People often ask why I go to church every Sunday. "Are you devoting time to God?" No, I'm devoted…read moreto the spiritual purpose of the human being. Because I'm Devine and I refuel my spiritual battery with my fellow spiritual brothers and sisters at Unity Church. It's my pleasure to be one of the contributing members of this community. I started coming in August 2023 and immediately fall in love with Unity of Houston. The ministry offers many meaningful events and classes. I attended the Journey Through Grief, which facilitated by Rev. Mindy Lawrence Curtiss. It was a 6-week course to help me to properly handle grieving of my late husband. From there I met a few friends that led me to my spiritual journey. Since 2024, I got involved with the Fun with Friends activities. That is a unique opportunity for you to participate in a variety of fun gatherings where you get to meet people from our community, make new friends, have fun, create a strong experience of belonging and community, and generate funds for Unity of Houston as people bid in an online auction for spots at the events. I hosted 2 events in 2024: Tea Talk with Lou Can Cook and Vietnamese Spring Roll Class to raise a little over $500 for the church. And in 2025, I repeated the best seller and introduced 2 others: Vietnamese Spring Roll Class, Feng Shui Intro Class and a Chinatown Crawl event, which helped generating over $1500. In additional to events, I volunteer with the AV Media team. You can find me at the church handling camera operation for the live-stream audience or being a screen operator for the in-person audience. Not at the same time, of course. Life with Unity of Houston is always evolving. Because I love this community!!

Awesome place to be for truth and inspiration from music to message to love and blessings shared…read morewith family of brothers and sisters. And, it's more than Sunday - activities, classes, and groups for connection - even opportunities for service to the community. I just recently landed here but really feel welcomed, it seems everybody does...it personifies love. I'm happy to highly recommend - it feels like home!

Friendly, welcoming, and always a blessing to be in this place of love and Christ. always a…read moreblessing to be here an feel the presence of God

Been knowing about this church for a few years, but just recently decided to attend regularly,…read morePastor Dusty K is the senior Pastor. This is a Holy Ghost church/prophetic/faith believing body of Christ, where people are free to worship, dance, and express your devotion to Christ.

The best place. There, the Lord Jesus transformed my life. I was healed from an incurable health…read morecondition, delivered from negative thoughts, including suicidal thoughts and attempts, anxiety... I was healed and restored in my soul from sexual abuse. In short, I now live a life of peace, tranquility, and joy. I invite everyone who is truly suffering--go. You will be very warmly welcomed, no matter who you are. God is waiting for you.

The Lord dwells here because I have seen Him change my life completely coming here. I am no longer…read moreusing drugs, depressed, suicidal, frustrated etc I'm free Thank God

PART 2 (due to word limits):…read more To my surprise Joel then walks back up on stage and starts an actual sermon. It was almost 90 minutes in and the actual sermon hadn't even started yet. WTF. Maybe these attendees aren't as lightweight as I thought. Joel starts talking about how we have to let go of the chains holding us down, whether it's negative thoughts, addiction, past mistakes, etc. Interestingly enough I had been really unusually down lately with negative thoughts after some negative experiences with someone who I thought was my friend. Joel said that if I made God my first priority, none of these chains could hold me down. I thought about it for a bit and he was right. As an exercise I tried to do what he was preaching and I legitimately started to feel better. The sermon continues, largely focused on the primary message, without straying or going too unnecessarily deep which I think a lot of sermons make the mistake of doing. Especially in 2025 the age of Tiktok, Instagram, etc. I briefly find myself tempted to check my phone but decide to continue listening. Joel then starts to talk about a story in the Bible about a guy who used to have a family but now he was poor, alone, mentally unstable, and hurting himself by cutting his body up. What a psycho story to bring up on this Easter Sunday. Joel quotes various Bible verses along the way, probably 5-10 of them, which reversed a previous assumption of mine that his messages are loosely based on the Bible. Joel goes on to say that we can sometimes be the poor, mentally unstable man who is cutting himself. But instead of physically hurting ourselves we do it mentally. Wow. That was me that weekend. Joel was right. At this point I'm drawn in as ever and it's as if he's speaking directly to me. The sermon goes on for maybe 25 minutes total and by the end I'm embarrassingly fighting back tears. I wish this review was anonymous because it's embarrassing to say but I feel like I should say it. I'm basically this grown man in my 30s, all alone and sloppily dressed at church on an Easter Sunday, luggage in hand, and I'm here bawling with my lips quivering like a kid. The dude wasn't saying anything particularly technical or extensive but it was hitting all the right parts of my mind and now I'm bawling. I can't even remember the last time I cried. I came to the church to make fun of the attendees and here I am one of a handful of people standing up (out of 10,000), embarrassing myself instead. Joel said if you're not ashamed to stand up for God, he won't be ashamed to stand up for you. And while the devil may be telling you to sit down, or to stand up some other week... that week might never come. It was a trip. Joel goes on to say that after the sermon, he'll be outside waiting to greet anyone who wants to talk to him, as he does every week. And sure enough when I walk out of the congregation there he is shaking people's hands and taking selfies with 100 people in a line that eventually gets closed. It struck me that he does ~3 sermons back to back every week and each time afterwards like clockwork he's there to greet people afterwards, just like some of my favorite, IMO must humble heroes like Rafael Nadal. This sounds crazy but I'm somewhat famous in a niche industry too so I know how exhausting it is to shake hands with long lines of 100+ strangers eager to meet you. But this dude was doing that multiple times a day, week after week after week. Is Joel Osteen and Lakewood this fake church out there looking to prey on people's money and weaknesses? Maybe. I don't know, I just attended once before my flight home and I'll probably never be back in Houston anytime soon. But that message hit me deeper than any other message I've heard in my life and I've attended all sorts of churches (with extreme skepticism) over the years. The donations were completely optional, were asked one time, then forgotten. I didn't donate myself. But right now I'd be lying if I said I didn't believe he was the real deal. Maybe all the rumors online were fake or misinformed. I'm curious to see how long this high lasts. Heck I might even buy one of his books or listen to his podcast. One thing for sure is I'm moved enough to pay $8 to Southwest on this long flight home so I can have internet to type up this review. Shoot, maybe I did get scammed by this fake preacher. I'm a skeptical enough person to still consider that possibility. But at this point, does it even matter? I'm here riding this spiritual high that I've rarely gotten from dozens of other "real" preachers and I got it all for free. There has to be something special about that. I guess my parting thought for you who's skeptical and curious is, try to attend the service yourself and make your own opinion. I can say for myself, seeing it all firsthand really changed my opinion on things, and I was extremely cynical about the church beforehand. Give it a shot.

If you're looking for a church to feel inspired and right at home, Lakewood is the place for you…read more I recently visited from California to be baptized by Pastor Joel and I'm so glad it was him that shared in this special ceremony and new beginning. From the moment my mom and I walked in, we were warmly greeted and directed on where to go. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE was excited, cheerful, encouraging and so helpful as 1,000's of people came through. It was a very well ran event and went by so fast. On Sunday we came back for the 11AM service and once they found out it was our first time going to one of their services, a kind volunteer escorted us straight down to the front section of seats and made sure we had a good view of the service. More people within the church, including one of the guitar players, greeted us, welcomed us and had a nice casual conversation. We saw that across multiple rows, so many nice people checking on their neighbors and community before the service started. The choir and band were excellent performers but something I noticed that stood out was Pastor Joel and other family members were in the crowd with the rest of us with their hands in the air waving and singing too. They were so engaged and present in the service before Joel ever got up to speak. To me, this speaks volumes not only about the genuine, authentic person Pastor Joel is but, his family as well. I watched them humbly pray over people and the entire Lakewood community stay present throughout the service. I've never enjoyed a church service so much and was so blown away by the type of leader Pastor Joel is. Even his security staff were top notch and very kind. I would HIGHLY recommend Lakewood and the beauty of Lakewood church is that you can tune in anywhere, at any time. I listen almost everyday on Spotify as I do my morning walks with God all the way from Laguna Beach listening to Pastor Joel's sermon to start my day. If you happen to be in the area I'd highly recommend you stop by the church and "meet the finest people in all of Houston" too. The church is MEGA! So many places for kids, families, singles, women's groups, men's groups.. I can't say enough great things and so glad I made it in person to this phenomenal church. Lakewood gives the world HOPE and we all need as much of that as possible. Lakewood will make you feel right at home and I can't wait for my next trip back.

I truly love this church, but lately it has been distracting the services. My partner and I go to…read morethe couples seminars and the Embrace, just soaking up the knowledge of God but the amount of noise is becoming too much. For the last couple of Sundays the children on the right side of the sanctuary are making noises, crying and laughing and none of the parents are approached to tell them to step out to gain control or assist them to prevent from distracting others. Today on Mother's Day we were in the middle in the back by the cameras and this mother was struggling with her son, he was grabbing things and crawling on the floor in the isle and between the seats. Then another child was climbing on the robes at the same time. Crying and screaming while Lady J was giving a beautiful message. Nobody approached them to assist them. Also one of the staff members walked up beside me and start using a clicker to do a head count and it didn't only distract me but a person two rows ahead turned around to see where the noise was coming from. I just want to be fully engaged, or maybe I should sit on the left side. Btw when me and my partner asked about the H community in the lobby they just told me to go to the app. Umm okay! That was very helpful. This could be hurting yall if there is no actual communication. Like I said at the beginning of love Pastor J and Lady J, but there needs to be some changes or help.

Inspiring down to earth family led worship experience. Very giving and reasonable asks for…read moreofferings. People don't realize churches still have a business side that runs 7 days a week and most times 24 hours a day. Yet they take time to properly plan events and activities with everyone in mind. They are just as generous as they ask for others to be. I really love their focus on the married population. Even singles can prepare themselves for promising relationships. I just wish it was closer to my home so I can attend in person more and get active. I attend about twice a month. Keep growing and aspiring faith!

I went to their Bellville retreat to connect with God. More than anything I wanted to go there and…read morehave time with myself and God. Their transformation prayer was something I read about before going. Didn't expect much from it, as I didn't know what really I was you going to experience. Well let me tell you that has been the most amazing experience I ever had. I felt like tons of weight came off me after 3 sessions. I can tell you that 3 sessions make a huge impact in the way I feel. However I feel that wasn't enough to lift all burdens of 47 years of life. I will give myself the gift to attend a session at least one a month. Maybe not at the Bellville retreat as is kind of far away from me, but I know for sure I can have the same experience in the Houston location. Last but more touching to me was receiving a Cardinal wing out of the blue. The most extraordinaire feeling of faith I have ever experience. Thank you So much!

From the owner: Serenity Retreat's desire is to equip all generations in a prayer process that allows for a…read moretransformational encounter with God. At the Houston office, guests can receive one-hour Transformation Prayer Ministry (TPM) sessions, where one learns how to access beliefs picked up along life. TPM helps individuals connect with God and replace old beliefs with truth.

Great place of worship! Solid message delivered. Also, the persons we encountered were very…read morepleasant and inviting. Thank you.

I began visiting when I was dating my now husband and have stayed for 30 years! The people in this…read morechurch are like family. I love meeting the new people who arrive week after week and serving in ministry. It's easy to get connected with others here. Very solid teaching and lots of ways to serve.

I found a wonderful Catechism class there with Mary Caprio . Super informative class ,and I drove…read morein every week from Round Top to learn what I needed to know to convert. Very organised and they even supplied a sponsor , light meals , syllabus , notebooks , famous speakers , several priests taught us , and we had church experience. God ,through St Michael's the Archangel, really blessed me.

St. Michael the Archangel is a stunningly beautiful church. I have enjoyed making this my home…read morechurch.

I am new to Unitarianism and new to Houston. I've been attending this church for the last year and…read morea half and I've witnessed them transitioning from post Covid through an interim minister. Not easy. Through it all they have been a very welcoming group of like-minded people. Services are always interesting and novel, to me at least. There are a lot of musicians in the congregation and sometimes a brass section will show up for example. Or woodwind or a larger choir. I've been attending their meditation group and drum circle and enjoy them both. I am not much of a joiner, but I have found a home here.

In the past Emerson for at least 20 years was guided by Rev. Becky and she and her husband were…read moresuccessful beloved co pastors until he died. Then she retired nearly 3 years ago and an interim pastor showed up who is not popular at all. her sermons are boring and attendance has fallen off. The interim pastor and her girlfriend were to be there no more than 2 years, but they are not leaving. So I left. Her girlfriend says she is a member of Unity and is studying there to become a minister. It looks as though these two plan to stay in Houston.