The organization also said the reward would only have been paid out if information led to the arrest of a suspect. A plumber called into a Houston radio station KILT. I can't make it work out my way, but I know you're in control.'" -Joel Osteen March 11, 2014Īt the time, Crime Stoppers offered a $25,000 reward for information related to the robbery, but the mystery persisted - until last month.Ĭrime Stoppers in Houston, however, told KPRC-2, the first outlet to report the discovery, that the statute of limitations had run out. The political left has renewed its calls to tax churches after a plumber at Pastor Joel Osteens church found hundreds of envelopes full of cash. In spring 2014, Osteen tweeted appearing to reference the crime: "Trust is saying, 'God I'm not going to let this upset me. Plumber who found 600k hidden in wall of pastor Joel Osteen’s evangelical church gets 20k reward. The church said the funds were fully insured, and officials were working with an insurance company to restore the money. The megachurch's celebrity pastor, Osteen, later announced news of the burglary to his massive congregation that draws tens of thousands of people. A Houston Chronicle report from that time say a church employee was the first to discover the missing money. In March 2014, officials with the Houston Police Department said $200,000 in cash and $400,000 in checks, as well as written credit card information, was stolen from the church's safe. Burglary and theft officers with the police department documented the undisclosed amount and left the funds with Lakewood Church since it was discovered on the premises, authorities said. Neither the church nor authorities said how much money was recovered. Joel Osteen’s church received 4M in PPP loans George Lindsey, one of the show’s hosts, called the plumber’s story the most out there, is this real kind of moment that we’ve ever had as. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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