Report: Kanye West could soon attend a service at Joel Osteen’s church
Wil the two controversial religious thought leaders collab for Christ?
Kanye West has finally delivered his gospel album Jesus Is King, and right on time, Pastor Joel Osteen has extended an invitation for West to attend a service at his Lakewood megachurch, TMZ reports.
West, who according to TMZ has been in frequent communication with Osteen, is reportedly very interested in attending Osteen's weekly religious gathering — the televised show reaches millions of people around the world. It's unclear whether or not West would perform a Sunday Service-style set or simply attend a service.
Both West and Osteen have attracted controversy for views and actions that some say clash with their fervently Christian beliefs. West is, of course, a capitalist and a Trump supporter, while Osteen was condemned for refusing to open the doors of his megachurch to Houston refugees displaced by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 — Lakewood claimed that flooding made it impossible to access and house those in need of assistance. Prosperity gospel, a strain of theology linking financial wealth to religious conviction propagated by Osteen, has also been condemned by many Christians.