A historically black megachurch in Virginia has cut ties with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after President Donald Trump became the facility’s new chair.
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‘Unemployingourownmembers’:BlackmegachurchcutstieswithKennedyCenterafterTrumptakeoverByMichaelGryboski,EditorTuesday,February18,2025SeniorPastorHoward-JohnWesleypreachesatAlfredStreetBaptistChurchinAlexandria,Virginia,onFeb.18,2025.|YouiTube/AlfredStreetBaptistChurchAhistoricallyblackmegachurchinVirginiahascuttieswiththeJohnF.KennedyCenterforthePerformingArtsafterPresidentDonaldTrumpbecamethefacility’snewchair.
AlfredStreetBaptistChurchofAlexandriasaidinastatementSundayitwillnolongerholditsannualChristmasperformanceattheKennedyCenter.
Thechurchclaimedthatthecenter’snewleadershipstoodagainstAlfredStreet’s“unwaveringcommissiontoproclaimandpracticethetransformativeandredemptiveloveofJesus,topursuejustice,topromoteequality,toembracethegiftofdiversity,andtocareforallofcreation.”
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