Hillsong’s Brian Houston Responds to Luxury Spending Allegations, Saying THIS
Days after a blockbuster report alleging that Hillsong Paid Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars to T.D Jakes and Joyce Meyer for ‘Honorariums,’ that they Charged Child-Sponsor Group’ Compassion’ $1,000,000 To Be At Their Events, and that Brian Houston Billed Church $150k for Three Day Luxury Vacation+ Other Crazy Expenses, former Global Senior Leader Brian Houston responded on Twitter, calling the claims “out of context, misleading or false.”
Some of the Allegation from Austrlian MP David Wilke include:
“In 2021, four members of the Houston family and their friends enjoyed a three-day luxury retreat in Cancun, Mexico, using $150,000 of church money. These other documents show former leader Brian Houston treating private jets like Ubers—again, all with church money. For example, in one three-month period, Brian Houston’s trips cost $55,000, $52,000, $30,000, $22,000 and $20,000. “
And:
Hillsong followers believe that the money they put in the poor box goes to the poor, but these documents show how that money is actually used to do the kind of shopping that would embarrass a Kardashian—for example, a $6,500 Cartier watch for Bobbie Houston, $2,500 in Louis Vuitton luggage, a $2,500 watch for Phil Dooley, two watches worth $15,000 for Joel and Julia A’Bell, shopping sprees for designer clothes at Saks Fifth Avenue and even $16,000 for custom skateboards.
Then there are the cash gifts—for instance, $15,000 for Darren Kitto’s 50th birthday, $36,000 for Gary Clarke’s 30th anniversary and $4,300 for his 60th birthday, plus up to $30,000 to board members, some of whom allegedly helped cover up the sexual abuse carried out by Frank Houston, Brian Houston’s father.
Houston offered:
Current Hillsong leadership has also responded to the claims, announcing an independent audit into the allegations, while also taking jabs at the person who exposed them.
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