Two former Hillsong pastors who established churches in Ukraine and Russia claim that Hillsong founder Brian Houston and another executive threatened them into handing over cash and real estate to enrich his megachurch network.
Two former Hillsong pastors who established churches in Ukraine and Russia claim that Hillsong founder Brian Houston and another executive threatened them into handing over cash and real estate to enrich his megachurch network.
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Hillsong Church owes the Wall Street Theater $100,899.25 in unpaid rent, the theater company alleges in a lawsuit filed Jan. 20. Hillsong is also accused of removing electronic equipment that belongs to the theater.
Hillsong Connecticut LLC began renting the theater from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. every Sunday beginning Sept. 20, 2019, at a cost of $7,937 per Sunday, the lawsuit states. On Feb. 21, the parties agreed to drop the rent to $5,935.25, just ahead of Gov. Ned Lamont prohibiting church gatherings on March 16, an order that was effective through April 30.
Hillsong Church faces property lawsuits seeking more than $20M
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Hillsong Church faces property lawsuits seeking more than $20M
Hillsong Church faces property lawsuits seeking more than $20M
The Wall Street Theater in Norwalk, Conn., where Hillsong Connecticut gathered prior to the coronavirus pandemic. | Facebook/Hillsong Connecticut
Hillsong Church has taken additional hits to its brand from two recent property-related lawsuits in the U.S. and Australia that accuses church leaders of “immoral, oppressive and unscrupulous” conduct and seeks to recover more than $20 million in collective damages.
Already reeling under the specter of a sexual misconduct scandal, one lawsuit filed stateside on Jan. 20, by the Wall Street Theater Company, Inc., accuses Hillsong Connecticut of failing to pay more than $100,000 in rent and removing electronic equipment from the company’s property locate
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01/29/21 AT 2:24 AM SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 08: A large media contingent is seen coveringthe funeral service for executed Bali nine member Andrew Chan at Hillsong Church, Baulkham Hills on May 8, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. Bali Nine duo Andrew Chan, 31, and Myuran Sukumaran, 34, were executed by firing squad after being found guilty of attempting to smuggle 8.3kg of heroin valued at around $4 million from Indonesia to Australia along with 7 other accomplices. Sukumaran s funeral service will be held tomorrow at the DaySpring Church in Castle Hill. Photo: Don Arnold/Getty Images
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