This years star studded Easter...so very Christian
Although the pandemic’s social distancing protocols prevent large mass gatherings this Easter Sunday, Pastor
Joel Osteen’s Lakewood megachurch has an all-star plan for the faithful.
The virtual Easter Sunday service will feature
Kanye West,
Mariah Carey, and
Tyler Perry, plus the Lakewood choir. The pre-taped program will air online and will be available to the public.
Osteen
told TMZ that Carey reached out to him about joining the service. Carey will perform her song
Hero as a salute to first medical professionals and first responders working during the pandemic.
“I have known Mariah from years past, and we’d talked about doing some things,” Osteen said. “They actually contacted us because she wanted to show some support and honor to the first responder… and do her part to bring hope and uplift the nation.”
What Kanye West will do is unclear. He previously appeared at the church for an Osteen interview session last November. However, West’s Sunday Service has been a popular draw in its various incarnations around the country.
Finally, filmmaker Tyler Perry, a past Lakewood church speaker, will address the church. Osteen did not reveal the subject matter.
“It just all came together,” Osteen told TMZ. “I don’t know that I did it too much, but it just kind of fell into place.”
Also featured in special prayer segments will be Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo and Houston Fire Chief Sam Peña.
UPDATE: There will apparently be no joyful noise unto the Lord from Kanye West at Joel Osteen’s Easter Sunday Service. TMZ reports that West was planning to record several songs and present t…
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