Carl Lentz

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Pastor

Birth Name: Stephen Carl Lentz

Birth Date: November 6, 1978

Age: 45 years old

Birth Place: Virginia Beach, Virginia

Spouses: Laura Lentz

Former celebrity pastor Carl Lentz was born Stephen Carl Lentz on November 6, 1978 in Williamsburg, Virginia. After attending North Carolina State University for two years, he moved to Sydney, Australia and attended the Hillsong International Leadership College as a member of the Hillsong Megachurch of Australia. While there, he got to know Joel Houston, the son of Hillsong Church's founders Brian and Bobbie Houston. The two teamed up and opened Hillsong NYC in 2010. The young pastors drew enormous crowds to their concert-like services which featured well-known musicians and high end production value.

The success of the New York church gave Lentz celebrity status. He was interviewed on a variety of talk shows including "Good Morning America" (ABC, 1975- ), "The View" (ABC, 1997- ), and "The Daily Show" (Comedy Central, 1996- ). Notably, Lentz baptized Justin Bieber and his wife in 2020. On November 4, 2020 Carl Lentz was fired from Hillsong Church when it was revealed he had an extramarital affair.

Credits

GMA3: What You Need to Know

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2020

Hillsong Teaching With Carl Lentz

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2018

Lets Talk With Brian Houston

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2017

Hillsong Conference Live

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2016

Hillsong Conference Live

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2016

Praise

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2016

Desus & MeroStream

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Talk
2016

Harry

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Talk
2016

Hillsong Church: New York

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2016

Best of Hillsong Conference

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2016

The Breakfast Club

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2015

The Nightly Show With Larry WilmoreStream

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Talk
2015
100%

The Breakfast Club Power Hour

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2014

Access Hollywood Live

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2010

The View

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Talk
1997

Nightline

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1980

Good Morning America

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1975

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