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Joel Osteen’s net worth: The megachurch leader's wealth & income​

Head preacher at America’s largest church and modern face of the controversial “prosperity gospel” movement, Joel Osteen has made a fortune from his religious self-help books.

In the Bible, a passage in Proverbs 11.28 reads, “He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like the green leaf,” while another in Mark 6.24 reads, “You cannot serve God and wealth.”

Osteen is the head preacher at Lakewood megachurch in Texas, America’s largest Christian church.

Osteen has drawn widespread criticism from Christians and non-Christians alike, both for his visibly lavish lifestyle and for preaching the controversial prosperity gospel, which teaches that faithful Christians are more likely to be rewarded with material wealth.

Overall, the Bible tends not to equate wealth with righteousness, but that hasn’t stopped charismatic prosperity gospel preachers like Joel Osteen from crafting their own unique brand of financially focused Christian wisdom—and banking some serious wealth in the process.

Most sources estimate Osteen’s wealth to be north of $100 million as of mid-2025.



 
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Cypress said:

Joel Osteen’s net worth: The megachurch leader's wealth & income​

Head preacher at America’s largest church and modern face of the controversial “prosperity gospel” movement, Joel Osteen has made a fortune from his religious self-help books.

In the Bible, a passage in Proverbs 11.28 reads, “He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like the green leaf,” while another in Mark 6.24 reads, “You cannot serve God and wealth.”

Osteen is the head preacher at Lakewood megachurch in Texas, America’s largest Christian church.

Osteen has drawn widespread criticism from Christians and non-Christians alike, both for his visibly lavish lifestyle and for preaching the controversial prosperity gospel, which teaches that faithful Christians are more likely to be rewarded with material wealth.

Overall, the Bible tends not to equate wealth with righteousness, but that hasn’t stopped charismatic prosperity gospel preachers like Joel Osteen from crafting their own unique brand of financially focused Christian wisdom—and banking some serious wealth in the process.

Most sources estimate Osteen’s wealth to be north of $100 million as of mid-2025.



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He’s a charlatan. He had to be shamed to open his church to hurricane victims.
 
Cypress said:
The Trump administration’s promotion of white Christian nationalists and prosperity gospel preachers to key government roles will lead to the “further dismantling of government institutions” and the chilling of free speech, experts have warned.

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Many of his white Christian Nationalist figures have been arrested for child porn or rape.
 
Pastor Joel Osteen's castle.

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Cypress said:
People like him wouldn't exist if there weren't millions of Christians ready to give and finance a platform for him.
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We have a gold-digger faux Xtian relative who LOVES him. She even went to that megachurch while on vacation, and posted a photo of herself standing next to him and his wife! Like him, she's obsessed with wealth and appearing to be rich even though she's not. I'm sure more than one of her bucks has found its way into his bank account.
 
ThatOwlWoman said:
We have a gold-digger faux Xtian relative who LOVES him. She even went to that megachurch while on vacation, and posted a photo of herself standing next to him and his wife! Like him, she's obsessed with wealth and appearing to be rich even though she's not. I'm sure more than one of her bucks has found its way into his bank account.
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She sounds shallow.
Joel is obviously a grifter.

Many churches do good work with the money they are tithed, but I really don't see why a Pastor needs the earthly luxury of an 18-bedroom castle.
 
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