What would it be like to become the first black pastor at the largest church in the country? Pastor John Gray opened up about the experience on media tycoon Oprah Winfrey’s program “Super Soul Sunday.” Gray is the associate pastor at famed televangelist Pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, which happens to have the […]
The NFLSuper Bowl Gospel Celebration , the only multicultural event sanctioned by the National Football League, will kick off Super Bowl 51 on Feb. 3 with its 18th annual star-studded concert at Lakewood Church in Houston. Thousands will uplift the name of Jesus ahead of Super Bowl XXXIII, infusing faith into the biggest sporting event […]
Newly released research into the growth of megachurches has suggested that Pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, remains the largest church in America, with a weekend attendance totaling 52,000 people. Church Growth Today, a research center led by John N. Vaughan since 1980, said in a statement that Osteen’s congregation remains the largest in […]
Months after gospel singer Israel Houghton stepped down from his position as worship leader at Pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, he was welcomed back with open arms when he attended a service last Sunday. Osteen’s mother, Dolores “Dodie” Osteen, posted an image of herself with Houghton who recently got engaged to talk […]
Article By Rebecca Johnson // EEW Magazine Reporter After a report surfaced that Israel Houghton, senior worship leader at Lakewood Church, was fired from his post, the ministry has released a clarifying statement. “We can confirm that Israel is on indefinite leave,” said a representative, “but it is important to clarify that we still consider […]
Article By Y’vette Wilson // EEW Magazine Reporter One of America’s largest churches welcomed one half of the Grammy Award-winning duo Mary Mary and she…
Joel Osteen, the popular 52-year-old leader of America’s largest protestant church, Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, bluntly revealed that the reason why he avoids speaking…
Six people were escorted out of Lakewood Church in southwest Houston Sunday morning for heckling senior pastor Joel Osteen. “The moment he started to preach,…
Joel Osteen is known the world over as being the voice of Christian influence. Most Americans know Pastor Osteen from his televised Sunday morning sermons…
Joel Osteen is known the world over as being the voice of Christian influence. Most Americans know Pastor Osteen from his televised Sunday morning sermons…
Mariah Houghton is leading Praise and Worship at Lakewood Church.. source: 1800Gospel.com
