The Hillsong pastor who fired the Lentzes, Brian Houston, also said the New York City branch of the megachurch is under investigation. His alleged lover, Ranin, later opened up about their steamy relationship. Hillsong Church fired both Lentz and his wife for “ moral failures,” which he ultimately admitted meant he had an affair. Lentz was accused of sexually abusing his nanny, a woman named Leona Kimes, according to NBC News. A current pastor at the megachurch, who also worked as a nanny for the Lentz family, said that he threatened and belittled her when the two discussed his alleged abuse. Former Hillsong staffer Leona Kimes has accused Pastor Carl Lentz of emotional and sexual abuse while she was his nanny, which he and his wife have denied. It’s unclear if he received any clarity or made any progress on his “journey of rebuilding trust with my wife, Laura and my children,” which he said he’d begin following his revelation.

The family relocated to LA after they sold their $1.5 million Montclair, New Jersey, home just days before the scandal broke.Ĭome Monday morning, Lentz decided he really wasn’t going to hide any longer and went for a solo swim at the beach, where he was photographed shirtless while talking on the phone, and at one point, meditating. Ex-Hillsong pastor Carl Lentzs wife learned the truth about his 'inappropriate relationship' with their nanny on a Zoom call in 'front of everyone,' she said in a new documentary series. Laura and the kids were all seen wearing masks while Lentz, 42, didn’t attempt to conceal his face. 10-year period that were problematic, says Leelike the allegation that Carl sexually abused his family’s nanny, who. The couple was spotted walking with their kids around Los Angeles following a family dinner Sunday night. How The Secrets of Hillsong Cracked Open Disgraced Pastor Carl Lentz. Pastor Carl Lentz and his wife, Laura, are putting up a united front after he admitted to cheating on her. (RNS) Carl Lentz, the ousted pastor of Hillsong New York City, has landed on staff at Transformation Church, a predominantly Black, nondenominational megachurch in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that is led by pastor, author and popular YouTuber Michael Todd. Hillsong Church rife with ‘inappropriate’ sex, members claimed Hillsong church appears to have tried to cover up bone-crushing street fight He was the lead pastor of Hillsong NYC until November 4, 2020, when he was fired by Hillsong Global Pastor Brian Houston for 'leadership issues and breaches of trust, plus a recent revelation of moral failures. Justin Bieber reportedly studying to be a minister for Hillsong churchĭisgraced Hillsong pastor reportedly 'caught having sex with young celebrity' by dog walker Stephen Carl Lentz (born November 6, 1978) is an American former celebrity pastor who was also a spiritual advisor to celebrities such as Justin Bieber.

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