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Hillsong Church is an Australian Evangelical Protestant megachurch founded in 1983 by Pastor Brian Houston and his wife, Bobbie. Initially, the church was known as Hills Christian Life Centre, and it met at a public school hall with just short of 50 people. Over the rest of the decade, though, it grew into the hundreds, then the thousands, eventually relocating to a new building in a nearby business park. Integral to this massive growth was their own worship band, Hillsong Life, which used a variety of styles in their worship music. Their first album, Spirit and Truth, was released in 1988.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Since then, Hillsong has grown to become one of the largest and most influential churches in the world, with over 80 locations and 130,000 people in attendance every Sunday. Much of their popularity has been driven by the massive commercial success of their music, which has had a significant influence on bringing Christian Rock into actual church services in the 21st century; enter any modern megachurch on a given Sunday and you will likely hear at least one song from their vast catalogue played during the worship set. Hillsong's high profile led many American celebrities, including the Kardashians, Chris Pratt, Justin Bieber, and Kevin Durant of the National Basketball Association, to attend and associate with the church and its affiliates. This made Hillsong even more popular and even elevated some of the church's American pastors to celebrity status themselves, particularly the New York City head pastor Carl Lentz, who became a "spiritual mentor" of sorts to Bieber. However, following Lentz's firing for "moral failures" in 2020, Hillsong has somewhat stepped back from their identity as the "church of the stars", though it continues to be a major force in the Christian music industry.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })Hillsong now has three main bands which lead worship and release music:note Live album unless noted; ^ indicates studio albums, * indicates EPs Hillsong Worship: Originally known as Hillsong Life (having rebranded in 2014), this band is the original Hillsong worship team and is known for releasing and leading contemporary worship music. Early worship pastor Darlene Zschech's song "Shout to the Lord" became one of the biggest crossover Christian hits of the '90s and helped to first elevate the church to international prominence. Later hit "Mighty to Save", released in 2006 and originally sung by Zschech's successor Reuben Morgan, was the best-selling Christian hit of that decade and established the sound that would later be adopted by United. Even with United's ascent, the rebranded Worship still remained immensely popular, with their song "What a Beautiful Name" seeing massive streaming numbers in the late 2010s and winning Grammys and Dove Song of the Year awards. Its lineup has changed multiple times throughout the decades; its current leader is Brooke Ligertwood, who stepped up in 2017.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); }) | |
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New Sound Album: UNITED's Wonder stands out from much of the rest of their discography, both sonically and lyrically. While several prior Hillsong songs had been critiqued for repetitive lyrics that over-emphasized thanking God for personal salvation, Wonder pleasantly surprised many by offering more complex assessments of faith and theology and a more specific call to action to love people as much as God, all wrapped in a more pop-leaning sound that still kept alive their reputation for memorable hooks. | |
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Epic Rocking | |
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Epic Rocking: Most of their live albums include versions of songs that can span over ten minutes, fitting with a tradition in worship music to use repetition for purposes of both reflection and celebration. | |
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Big Fun | |
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Big Fun: Pretty much describes Joel Houston whenever he's not leading worship. | |
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Younger and Hipper: Young & Free's whole raison d'être. This was originally UNITED's purpose, but their runaway success led the church to let them age with their audience and to create Young & Free, which rotates out members as they age out of their intended demographic. | |
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