Newly single star Chris Pratt stepped out Wednesday not for a night of clubbing \u2014 please, that\u2019s so clich\u00e9 \u2014 but for a service at Hillsong Church\u2019s L.A. location.<\/p>\n
While the openly religious Guardians of the Galaxy actor is now a box office heavyweight, worshipers at the downtown venue are used to seeing famous faces in the pews. Justin Bieber is such a regular that, in July, he accidentally ran his pickup truck into a paparazzo camped out there to snap a photo of him. In fact, both Bieber and another repeat visitor, Kourtney Kardashian, were in attendance the night Pratt visited. Hailey Baldwin, Vanessa Hudgens, and several of Kourtney\u2019s famous sisters have been spotted at the church, either at its location in L.A. or New York City.<\/p>\n
Hillsong, which now has dozens of locations worldwide, has basically arrived when it comes to the Hollywood set.<\/p>\n
Pratt was casual in jeans and boots for the service he attended, fancy even compared with some of the looks Bieber has worn to Hillsong. While the place of worship doesn\u2019t have a dress code, it does have rock bands belting out Christian songs and people who post to Snapchat and Instagram from inside.<\/p>\n
Even after the accident that occurred while leaving there, Bieber has reportedly turned to the evangelical Hillsong following the sudden cancellation in July of the final 14 dates for his \u201cPurpose\u201d tour. Bieber\u2019s longtime manager, Scooter Braun, said the cancellation was for Bieber\u2019s \u201csoul and well being,\u201d and the Biebs quickly went to Hillsong in the aftermath.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s been going to church and has been hanging out with his church crew,\u201d a source told People the day Bieber left some fans brokenhearted.<\/p>\n
Bieber is close with Hillsong\u2019s Pastor Carl Lentz, of the NYC location, who baptized the singer in 2014 as he was going through a particularly tough time. Lentz described the experience as \u201cprobably one of the most special things I\u2019ve been a part of\u201d to Oprah Winfrey on an October 2016 episode of Super Soul Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s serious,\u201d Lentz said. \u201cLook at Justin, he\u2019s a work in progress. He\u2019s never said he\u2019s perfect. He\u2019s never said he is the representation of Christianity, but I\u2019m proud of him for admitting he\u2019s a Christian in the middle of\u2026 and knowing he\u2019s gonna have more problems.\u201d<\/p>\n
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