A lead pastor for Hillsong megachurch has stepped down — mere hours before the premiere of a docuseries about the institution’s recent scandals.
“It is with great sadness that I inform you of my departure from Hillsong,” Sam Collier, the now-former lead pastor of the Australia-born church’s Atlanta, GA branch began a Wednesdayannouncing his departure. “My greatest reason for stepping down as Pastor of Hillsong Atlanta is probably not a secret to any of you.
A representative of Collier told The Post he was the megachurch’s first African American pastor and that he “may be the first of many” to resign “due to the current Hillsong environment.” Collier makes slightly heavier implications in the email regarding his personal take on Hillsong’s current state. “People have often asked me over the years, ‘What would it take for you to ever leave Hillsong?’ I politely always replied, ‘I will never leave the Hillsong World until the mission/vision that God has given me becomes hindered by the challenges that come along with the entity.’” Hillsong Atlanta Pastor Sam Collier speaks onstage during the Hillsong Atlanta grand opening in June 2021.
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