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class="_3Wo_YLuQ_3IJu0NA2xIlWC"><div class="jsHMhGGHdordibcl_wF0o _1l_0dscDN7xeKxMUxSIX6P"><div class="_3KbzM1Q_Jn26Luj2I0HSsc"></div><div class="_1AsYhhpRsDAt_2BILkFaza"></div><div class="_27LhSmZJ6jIAoN6tsO1h0Y"><h1 class="_15fvrnzVuH7fDY7NWzo7II">Get the latest from TODAY</h1><div class="_2FAE6MLIWvVdrOOGrtQPhW"><div class="_3ctJhob1G4NzG8CM74Jkh3">Sign up for our newsletter</div><button class="Vnokop0EdcSRVxFyY6YQy">SUBSCRIBE</button></div></div></div></div><p>In an interview on TODAY Wednesday, Houston pastor Joel Osteen disputed that his megachurch turned away evacuees from Hurricane Harvey and countered a wave of criticism by saying city officials initially didn't ask him to use it as a shelter.</p><p>"(The city) didn’t need us as shelter then,'' Osteen said. 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I think this notion that somehow we would turn people away or we weren't here for the city is about as false as can be."</p><div class="Hu6r6bzzUDkhbCzEiWRZD ad-container"><div></div></div><p>Osteen received heavy criticism on social media starting on Saturday, with people writing that he had not offered the church as a sanctuary for those affected by the cataclysmic storm, which could dump up to <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.today.com/video/hurricane-harvey-hits-houston-with-catastrophic-flooding-1034090051906&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjo_OOq6f7VAhXCPCYKHYvXB8AQFggFMAA&amp;client=internal-uds-cse&amp;usg=AFQjCNE8bUmDlSwKLoLM9OZxASyGEhVSeg" target="_blank">50 inches of rain</a> in some areas.</p><section class="embedWidget ilAztU1gkTyPS7xNfLoiG Qn3DVnS2j9J1qpM8aMlV7"><div class="EGHVR_TidZieNH1c862bI"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Houston's Joel Osteen has a net worth over $50m and a church that holds 16,800 but this is all he's offering. <a href="https://t.co/rmhdWK6ZAO">pic.twitter.com/rmhdWK6ZAO</a></p>— Mark Elliott (@markmobility) <a href="https://twitter.com/markmobility/status/902241944918790144">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></section><section class="embedWidget ilAztU1gkTyPS7xNfLoiG Qn3DVnS2j9J1qpM8aMlV7"><div class="EGHVR_TidZieNH1c862bI"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">deeply disappointed <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen">@joelosteen</a>. that House belongs to God + was built for people in need. you should have been the first to open your doors</p>— TRAVIS GARLAND (@TravisGarland) <a href="https://twitter.com/TravisGarland/status/902413553017036800">August 29, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></section><p>"Our church doors have always been open,'' Osteen said. "We took people in right when waters started to recede, which was a day or two after the storm hit."</p><p>The church had also flooded before and there were safety issues, so they were initially being precautious by not immediately opening the doors to refugees from the storm over the weekend, Osteen said.</p></div><div class="_15pk8DP9bm1aR9o42BJ-kN"><div class="_3XEyXM0-6jGTwRXxo2c2KP ad-container"><div></div></div></div></div><div class="_1n5O5JCBy0X2fgT__p01I1"><div class="_2vsNgjm7aLO2NBaFXwx0rg"><section class="LtqrlZCHKDn6HF67msZkM"><div class="MJlujzBHtj_NsO0RX8lme"><div class="_16ja0pWwkfCYfuwUioSy0C"><div class="_2PgWROrruZyRPwv9oLoNYi"><a href="https://www.today.com/video/harvey-continues-to-bring-more-rain-as-it-turns-to-tropical-storm-1035819075941" class="vilynx_enabled"><img src="https://media1.s-nbcnews.com/i/MSNBC/Components/Video/201708/tdy_dyl_170830.jpg"/></a><div id="1035819075941"></div><div class="_2SVnMNCtV3TaKdEs7qrCYz"><span class="_44_CL785qQiVQOI34UBw icon icon-video"></span></div></div></div></div><div class="_3BGcGMy3XG5sCftYVU_v1X"><h1 class="_1CDQXs_hQ4efXM8eMP7-2O"><a href="/video/harvey-continues-to-bring-more-rain-as-it-turns-to-tropical-storm-1035819075941">Harvey continues to bring more rain as it turns to tropical storm</a></h1><span class="_27sD5Wbqya92PwwXhm9fmv">01:00</span><div class="_20RDh_Liu7JhJdfqmmmvsh"><div class="_2NOfKD0ERQnY-DJ-DHeM0B _2ABX6Q1TamX7TZ0-8O4Cpx"><span class="_1pyZsnntiwH2lxnwwVZmsQ"></span><svg class="_20QK-uxKlbWb6GJOBYkOFV" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><line class="_2C4yNlC1_pDU_UGjPqvINQ" x1="0" x2="15" y1="0" y2="15"></line><line class="_2C4yNlC1_pDU_UGjPqvINQ" x1="0" x2="15" y1="15" y2="0"></line></svg></div><div class="CJe3KDrHGWl5l7Zhd9lcE"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.today.com/video/harvey-continues-to-bring-more-rain-as-it-turns-to-tropical-storm-1035819075941" class="I3BnmPTBtQMFu5iBPUgv9" target="_blank" rel="noopen noreferrer"><span class="icon icon-facebook _1Agiy8VlRUFOmx6w29BhuI"></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Harvey continues to bring more rain as it turns to tropical storm&amp;via=TODAYshow&amp;url=https://www.today.com/video/harvey-continues-to-bring-more-rain-as-it-turns-to-tropical-storm-1035819075941&amp;original_referer=https://www.today.com/video/harvey-continues-to-bring-more-rain-as-it-turns-to-tropical-storm-1035819075941" class="I3BnmPTBtQMFu5iBPUgv9" target="_blank" rel="noopen noreferrer"><span class="icon icon-twitter _1Agiy8VlRUFOmx6w29BhuI"></span></a><a href="mailto:?subject=Harvey continues to bring more rain as it turns to tropical storm&amp;body=https://www.today.com/video/harvey-continues-to-bring-more-rain-as-it-turns-to-tropical-storm-1035819075941" class="I3BnmPTBtQMFu5iBPUgv9" target="_blank" rel="noopen noreferrer"><span class="icon icon-email _1Agiy8VlRUFOmx6w29BhuI"></span></a></div></div></div></section></div></div><div class="_1n5O5JCBy0X2fgT__p01I1"><div class="_2vsNgjm7aLO2NBaFXwx0rg"><p>"The fact is that I don't know that we would've opened any sooner because again there were safety issues,'' Osteen revealed. "I think some somehow social media can be very powerful and they can create this false narrative.</p><div class="Hu6r6bzzUDkhbCzEiWRZD ad-container"><div></div></div><p>"It's easy to say, 'There's that big building, and they're not using it,' but we don't have volunteers and we don't have staff that could get here.' If they would've asked us to be a shelter early on, we would've prepared for it all."</p><p>Osteen said he did not pay close attention to the social media firestorm.</p></div><div class="_15pk8DP9bm1aR9o42BJ-kN"><div class="_3XEyXM0-6jGTwRXxo2c2KP ad-container"><div></div></div></div></div><div class="_1n5O5JCBy0X2fgT__p01I1"><div class="_2vsNgjm7aLO2NBaFXwx0rg"><section class="LtqrlZCHKDn6HF67msZkM"><div class="MJlujzBHtj_NsO0RX8lme"><div class="_16ja0pWwkfCYfuwUioSy0C"><div class="_2PgWROrruZyRPwv9oLoNYi"><a href="https://www.today.com/video/harvey-is-like-nothing-i-ve-ever-seen-says-mayor-of-beaumont-texas-1035819587702" class="vilynx_enabled"><img src="https://media3.s-nbcnews.com/i/MSNBC/Components/Video/201708/tdy_becky_170830.jpg"/></a><div id="1035819587702"></div><div class="_2SVnMNCtV3TaKdEs7qrCYz"><span class="_44_CL785qQiVQOI34UBw icon icon-video"></span></div></div></div></div><div class="_3BGcGMy3XG5sCftYVU_v1X"><h1 class="_1CDQXs_hQ4efXM8eMP7-2O"><a href="/video/harvey-is-like-nothing-i-ve-ever-seen-says-mayor-of-beaumont-texas-1035819587702">Harvey is &#x27;like nothing I&#x27;ve ever seen,&#x27; says mayor of Beaumont, Texas</a></h1><span class="_27sD5Wbqya92PwwXhm9fmv">04:33</span><div class="_20RDh_Liu7JhJdfqmmmvsh"><div class="_2NOfKD0ERQnY-DJ-DHeM0B _2ABX6Q1TamX7TZ0-8O4Cpx"><span class="_1pyZsnntiwH2lxnwwVZmsQ"></span><svg class="_20QK-uxKlbWb6GJOBYkOFV" viewBox="0 0 15 15"><line class="_2C4yNlC1_pDU_UGjPqvINQ" x1="0" x2="15" y1="0" y2="15"></line><line class="_2C4yNlC1_pDU_UGjPqvINQ" x1="0" x2="15" y1="15" y2="0"></line></svg></div><div class="CJe3KDrHGWl5l7Zhd9lcE"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.today.com/video/harvey-is-like-nothing-i-ve-ever-seen-says-mayor-of-beaumont-texas-1035819587702" class="I3BnmPTBtQMFu5iBPUgv9" target="_blank" rel="noopen noreferrer"><span class="icon icon-facebook _1Agiy8VlRUFOmx6w29BhuI"></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Harvey is &#x27;like nothing I&#x27;ve ever seen,&#x27; says mayor of Beaumont, Texas&amp;via=TODAYshow&amp;url=https://www.today.com/video/harvey-is-like-nothing-i-ve-ever-seen-says-mayor-of-beaumont-texas-1035819587702&amp;original_referer=https://www.today.com/video/harvey-is-like-nothing-i-ve-ever-seen-says-mayor-of-beaumont-texas-1035819587702" class="I3BnmPTBtQMFu5iBPUgv9" target="_blank" rel="noopen noreferrer"><span class="icon icon-twitter _1Agiy8VlRUFOmx6w29BhuI"></span></a><a href="mailto:?subject=Harvey is &#x27;like nothing I&#x27;ve ever seen,&#x27; says mayor of Beaumont, Texas&amp;body=https://www.today.com/video/harvey-is-like-nothing-i-ve-ever-seen-says-mayor-of-beaumont-texas-1035819587702" class="I3BnmPTBtQMFu5iBPUgv9" target="_blank" rel="noopen noreferrer"><span class="icon icon-email _1Agiy8VlRUFOmx6w29BhuI"></span></a></div></div></div></section></div></div><div class="_1n5O5JCBy0X2fgT__p01I1 _1f6fgJSc8SOOMbO4X4v746"><div class="_2vsNgjm7aLO2NBaFXwx0rg"><p>"The main thing is social media doesn't run our lives,'' he said. "We run our ministry, we do what we're called to do. Everybody that's making a difference is going to have critics.</p><div class="Hu6r6bzzUDkhbCzEiWRZD ad-container"><div></div></div><p>"Think of the story if we had housed a whole bunch of evacuees and the building flooded, that wouldn't have been a good story."</p><p>On Tuesday, Osteen tweeted that his megachurch, which can hold more than 16,000 people, is providing shelter for hurricane victims.</p><section class="embedWidget ilAztU1gkTyPS7xNfLoiG Qn3DVnS2j9J1qpM8aMlV7"><div class="EGHVR_TidZieNH1c862bI"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Victoria and I care deeply about our fellow Houstonians. Lakewood’s doors are open and we are receiving anyone who needs shelter.</p>— Joel Osteen (@JoelOsteen) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen/status/902564743218470912">August 29, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></section><p>Hundreds of volunteers soon arrived to help collect donations from local residents.</p><section class="embedWidget ilAztU1gkTyPS7xNfLoiG Qn3DVnS2j9J1qpM8aMlV7"><div class="EGHVR_TidZieNH1c862bI"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you Houston. Your response has been overwhelming. We cannot thank enough the hundreds upon hundreds of volunteers who came out today! <a href="https://t.co/hI1jl5Sry8">pic.twitter.com/hI1jl5Sry8</a></p>— Lakewood Church (@lakewoodch) <a href="https://twitter.com/lakewoodch/status/902648953728110592">August 29, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></section><p>"In 2001, Lakewood housed 3,000 people during tropical storm Allison, so we're all about helping people,'' Osteen said. 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