President-elect Donald Trump and his family attended a prayer service at St. John's Episcopal Church on Layfayette Square, across from the White House, just hours before Monday's inauguration.
The church, known as the Presidential Church, is historic for many reasons, including every sitting president who has attended the church since its completion in 1816, but St. John's Church also holds special meaning for Trump. Maybe you have one. In 2020, he came under fire from the media and Democrats for defiantly holding up a Bible in front of a church the day after a left-wing extremist insurrection. destroyed a historic building He caused a stir by saying that America is the “greatest country in the world.”
“While inherently Anglican, the service will be intentionally accessible and open, with the prayers intended to speak to everyone. It will be distinctly non-partisan.”
photograph Monday's prayer service featured a number of notable attendees, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well as the president, several of his grandchildren, Melania Trump, Barron Trump, and his father-in-law, Victor Nafs. It became clear that he had done so. Vice President-elect J.D. Vance and his wife, Usha Vance; Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida). Congressman Mike Walz (R-Florida). Mark Zuckerberg. Jeff Bezos. Elon Musk and Joe Rogan.
James Madison was the first president to attend this church, and there was a tradition of beginning Inauguration Day with a private prayer service. reportedly It started with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Refeatured every four years is Roosevelt's prayer, written by the church's pastor at the time.
The church's pastor, the Rev. Robert Fisher, told parishioners that this year's services will have a different nature.
“Unlike in recent years, when this service has grown to include many clergy and other guests, we have deliberately returned it to its original, simpler nature.” said Fisher, Religion News Service reported. “The service is based on morning prayer, followed by psalms and other Bible passages interspersed with hymns, hymns, and excerpts from the prayer book. There is no sermon, and the opening hymn is “God, Help us in days gone by.''
“While inherently Anglican, this service is intentionally accessible and open, and the prayers are intended to speak to everyone. It is clearly bipartisan.” Fisher added.
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