Je denkt: een plek waar alle celebs zondags naartoe gaan, dat moet een club zijn. Maar niks van dat al.

Al maanden gaan celebrities als Kylie en Kendall Jenner, Justin Bieber, Hailey Baldwin en Vanessa Hudgens zondags naar Hillsong; een kerk in New York en LA. Harper's Bazaars Bennett Marcus bezocht de kerk, en dít is wat we uit zijn verhaal (hier te lezen) kunnen opmaken.

> De kerk is 1983 opgericht door ene Brian en Bobbie Houston (geen familie van Whitney).

> Bijna alle celebs die er naartoe gaan zijn bevriend met pastoor Carl Lentz - tevens al jáááren de pastoor van Justin Bieber.

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> Veel mensen denken dat Lentz ook de pastoor is van Kim Kardashian en Kanye West, maar da's dus niet waar, want dat is Rich Wilkerson Jr. Quote van Lentz:

'People say we look similar. Rich is like my little brother. I've known him forever. He has some of the same values, and some of the same passions.'

> Mensen mogen er gewoon op hun telefoon kijken. Marcus over zijn bezoek aan de kerk:

'From the balcony, about eye level with Irving Plaza's disco ball, it's easy to observe the crowd. At times, people are on their phones, even in the front row, but nobody seems to mind; there are no Patti LuPone-style incidents here.'

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> Er speelt ook weleens een rockband.

'Hillsong's services, which last ninety minutes, are very easygoing and welcoming. Friendly people greet you on your way in; they help you find seats if it's crowded. A rock band, outfitted in skinny jeans and T-shirts, plays Christian music to open the service. The words to the songs are projected on the stage, and people enthusiastically sing along.'

> Er lopen heel erg goedgeklede mensen rond...

'At a 12:30 PM service on July 19, I noticed quite a few stylish men in the crowd: one had shocking blond hair, á la Lucky Blue Smith, and shredded jeans; another wore thick black eyeglasses and a man bun; and several sported straw hats, the kind that Bill Cunningham featured in his "On the Street" New York Times column from Men's Fashion Week that same day.'

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> ... maar da's natuurlijk helemaal niet waar het in de kerk echt om draait. Lentz:

'The idea is to not really have that much focus on what you're wearing. I normally wear all black. It's more about being able to preach seven times in one day, so I'm really more about comfort. I tried to wear a suit a couple times, but I just sweat too much, it's too hot.'

> En dit heeft Lentz te zeggen over het bovengemiddeld aantal beroemde mensen in de kerk.

'I think our church definitely has an open door for people who are in that industry. Maybe in the past, some of those people have felt like there wasn't a place for them, for whatever reason, in the church culture.'

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