Church sticks to its guns over billboard
An Auckland church was today sticking to its decision to continue displaying a controversial Christmas billboard.
An Auckland church was today sticking to its decision to continue displaying a controversial Christmas billboard.
A paint-bomb attack on a controversial Christmas billboard will not stop the church from continuing its campaign, church leaders say.
St Matthew-in-the-City Church's mischievous biblical bedroom billboard was defaced just over five hours after it was erected in downtown Auckland today.
A billboard put up outside the St Matthew-in-the-City church in Auckland is set to stir more than a bit of Christmas spirit.
Destiny leader Brian Tamaki yesterday struck back at criticism of his church and oaths of allegiance sworn to him by parishioners.
The maker of The Cult has spoken of eerie similarities between comments by the leader in the show and Destiny Church's Bishop Brian Tamaki.
Brian Tamaki is given up to $500,000 annually in donations from Destiny Church members plus a six-figure salary, a former employee says.
TV3's head of news says his network was denied entry to Destiny Church's weekend conference, despite the church's assertion of an "open-door policy towards the media".
Destiny Church-goers parted with thousands of dollars to see worshippers swear an oath of allegiance...