A plumber said that he found the money lodged behind a toilet while he was doing work in the bathroom of Osteen's Lakewood Church on Nov. 10, according to Click2Houston.com. The plumber, who was not named during a call with radio station 100.3 The Bull, said that he noticed a loose toilet in the wall and they took off the tile.
There, underneath the loosened tile, was the stash of cash and checks.
“There was a loose toilet in the wall and we removed the tilewell then removed the tile,” he said, according to the Houston outlet. "I went to go remove the toilet and I moved some insulation away and about 500 envelopes fell out of the wall.”
A representative at Lakewood Church told the outlet that a large number of envelopes had been found in the building.
It's unclear how much money was in the hidden stash, but the church issued a statement explaining they alerted the Houston Police Department about the find, which is investigating the incident.
The news follows a 2014 incident at Lakewood Church, when $600,000 was reported missing from a church safe.
The Hill has reached out to Lakewood Church and the Houston Police Department.
They must have some politicians handling the collection plates.
I would have called the police too! I still have the image of Sister Molly in my from fourth grade!
I never doubted that you would Mike.
Here's a great article for somebody that appreciate nuns from Philly.
A surprising look at the not-so-cloistered lives of today’s women religious.
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2017/04/08/philadelphia-nuns/