She continued, “We walked out of that service and we were broken up. He was off his team.” Not only did they lose their positions at the church, but they were also told, “We do not think you guys should date, text, call.” “It went from listening to then you are off the worship team and choir for six months. Jaclyn went on to say that Carl asked if they had used a condom and she said “yes,” but his response was, “well then, it was premeditated.” The couple received punishment for their actions. In the documentary, released on Wednesday, former Hillsong attendee, Jaclyn Hayes, said that Carl made her break up with her boyfriend after they confessed to sleeping together. This news came as a shock to many, especially his congregation since he was very strict with them when it came to having premarital sex.
Another anonymous church member added, “He would hammer in our heads ‘do not have sex before marriage.’ All I could think was, ‘man, this guy probably had a lot of sex before marriage.’”Ĭarl was exposed earlier this year in a Discovery+ documentary for cheating on his wife with his mistress, Ranin Karim. “Sex came up a lot in Carl’s preaching … If he was so concerned with these things, there must be an underlying root,” the ex-church member said. Other demands set by Carl for his congregation included how women should dress when they came to church.Īnother former church member revealed that Carl talked a lot about sex while he was preaching his sermons. He also demanded that those in relationships not kiss until they have dated for a whole year. In a new TLC documentary titled, Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed, some of the former churchgoers spoke about the strict rules Carl Lentz put in place for women and those in relationships.Īs per the former church member, Carl demanded that those in relationships don’t say “I love you” until they propose. Members of Hillsong Church are speaking out about former pastor Carl Lentz’s obsession with sex and women.
HILLSONG CHURCH PASTOR CARL LENTZ TV
It’s understood a new TV docu-series due to be published in May about the myriad of scandals that have faced Hillsong over the last years will include Lentz’s first interview since 2020.Disgraced Hillsong Pastor Carl Lentz’s Dark Obsessions Exposed In Documentary My deepest thanks to our friends and family that have shown us such unconditional love and grace when we have desperately needed it. Not sure what the future holds for us, but we do know that we face it as a family and for that I am so thankful. He said: “It’s been a challenging road but we are alive, we are at peace and thanks to the grace of God we are TOGETHER. We believe that this is part of what it looks like for the church to be the church.”įollowing two years of silence since his sacking, Lentz took to social media last September to share he had restored his marriage. She continued: “We pray that Carl, Laura, and their family experience not only their own restoration, but help others experience restoration by using their triumphs and failures to create resources for the body of Christ at large. We believe in Carl, his marriage, his skill set, and his restoration.” Tammy McQuarters, Transformation Church’s executive operations pastor, told Religion News Service: “After two years of Carl being in his own discovery and healing process, he has shown readiness to use his God-given gifts towards the local church again. Led by Pastor Michael Todd, Transformation Church has made headlines for donating significant sums of money to their community, including a $200,000 (£161,000) donation to each of the three living survivors of the Tulsa race massacre, a two-day-long atrocity that saw white people attacking black neighborhoods in 1921. It’s understood this is Lentz’s first job as a church staff member since he was made redundant from Hillsong in 2020 for having an extramarital affair.Īs confirmed to Religious News Service by email, Lentz has joined the church’s staff to help with “strategy” as they continue to pursue their “vast vision” Celebrity pastor Carl Lentz was fired amid scandal Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images According to The New York Times, Carl Lentz became well-known for being a popular pastor for Hillsong Churchs celebrity-heavy congregation and served as the leader of the churchs New York City branch. The former leader of Hillsong New York, Carl Lentz, has found new employment with Transformation Church, a nondenominational megachurch in the US state of Oklahoma.
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