Hillsong Church

Hillsong Church is a Pentecostal megachurch affiliated with Australian Christian Churches (the Australian branch of the Assemblies of God) and located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Brian and Bobbie Houston began the church in 1983 as the Hills Christian Life Centre in Baulkham Hills. Hills Christian Life Centre later merged with Sydney Christian Life Centre at Waterloo. Over 21,000 people attend services each week.

While headquartered at its "Hills" location in Baulkham Hills' Norwest Business Park in the Hills District, Hillsong is a multi-site church with another congregation, designated the "City" location, located in Waterloo, near Sydney's central business district. In 2009, a third Sydney location, "South West", located in Campbelltown and a fourth interstate location, the "Brisbane" location in Mount Gravatt, Queensland were added. In 2012 it was announced that a fifth church, also interstate, was to be opened in late 2012 or early 2013 in Melbourne, Victoria.

Apart from the four main locations, Hillsong Church currently has 12 extension services across Sydney. These extension services are based on either location or culture and rely on Hillsong Church for support and leadership. Hillsong Church's international offshoots include Hillsong Church London, in the United Kingdom, Hillsong Church Kiev in Ukraine, Hillsong Church Cape Town in South Africa, Hillsong Church Stockholm in Sweden and Hillsong NYC, in New York, USA. Hillsong services are also held in Paris, Konstanz, Amsterdam and Moscow. In February 2012, Hillsong Church announced that Pastors Thomas and Katherine Hansen would be sent to Denmark to start Hillsong Church Copenhagen.

Hillsong Music has topped Australian charts, with albums having achieved gold and platinum sales status. Hillsong is well-known through its teaching, album sales and annual Hillsong Conference.