Lakewood Church Central Campus (Houston, Texas)

USA / Texas / West University Place / Houston, Texas / Interstate 69 / U.S. Route 59 - Southwest Freeway, 3700
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The largest church building in America, this was originally built as a multi-purpose arena called The Summit in 1975 and renamed Compaq Center in 1998 due to a naming rights deal, though in 2003 the rights expired and the sports teams at the Summit (sports teams at the Summit included the Houston Rockets, Comets, Aeros) moved to Toyota Center. In 2005, the building reopened as Lakewood Church (after a renovation) and the home of Joel Osteen Ministries, initially under a long-term lease but it was purchased by the church in 2010.

3700 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77027
(713) 635-4154
www.lakewood.cc/
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Coordinates:   29°43'49"N   95°26'5"W

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  • He's more of an inspirational speaker, as some of his messages tend to be incompatible with most other Christian churches teach.
  • including forbidding shellfish and pork, something that directly contradicts the New Testament and the teachings of Jesus
  • related to the poly, it's modeled to the foundation
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