Hillsong Church is coming under fire. The celeb-favorite church was called out for sexual assault, homophobia and racial disparity in a bombshell report from Vanity Fair on Thursday (February 11).
Through interviews with numerous Hillsong volunteers and former congregants, the church faces stories of exploitation, bullying and alienation.
According to the report, Anna Crenshaw reported in 2018 that Jason Mays, a Hillsong staff administrator and the son of the church’s head of human resources, sexually assaulted her when she attended Hillsong College, a farm system for the church’s global network of pastors.
She alleged that he grabbed her, kissed her and groped her, wouldn’t let go, and was asked not to tell anyone what happened.