Lakewood Church: A Glimpse into the Multimillion-Dollar World of Megachurches
On Christmas Eve the unconventional Lakewood Church sanctuary filled with a crowd that looked like a cross-section of America in matching red outfits. | World News
In Houston, a converted basketball stadium serves as the sanctuary for Lakewood Church, attracting 45,000 worshippers every week. The church's unique Christmas Eve celebration, featuring a star-studded stage and a crowd dressed in matching red, embodies the unconventional approach of megachurches like Lakewood. Behind the scenes, these massive institutions generate significant revenue, often leveraging their vast followings to build lucrative business empires. As Pastor Joel Osteen's sermons are broadcast on television and streamed online, Lakewood Church has become a testament to the intersection of faith and economics in the modern era.
