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Disgraced Hillsong founder Brian Houston and his wife, Bobbie, are asking for money for an online church venture.
The longtime pastor says they’ve “got desperate needs” for a TV studio, while glossing over recent scandals and a government probe into past church spending.
“This is actually a dream I’ve had for some time,” said Brian Houston in the launch video for Jesus Followers TV, which premiered on July 28. The website describes the ministry as an “online platform and church … a trustworthy voice of hope and inspiration in the days ahead.”
Two years ago, Brian and Bobbie Houston resigned as global senior pastors of Hillsong Church based in Sydney, Australia, after an internal investigation revealed Brian had acted inappropriately toward two women. Hillsong’s board of directors stated that Houston had spent time alone in a hotel room with a woman who was not his wife in 2019 after consuming anti-anxiety medication and alcohol.
In the video, Houston glossed over past controversies, saying, “When we finished our time at Hillsong a couple years ago, it was obviously the end of a big season.”
Houston called Jesus Followers TV “a new church, a new community — and it’s online and it’s global (with) people all around the world.” He closed with an offering call, saying, “This is going to be a faith ministry, and I’m really believing God will give us a big, powerful group of partners.”
“Frankly, we’re starting with nothing and we’ve got desperate needs,” he added. “We’re believing God for a studio, and that comes with the need for not only television cameras but production crew. … There’s television lights needed and LED screens and so many things.”
In late 2022, the Houstons reportedly sold their home in Sydney’s Hills District for $4.5 million along with two long-held luxurious apartments on Australia’s popular Bondi Beach.
Since then, Australian Member of Parliament Andrew Wilkie has launched an investigation into the Houstons’ alleged lavish spending during their years leading Hillsong.
Wilkie noted frequent vacations and how the Houstons “treated private jets like Ubers, again all with church money.”
Despite the needs stated at launch, Jesus Followers TV has released sermon videos online for the past three Sundays.
Viewership is a fraction of the Houstons’ once-global reach.
Their YouTube channel has 740 subscribers, and a TikTok profile of video clips has 27 followers.
Hillsong, a Pentecostal powerhouse, reportedly still draws over 100,000 people to services in about 100 locations in 27 nations. However, some churches have disaffiliated from Hillsong, and giving and attendance across the global church have declined in recent years.
