Laura Lentz

Recently, Carl Lentz, a former lead pastor of Hillsong Church, located in New York City was fired for leadership issues and the revelation of moral failures. Although Carl was held accountable for his actions, his longtime wife, Laura Lentz was also fired from the church. Hence, the controversy has been a major issue among the Christain community and general public. We will get to know what exactly happened.

Laura Lentz was born on October 12, 1978, in Australia to Marilyn (mother) and Kevin William Brett (father). She attended Hillsong Leadership College in Sydney. After graduating, Laura moved to New York City and began working at Hillsong Church. Apart from being known as pastors, the couple is also known for their close ties with Hollywood A-listers.

Married Life with Carl Lentz

The 42-year-old, Laura Lentz is married to her longtime spouse, Carl Lentz since May 2003. They first met in 2000 while attending the church's training program at Hillsong College.

After two years of relationship, Laura moved from Australia to the United States and began living with her future husband. The couple has been together for almost 20 years and married for 17 years as of 2021.

Laura and Carl have three children together, two daughters, Ava and Charlie Jayne along with a son, Roman. The eldest child, Ava was born in 2004, while Charlie was born in 2006 and Roman in 2009. Further, all three kids were born in the month of June.

As the Lentz couple worked at Hillsong church, their kids have also followed the same religion as their parents. Before the controversy, their megachurch was favored by star athletes and entertainers.

Laura Lentz Net Worth

As per sources, Laura and her husband, Carl amassed a combined net worth of $3 million. Carl made $2.5 million as the pastor of the Hillsong church, while Laura made $500,000. As per Payscale, the average salary for Hillsong Church employees is over $63,244 per year. The couple worked in Hillsong for ten years until both were fired in November 2020.

Laura and Carl were also known to have relations with celebrities who often attended their Sunday church services. As per reports, the global church has fellowships on six continents with an average attendance of 150,000 people weekly. Hence, there is no doubt that Lentz's made a desirable wealth.

The details about the couple's additional properties are under the radar. However, on October 23, 2020, Carl sold his family's Montclair New Jersey home for $1.5 million.

Pastor's Immoral Values: Cheated on his Wife

On November 4, 2020, Brian Houston, the global senior pastor of Hillsong announced that he fired Lentz. Houston cited the reason as “leadership issues and breaches of trust, plus a recent revelation of moral failures” in an email to churchgoers.

Carl and his wife, Laura was fired from Hillsong after Carl's immoral actions!

Shockingly, a day after the announcement, Carl confessed on Instagram about his infidelity. He wrote: “I was unfaithful in my marriage, the most important relationship in my life.” Moreover, a woman named, Ranin Karim stated that she and Carl had an affair which ended after Laura found out. Despite all this drama, Laura stayed behind her husband. Unfortunately, she was also fired.

Background and Impact of Hillsong NYC

Carl who graduated in theology co-founded Hillsong NYC with Joel Houston in 2010. Over the years, the church emerged as a brand among people. At the time when most Americans have left going to the church, Hillsong attracted thousands of young people.

Lentz even managed to roll in some of the powerful Hollywood stars and athletes. Celebrities like Kendall and Kylie Jenner, Katherine Schwarzenegger, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Nick Jonas, Kevin Durant, etc have all previously been spotted at services.

Further, the church’s bands have won a Grammy. Their song, the soaring ballad “Oceans,” has been streamed over 235 million times on Spotify.