In an email to members, founders Brian and Bobbie Houston addressed the church's investigation into former Dallas pastor Reed Bogard and his wife, Jess Bogard, who resigned in January after. (RNS) The lead pastors of Hillsong Dallas church have resigned, adding to two months of transition and turmoil in the global megachurch. We are those people. ChurchLeaders original article written on January 5, 2021 below. 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Another former Hillsong pastor Michael Guglielmucci admitted to faking a cancer diagnosis in 2008 while receiving donations to help pay for his 'treatments,' Vanity Fair reported. She was an 85-year-old widow and felt it was her calling in life to bring young girls under her wing. Without discounting the strength of a prosecution case due to the passage of time, it is likely that a jury, evaluating the interplay, would have found that Mr. Bogard acted without obtaining (or, under the circumstances, having any reasonable expectation of being able to obtain) actual consent by Ms. [redacted].. Hillsong Church Senior Pastor Brian Houston of Sydney, Australia, speaks at Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on Oct. 7, 2016. He said he saw Jess 'drop over $1,000 for no reason' on clothes and dinner one day., adding: 'There's no accountability. The email goes on to detail a previously unannounced internal investigation into the Dallas branchs former lead pastors, Reed and Jess Bogard, who quietly and suddenly resigned in January after more than a decade of employment at the once-celebrity-beloved international worship chain. Please click here to learn how. [redacted] recalls that at around this point, Mr. Bogard undid his pants. Reed and Jess Bogard, the lead pastors of the Dallas branch the Hillsong Church, have resigned via a prerecorded message that aired during the megachurch's January 3 service, according to Religion News Service. We try to create a normal life in the midst of something nobody has ever experienced before. We lucked out. Hillsong Church pauses Dallas campus after completing investigation of former pastors. It was Gods greatest blessing to us. A year later, after a crazy night of partying, I decided I wanted to give the whole God thing another shot. Hillsong Pastor Reed Bogard resigned after rape investigation | Church Others, however, believe the megachurch needs to have a much deeper reckoning before it can be anywhere close to redeemed for its leadership failures. We had 6 more months of hanging out, were engaged in February, married in July, and had a honeymoon baby. I am grateful that there has been some action made as a result of person after person sharing their negative experience of Hillsong Church, but there needs to be a lot more progress made by Hillsong Church and specifically Brian Houston in light of all of the stories that have come out recently, Jenna Babbitt, a current Dallas resident and former Hillsong NYC congregant, told The Post. It was revealed that the two were under investigation for "leadership failures," resulting in the closure of that campus. Other former church members have compared it to a cult and detailed incidents of sexual assault. 2023 ChurchLeaders.com, All rights reserved. I gave my life to Jesus and have never looked back. Hillsong board blames anxiety drug, alcohol for landing Brian Houston The affair happened in 2013 and lasted until the following year. Hillsong to 'pause' operations at Dallas campus, citing leadership failures Investigators reported that Bogard was "stood down publicly from the platform in Los Angeles for a period of either eight or twelve months," noting that "stories differ.". Hillsong leaders were made aware years earlier of a sexual relationship between the two parties, but an investigation was not conducted by the church at the time. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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Darnell Barrett, another member of the church, was fired in 2021 for sending a shirtless picture to someone else in the congregation. Bogard was also painted as a leader at Hillsong NYC who had a reputation for aggression, verbal abuse and unreasonable demands, which witnesses called UnChristian. Investigators said in their interview with him, Mr.