The Latest Breaking News from Hillsong

Did the Morrison government change the relationship between religion and politics in Australia?

The ABC recently reported on the “infiltration” of Liberal Party branches in regional Victoria by Pentecostals, on a mission to influence Liberal Party positions on so-called morality issues such as abortion and LGBTIQ+ rights.

The Conversation · Sep 25, 2022

Whistleblower lawsuit alleges financial misconduct and dubious expenditures inside Hillsong Church

A whistleblower suing Hillsong in the Federal Court alleges the megachurch moved millions of dollars in payments through overseas entities to avoid scrutiny by the Australian charities regulator.

ABC News · Aug 12, 2022

Chris Pratt issues apology to UFC fighter Israel Adesanya over fight remarks: ‘It makes me a hypocrite’

Adesanya hit back at Pratt’s criticism of his fight

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

Hillsong: scathing internal letter denounces church response to Brian Houston’s ‘unhealthy’ leadership

Senior manager says church indulged Houston’s ‘distinct lack of personal accountability’ over many years and board members should consider resigning

The Guardian - AU · Apr 21, 2022

Hillsong founder Brian Houston says megachurch ‘losing its soul’ after it makes his wife redundant

Houston, who resigned as global senior pastor last month, attacks church he founded in online post

The Guardian - AU · Apr 9, 2022

Brand or church? How Hillsong is facing a day of reckoning

Several years of scandals and a culture of secrecy has led to calls for an overhaul of the global Pentecostal megachurch

The Guardian - AU · Apr 8, 2022

Former Hillsong pastors say they were threatened by Brian Houston to hand over their church and assets

Zhenya and Vera Kasevich, who led the congregations of Hillsong Kyiv and Moscow, accuse Brian Houston and Hillsong's general manager of sending threatening emails during a dispute over the transfer of their church and its assets to Hillsong Australia.

ABC News · Apr 6, 2022

Hillsong Church founder steps down

Brian Houston has resigned after it was determined that he had breached the church’s code of conduct

Salon · Mar 25, 2022

Morrison Claimed He Hasn’t Been To Hillsong In 15 Years Despite Literally Being There In 2019

Who was that man at the megachurch's national conference then???

Pedestrian.tv · Mar 25, 2022

‘Disappointed and shocked’: Scott Morrison distances himself from Hillsong pastor Brian Houston

Prime minister says Houston’s resignation is ‘entirely appropriate’ after alleged inappropriate behaviour

The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2022