Kanye West will take his Sunday Service to televangelist Joel Osteen’s Houston-based Lakewood Church this week.
West and a choir will perform in a 7 p.m. service Sunday at the religious institution, Donald Iloff, Jr., a spokesperson for the church, told the Houston Chronicle Tuesday.
West, 43, and Osteen, 56, will chat earlier at the 11 a.m. service Sunday for about 15-20 minutes, Iloff said, adding Osteen ‘will talk about Kanye’s journey to his faith.’
Iloff estimated to the paper that the 16,000-seat church, which has a congregation of around 70,000 people, draws about 45,000 members per weekend.
He said that additional security will be on hand for the Grammy-winning artist’s appearance, noting that church officials ‘are not worried about it.’
Iloff told the paper that the collaborative effort came into play as the Runaway singer was in Houston for a set at the Astroworld Festival from Travis Scott.
‘Kanye and Joel are friends,’ Iloff told the paper. ‘He’s been wanting to come out for some time and it just worked out for this weekend.’
West’s friendship with Osteen has gained steam amid his recent focus toward spirituality, sources told TMZ, noting that the rapper will discuss how his life has changed amid the spiritual awakening.
‘Kanye used to be about nothing greater than himself,’ a source said. ‘Now it’s all about a higher power.’
West is taking the weekly service to Texas following previous stints in New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, Dayton, Ohio and Cody, Wyoming.
The collaboration received a chilly reception on Twitter, with many people referencing the August 2017 incident in which Osteen caught flak after he didn’t initially open the doors of Lakewood Church as Hurricane Harvey touched down…….read more
Source: Daily Mail
