Carl Lentz Hillsong Church Black Lives Matter
Carl lentz has more than 600000 instagram followers and has been vocal about the black lives matter movement the past few months sharing multiple messages about breonna taylor and george floyds.
Carl lentz hillsong church black lives matter. Christian pastor of hillsong church nyc. Finally after interminable hours of waiting and wondering and speculating and pacing an answer to the question keeping the nation on tenterhooks. Carl lentz a prominent christian pastor known for his celebrity connections and outspoken position in support of the black lives matter movement was fired on wednesday from hillsong east coast the new york based branch of the international megachurch.
Carl lentz a so called pastor to the stars who baptized singer justin bieber in 2014 was fired wednesday by hillsong church for reasons including what the megachurch called moral failures. Ap photobebeto matthews carl lentz was fired for leadership issues and breaches of trust plus a recent revelation of moral failures according to hillsongs global senior pastor. Was it a soft stance on abortion or his acceptance of lgbtq communities and the black lives matter.
What ambiguous moral failings led to the firing of rock star pastor carl lentz from hillsong pentecostal megachurch on wednesday. Lentz had been a pastor at the manhattan hillsong church since 2010 and famously baptized bieber whom the pastor referred to by the nickname buckaroo in the bathtub of new york knicks star. Leading up to a sermon in late september carl lentz pastor at hillsong church in new york city wrote on facebook that at this church we are not saying all lives matter right now because this.
At the same time lentz has been careful not to imply that by saying black lives matter he supports the official black lives matter movement. Brian houston the churchs global senior pastor and founder said in a statement on the churchs website.