Nearly 40 churches around the world paid up to $100,000, or 3% of their tithes and offerings, to Hillsong Church annually to be a part of the Hillsong Family network, which a whistleblower has alleged offers access to a global honorarium scheme meant to funnel additional income into the pockets of celebrity pastors through sophisticated means.
The list of churches currently paying or have paid to be a part of Hillsong Family was highlighted in a trove of documentsfirst made public on March 9 by Andrew Wilkie, an independent member of the Australian Parliament, thanks to the work of the whistleblower.
Among the churches stateside that have paid or are currently paying since 2014 to be a part of the Hillsong Family are: The Judah Smith-led Churchome in Washington state; City of Life Church in Kissimmee, Florida; Grace City Church in Lakeland, Florida; The Cause Community in Kansas City; Chicago City Church in Illinois; Calvary Church in Miami, Florida; City of Grace in Arizona; Capital City Church in Washington, D.C.; El Lugar De Su Presencia in Arizona; Citizen Heights in Washington, D.C., Christian Faith Center in Seattle, Washington; Colonial Church in St. Augustine, Florida; and Motor City Church in Detroit, Michigan.
Several other churches in Europe, Africa, Indonesia and South America complete the list.
When contacted about their relationship with Hillsong Family by The Christian Post on Thursday, officials at Chicago City Church and Calvary Church in Miami confirmed...
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