| Lakewood Church | |
|---|---|
 Worship in 2013 | |
 | |
| Location |  Houston, Texas |
| Country |  United States |
| Denomination | Non-denominational, Evangelical, Charismatic Christianity, Pentecostal |
| Weekly attendance | 45,000 |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founded | May 10, 1959 (65 years ago) |
| Founder(s) | John Osteen |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 16,800 |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Joel and Victoria Osteen |
| Pastor(s) | Nick Nilson, Dr. Paul Osteen, Craig Johnson, Lisa Osteen Comes |
Lakewood Church is a non-denominational evangelical Christian megachurch located in Houston, Texas. It is among the largest congregations in the United States, averaging about 45,000 attendees per week.[1] The 16,800-seat Lakewood Church building, home to four English-language services and two Spanish-language services per week,[2] is located at the former Compaq Center.[3] Joel Osteen is the senior pastor of Lakewood Church with his wife, Victoria, who serves as co-pastor.
It has 368 full-time and part-time staff.[citation needed]
- ^ Cochran, Amanda (December 3, 2021). "Lakewood Church: The Houston megachurch by the numbers". KPRC. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ^ "Services". Lakewood Church. Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
- ^ "America's largest church opens in former arena". USA Today. July 14, 2005. Retrieved July 21, 2009.