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												<h2 class="post-meta__lead">Lakewood is scheduled to open its doors as a donation center at noon on Tuesday. </h2>
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<p><strong>Joel Osteen</strong> recently responded to intense backlash after reports circulated that the Houston-based pastor closed his Lakewood megachurch during  the destruction of Hurricane Harvey.</p>
<p>A statement released by Osteen&#8217;s spokesperson, said the following on Monday:</p>
<div class="zn-body__paragraph"><em>&#8220;We have never closed our doors. We will continue to be a distribution center for those in need. We are prepared to shelter people once the cities and county shelters reach capacity. Lakewood will be a value to the community in the aftermath of this storm in helping our fellow citizens rebuild their lives.&#8221;</em></div>
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<p>The church posted a Facebook message on Sunday warning it would be inaccessible due to severe flooding and also posted a list of numbers and resources including the National Guard and a host of available shelters.</p>
<p>Several twitter users who live in the area posted photos of the church on the internet, which added more gas to the flames.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelDelauzon" target="_blank">@MichaelDelauzon</a> Mike, Osteen&#39;s Lakewood Church statement says church is inaccessible. That&#39;s a LIE. Pic from 9:20am. Accessible! <a href="https://t.co/yb65VLaujj" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/yb65VLaujj</a></p>
<p>&mdash; The Dude (@davidbeach59) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidbeach59/status/902239273981665280" target="_blank">August 28, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Critics took that as an indication that the church had turned its back on the community and lashed out on social media. The church responded by releasing photos of flooding in the sanctuary.</p>
<p>Several supporters re-tweeted the images to quell the fire.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">They are flooded as well they are located in downtown Houston which is in a high flooded area all around. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LakewoodChurch?src=hash" target="_blank">#LakewoodChurch</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JoelOsteen?src=hash" target="_blank">#JoelOsteen</a> <a href="https://t.co/U9sUdUYlcA" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/U9sUdUYlcA</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Amber Lynn (@althomson1003) <a href="https://twitter.com/althomson1003/status/902330873080635393" target="_blank">August 29, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lakewood Church&#8230;..</p>
<p>Service has been cancel unless you have a boat.</p>
<p>PRAYING FOR MY CHURCH <a href="https://t.co/mz4UTbcurA" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/mz4UTbcurA</a></p>
<p>&mdash; YLEANNA MERCADO (@yleanna4) <a href="https://twitter.com/yleanna4/status/901974275372064770" target="_blank">August 28, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oh, thank you, sweet, merciful lord for sparing Joel Osteen&#39;s 16,000 seat Lakewood Church. Now, if only it had opened its doors to the needy <a href="https://t.co/4lzn1MsMcW" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/4lzn1MsMcW</a></p>
<p>&mdash; The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) <a href="https://twitter.com/HoarseWisperer/status/902263658889310209" target="_blank">August 28, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Lakewood is scheduled to open its doors as a donation center at noon on Tuesday.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lakewood is receiving people who need shelter. We are also receiving supplies such as baby food, baby formula and other shelter needs.</p>
<p>&mdash; Lakewood Church (@lakewoodch) <a href="https://twitter.com/lakewoodch/status/902548928272494593" target="_blank">August 29, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><strong>SOURCE: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/29/us/joel-osteen-houston-megachurch-criticism/index.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">CNN</a></strong></p>
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						data-description="UNITED STATES, GULF COAST - AUGUST 25: In this NASA handout image, Hurricane Harvey is photographed aboard the International Space Station as it intensified on its way toward the Texas coast on August 25, 2017. The Expedition 52 crew on the station has been tracking this storm for the past two days and capturing Earth observation photographs and videos from their vantage point in low Earth orbit.Now at category 4 strength, Harvey&#039;s maximum sustained winds had increased to 130 miles per hour. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images) "
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								1. Hurricane Harvey							</h3>
						<img data-lazy="https://ionehellobeautiful.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/15039314487183.jpg?quality=85&#038;strip=all&#038;w=900" alt="Hurricane Harvey Slams Into Texas Gulf Coast" class="">												<span class="media-credit">
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						data-description="ROCKPORT, TX - AUGUST 26: A dog stands guard over a section of the Saltgrass Estates apartments Saturday afternoon after Hurricane Harvey destroyed the complex. (Photo by Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) "
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								2. Hurricane Harvey							</h3>
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						data-description="A destroyed buildingand vehicles at Rockport Airport after heavy damage when Hurricane Harvey hit Rockport, Texas on August 26, 2017. Hurricane Harvey left a trail of devastation Saturday after the most powerful storm to hit the US mainland in over a decade slammed into Texas, destroying homes, severing power supplies and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) "
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								3. Hurricane Harvey							</h3>
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						data-description="TOPSHOT - Damaged boats in a multi-level storage facility are seen following passage of Hurricane Harvey at Rockport, Texas on August 26, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) "
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								4. Hurricane Harvey							</h3>
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						data-description="Rescue crews search for people in distress after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 27, 2017. Massive flooding unleashed by deadly monster storm Harvey left Houston -- the fourth-largest city in the United States -- increasingly isolated as its airports and highways shut down and residents fled homes waist-deep in water. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) "
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								5. Hurricane Harvey							</h3>
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						data-description="HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: People walk down a flooded street as they evacuate their homes after it the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) "
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								6. Hurricane Harvey							</h3>
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						data-description="HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: In this handout provided by the Army National Guard, A Texas National Guardsman carries a resident from her flooded home following Hurricane Harvey August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in areas of Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Lt. Zachary West/Army National Guard via Getty Images) "
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								7. Hurricane Harvey							</h3>
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						data-description="HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 27: In this handout provided by the Army National Guard, Texas National Guardsmen assist residents affected by flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey onto a military vehicle August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in areas of Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Lt. Zachary West/Army National Guard via Getty Images) "
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								9. Hurricane Harvey							</h3>
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						data-description="A man crosses a flooded street during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey August 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Hurricane Harvey left a trail of devastation after the most powerful storm to hit the US mainland in over a decade slammed into Texas, destroying homes, severing power supplies and forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images) "
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								10. Hurricane Harvey							</h3>
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						data-description="HOUSTON, TEXAS -- TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017: Residential neighborhoods near the Interstate 10 sit in floodwater in the wake of Hurricane Harvey on August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times) "
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								11. Hurricane Harvey							</h3>
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						data-description="HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 29: Rescue workers and volunteers help residents make their way out of a flooded neighborhood after it was inundated with rain water following Hurricane Harvey on August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi August 25, has dumped nearly 50 inches of rain in and around Houston. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) "
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								12. Hurricane Harvey							</h3>
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						data-description="TEXAS, USA - AUGUST 28 : A car gets stuck after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, United States on August 28, 2017. (Photo by Tharindu Nallaperuma/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) "
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								13. Hurricane Harvey							</h3>
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						data-description="HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 28: People wait to be rescued from their flooded homes after the area was inundated with flooding from Hurricane Harvey on August 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Harvey, which made landfall north of Corpus Christi late Friday evening, is expected to dump upwards to 40 inches of rain in Texas over the next couple of days. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) "
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								14. Hurricane Harvey							</h3>
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						data-description="Evacuees line up to apply for FEMA aid at the Convention Center which is housing people from flooded homes after Hurricane Harvey caused heavy flooding in Houston, Texas on August 29, 2017. Harvey has set what forecasters believe is a new rainfall record for the continental US, officials said Tuesday. Harvey, swirling for the past few days off Texas and Louisiana has dumped more than 49 inches (124.5 centimeters) of rain on the region. / AFP PHOTO / MARK RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) "
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								15. Hurricane Harvey							</h3>
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