Joel Osteen wife, son and daughter, family, is he going through a divorce?

Joel Osteen is an American Christian minister, bestselling author, and one of the world’s greatest televangelists. As senior pastor of Lakewood Church, Osteen leads one of the largest Christian congregations in the United States. Based in Houston, TX. His weekly sermons are televised to millions of viewers in over one hundred countries around the world. His religious teachings and messages are also broadcast 24/7 via satellite radio on SiriusXM channel 128.

Author of 7 bestsellers, Joel Osteen’s debut book Your Best Life Now published in 2004 debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List. Over the years, he earned a reputation as one of the champions of the prosperity gospel and the preacher remained steadfast in spreading this doctrine.

Joel Osteen, Biography, Age

Joel Osteen was born Joel Scott Osteen on March 5, 1963, in Houston, Texas. His mother, Dolores Ann (née Pilgrim) worked as a nurse. His father, John Osteen, a Southern Baptist pastor, later founded Lakewood Church, currently led by Joel. He received his high school education from Humble High School, located in Humble, Texas. For college, he enrolled in radio and television studies at Oral Roberts University, but did not graduate. He returned home after a year of higher education and began acting as the producer of the ministry’s Lakewood television program.

Joel Osteen maintained this crucial behind-the-scenes role for 17 years, even though his father encouraged him to join him in preaching. He finally preached his very first sermon on January 17, 1999, 6 days before his father died. After his father’s sudden disappearance, Osteen replaced his father as a regular preacher in the Lakewood program, and later that year was inaugurated as senior pastor of the Lakewood Church.

Lakewood Church has now become one of the largest Christian congregations in the United States have grown from 5,000 to 52,000 members on average per week. In 2003, the church purchased the Compaq Center, the former home of the NBA side Houston Rockets. The former Compaq Center was renamed the Lakewood Church Central Campus and officially opened in 2005.

Joel Osteen published his first book Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living to Your Full Potential in October 2004 which topped The New York Times Bestseller list and remained on the bestseller list for well over 2 years. According to Osteen, he mainly depends on income from his books and materials, as he earns no salary from the church. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey that rocked Houston in August 2017, Joel Osteen was widely criticized for his initial reluctance to provide his large church auditorium as emergency shelter for disaster victims.

family, relatives

Joel Osteen’s father, John Osteen, died of a heart attack on January 23, 1999 at age 77. He has 5 siblings who are all involved in Christian ministry; Justin, Paul, Lisa, April and Tamara. Her mother Dodie Osteen released her memoir ‘ If My Heart Could Speak: A Story of Family, Faith and Miracles’ in April 2017.

Wife, Kids, Divorce

Joel Osteen is currently married to his wife of over 3 decades and partner in ministry Victoria Osteen (née Iloff). The couple met in 1985 when Joel came to buy a new watch battery from a jewelry store owned by Victoria’s mother. The rest of the story is historic as the couple finally tied the knot on April 4, 1987. Born in Huntsville, Alabama, Victoria moved to Houston with her family when her father, an engineer, took a job at the center NASA space in Houston.

Victoria Osteen is a co-pastor at Lakewood Church and in 2003 she founded the Lakewood Women’s Ministry. Additionally, Ms. Osteen published her first book Love Your Life: Live Happy, Healthy, and Whole in 2008 and it debuted at No. 2 on the New York Times Bestseller List.

Joel and Victoria Osteen have 2 children and have been married for over 30 years. The couple welcomed son Jonathan on April 20, 1995, and daughter Alexandra was born on November 9, 1999. Both of Osteen’s children attended the University of Texas at Austin. Jonathan Osteen graduated in May 2017.

The Osteens attended the 2010 Easter Breakfast hosted at the White House by then-US President Barack Obama. Over the years, the couple have come under scrutiny over some relevant issues. However, no hypothesis of divorce or separation has been issued.