PASTOR WHO WEARS A TATTOO AND A MOHAWKED STYLED HAIR ATTRACTS 5,500 PEOPLE TO CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY

 Pastor Carl Lentz may be unconventional and his Hillsong Church may not be your typical church, but this controversial pastor who hangs out with Justin Bieber, seen with Jay-Z heads the mega hit church, Hillsong in  New York City drawing about 5,500 people to church every Sunday.

His Hillsong Church NYC holds at least six sermons every Sunday in a ballroom-style concert venue that has hosted such bands as U2 and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. People squeeze into whatever space they can find and take notes on iPhones as Lentz marches across the stage, peppering his sermon with Bible verses, jokes, pop music lines and street slang.

Sometimes services are done well late into the night as additional services are sometimes added to satisfy the crowd.

One attendee, Steve Dagrossa, a 31-year-old who says he is a recovering heroin addict, attended all six sermons on a recent Sunday, for a total of 12 hours. He has even styled his hair like Lentz.

Another one,Meredith Anderson, a 27-year-old church member who also works as an assistant to Lentz, said she ‘went from being a drug addict party animal to becoming a Christian living a full, healthy life.’

The church is a branch of the popular Australian-based Hillsong Church, the Pentecostal church which draws more than 21,000 weekly to its services. Hillsong is best known for its concert-type settings where they play Christian rock and praise music, which often appeals to a younger demographic of churchgoers.