The mother of Joel Osteen, she survived cancer in her 40s, and spent the rest of her life praying with the sick.

Pastor Joel Osteen speaks alongside his wife, Victoria, during a memorial service for his mother, Dolores ‘Dodie’ Osteen, at Lakewood Church in Houston, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025.

Megachurch matriarch Dolores Osteen, mother of TV televangelist Joel Osteen, died at age 91 this week, her son announced. The Lakewood Church co-founder died "of natural causes, peacefully at her ...

Dolores Osteen, co-founder of Lakewood Church, has died. She was 91. Her son, celebrity televangelist Joel Osteen, announced his mother’s death in a social media post on Wednesday, July 30 ...

The mother of televangelist Joel Osteen and one of the Lakewood megachurch founders has died at the age of 91. “It is with a heavy heart that Victoria and I, along with our family, announce the ...