


“He told me the most beautiful women come from the Middle East and we kept talking from there,” Ranin said.Īfter a few dates, Ranin said she suspected “something was up” and asked Lentz whether he was married. (Maybe they merged white circles?) Ranin said that she didn’t know who Lentz was and that he wouldn’t tell her his last name, saying only that he was a sports agent and that he preferred her to “get to know him in person” rather than by Google. Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz was fired last week, bringing an end to his tenure preaching to the likes of Justin Bieber at the megachurch’s celebrity-happy services. A 34-year-old designer who identified herself only as Ranin told the tabloid she’d been dating Lentz for over five months, after he approached her in the park in May. “I now begin a journey of rebuilding trust with my wife, Laura and my children and taking real time to work on and heal my own life and seek out the help that I need.”īefore Lentz began that journey, The Sun has now reported, he was posing as a sports agent in Brooklyn’s Domino Park. 10 Lentz baptized Justin Bieber, was present at the baptism of Kevin Durant, and has befriended various other well-known people. 9 His appearance, particularly his tattoos, hair style, clothing, and footwear, started a radically different trend amongst younger pastors.

“I was unfaithful in my marriage, the most important relationship in my life and held accountable for that,” Lentz said in an Instagram caption. Ministry In 2010, Lentz co-founded Hillsong NYC in New York City. Hillsong Church pastor Carl Lentz, who rose to public prominence thanks to A-list celebrity churchgoers like Justin Bieber, has been terminated from his position. Names weren’t named, but we got the general picture of why. Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz was fired last week, bringing an end to his tenure preaching to the likes of Justin Bieber at the megachurch’s celebrity-happy services.
