No you were assuming I thought the Christies were Hillsong members.
I though no such thing. I said I never thought they were Hillsong People, as in the sort of people who would have anything to do with the Hillsong Church
The Hills District in the Northwest of Sydney (comprised of Pennant Hills, Castle Hill, Winston Hills, Baulkham Hills etc. is considered the Bible Belt of Sydney. Many of the older residents there are devoutly Church of England (now Anglican) and Presbyterian followers
Those that I've met tended to view the evangelical Hillsong Church with a fair bit of suspicion. I assume the senior Christies would have done so also, which is why it surprised me that they would have given the organistion of Daniel's funeral over to them.
I surmised (as you'll see in my OP), the reason they would have done so because of the large gathering of mourners expected, also the presence of the GG and news crews would have demanded a large venue in keeping with the solemnity and sensitivity of the occasion.
It's possible the Hillsong Church offered their services, just as they offered our staff the use of their carpark during the construction works of the new NWRL.
They also came around with boxes and boxes cupcakes for our staff too. Obviously they're trying very hard to be accepted by the community.
Your comment was superflous.
