12 Facts About Henry Hildebrandt

Heinrich Hildebrandt was born on 1963 and is a Mexican-Canadian religious leader, activist, and conspiracy theorist.

In 1991, Hildebrandt became pastor of a fundamentalist Church of God congregation in Aylmer, Ontario, a group described by former members as "controlling" and "cult-like".

Henry Hildebrandt has the title of Apostle in the global presbytery of the Church of God.

In, what some suggest, is an effort to fulfill church prophesy and attract new members, Henry Hildebrandt became an outspoken critic of COVID-19 restrictions and led his congregation in defying restrictions on gatherings since April 2020, which he alleges is a government conspiracy to destroy the true Christian church.

Henry Hildebrandt is a former Mennonite who was born in 1963 to a Plautdiesch-speaking family, near Cuauahtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico.

At a young age, Henry Hildebrandt left the Mennonite church to join the German Church of God.

Henry Hildebrandt immigrated to Canada in 1985 and became a Canadian citizen in 1989.

Henry Hildebrandt defended the family, claiming their discipline methods were advocated by his church, were based on their "biblically-held convictions", and did not constitute abuse.

Henry Hildebrandt was criminally charged after he "publicly identified a child who is part of a child welfare proceeding", which is illegal in Ontario.

Henry Hildebrandt appealed this judgement but The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the lower court.

In February 2022, Henry Hildebrandt became an outspoken supporter of the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa.

Henry Hildebrandt led bilingual worship services in front of the Parliament Buildings along with a pastor from Montreal during the convoy's presence in Ottawa and confronted police with his religious message.