Prosper review – Richard Roxburgh leads a sizzling and sharp megachurch thriller
The fictional church in Stan’s addictive new drama could well be inspired by Hillsong, in a pacy show that bolts out of the gates and doesn’t slow down
August 2023
Hillsong founder Brian Houston acquitted of covering up his father Frank’s abuse of a young boy
Houston pleaded not guilty and stood trial for not reporting to police his father Frank’s confession to repeatedly sexually assaulting and raping a young boy
June 2023
Hillsong’s Brian Houston never attempted to ‘cover up’ father’s crimes, court told
Son was upholding wishes of victim not to have matter pursued by ‘secular authorities’ when he failed to report offending to police, lawyer says
Hillsong’s Brian Houston bought his father’s victim’s silence and did not report abuse to police, court hears
Founding pastor, who has pleaded not guilty, is on trial for not reporting his father’s confession to sexually abusing a young boy
I left Pentecostalism 17 years ago. Now I’m witnessing others make their own exodus from Hillsong
Marc Fennell
My evangelical journey began at the Christian Life Centre led by Frank Houston. As the megachurch faces a reckoning, what comes next for its flock?
May 2023
‘Why do pastors keep falling?’: inside the shocking downfall of Hillsong church
In a new docuseries, the glamorous, Instagram-friendly church is put under the spotlight with new scandalous revelations
March 2023
Hillsong founder Brian Houston charged with drink-driving in the US
Houston says at the time of the incident in 2022 ‘all hell had broken loose’ within the church but ‘that is no excuse’
Hillsong under investigation by charities regulator over explosive allegations aired in parliament
Documents tabled by MP Andrew Wilkie claim to show church used jobkeeper funds to help purchase Melbourne’s Festival Hall
Hillsong accused of money laundering and tax evasion by Australian MP under parliamentary privilege
Andrew Wilkie claims church money spent on ‘the kind of shopping that would embarrass a Kardashian’ as he tables alleged whistleblower documents
February 2023
Hillsong College allegedly taught some students women should ‘submit’ sexually to husbands
The school’s code of conduct instructs students to ‘abstain from biblically immoral practices’, including ‘sexual sins’
December 2022
Frank Houston going to jail for child sexual abuse ‘would always be a possibility’, son tells court
Frank Houston was a ‘serial paedophile’ and extent of his crimes may never be known, court hears
Frank Houston continued to lead sermons after being stripped of credentials for child sexual abuse, court hears
Frank Houston admitted he sexually abused children to others in Pentecostal church, court hears
Urgent church meeting on Frank Houston’s paedophilia kept secret, court told
Hillsong manager says church didn’t report abuse by Frank Houston as it was not a ‘current matter’, court told
Brian Houston was told father would ‘surely be incarcerated’ if rape of boy went to court, trial hears
Mother of man raped by preacher Frank Houston asked son not to reveal ‘sordid mess’, court hears
Hillsong’s Brian Houston allegedly told victim who had been raped by his father ‘it’s your fault’
November 2022
Hillsong founder Brian Houston posts video insisting he is not addicted to alcohol or prescription pills
Pastor quit church in March after being charged with concealing information about alleged child sexual offences committed by his father. He has pleaded not guilty
