Barrage of gunfire as officers stop shooter at Joel Osteenโs megachurch, newly released video shows
Houston police have released body camera footage from officers who exchanged gunfire with a woman who opened fire at celebrity pastor Joel Osteenโs Houston megachurch earlier this month before she was gunned down.
Warning signs mounted before Texas shooter entered church with her son, former mother-in-law says
The former mother-in-law of the woman who opened fire at a Houston megachurch says she tried for years to alert authorities and other, including church staff, to her ex-daughter-in-lawโs mental health struggles.
How Texas church shooter bought rifle despite mental illness and criminal history is under scrutiny
Authorities say theyโre reviewing how the shooter who opened fire at a Houston megachurch was able to legally purchase and obtain the AR-style rifle used in the attack despite a years-long criminal record and a history of mental illness.
Shooter entered Texas megachurch with young son and used AR-style rifle in the attack, police say
Authorities say the shooter who opened fire at a Texas megachurch over the weekend had a history of mental illness and used an AR-style rifle in the attack that also critically injured their 7-year-old son.
Plumber getting $20K reward after finding 500 cash-filled envelopes in Lakewood Church walls
The plumber who discovered hundreds of cash and check-filled envelopes inside the walls of Joel Osteenโs Lakewood Church is finally getting the reward he hoped for after turning in the stash, but the reward isnโt coming from the megachurch.
Plumber discovers money in wall of Joel Osteenโs church, years after $600K burglary, report says
Back in 2014, a big headline in Texas involved hundreds of thousands of dollars stolen from a safe at Joel Osteenโs megachurch, Lakewood Church, in Houston. Now, seven years later, another bombshell has dropped.
Nearly 50 Texas churches received $1 million or more in PPP loans
Most recently, Joel Osteenโs Houston megachurch made headlines after it was reported that Lakewood Church received $4.4 million in federal PPP loans. Of the 46 churches KSAT found in data provided by the SBA, nine received somewhere between $2-5 million in PPP loans, including seven in the Houston area. In San Antonio, the Catholic Archdiocese and Catholic Charities each received PPP loans between $1-2 million along with Concordia Lutheran Church and Oak Hills Church. A CBS report from May also notes that more than 12,000 Catholic churches in the U.S. applied for PPP loans โ and 9,000 got them. KSAT compiled a list of Texas churches that received loans between $1-5 million.
Joel Osteenโs Houston megachurch defends getting $4.4 million in federal PPP loans
HOUSTON โ Joel Osteen, the pastor at Lakewood Church in Houston, has come under fire in recent days after Houston Chronicle reported that the megachurch received $4.4 million in PPP loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA). The data shows that Lakewood Church applied for the loan on July 21 and that 368 jobs would be affected by the loan. In order to have the loan fully forgiven, the PPP loan must be used for payroll costs, interest on mortgages, rent and utilities. Osteenโs Lakewood Church and other megachurches have been criticized by some for taking part in the federal recovery program because of their tax-exempt status. Joel Osteen claimed his church took no PPP money, but his congregation was just one of many that received MILLIONS.