Topline A Houston megachurch led by celebrity pastor Joel Osteen will return all $4.4 million it received in a forgivable loan from the federal government last year through its Paycheck Protection Program, according to the Houston Chronicle, after Osteen and his church received widespread criticism from those who felt the loan was unnecessary. Joel Osteen launches Joel Osteen Radio at SiriusXM Studios on September 29, 2014 in New York City. … [+] (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts Osteen’s Lakewood Church received the funding in late July of 2020 after going months without the “ability to collect substantial donations,” church spokesman Donald Iloff told the Houston Business Journal. The money w… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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