HOUSTON — A recent cultural phenomenon occurred in Houston when a fast-growing church moved its services to a 16,000-seat arena that the local NBA team once called home. Lakewood Church, a 30,000-member nondenominational congregation led by Pastor Joel Osteen, signed a 30-year lease on Houston’s former Compaq Center and then spent $95 million renovating the structure — replacing locker rooms…
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