Judah Smith and Churchome
- Evangelicalism ·
Analysis: Top 10 Churches That Participated in Hillsong Family’s ‘Celebrity Preacher’s Scam’
Hillsong Church operated a lucrative speaker’s circuit, or “celebrity preacher’s scam,” that netted as much as a million dollars in extra income for high-profile preachers,…
- Ministry Finances & Governance ·
Judah Smith’s Megachurch Faces Lawsuit for Forcing Staff to Tithe 10% of Wages
Judah Smith and his West Coast megachurch, Churchome, are facing a class-action lawsuit for requiring staff to tithe 10% of their wages—a policy that violates…
- Abuse ·
Former Pastor Accused of Rape Resigns from Churchome After TRR Investigation; Church Official Makes False Claims
Less than two weeks after The Roys Report (TRR) published an investigation, revealing that Churchome, Judah Smith’s “celebrity megachurch,” had rehired Braylon Oliver, a former…
- Sexual Harassment/Abuse ·
Judah Smith’s ‘Celebrity Megachurch’ Hires Man Accused of Rape Over Alleged Victim’s Objections
In 2019, Braylon Oliver stepped away from pastoring the Downtown campus of Churchome, a so-called “celebrity megachurch” with campuses in Los Angeles and Seattle. Oliver‘s…
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