Ebenezer Baptist Church has gained the nickname “Black America’s Church" for its long and prominent history within the Black community. Even before his Senate run, Pastor Warnock has maintained this status for the church, which has hosted and worked with many prominent figures in and around Atlanta and engaged in socially relevant activism for years. The late Congressman John Lewis was a member of Ebenezer for decades, and Warnock served as his pastor and conducted his funeral. In 2012, Ebenezer served as one of the backdrops of the video for Jeezy and Nas’ pro-Obama anthem “My President (is Black).”

In 2016, Warnock and Ebenezer partnered with rapper 2 Chainz for a “Souls to the Polls” effort to promote early voting among Black Americans. And in 2018, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms spoke from the pulpit of Ebenezer to give a rousing endorsement of Stacey Abrams, then-candidate for governor of Georgia. Ironically, even outgoing Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who attacked Warnock for his sermons, attended MLK Day services at Ebenezer last year, as had her Republican predecessor in previous years, highlighting just how important the church has been for the Atlanta community.

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