One of the elder Houston’s first alleged victims, David Cowdrey, speaks in an interview taped in New Zealand, where the Houston family lived during the 1960s.
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The documentary recounts disturbing alleged incidents implicating Frank Houston, revealed to be a serial pedophile following his death in 2004. Commenting on Houston’s leadership style, Bullock said one tenet is that “people are replaceable.” ‘Perverted’ abuse by Brian Houston’s minister father Years later, when he raised questions about the direction of the megachurch, Bullock said he was told to leave.
He is shown in pictures with the Houston family in the early 1980s and claims he came up with the name “Hillsong.”īut Bullock said it all became “a show,” adding, “Prayer and pop music were a match made in Heaven.” “I remember the early days when it was genuine,” said Bullock. It added that a “Safe Church Office” was established in 2016 to “receive and respond to complaints or concerns relating to the safety and well-being of children and young people.”Īlso, exclusively in this 7News report, worship leader Geoff Bullock - who wrote “Power of Your Love” and dozens of other Hillsong praise choruses - shares his perspective as an insider from the church’s founding. In a statement after “Hellsong” aired, Hillsong Church admitted to “past governance shortcomings” without addressing specifics. Last year, Houston resigned as Hillsong’s global senior pastor after an internal investigation revealed he acted inappropriately toward two women. This guy’s an adult youth leader.’ It was a clear-as-day moment in my mind where I was like, We’re never coming back.” Lillo-Tynes responded to the host: “In my head I was like, ‘Mate, she’s a teenage girl. “I don’t think Jesus is at the core of it.”Ĭameron’s uncle, Dave Lillo-Tynes, said in the report that he met with two Hillsong pastors who claimed the teen had “initiated some of this contact.” “(There) is a pattern of protecting the leaders and not the people of the church,” said Cameron. The youth leader is not named for legal reasons.
Cameron provides evidence that her mother contacted Houston about the youth leader’s behavior, but nothing happened. Speaking on camera for the first time, a young woman and former Hillsong member, Piper Cameron, alleged that a male Hillsong youth leader asked her for nude pictures when she was 13. And it reveals evidence that Houston, whose career seems dead in Australia, may be launching a comeback in the U.S. The film also features an exclusive interview with Geoff Bullock, a worship pastor who helped found the Hills Christian Life Centre, which became Hillsong. The 45-minute documentary reveals more evidence of sex abuse cover-up at Hillsong and new details of pedophilia by Frank Houston, father of Hillsong founder Brian Houston.
“Hellsong: Hillsong Church Global Investigation” first aired on Australia’s 7News on April 23 and released Friday on YouTube. An investigation into embattled Hillsong Church by the top-rated news outlet in Australia has uncovered new revelations of financial and sexual misconduct, as key sources go on the record for the first time.
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