Osteen has come in for both criticism and support as Houston remains in Harvey's grip, with many demanding to know why his church wasn't operating as a storm shelter. Photos posted from the scene ...

The church tweeted photos of rescue efforts on Tuesday and thanked the "hundreds upon hundreds of volunteers" who came to help. Osteen said the church has teams set up to help Houston residents ...

Televangelist Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church ... He added that it was a better choice for a shelter as it had a kitchen and showers which the church does not. Church officials had been in ...

The church said ... where photos appeared to suggest that the massive building, once home to the NBA's Houston Rockets, had not been damaged by the torrential rains. Osteen insisted in a statement ...

But Houstonians were not buying it and posted photos of the neighborhood around the church showing wet but passable streets. "Shame on Joel Osteen," tweeted Rune, also known as @RuneK_15.

Joel Osteen has ... please know Lakewood Church will do all they can alleviate the pain and suffering of as many people as possible. Love y’all! #CantStandLiars.’ But photos and videos posted ...

Osteen never made a statement confirming that the deluge of angry tweets he received was the catalyst for opening Lakewood’s doors, but all the same, the church is now taking in hurricane survivors.

Houston megachurch pastor Joel Osteen is responding ... Lakewood Church is inaccessible due to severe flooding!" The post received backlash on social media when photos were posted that seemed ...

Another tweeter commented, “Joel Osteen won’t open his church that holds 16,000 to hurricane victims because it only provides shelter from taxes. #HoustonStrong” Photos taken by the church ...

Televangelist Joel Osteen continued ... announcing that the church was "inaccessible due to severe flooding." The statement raised eyebrows after several people posted photos and videos on social ...

Celebrity televangelist Joel Osteen ... said the church was “inaccessible due to severe flooding,” though the message doesn’t clarify whether the church itself is flooded. Pictures of ...