Fired Hillsong Pastor Carl Lentz Breaks Silence: 'This Failure Is On Me'

Tré Goins-Phillips : Nov 6, 2020
Faithwire.com

"I am deeply sorry for breaking the trust of many people who we have loved serving and understand that this news can be very hard and confusing for people to hear and process..." -Carl Lentz

[Faithwire.com] Hillsong East Coast Pastor Carl Lentz broke his silence Thursday, just one day after the church's founding pastor, Brian Houston, announced the New York-based preacher had been fired. (Screengrab image: via Instagram)

In an Instagram post published Thursday afternoon, Lentz admitted he "was unfaithful" in his marriage to his wife Laura, whom he married in 2003. He called his bond with his wife "the most important relationship in my life."

"This failure is on me, and me alone and I take full responsibility for my actions," Lentz wrote. "I now begin a journey of rebuilding trust with my wife, Laura, and my children and taking real time to work on and heal my own life and seek out the help that I need"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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