![]() Houston was known by those close to him in the church as "the Bishop", not as an official title but as a humorous reference to mainstream churches. With further growth it moved to Darlinghurst, and then warehouse premises in the inner Sydney suburb of Waterloo, which housed a 600-seat auditorium, a Bible and Creative Arts College, and many other ministry arms. ![]() In 1977, Houston moved to Sydney, Australia, and founded the Sydney Christian Life Centre in "Sherbrooke Hall" in Double Bay, which was not affiliated with any denomination in its first decade, but then became an Assemblies of God church. Houston initially attended the Ellerslie Assembly in 1960, but later transferred to the Lower Hutt Assemblies of God, and served as the superintendent of the Assemblies of God in New Zealand from 1965 to 1971. The couple transferred their allegiance to the Baptist church, and later to the Assemblies of God in New Zealand. ![]() He married Hazel and they had five children, including Brian. He commenced ministry training as a Salvation Army officer shortly after turning 18. Houston was born in Whanganui, New Zealand, on 22 April 1922. Frank Houston founded Sydney Christian Life Centre, which would eventually come under the leadership of his son Pastor Brian Houston before merging into Hillsong Church. William Francis "Frank" Houston (22 April 1922 – 8 November 2004) was a Pentecostal Christian pastor in the Assemblies of God in New Zealand and Australia.
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