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Introduction
Brian Houston is a New Zealand-Australian pastor and evangelist. He was the founder and senior pastor at Hillsong Church, based in Sydney with locations around the world. He was the national president of Australian Christian Churches, the Australian branch of the Assemblies of God, from 1997 to 2009.
In January 2022, Houston stepped aside from his roles within the church, after being criminally charged in Australia for allegedly concealing sexual abuse of a child by his father, of which he became aware in the 1990s. Houston has professed his innocence and stated he intends to plead “not guilty”. In March 2022, he stepped down as the global senior pastor of the church, after he was found to have breached the moral code of the church in his behaviour with two women.
Early life
| Name | Brian Houston |
| Net Worth | $15 million |
| Occupation | Pastor, Evangelist |
| Height | 1.81m |
| Age | 68 years |
Brian Charles Houston was born on February 17, 1954 (age 68 years) in Auckland, New Zealand. His parents, Frank Houston and Hazel Houston, were then Salvation Army officers. When Houston was three his parents joined the Assemblies of God in New Zealand and began pastoring a church in Lower Hutt, near Wellington, where Houston and his brother and three sisters spent their childhood. After completing school he went to a Bible college for three years.
Ministry
After moving to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in 1978, Houston served at the Sydney Christian Life Centre in Darlinghurst, where he became the assistant pastor to his father, Frank. In 1980 he started a church on the Central Coast and worked at a church in Liverpool in 1981. In 1983, Houston hired the Baulkham Hills Public School hall in Sydney’s north-western suburbs to start a new church, the Hills Christian Life Centre. The first service was held on Sunday, 14 August 1983.
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In May 1997, Houston was elected the president of the Assemblies of God in Australia (now called Australian Christian Churches) after the retirement of Andrew Evans. In February 2000, Houston helped to create the Australian Christian Churches network of Pentecostal churches. This alliance represented about 200,000 regular attenders in affiliate churches and Houston was its inaugural president.
He is also a member of the Australian Pentecostal Ministers Fellowship (APMF). At the 2009 National Conference of Australian Christian Churches, Wayne Alcorn was elected to replace Houston.
Brian Houston is an executive producer for Hillsong Music Australia (HMA), the music ministry of Hillsong Church. Over a number of years, this music ministry has been successful with chart-topping albums from Hillsong United (born out of the youth ministry), and Hillsong Live, which is the “worship expression” of Hillsong Church and incorporates their entire worship team.
Annually, Hillsong records a live album, and songs from this recording are sung by church congregations all over the world. Hillsong songs include “Mighty to Save” and “Shout to the Lord”; with the latter featured on a 2008 special episode of American Idol called “Idol Gives Back”.
In September 2018, Hillsong left the Australian Christian Churches to become an autonomous denomination, identifying itself more as a global and charismatic church. According to both Hillsong and ACC, the parting was amicable.
Homosexuality and same-sex marriage
Brain Houston has made public comments on homosexuality and same-sex marriage: “I do believe God’s word is clear that marriage is between a man and a woman … Hillsong Church welcomes ALL people but does not affirm all lifestyles. But clearly, we do not affirm a gay lifestyle and because of this we do not knowingly have actively gay people in positions of leadership, either paid or unpaid.” — Do I Love Gay People?, Brian Houston, August 2015. Houston has said, “I think my father was homosexual, a closet homosexual.”
Sexual abuse by Frank Houston
On 10 May 1999, Frank Houston stepped down from the role of senior pastor at Sydney Christian Life Centre and Brian Houston was appointed to the position. Brian Houston said that Frank “appeared rushed” to hand his church to him. This was before the revelations of Frank’s child sexual abuse became known. Fifteen years later, in 2014, Brian Houston spoke at hearings held by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, stating that he received an allegation in October 1999 that his father sexually abused an Australian boy.
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Brian Houston’s statement and the evidence submitted to the Royal Commission revealed that in November 1999, his father confessed of committing child sexual abuse. Houston reportedly forced his father into retirement and did not go to the police. The Royal Commission censured Brian Houston for his failure to report the sexual abuse allegations against his father and for his failure to avoid a clear conflict of interest investigating his own father while serving as National President of the Assemblies of God in Australia.
On 5 August 2021, NSW Police issued a warrant for Houston to attend the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney on 5 October, alleging that he concealed child sexual abuse by his late father, Frank. Houston was in the United States at the time of being charged and resigned from the Church board as a result of his arrest.
Wife
Brian Houston is married to Bobbie Houston, they had their wedding in 1977. He met his wife, Bobbie, on Papamoa Beach in New Zealand during a Christian convention shortly after completing college. Brian Houston and his wife Bobbie lives in a private house in the suburb of Glenhaven, Sydney, Australia. They have three children, Joel Houston, Ben Houston and Laura Houston. All are married and involved in the leadership of Hillsong Church. Brian is friends with Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, who has described Houston as a mentor.
Brian Houston net worth
How much is Brian Houston worth? Brian Houston net worth is estimated at around $15 million. His main source of income is from his career as a pastor and evangelist. Houston successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. He is one of the richest and influential pastors in New Zealand. He has a good body weight and stands with an appealing height that suits his personality.