Mega-Church Hillsong to Plant Church in Israel

[Australia’s Hillsong Church has locations around the world with tens of thousands in weekly attendance.]

Global senior pastor of Hillsong Church Brian Houston has announced that the Australian-based mega church are planting a Hillsong Church in Israel, The site will be based in Tel Aviv.

Writing on social media site Instagram, Pastor Brian Houston (pictured) said:

“Let me to be the first to tell you this is happening. Hillsong church is going to add a room to our church family in ISRAEL. From Jerusalem to the ends of the earth and from the ends of the earth back to Israel.”

In August 1983, Brian and Bobbie Houston founded the Hills Christian Life Centre in the Hills District of Sydney, Australia. It has grown from a congregation of 45 to what is said to be the largest local church in Australian history.

It has now expanded to be a global church with local expressions in significant cities; with churches in Australia, London, New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Cape Town, Stockholm, Germany, Kiev, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Phoenix. Each week, tens of thousands of people across the globe call Hillsong Church ‘home’ and the reach, impact and influence of this local congregation is seen across many nations.

-Source: Hallels/Timothy Yap/Joy105.com