Richard Lewis yesterday thanked his new congregation and family before delivering his first sermon since splitting from the controversial Destiny Church, where he spent 13 years as Bishop Brian Tamaki’s right-hand man. Mr Lewis addressed around 80 people at the Dream Centre in Manukau. He told them he was there because he was “compelled to Read more
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From Destiny, but not with love
Tuesday, December 10th, 2013Negative posts from a Destiny Church pastor about defector Richard Lewis have been shared online by Bishop Brian Tamaki. Lewis spent 13 years as Tamaki’s right-hand man before resigning from the controversial church three months ago. “I resigned from Destiny in September. I came to an end of that journey,” Lewis said yesterday. “I served Read more
Cracks appearing in Destiny Church
Friday, December 6th, 2013
There are cracks appearing in the Destiny Church. One of Bishop Brian Tamaki’s most important lieutenants, Richard Lewis, and left and is setting up his own church. His departure is the latest in string of high profile members leaving Destiny Church. Janine Cardno, the church’s media spokeswoman for many years, and Paul and Michelle Hubble, Read more
Destiny Church has not applied to establish Charter School
Friday, August 3rd, 2012
The Destiny church has “not received or made any kind of charter school application,” says its spokesperson Richard Lewis. Lewis said an inquiry he made, many months ago, to the Associate Education Minister John Banks, “was simply to gather information about charter schooling and the Government’s plans in that direction, particularly for South Auckland.” Destiny already Read more