Brian Houston

Hillsong church has issued an apology to two women after admitting founder Brian Houston's 'inappropriate' behaviour breached its moral code of conduct for ...

Pastor Brian was extremely remorseful and insisted on repaying the church for this.' Mr Dooley previously said Mr Houston was in the room for 40 minutes and no allegations of assault were made by the woman. Mr Houston (pictured with wife Bobbi) sent inappropriate texts to a former employee and entered the hotel room of a guest after the 2019 Hillsong Conference, the board said The second incident was when Mr Houston knocked on the hotel door of a female guest following the 2019 Hillsong Conference and came inside. One complaint was made after a church employee claimed to have been sent 'inappropriate' texts, and the second was Mr Houston going into a woman's hotel room in 2019 at a conference. - The global board of Hillsong said Mr Houston on medication in both incidents

When Hillsong senior pastor Brian Houston stepped down from his position in January, the reason was due to investigations concerning sexual assault ...

He immediately apologised to the person.” “Following an in-depth investigation, it was found that Pastor Brian became disoriented after a session at the Hillsong Conference, following the consumption of anti-anxiety medication beyond the prescribed dose, mixed with alcohol.” The church continued: “We also worked closely with Pastor Brian to ensure he received professional help to eliminate his dependency on this medication, and this was achieved successfully.”

Megachurch says Houston, who has stepped down as leader of the church, breached its code of conduct.

“Following an in-depth investigation, it was found that Pastor Brian became disoriented after a session at the Hillsong Conference, following the consumption of anti-anxiety medication beyond the prescribed dose, mixed with alcohol,” the global board’s statement said. “We apologise unreservedly to the people affected by Pastor Brian’s actions and commit to being available for any further assistance we can provide.” The board said it “worked with Pastor Brian to ensure he received professional help to eliminate his dependency on this medication, and this was achieved successfully”.

Hillsong's interim global pastor Phil Dooley told a Sunday service Mr Houston's conduct was of “serious concern” and he had breached the church's code of ...

The board said the second incident related to a complaint received in 2019. We also worked closely with Pastor Brian to ensure he received professional help to eliminate his dependency on this medication, and this was achieved successfully. The board said there had been “a significant breach of trust” and members were “reviewing governance structure and measures to ensure higher levels of accountability across Hillsong Church globally”. He immediately apologised to the person. The statement said the first complaint was about “inappropriate text messages from Pastor Brian to a member of staff, which subsequently resulted in the staff member resigning” about 10 years ago. Mr Dooley said church members had likely received an email that “relates to two incidents involving Pastor Brian where there was a breach of our moral code of conduct and the requirements of leadership for a pastor”.

The pastor said Mr Houston was remorseful about his actions. The Hillsong Global Board on Friday afternoon sent a letter to church members, leaked to the ABC, ...

The board said an investigation found Mr Houston "became disorientated... Brian has said there was no sexual activity but he was in the room for 40 minutes." "Unfortunately, he didn't abide by that. "He immediately apologised to the person. The woman has not said there was any sexual activity. Both were personally paid for by Mr Houston. Pastor Dooley said the decision was made to offer "grace". "I would say that I believe that the board acted appropriately under the circumstances of the information given to them and with a desire to see Brian healthy," he said. "Ultimately, the board found that Brian had breached the Hillsong Pastor's Code of Conduct," the board said. "It was after one of the conference nights and he was drinking with a group," Pastor Dooley said. Pastor Dooley said Mr Houston met a woman, who was not a member of the church, in the foyer of the Pullman Hotel. The Hillsong Global Board said Mr Houston at the time was "under the influence of sleeping tablets, upon which he had developed a dependence".

Hillsong founder Brian Houston is once again under fire after church staff were told he committed “indiscretions” towards two women.

“The woman has not said there was any sexual activity. “Pastor Brian said ‘I want to pay that personally because it was my fault’,” Pastor Dooley said. “It was along the line of ‘if I was with you, I‘d like to kiss and cuddle you’, words of that nature,” Pastor Dooley reportedly told the meeting, according to multiple media reports.