Toni Collier, the wife of former Hillsong Church (Atlanta) pastor, Sam Collier, has announced that she is filing for a divorce for allegations of infidelity.
Sam served as Hillsong Church’s first black lead pastor before he stepped down in early 2022 following scandals the global church network faced.
On Instagram, the couple made different posts confirming the end of their marriage.
Toni wrote on Friday, “I’m in the middle of the hardest season of my life. I am heartbroken, yet still hopeful. If you could see all the ways God has been kind to me and my kids, your jaw would be on the floor. After years of discovering and enduring repeated acts of infidelity, I have chosen to end my marriage with Sam.
“Despite seasons of hope, attempts at reconciliation, and counseling, after recently discovering more infidelity, I realized this wasn’t a sustainable or God-honoring marriage anymore.
“I’m at a point where I have to say ‘no more.’ I’m taking time off the stage and social media to focus on healing with my kids. I have no desire to hurt Sam but do want to vigorously protect my heart and my children. Thanks for giving us privacy to do that, and for prayers that will undoubtedly be felt. Love you all.”
On his part, Sam said, “Toni Collier is a liar and abuser. It is documented that she has abused me our entire marriage and wants to continue to. I asked Toni not to do this, as well as our team and ‘our’ lawyers. She is not divorcing me, we are divorcing each other. And I tried to divorce her seven times and she begged me to stay and kept abusing me. I will tell more of the story later.”
However, he deleted the post and wrote an apology saying, “I would like to apologize for my earlier comments regarding my divorce. It did not reflect the leader I am or my sincere feelings. I was emotionally overwhelmed and angry at the highest level. These past two months have been extremely exhausting."
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