Houston pastor Joel Osteen is responding to widespread criticism on his megachurch's decision to not open doors of its 15,000-plus seat arena to flood victims seeking refuge after Hurricane Harvey.

The church has grown tremendously over the past 25 years since Joel Osteen took over after his father’s death in 1999 and introduced an upbeat style of Christian televangelism that has captured ...

HOUSTON — A woman in a trenchcoat opened fire with a long gun inside celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Texas before being gunned down by two off-duty officers who confronted her ...

In this screen grab taken from video provided by KTRK-TV ABC13, pastor Joel Osteen speaks to the media after a shooting at Lakewood Church, in Houston Feb. 11. Uncredited/Associated Press ...

A woman opened fire in Osteen’s church on Sunday. Pastor Joel Osteen preaches during MegaFest at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on August 30, 2023. Cooper Neill/Getty Images ...

Megachurch pastor Joel Osteen is shooting down claims his Lakewood Church in Houston turned Hurricane Harvey victims away, saying that keeping the doors closed for a few days during and after the ...

Shooting at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church ignites conversation around safety at Triangle churches. By Akilah Davis. ... I teach leaders across the globe, if you haven't thought about your ...

Joel Osteen responds to criticism of church's Harvey response: 'We were here for people' Osteen's Houston megachurch can hold more than 16,000 people. By ABC News. August 30, 2017, 8:02 AM.

Joel Osteen won't open his church that holds 16,000 to hurricane victims because it only provides shelter from taxes. #HoustonStrong — Alan Spencer (@MrAlanSpencer) August 28, 2017 ...

Pastor Joel Osteen: ... Magnified Osteen is the pastor of the largest church in America: ... reaches more than 10 million households in the U.S. and is seen in more than 100 nations across the globe.

Some users pointed to Hurricane Harvey in 2017, when Osteen was similarly accused of refusing to immediately accept evacuees at his church. "While Texans need heat, food, and shelter, Joel Osteen ...