But everyone knew Joel Houston - he’s like the Justin Bieber of Christian music.” Esther Houston and Paris Hilton at New York Fashion Week on Feb. “When it first started,” he explained of the NYC branch’s 2010 launch, “not many people knew who the hell Carl Lentz was. Joel was sent stateside to spearhead Hillsong in America, Kress said. “He was born into the church world but wasn’t particularly of it.” “He’s the prince of Hillsong,” Kress told The Post of Joel, in reference to him being Brian’s son. Getty Imagesįormer Hillsong NYC lighting director Brando Kress, 34, who left the megachurch in 2017, alleged the couple were not involved in the day-to-day of Hillsong during his time working at the megachurch, despite their high-up status in its pecking order. Matt and Laurie Crouch interview Joel and Esther Houston during the premiere of “Hillsong: Let Hope Rise” at the Mann Village Theatre on Sept. Neither Hillsong, Esther nor Joel Houston responded to a request for comment. Joel Houston’s 530,000-follower Instagram account remains live, although the musician hasn’t posted since September. The promotional relationship was mutual: Esther has also appeared in publicity material for Hillsong’s events. “A recent addition to the Houston family, Esther married Joel Houston in 2012 and had baby Zion in 2013,” read her and Joel’s joint page, according to an archived version. Getty Imagesīio pages on Hillsong’s website, one which linked out to her social media profiles and blog and one which she shared with Joel, are also no longer accessible as of this month. Esther Houston and Joel Houston attend the premiere of “Hillsong: Let Hope Rise” at the Mann Village Theatre on Sept. “Esther Houston is a classic woman with a modern approach, an entrepreneur & business owner with a creative eye, business mind & appreciation for beauty,” it states, beneath a broken link to Houston Graeff’s now-offline website. Indeed, Esther’s only remaining social media presence appears to be her Pinterest, which bears the same self-description that her now-inaccessible blog previously did. As of early February, the Brazilian model’s Instagram - which boasted over 400,000 followers - the website for her blog Miss Whoo and the website for her clothing brand, Houston Graeff, have all been deleted. On the heels of The Post’s exposé on the megachurch pastors funding their luxury lifestyles with tithing money, former NYC lead pastor Esther Houston - wife of Hillsong founders Brian and Bobbie Houston’s eldest son, Joel - has seemingly erased her internet presence. “I wanted to take a social media break,” she explained to The Post, adding that she was not behind any of the Twitter accounts maintained in her likeness.Īs Jesus cleansed the temple by expelling merchants, so this Hillsong pastor is scrubbing the internet of her glamorous life and personal brands. Update: Esther Houston has reactivated her Instagram account since the publication of this article. According to a Daily Mail report from last November, the Lentzes have been engaged in couples counseling.Disgraced celebrity pastor cheated with family nanny Hillsong Church doc details scandalĮx-Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz on ‘sobriety’ and ‘humiliation’ after cheating scandalĮx-Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz’s new megachurch accused of ‘inappropriate’ Easter serviceĭisgraced Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz hired by new church: ‘We believe in Carl’ His most recent post to Instagram - a platform on which he has over 600,000 followers - was in November 2020, when he announced his departure from Hillsong Church. According to NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, Lentz denied her accusations. While not named in Kimes' Medium piece, she did confirm to Religion News Service that Lentz was the person she was referring to. Making matters worse for Lentz, in 2021, Leona Kimes, a church member and former nanny for the Lentz family, accused the disgraced pastor of sexual abuse, being manipulative, and bullying in a post on Medium, according to NBC News. Lentz himself revealed on Instagram that he had engaged in an extra-marital affair, telling his Instagram followers in a post, "I was unfaithful in my marriage, the most important relationship in my life." In late 2020 Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston announced that Lentz had been fired.
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