Hillsong Church will launch an independent review of its financial structure and systems to ensure the organisation can carry out its religious mission in the wake of allegations of fraud and extravagant spending.
Addressing the congregation on Sunday morning, global senior pastor Phil Dooley also revealed that 153 staff had taken voluntary redundancies in the last year, saving $9.47 million, and the church had implemented a new policy on gifts and honorariums, and changed its structures.Kate GeraghtyWilkie made allegations against Dooley, church founder Brian Houston and other senior members of the church
Dooley and church board member Stephen Crouch both apologised to the congregation on Sunday and committed to detailing the findings of a forensic audit, which began in August last year. “We’re already implementing systems to ensure that if there are any excesses established, they cannot be incurred going forward. I can’t change the past, but I can play a significant role in changing the future,” he said.
“If I travel internationally, I travel business class simply because I’m going somewhere to work and I have limited time,” he said.
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