"I am very sad to inform you that Hillsong Church has terminated the employment of Pastor Carl Lentz," the church's founder Brian Houston said in a memo Carl Lentz — a mega-church pastor known ...

Soon after that Zoom call, Carl was fired from Hillsong in November 2020. Six months later, Kimes came forward with allegations that she was sexually and emotionally abused by the ousted pastor ...

In November 2020, Hillsong co-founder Brian Houston announced that Carl had been fired from his position with the church due to past “moral failings.” The former pastor later admitted to ...

The Hillsong church has faced backlash over the years for a multitude of reasons, including homophobia and racism. Later, in 2020, the church fired its prominent pastor, Carl Lentz, because of ...