(CP) Hillsong Church Australia, the flagship branch for the global Hillsong Church brand, suffered significant drops in both giving and church attendance in 2021 as the Covid-19 pandemic marched into its second year and a series of sex and financial scandals enveloped the church network in the United States and Australia.
In its recently published annual report, a financial statement audited by Ernst & Young shows a drop of nearly $11 million in Hillsong Australia’s revenue, which comes primarily from donations.
George Aghajanian, Hillsong Church Australia’s general manager, said in the report that it would take years to recover from the financial hit.
Hillsong Church Australia’s total revenue for 2021 was $76,924,646 — or 12.3% less than the nearly $88 million in revenue generated by the church in 2020 during the height of…
