Left New Orleans on Saturday morning. Our plan, to attend the Sunday service at Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. We watch this inspirational preacher on TV whenever possible, so visiting his church was on our list of things to do on our way home from Florida this year.  |
| Victoria and Joel Osteen (picture taken from internet) |
This church is a non-denominational mega-church and has the largest congregation in the United States, averaging more than 43,500 in attendance each week. The building seats 16,800 and is the former Compaq Center, a basketball coliseum.
It is so big, there is traffic control directing cars to the parking garages and shuttles to bring you to the doors of the church. We arrived and were immediately escorted down to the front. We sat in the third row, directly behind the family. We were told this is a tradition in the church for first-timers. So we were very up close. No problem seeing Joel Osteen or his wife Victoria when they delivered their messages. It was an amazing experience. Very uplifting and lively. A 'must-do' if you're ever in this area. 
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