as Hillsong s head pastor in New York.
New Hillsong NYC pastors, Chrishan and Danielle Jeyaratnam, along with their four daughters. | Instagram/chrishanj
Hillsong Church’s Global Senior Pastor Brian Houston announced Sunday that Chrishan Jeyaratnam and his wife, Danielle, will replace Carl Lentz as leaders of Hillsong East Coast following the sex scandal that brought down the church’s former leader.
Calling them Hillsong Church’s “absolute finest,” the leader of the evangelical, international, multicampus megachurch made the announcement during Hillsong’s Vision Sunday service.
“Everybody knows, certainly most people would know, toward the end of last year, it’s been a very challenging season at Hillsong in the United States, in particular in the East Coast New York,” Houston began.
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New Hillsong NYC pastors, Chrishan and Danielle Jeyaratnam, along with their four daughters. | Instagram/chrishanj
Hillsong Church’s Global Senior Pastor Brian Houston announced Sunday that Chrishan Jeyaratnam and his wife, Danielle, will replace Carl Lentz as leaders of Hillsong East Coast following the sex scandal that brought down the church’s former leader.
Calling them Hillsong Church’s “absolute finest,” the leader of the evangelical, international, multicampus megachurch made the announcement during Hillsong’s Vision Sunday service.
“Everybody knows, certainly most people would know, toward the end of last year, it’s been a very challenging season at Hillsong in the United States, in particular in the East Coast New York,” Houston began.