Hip-hop superstar Kanye West plans to attend Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church, where West will have a 15-to-20-minute conversation with Osteen about his faith during the 11 a.m. service.
“Joel is still putting his questions together, but he will talk about Kanye’s journey to his faith,” Donald Iloff, a representative with the church said Tuesday, according to the Houston Chronicle. West and the Sunday Service choir will perform Sunday at the church’s 7 p.m. service.
Iloff said West decided to perform at the church after visiting Houston over the weekend to perform at the Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival. “Kanye and Joel are friends. He’s been wanting to come out for some time and it just worked out for this weekend,” Iloff said.
West released his latest album last month titled Jesus is King, which he has been performing around the country with his choir at concerts he calls Sunday Services. The artist has made his newfound faith the centerpiece of his latest album, as well as his tour with his gospel choir.
Osteen’s church holds 16,000 people per service, with a total congregation of 70,000 members. Iloff said there would be additional security for West’s appearance, but otherwise, the church and those involved “are not worried” about the logistics of the event.
