Hillsong NYC

It was officially launched on October 17, 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/interview-pastor-carl-lentz-on-hillsong-new-york-city.html|title=Interview: Pastor Carl Lentz on Hillsong New York City|website=The Christian Post|last=Phan|first=Katherine T.|date=February 17, 2011 |accessdate=November 29, 2018}}cbsnews.com, [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-york-city-hillsong-megachurch-draws-thousands-every-sunday/ Fresh approach to faith draws thousands in NYC], US, December 25, 2014 It started meeting at Irving Plaza near Union Square.

Joel Houston, the eldest son of Global Senior Pastors Brian Houston and Bobbie Houston,{{cite web|last=Houston|first=Brian|title=Update #2: Hillsong New York City|url=http://brianandbobbie.com/2010/04/update-2-hillsong-new-york-city|accessdate=November 21, 2011|date=April 14, 2010|archive-date=October 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028044936/http://brianandbobbie.com/2010/04/update-2-hillsong-new-york-city|url-status=dead}} was involved in the development of the church location. The church was thrown into the spotlight with the November 2020 firing of former pastor Carl Lentz relating to infidelity and other areas of misconduct.{{cite news |last1=Graham |first1=Ruth |title=The Rise and Fall of Carl Lentz, the Celebrity Pastor of Hillsong Church |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/heres-how-trump-could-lose-his-twitter-account |work=The Daily Beast |date=December 7, 2020 |access-date=7 December 2020}}

The annual Hillsong Conferences was held for the first time in New York in 2013, and annually since,{{cite web|last1=Petrucci|first1=Anthony|title=Hillsong Conference Makes History at NYC's Radio City Music Hall|url=https://www.charismamag.com/spirit/evangelism-missions/560-evangelism/18825-hillsong-conference-makes-history-at-nyc-s-radio-city-music-hall|website=Charisma Magazine|date=October 8, 2013 }} using Barclays Center in Brooklyn, with a seating capacity of 17,000.

In February 2021, pastors Chrishan Jeyaratnam and Danielle Jeyaratnam were announced as the incoming new lead pastors, moving from their previous role as Western Australian state oversight, based in Perth.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eternitynews.com.au/world/wa-pastor-to-lead-hillsong-new-york/,%20https://www.eternitynews.com.au/world/wa-pastor-to-lead-hillsong-new-york/|title=WA pastor to lead Hillsong New York|first1=John|last1=Sandeman|date=February 14, 2021 |website=www.eternitynews.com.au|accessdate=July 6, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://religionnews.com/2021/02/13/new-pastors-announced-to-replace-carl-lentz-at-hillsong-east-coast/|title=New pastors announced to replace Carl Lentz at Hillsong East Coast|last=Stone|first=Roxanne|date=February 14, 2021|accessdate=July 6, 2021}}

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