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Co-founder Dodie Osteen dies at 91
Dolores “Dodie” Osteen, who co-founded Lakewood Church with John Osteen in 1959, died on July 30, 2025. She remained an influential figure in the congregation led by her son Joel Osteen.
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Her death marks the loss of a founding institutional leader, rather than a change in the senior pastor position.
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Event type: Governance Leadership Change. Current state: Reported. No Halo preserves the current procedural state rather than treating every mention as a finding.
Published July 31, 2025 · Last verified September 13, 2026. See an error or a later outcome? Submit a correction or right of reply.