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      • In June 2023, an online article claimed, "Joel and Victoria Osteen Announces Their Resignation from Church to Focus On New Initiative." The married couple serve as pastors at Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, with Joel listed as senior pastor and Victoria as co-pastor. But the news about them leaving the church was both false and part of a scam.
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  2. Aug 5, 2012 · Rumors of Lakewood Church Pastor Joel Osteen resigning and turning away from religion are fake news. David Mikkelson. Published Aug. 5, 2012. Joel Osteen preaching. (Image courtesy of Joel...

    • Joel Osteen Met Victoria Osteen in A Jewelry Store
    • The Osteens Live in A Mansion
    • Lakewood Church Has No Cross
    • Joel Osteen Was An Extremely Nervous Public Speaker

    Pastor Osteen and his wife Victoria Osteen met in 1985 when he went to a jewelry store to buy a new battery for his watch. Osteen has shared the story about how he met his wife with the Lakewood Church family. 2. Joel Osteen Takes No Salary From Lakewood Church People magazine reported in a 2007 feature on Pastor Osteen and his family that the mega...

    Houston CultureMap reported in 2010 that the Osteens moved into a home in the River Oaks area of Houston, Texas, that was valued at $10.5 million. The same article reported that the Osteens had kept a former residence valued at $2.9 million while listing a vacant lot near their former home for $1.1. million. (source)

    Pastor Osteen acquired Lakewood Church's new home at the former Compaq Center in 2005. The 16,000-seat arena is home to the nation's largest congregation (43,000 members) and underwent $95 million in renovations, according to a 2005 New York Times article. "Like many new evangelical churches, the building has no cross, no stained glass, no other re...

    Pastor Osteen told Esquire magazine earlier this year that he used to be an extremely nervous public speaker, although he does not show it nowadays manning the Lakewood Church pulpit. He overcame his fear and nervousness by pretending that his audience members were old basketball buddies from the local YMCA. (source)

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  3. Claim: Joel Osteen and his wife, Victoria Osteen, announced in June 2023 that they would be resigning from their pastorship with Lakewood Church. Rating: False. In June 2023, an online...

  4. Apr 9, 2013 · Chase Hoffberger. Internet Culture. Posted on Apr 8, 2013 Updated on Jun 1, 2021, 7:07 pm CDT. “You’re not really free until you’re free from trying to please everybody.” Joel Osteen once said. “I...

  5. Apr 8, 2013 · The hoaxter claims Osteen resigned from the mega church he's led the last 14 years -- a move reportedly prompted by his decision to leave the Christian faith due to his own "lack of faith." It...

  6. May 23, 2016 · Did Joel and Victoria Osteen Resign from Lakewood Church? Written by: Jordan Liles. June 7, 2023 According to an online report, the married couple had announced they were leaving to focus on...

  7. Dec 8, 2021 · Joel Osteen, the pastor of Lakewood Church, conducts a service at his church in 2017. A TikTok video of a man insulting Osteen in person went viral this week. Joe Raedle/Getty Images.

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