| Hillsong Church London | |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Website | www.hillsong.co.uk |
| History | |
| Founded | September 1999 |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Brian and Bobbie Houston |
| Pastor(s) | Gary and Cathy Clarke |
Hillsong Church London is a Pentecostal Christian church, and is the London congregation of Hillsong Church, which also meets in Sydney, Paris, Kiev, Cape Town, and Stockholm. The church was planted by Hillsong Church in Sydney and has been pastored by Gary and Cathy Clarke for the past 10 years under the leadership of Hillsong's Senior Pastors Brian and Bobbie Houston.
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Between 2000 and 2002 Hillsong London met in various West End theatres and university halls around London. Towards the end of 2004, they ended a 2 year residency in the Mermaid Conference and Events Centre, holding seven services a weekend. As of January 2005[update], the church holds four services on a Sunday at the Dominion Theatre, which seats around 2200 people. In August 2005, Hillsong London began holding services in Leatherhead, Surrey (south west of London).
Church services at the Dominion Theatre are currently at 09.30am, 11.30pm, 3.30pm and 6.00pm and services in the Leatherhead Theatre are at 09.30am, 11:30 and 6.00pm. Extension Services are also held in Amsterdam and Ireland on Sundays, with the London services streamed live to these cities.
Over the four services held every Sunday in the Dominion Theatre and two services in Leatherhead, Surrey, the total congregation size is around 11,000 people.
On Sunday 13 September 2009 Hillsong London held a service at the London O2 Arena, to celebrate 10 years of the church in London. More than 14,000 people attended, with thousands more unable to gain access to the service due to over capacity.
Hillsong London hosts two annual conferences:
Colour Your World Conference London
The Colour Your World Women's Conference began in London in 2004 and takes place in May every year. It is hosted by Bobbie Houston. In 2006 the event was held at Wembley Conference Centre and since 2007, the conference has been hosted in the Royal Albert Hall. In 2010 Colour Your World Women's Conference is moving back to Wembley, this time to Wembley Arena.
Hillsong Conference Europe
Hillsong Conference Europe is Hillsong's annual conference, aimed at championing the cause of local churches across Europe. The conference is hosted by Senior Pastors Brian Houston and Bobbie Houston, and is currently held at The O2 Arena. Between 2007-2009, the conference was held at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in Docklands (East London).
Past guests for Hillsong Conference Europe have included Joel and Victoria Osteen, Nicky Gumbel, Joseph Prince, Judah Smith, Jentezen Franklin, Joyce Meyer, Michael W. Smith, Israel Houghton, Craig Groeschel, Joel Houston, Hillsong United, Christine Caine, Darlene Zschech, and many more.
More than 6,000 full-time delegates attended the 2010 Hillsong Conference Europe at The O2 Arena. Special guests Joel and Victoria Osteen were invited to hold 'A Night of Hope' which brought the venue to a capacity of approx. 14,000 on a single night. Hillsong Conference Europe will again be held at The O2 Arena for 2011, with guest speakers expected to be announced over the coming months.
In 2004, Hillsong London released their first live worship album, entitled Shout God's Fame in 2003, recorded live at the Mermaid Conference and Events Centre. British pop star Natasha Bedingfield, at that time a member of the church, wrote and performed some of the songs on this album.
In October 2005, Hillsong London released their second album, Jesus Is which was recorded live at the Dominion Theatre in London's West End, and includes performances by Matt Redman along side the Hillsong London Team. Jesus Is was released in May 2006.
In December 2006, Hillsong London also released a remixed version of their album Jesus Is', called Jesus Is: Remix. This album contains various remixes of 12 songs from the original Jesus Is album.
On October 8, 2008 Hail to the King album & live DVD was released, again recorded live in London's Dominion Theatre.
The following year, on 24 August 2009 the single "C.I.T.Y" was released, and reached #16 on the UK Top 30 Indie singles charts.
On 24 January 2010, Hillsong London recorded songs that were included on the latest Hillsong LIVE DVD album A Beautiful Exchange, released 29 July 2010.