Huge Stash Of Cash Found In Wall Of Osteen’s Church

Salon reports:

A plumbing repair at televangelist Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Houston reportedly led to the discovery of “bags and bags” of cash and checks in a bathroom wall. The discovery came several years after someone stole $600,000 in cash and checks from a safe at Osteen’s Lakewood Church, according to a report from KRPC Channel 2. The station suggested that whoever stole the money in 2014 may have been hidden it in the bathroom wall.

A plumber named Justin, who works for a large contractor, told the station he got a call about a loose toilet at the church on Nov. 10. “Justin said the church or HPD never thanked him or reached out to him about $25,000 reward money,” the station reported, referring to the reward that was offered following the 2014 theft. “Justin said he even called Crime Stoppers about reward money, but never heard back. He even tried reaching out to Joel Osteen but hasn’t heard back.”

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Breaking news: Money, checks found in wall of Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church, years after $600K burglary – https://t.co/fHP2kofcak #KPRC2 #hounews #HTX pic.twitter.com/pGwDelCOMK

— KPRC 2 Houston (@KPRC2) December 2, 2021

It started after a repairman called into a Houston radio show and said he found “thousands of envelopes” inside a wall at Joel Osteen’s church https://t.co/nEtfCCvEWr

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 3, 2021