Roberta Lee Houston (born 16 January 1957), better known as Bobbie Houston, is a

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-born Australian of Tongan descent and a

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pastor in the

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. Houston and her husband,

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were the Senior Pastors of the

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prior to the latter's departure in 2022.

Personal life

Bobbie and her husband, Brian Houston moved to Australia in February 1978, serving at

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, under Brian Houston's father,

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. In the early 1980s, Brian and Bobbie Houston started a church on the Central Coast, and a church in

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. In 1983, they moved to Sydney's north-western suburbs and hired the Baulkham Hills Public School hall to start a new church, Hills Christian Life Centre. The first service was held on Sunday 14 August 1983 and is today

. Hillsong Church is located in major cities around the world. The Colour Your World Women's Conference is hosted by Houston and the Hillsong team host in Sydney, London, the US, Cape Town and Kiev annually.

Ministry

Houston runs the weekly women's ministry of Hillsong. In 1997 she also started the annual Colour Your World Women's Conference. The Colour Sisterhood is a foundation set up by Hillsong Church through Hillsong Women, the women's ministry of the church. Houston was controversially made redundant on 8 April, which concluded her employment at Hillsong Church following her husband’s resignation, according to husband

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’s Instagram post.

Children

Houston's three grown children,

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, Ben and Laura Toganivalu also live in Sydney, USA and Honduras.

Bibliography

Bobbie Houston has written several books. Below are details about her bibliography.

References

External links

Brian and Bobbie Houston's websiteHillsong Sisterhood's websiteHillsong Church website
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