Reed (L) and Jess (R) Bogard speak during a Sunday service at Hillsong Dallas on Oct. 25, 2020. | YouTube/Hillsong Dallas
Former Hillsong Dallas Lead Pastor Reed Bogard and his wife, Jess, were under investigation for leadership failures when they abruptly resigned in January, Hillsong Church Global Senior Pastor Brian Houston said Saturday while announcing a pause in the operation of the Texas campus.
“Early in our process, the Bogards decided to resign from Hillsong Church. We accepted their resignations and acknowledged the time that the Bogards spent establishing our Dallas location,” Houston and his wife, Bobbie, told members of the church launched in 2019 in an email cited by The Daily Mail.
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Reed (L) and Jess (R) Bogard speak during a Sunday service at Hillsong Dallas on Oct. 25, 2020. | YouTube/Hillsong Dallas
The lead pastors at Hillsong Dallas have announced that they are stepping down from their positions after over 15 years with the international ministry.
Reed Bogard and his wife, Jess Bogard, who head the Australian-based megachurch’s Dallas location, announced during service Sunday that they are resigning from their roles after over a decade of service.
The announcement was made by Reed Bogard in the form of a pre-recorded video in which he thanked those who helped them plant Hillsong Dallas.
“It has been an incredible ride thus far. We have had some crazy days, some great days, seen God do many, many miracles,” Bogard said. “We are so grateful for that. With that said, the last 10 years of being in church-planting mode has really taken a bit of a toll on Jess and I and our family.”