Money Stole fron Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church Thief steals 600k from Texas Megachurch Money Stole fron Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church Thief steals 600k from Lakewood Church TX $600K stolen from Lakewood Church Cash and checks - along with written credit card information -- were stolen from Houston's Lakewood Church on Sunday, according to an email sent by church leaders to members on Monday. Houston's KRIV-TV reported that the total amount was somewhere around $600,000, although church officials have said that the money in the safe had not yet been counted. Church leaders said they are not sure how the TV station reached the dollar amount reported. Someone broke into the church's safe Sunday evening, taking cash, checks and envelopes containing written credit card information, the church statement to members said. A church employee made the discovery Monday morning. Lakewood, which is led by Pastor Joel Osteen, encouraged those who made contributions to the church on March 8 and 9 to monitor their bank and credit card accounts closely for fraudulent charges. The statement reiterated that this was not an electronic data breach, and was only limited to donations made during those services. Further, if a church member put their offering in a drop box, gave online or through other electronic means, they are not affected by the robbery. "The funds were fully insured, and we are working with our insurance company to restore the stolen funds to the church," according to the Lakewood statement. Donald Iloff, Jr., a church spokesman, said Tuesday that he couldn't comment further on the theft. "Lakewood Church is working in conjunction with the Houston Police Department to investigate this matter. We do not want to compromise the investigation by commenting at this time," he said. Victor Senties, spokesman for the Houston Police Department, said Tuesday that the department's burglary and theft division was working the Lakewood case. Senties declined to release further details about the robbery. $600K stolen from Lakewood Church Reports: $600k stolen from Lakewood Church Osteen's Lakewood Church Suffers Theft Of Over $600000, Shocking Texas ... Burglars steal $600000 from Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church Donations take from safe at Osteen's megachurch Houston's Lakewood Church heist; burglars take nearly 600k in donations Donations Taken From Safe At Texas Megachurch Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston Robbed of $600K Olsteen's Mega-Church Robbed of Donations Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church Robbed; $600000 in Donations Stolen From Safe Mega-church in Texas robbed on Monday $600K in Donations Stolen from Joel Osteen's Mega-Church [LISTEN] Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church says cash, checks stolen from safe HPD investigating possible theft at Lakewood Church Cash, Credit Card Info Stolen From Safe At Texas Megachurch Lakewood Church says cash, checks stolen from safe Donations to Lakewod Church stolen over weekend Megachurch 'heartbroken' but working closely with police on investigation. $600000 stolen from Joel Osteen's megachurch

• published: 12 Mar 2014
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