Osteen's net worth of $40 million has come mainly from his 14 published books and bestsellers. According to Lakewood, he doesn't take his annual salary of $200,000 from the church.

The church initially did not apply for a PPP Loan when the program was announced earlier this summer but according to recent documents, their loan was approved in mid-July.

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Only time will tell how serious and sincere Kanye West is about his new “born again” wave. At least for now, word is that Yeezy may be taking his “Sunday Service” concerts on the road with Joel Osteen. Apparently, the Sunday Service at Osteen’s Lakewood church in Houston was a success. So now they’re surely […]

Kanye West brought Sunday Service to Houston ... in front of his biggest crowd yet.

Kanye Claus is coming to town! No seriously, Kanye West is bringing his “Sunday Service” including his traveling choir to Houston. According to TMZ, Kanye is set to show up at Joel Osteen’s 11 a.m. service at Lakewood Church this Sunday. It’s set to be the largest congregation to see Kanye’s Sunday Service as Osteen’s […]

Houston Police responded to a call of a bomb threat at Lakewood Church on Sunday. The possible bomb threat was called in around 12 p.m., just an hour into Sunday service. Officials at the church, as well as authorities, immediately responded to the threat at the church located on 3700 Southwest Freeway but did not […]

While some Kanye West fans are still waiting for Jesus Is King, one particular Kanye fan is more than welcome to see him personally – Lakewood Church pastor Joel Osteen. According to TMZ, West and Osteen chat frequently and Osteen has personally invited West to come down to the H to experience Lakewood and the 45,000 people who […]

Lakewood is scheduled to open its doors as a donation center at noon on Tuesday. 

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Via News92FM.Com Lakewood Church is dealing with a violation of the Ten Commandments after the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Listen to the story (via News92FM’s Martha Martinez) here: READ MORE

The homie Slim Thug, stopped by the Madd Hatta Morning Show, today to drop off the shirts he promised and also revealed his secret to all his recent success.  He says it’s the Joel Osteen App.  It gives him his daily inspiration and motivation to get his mind right and be the bawse that he is!  He […]

    The bible says “The meek shall inherit the earth”. Jay Z said “Ball So Hard, MFers wanna fine me”. This new reality show “Preachers Of L.A.” looks like a mixture of both. After watching the previews, I’m not sure how I feel about this one. What you think?           […]

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I had the pleasure of attending Oprah’s Lifeclass on Friday morning at the Hobby Center with my co-worker Ayana Mack. Oprah’s special guest was Joel Osteen and the title of the show was on the topic “The Power of I AM”.  The idea is pretty simple.  What we speak…we bring to life.  We have to […]