Lakewood Church is a non-denominational Christian

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 megachurch

Megachurch

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 located in Houston, Texas

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. It is the largest congregation in the United States

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, averaging more than 43,500 in attendance per week. The 16,800-seat Lakewood Church Central Campus, home to four English language services and two Spanish language services per week, is located at the former Compaq Center. Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen

Joel Scott Osteen is an American author, televangelist, and the senior pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. His ministry reaches over seven million broadcast media viewers weekly in over 100 nations around the world.-Biography:...

 is the senior pastor of Lakewood Church with his wife, Victoria

Victoria Osteen

Victoria Iloff Osteen born March 28, 1961 in Huntsville, Alabama is the French American co-pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, Author, the wife of Joel Osteen, and the daughter-in-law of the late John Osteen.- History :...

, who serves as co-pastor.