Lakewood Church
| Lakewood Church | |
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Worship in 2013 | |
Lakewood Church | |
| Location | Houston, Texas |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Both Pentecostal (since 1979) and Word of Faith (since 1999) |
| Previous denomination | Baptist (from 1959 until 1961) Non-denominational Christianity (from 1961 until 1979) |
| Weekly attendance | 45,000 |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founded | May 10, 1959 |
| Founder(s) | John Osteen and Dolores Osteen |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 16,800 |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor | John Osteen and Dolores Osteen (from 1959 until 1961) Marvin Crow (from 1961 until 1969) John Osteen and Dolores Osteen (second time; from 1969 until 1999) Joel Osteen and Victoria Osteen (née Iloff) (since 1999) |
| Pastor(s) | Nick Nilson, Dr. Paul Osteen, Craig Johnson, Lisa Osteen Comes |
Lakewood Church is an evangelical Pentecostal and Word of Faith megachurch located in Houston, Texas. It was formerly a Baptist church from 1959 until 1961, and a non-denominational Christian church from 1961 to 1979. It is among the largest congregations in the United States, averaging about 45,000 attendees per week. The 16,800-seat Lakewood Church building, home to four English-language services and two Spanish-language services per week, is located at the former Compaq Center. Joel Osteen is the senior pastor of Lakewood Church with his wife, Victoria, who serves as co-pastor.
It has 368 staff members.