After nearly a decade, a Philadelphia Lyft driver is back on the streets, reprising his role as “Philly Jesus.”
Michael Grant, known as “Philly Jesus,” has become a social media celebrity since he first took on the role nearly 10 years ago.
Grant took local station Fox 29 with him in his sacred Acura, a Bible on the dashboard, gospel music playing, and rosary beads in his hands.
“It’s like a church on wheels, and you know that’s how I look at it now,” Grant said. “When I pick up a passenger, he sees me dressed like this, turns around and says, ‘Jesus is behind the wheel today,’ and then he plays gospel music on the gospel radio.”
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The Philadelphia Lyft driver known as “Philly Jesus” is back in Philadelphia for the first time in years. (Fox 29 Philadelphia)
Grant told Fox 29 that he was arrested for trespassing at an Apple Store in 2016, which led to his exit from the social media scene. And after a few years, his divorce and the death of his father and grandmother also caused him to step away from the role.
But nearly 10 years later, he told Fox 29 he felt the need to don the robe again and get his message across.
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Philly Jesus, whose real name is Michael Dennis Grant, is back as a rideshare driver after several years away from public life. (Fox 29 Philadelphia)
“I tell them what I do, I’m an artist, a Christian artist… I dress like Jesus, the superhero, I play gospel music, I follow me on social media They give it to me,” Grant said. “Philly Jesus, Lyft Driver.”
Grant works 10-hour shifts, six days a week, with only Sundays off, and although he says not all of his customers enjoy the act, he prefers getting behind the wheel and walking the streets spreading his word. He said it was much safer.
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Grant was known to wear white robes and walk around Center City with a shepherd imposter and talk about the Bible. However, after experiencing the deaths of his father and grandmother, he stopped going out in costumes and divorced. (Fox 29 Philadelphia)
“God gave me a car, God gave me a job. Beats down the street. Jesus rode a donkey. ‘Philly Jesus’ rides a car,” Grant said. .
