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‘Mama Dodie’ Osteen, Lakewood Church Co-Founder Who Credited a Cancer Healing with Growing Megachurch’s Ministry, Dies at 91

By Mark A. Kellner·
July 31, 2025 6:25 pm·

Dolores ‘Dodie’ Osteen, who in 1959 co-founded Houston’s Lakewood Church with her late husband John, died July 30 of natural causes at her home, according…

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Police Identify Female Shooter Killed in Sunday Shoot-Out at Joel Osteen’s Church

By Liz Lykins·
February 12, 2024 4:20 pm·

A 36-year-old female shooter is dead and her 7-year-old son remains in critical condition, following a shooting yesterday at Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Houston. Houston…

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Ministry Finances & Governance ·

Joel Osteen Tearfully Announces His Church Has Paid Off Its $100 Million Loan

By Julie Roys·
January 22, 2024 2:45 pm·

A tearful Joel Osteen recently announced that his megachurch, Lakewood Church in Houston, has paid off the $100 million loan it took out 20 years…

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Church Issues ·

Leading Evangelicals Embrace Joyce Meyer at 40th Anniversary Event

By Julie Roys·
September 29, 2022 4:15 pm·

Joyce Meyer—once widely regarded a prosperity preacher and one of six televangelists targeted in a 2007 Senate probe—was embraced last weekend by leading evangelicals at…

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Ministry Finances & Governance ·

Megachurches, Megamansions: Pastors’ Homes Valued in the Millions

By Barry Bowen·
March 1, 2022 12:45 pm·

Parsonages are often thought to be modest homes that allow pastors to survive on a meager salary. However, in our multi-million-dollar budget, megachurch age, a…

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Evangelicalism ·

Plumber Finds 500 Envelopes of Cash & Checks Stashed in Wall at Joel Osteen’s Church

By Julie Roys·
December 3, 2021 11:44 am·

A plumber working at Joel Osteen’s church recently had a shocking discovery—500 envelopes of cash and checks stashed in a bathroom wall! The news came…

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COVID ·

After Criticism, Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church Repaying $4.4 Million In PPP Loans

By Anne Stych·
October 20, 2021 3:00 pm·

Celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch, Lakewood Church, will repay the more than $4.4 million in loans it received under the U.S. government’s Paycheck Protection…

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Church Issues ·

More than $78.6 Million in PPP Funds Go to Televangelists, Megachurches, & Large Media Ministries

By Julie Roys·
December 16, 2020 5:39 pm·

The federal government issued more than $78.6 million in Paycheck Program Protection (PPP) funds to televangelists, megachurches, and large media ministries this year, according to…

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‘Mama Dodie’ Osteen, Lakewood Church Co-Founder Who Credited a Cancer Healing with Growing Megachurch’s Ministry, Dies at 91

Police Identify Female Shooter Killed in Sunday Shoot-Out at Joel Osteen’s Church

Joel Osteen Tearfully Announces His Church Has Paid Off Its $100 Million Loan

Leading Evangelicals Embrace Joyce Meyer at 40th Anniversary Event

Megachurches, Megamansions: Pastors’ Homes Valued in the Millions

Plumber Finds 500 Envelopes of Cash & Checks Stashed in Wall at Joel Osteen’s Church

After Criticism, Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church Repaying $4.4 Million In PPP Loans

More than $78.6 Million in PPP Funds Go to Televangelists, Megachurches, & Large Media Ministries

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‘Mama Dodie’ Osteen, Lakewood Church Co-Founder Who Credited a Cancer Healing with Growing Megachurch’s Ministry, Dies at 91

Police Identify Female Shooter Killed in Sunday Shoot-Out at Joel Osteen’s Church

Joel Osteen Tearfully Announces His Church Has Paid Off Its $100 Million Loan

Leading Evangelicals Embrace Joyce Meyer at 40th Anniversary Event

Megachurches, Megamansions: Pastors’ Homes Valued in the Millions

Plumber Finds 500 Envelopes of Cash & Checks Stashed in Wall at Joel Osteen’s Church

After Criticism, Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church Repaying $4.4 Million In PPP Loans

More than $78.6 Million in PPP Funds Go to Televangelists, Megachurches, & Large Media Ministries

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