User:SoyGabrielacantu/Hillsong Church

'''https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/secrets-of-hillsong FX's The Secrets of Hillsong information about the show. Because it only announces the show and episodes with a brief description, I would use this source as something to put under the "controversy" tab. This would be to establish the validity of the show.'''

'''The Story Behind 'The Secrets of Hillsong' | TIME This article talks about a general overview of Hillsong Church and pieces of information that link to the docuseries. It would be to back up the information of some of the reports in the docuseries because it 's a secondary source (i.e. TIME).'''

The Secrets of Hillsong' Director Stacey Lee on her First Interview with Carl Lentz | Doc Dreams This is a primary source talking to the people who made the documentary.

'''Above are my sources I would like to use. I want to add FX's "The Secrets of Hillsong" under the section of controversies or potentially add one entire new section.''' Add a brief description on the other documentary by Discovery+ Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed watch each episode and talk about what's going on in each as different sections under one topic

Television[edit]
In late March 2022, Network 10 removed Hillsong-produced television programs from its schedules and video on demand service 10Play. The removal came amid controversies involving Brian Houston, who resigned from his position as senior pastor after being indicted in a misconduct investigation by the ministry. '''Since then, Brian Houston has announced through X, formerly known as Twitter, that they would be launching a new church in 2024. This would contain of weekly services through an online platform.'''

Hillsong Channel[edit]
On 9 March 2016, Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the American religious broadcaster, announced a partnership with Hillsong that saw TBN's digital terrestrial television (DTT) sub-channel, The Church Channel, rebranded as the broadcast version of Hillsong Channel on 1 June 2016. The American linear channel was rebranded as TBN Inspire on 1 January 2022, and the international versions followed suit in April 2022, though Hillsong remained a partner in the network. '''Due to the the scandals associated with Brain Houston in relation to Hillsong Church, TBN has decided to remove Hillsong Channel from their network. It has since then been replaced by similar Christian content. In substitute to the channel, they will be providing non-pulpit teachings, worship programs, documentary, and a one-hour flagship program.'''


 * Under this section I would update the information to reflect recent events or new information of the Hillsong Channel

Media appearances[edit]
On 16 September 16, 2016, the documentary Hillsong: Let Hope Rise, directed by Michael John Warren, was released to cinemas across the United States. '''The film had gone through two other media companies, Warner Bros. and Relativity Media. It was set to be released the year prior in April, but had complications with the distribution rights. The film was picked up by Pure Flix Entertainment and released the following year. The film documentary''' explores Hillsong's beginnings and its rise to prominence as an international church. '''The focus is on the band Hillsong United as they write songs for their upcoming album and work toward a performance at The Forum in Inglewood, California. [citation needed] '''


 * added citation to last sentence. ([5])^

In 2022-2023, various programs charting the rise and demise of Hillsong were aired on a number of media platforms. In March 2022, Discovery+ released a documentary series, Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed, revealing the allegations related to child-sex crimes, marital affairs, and the mishandling of money given from the congregants to the church. In March 2023, satirical news outlet The Betoota Advocate partnered with Paramount to release a new satirical series on TV which would include an episode about Hillsong. In early 2023, a four-part documentary series, The Secrets of Hillsong, was released on  FX in the United States, and in Australia, The Herald Sun produced an investigative podcast called Faith on Trial. In June of that year, ex-Hillsong member Marc Fennell presented The Kingdom on SBS Television. inserted citation [Faith on Trial Podcast 6]; will recommend in the talk page to create a wikipedia article about the podcast.

FX: The Secrets of Hillsong
'On May 19, 2023, Hulu released a four-part documentary series, The Secrets of Hillsong,'' across the United States and Australia, in association to Vanity Fair. The series was directed by Stacy Lee and produced by Scout Productions and Vanity Fair Studios. The four episodes speak on a variety of topics regarding various scandals related to Hillsong Church, specifically in the United States and Australia. Throughout the series, there are conversations and interviews with former congregants, journalists, and former pastors Carl Lentz and Laura Lentz.'''

The show begins with an introduction of the former pastor Carl Lentz and his process of creating a revival among the city of New York through their new location, Hillsong NYC, that opened in October 17, 2010. The church quickly evolved into a megachurch and started attracting various big-named celebrities like Justin Bieber, The Kardashian-Jenner family, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Kyrie Irving, Jay-Z. In 2020 the church's reputation began declining and people began speaking out about their experience the Hillsong Church, along with Carl Lentz's Instagram post about being unfaithful to his wife of 17 years. Among the troubles at Hillsong, former congregants reported allegations of racism, sexual abuse, homophobia, and being taken advantage of when offering their services for free to help the church.

'''Towards the end of the documentary series, viewers come to find out that Frank Houston, the man who founded Hillsong Church, had been involved in a series of acts of pedophilia and his son, Pastor Brian Houston, was hiding the crimes of his father. This resulted in Brian Houston being charged with obscuring the truth about his father's past. Brian did not provide any comments regarding this topic to the Vanity Fair producers for the series.'''


 * Under this section (Media Appearances). I would separate the FX show and have a brief description of the show. I currently have only seen one of these which is why I would go more in depth but if anyone has seen the other ones, I would add it in the talk page for people to contribute so people who haven't seen the show can be informed without having to watch it completely. This is also to give it a cleaner look and have it be less daunting with all the information.
 * Add "The Secrets of Hillsong" on FX x HULU -- came from vanity fair's interest (HYPER LINK TO VF)
 * Add "Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed"
 * add info to what year it was made, who made it, who produced it, some famous names who were mentioned and made the church famous, which branches are they talking about specifically.
 * hyper link to well known congregants, Justin Bieber, Kendall Jenner, Selena Gomez, etc. ADD HYPERLINKS
 * Separate each section to have their own subtopics talking about each show/docuseries.