On the 30th of January 2022, Hillsong Church congregants across all campuses were shocked to witness a video during the morning services from Brian and Bobbie Houston.
Brian was standing down from all leadership roles, pending the resolution of criminal charges brought by NSW Police concerning Brian's concealment of his father Frank's child sex offences against up to nine boys.
Brian had previously been stood down from all Board positions at Hillsong's 20+ corporate entities in 2021, but endured criticism when it was pointed out that Hillsong's own company constitution stipulated that the Senior Pastor is automatically the Chairman of every Board.
Brian therefore was forced to step down as Senior Pastor while ever he remains stood down from those boards.
This video is the announcement made to the congregation and its network.
,1,Brian Houston, the disgraced former leader of Hillsong, was charged in 2021 with concealing the pedophilia of his father Frank Houston.
The criminal trial began yesterday in the District Court in Sydney, and this is a local media account of the charge.
Frank, and not Brian Houston was the founder of the Church that became Hillsong, That church, formerly Hills Christian Life Centre, was given to his son Brian as a fiefdom. We are entitled to ask: Can such a bad tree bear good fruit?
,1,This is about as big as Hillsong exposé stories get.
Geoff Bullock was one of the original pastors of Hillsong with Brian Houston and he's the one who invented the name Hillsong and wrote the songs that made the whole church sing!
He is the pioneer and author of Hillsong's music legacy.
Geoff left Hillsong in 1995, quietly, with no fuss. But that was not to be, according to the leaders.
He's never spoken on TV until now. As usual, the Houstons cried 'Satanic attack!', re-wrote the church's history like Bullock never existed and heavied other churches never to sing his music again.
Today Geoff spoke and it's devastating for him personally and for everyone who's ever sung a Hillsong song. But also regarding what Hillsong's leader Brian Houston knew about his father's sex offences. And when. We commend Geoff for his bravery in speaking out now, and to journalist Rich McHugh for sharing the story.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/hillsong-brian-houston-knew-about-abuse-geoff-bullock/
,1,Brian Houston was sacked as Global Senior Pastor of Hillsong on the 23rd of March 2022 after a series of revelations about his conduct and the cover-up of the Hillsong board for many years.
This video is from Australian news show 'A Current Affair' to deliver the latest news on this tawdry and unsurprising story.
Brian Houston will face New South Wales courts in December 2022 on charges he concealed his father's pedophilia, so his travails are by no means over.
If you attend a Hillsong or affiliated church and this concerns you, then stop giving Hillsong money. Stop attending Hillsong churches. There are plenty of faith communities where nepotism, narcissism and self-aggrandisement are not the norm. You should try them.
,1,Brian confronted in USA same week after being charged for concealing an indictable offence under section 316a of nsw crimes act when he failed to report Frank Houston
,1,On the 30th of January 2022, Hillsong Church congregants across all campuses were shocked to witness a video during the morning services from Brian and Bobbie Houston.
Brian was standing down from all leadership roles, pending the resolution of criminal charges brought by NSW Police concerning Brian's concealment of his father Frank's child sex offences against up to nine boys.
Brian had previously been stood down from all Board positions at Hillsong's 20+ corporate entities in 2021, but endured criticism when it was pointed out that Hillsong's own company constitution stipulated that the Senior Pastor is automatically the Chairman of every Board.
Brian therefore was forced to step down as Senior Pastor while ever he remains stood down from those boards.
This video is the announcement made to the congregation and its network.
