Lakewood Church

===Charitable work===
Since 2016, Lakewood Church organizes an annual Mobilizing Medical Missions Conference to equip doctors for on-field medical missions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lawson |first1=Melanie |title=Paul Osteen: How letting go led him to his true calling |url=https://abc13.com/paul-osteen-joel-osteens-brother-family-john/1192226/ |work=ABC13 Houston |date=February 8, 2016}}</ref> The church has been active during natural disasters by organizing food distribution programs and blood donation drives during COVID 19,<ref>{{cite news|title=Amid shortage caused by COVID-19 pandemic,Lakewood Church hosts emergency blood drive |url=https://www.chron.com/coronavirus/article/Lakewood-church-blood-drive-coronavirus-emergency-15150649.php |work=Chron }}</ref> providing shelter services during Hurricane Ida and 2021 Texas Freeze,<ref name= "Fact check: Pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church did open its doors, February 2021">[https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-osteen-church-texas-cold-idUSKBN2AJ1WP “Fact check: Pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church did open its doors to shelter Texans from the cold,”]  ''Reuters,'' Feb. 19, 2021</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church shelters over 100 evacuees of Hurricane Ida |url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/joel-osteens-lakewood-church-shelters-evacuees-of-hurricane-ida.html |work=The Christian Post }}</ref> and serving as a distribution center for essential supplies during Hurricane Harvey.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staff |title=Lakewood Church pastors recognized for work during Hurricane Harvey |url=https://www.fox26houston.com/news/lakewood-church-pastors-recognized-for-work-during-hurricane-harvey |work=FOX 26 Houston |date=14 August 2018}}</ref>