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Where America's Leaders Worship

A cross-reference of U.S. politicians, Supreme Court justices, and religious figures to the churches they attend, with verified citations from credible journalism sources. Each entry links to that church's record in the MOOP Directory.

103
notable attendees
85
churches
43
executive
31
legislative
6
judicial

Executive (43)

Gov. Henry McMaster

Governor of South Carolina 2017-present; 91st Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina 2015-2017; 50th Attorney General of South Carolina 2003-2011; U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina 1981-1985
Executive current member · lifelong (McMaster family is multi-generational at First Presbyterian Columbia; his father John Gregg McMaster Jr. served as deacon, elder, and elder emeritus)
First Presbyterian Church Columbia (ARP) GREEN
1324 Marion Street, Columbia, SC 29201 · Associate Reformed Presbyterian (ARP)
First Presbyterian Church Columbia — Officers page (McMaster family multi-generational membership; father was Elder Emeritus)

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Governor of Arkansas 2023-present; 31st White House Press Secretary 2017-2019; daughter of Gov. Mike Huckabee
Executive current member · 2023-present (Arkansas governor's office official appointment release describes her as "an active member of Cross Church, serving in the Baptism ministry")
Cross Church YELLOW
1709 Johnson Rd, Springdale, AR 72762 · Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)
Office of the Arkansas Governor — Governor Sanders Announces Appointment (describes Sanders as active member of Cross Church)

President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr.

39th President of the United States 1977-1981; Governor of Georgia 1971-1975; 2002 Nobel Peace Prize
Executive home church sunday school teacher · Taught Sunday school 1981-2019 (nearly 4 decades); deacon and member; funeral held at Maranatha January 2025
Maranatha Baptist Church RED
148 GA-45, Plains, GA 31780 · Independent Baptist; historically associated with Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) — formed by ex-SBC moderates 1991
Today.com — The best Sunday school class I ever attended was taught by Jimmy Carter

President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

46th President of the United States 2021-2025; 47th Vice President 2009-2017; U.S. Senator (D-DE) 1973-2009
Executive home parish · Lifelong; ~3-minute drive from his Greenville, DE residence; attends Saturday vigil or Sunday Mass regularly through 2026
St. Joseph on the Brandywine YELLOW
10 Old Church Road, Greenville, DE 19807 · Roman Catholic
National Catholic Reporter — Which Catholic church will Biden attend in DC? (confirms St. Joseph on the Brandywine is his home parish)

VP Kamala D. Harris

49th Vice President of the United States 2021-2025; 2024 Democratic presidential nominee; U.S. Senator (D-CA) 2017-2021; California Attorney General 2011-2017
Executive home church · 20+ years member; first phone calls upon becoming 2024 Democratic presidential nominee included to Rev. Amos C. Brown
Third Baptist Church of San Francisco RED
1399 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 · American Baptist Churches USA + National Baptist Convention USA (dual affiliation typical of historic Black Baptist congregations)
Baptist Standard — Kamala Harris' pastor known for civil rights, reparations activism (confirms Third Baptist as her home church)

Gov. Asa Hutchinson

Governor of Arkansas (R) 2015-2023; U.S. Rep (AR-3) 1997-2001; head of DEA 2001-2003; 2024 R presidential candidate
Executive regular attender · 2010s-present
Cross Church YELLOW
1709 Johnson Rd, Springdale, AR 72762 · Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette — Asa Hutchinson on faith

Gov. Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas (R) 1996-2007; U.S. Ambassador to Israel 2025-present; 2008 & 2016 R presidential candidate; ordained Baptist minister
Executive family member · longtime SBC pastor and member; family church
Cross Church YELLOW
1709 Johnson Rd, Springdale, AR 72762 · Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)
Baptist News Global — Mike Huckabee's SBC affiliation

President Lyndon B. Johnson

36th President of the United States 1963-1969; Vice President 1961-1963; U.S. Senator (D-TX) 1949-1961; Senate Majority Leader 1955-1961; U.S. Rep. (TX-10) 1937-1949
Executive home church lifelong member · 1908-1973
First Christian Church RED
401 E Cypress, Johnson City, TX 78636 · Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
LBJ Presidential Library: "LBJ and Religion" — Johnson baptized at 1923 revival of First Christian Church Johnson City TX at Pedernales River site; joined Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); considered FCC Johnson City his home church

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

First Lady of the United States (1933–1945); U.S. Delegate to the United Nations (1945–1952); chair of UN Commission on Human Rights
Executive former member · Regular parishioner whenever in Hyde Park; from marriage 1905 until death 1962
St. James' Episcopal Church RED
4526 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538 · Episcopal Church
St. James Episcopal Church Hyde Park (Wikipedia)

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

32nd President of the United States (1933–1945); 44th Governor of New York (1929–1932); Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913–1920)
Executive former member · Lifelong parishioner; vestry member; senior warden during presidency until death 1945
St. James' Episcopal Church RED
4526 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538 · Episcopal Church
St. James Episcopal Church Hyde Park (Wikipedia)

President Gerald R. Ford

38th President of the United States (1974–1977); House Minority Leader (1965–1973); U.S. Representative from Michigan's 5th District (1949–1973)
Executive former member · Lifelong member; married Betty Bloomer at Grace 1948-10-15; private funeral held at Grace 2007-01-02
Grace Episcopal Church RED
1815 Hall Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506 · Episcopal Church
Grace Episcopal Church — History (Grand Rapids)

President James A. Garfield

20th President of the United States (1881); U.S. Representative from Ohio (1863–1881); Disciples of Christ lay preacher
Executive former member · Disciples of Christ adherent; commemorated by stained-glass window installed at NCCC
National City Christian Church RED
5 Thomas Circle NW, Washington, DC 20005 · Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
National City Christian Church (Wikipedia)

President Lyndon B. Johnson

36th President of the United States (1963–1969); 37th Vice President (1961–1963); Senate Majority Leader (1955–1961); U.S. Senator from Texas (1949–1961)
Executive former member · Occasional attendee during presidency 1963-1969; state funeral held here 1973-01-25
National City Christian Church RED
5 Thomas Circle NW, Washington, DC 20005 · Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
National City Christian Church (Wikipedia)

President Richard M. Nixon

37th President of the United States (1969–1974); 36th Vice President (1953–1961); U.S. Senator from California (1950–1953); U.S. Representative from California's 12th District (1947–1950)
Executive former member · Member from c.1922 (age 9, family moved to Whittier) until death 1994
East Whittier Friends Church GREEN
15911 East Whittier Blvd, Whittier, CA 90603 · Friends Church
Richard Nixon's First Cover-Up (Friends Journal)

President Warren G. Harding

29th President of the United States 1921-1923; U.S. Senator (R-OH) 1915-1921; Lt. Gov. of Ohio 1904-1906
Executive former deacon and trustee · 1865-1923
Trinity Baptist Church GREEN
244 S Main St, Marion, OH 43302 · Independent Baptist (1689 LBCF; 9Marks; Founders Ministries)
Patheos / Anxious Bench (Daniel Williams): "President Warren Harding's Liberal Baptist Faith" — Harding joined Free Baptist Marion 1883; served as trustee 25 years and deacon; membership maintained until death; Free Baptist + First Baptist merged into Trinity Baptist 1912

Sen. Elizabeth Dole

U.S. Senator (R-NC) 2003-2009; 20th U.S. Secretary of Labor 1989-1990; 7th U.S. Secretary of Transportation 1983-1987; President, American Red Cross 1991-1999
Executive former member · c.1985-1995 (attended Foundry UMC with Sen. Bob Dole for roughly a decade; departed in 1995 to National Presbyterian)
Foundry United Methodist Church BLACK
1500 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036 · United Methodist Church
Baltimore Sun — For Dole, faith without fanfare (Elizabeth Dole attended Foundry UMC alongside Sen. Bob Dole until 1995)

President Donald J. Trump

45th + 47th President of the United States; 2017-2021 + 2025-present
Executive childhood church · Childhood through early adulthood (Fred Trump Sr. + family); first wedding to Ivana Trump officiated by Norman Vincent Peale at Marble Collegiate
Marble Collegiate Church RED
1 West 29th Street, New York, NY 10001 · Reformed Church in America (RCA) + United Church of Christ (dual affiliation via Collegiate Churches of New York)
TGC — The Pastor Who Helps Explain Donald Trump (Norman Vincent Peale + Marble Collegiate + Trump family)

Legislative (31)

Rep. Daniel D. "Dan" Rostenkowski

Chairman House Ways and Means Committee (D-IL) 1981-1994; U.S. Rep. (IL-5 / IL-8) 1959-1995; IL State Rep. 1953-1956; IL State Senator 1956-1958
Legislative parish community political advocate · 1928-2010
St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church YELLOW
1351 West Evergreen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622 · Roman Catholic Church
Wikipedia: St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (Chicago) — U.S. Rep. Daniel Rostenkowski advocated to alter Kennedy Expressway path to save the parish; "Rostenkowski Curve" on Kennedy Expressway named for him; Polish-Catholic Chicago community parish

Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr.

Senate Majority Leader (R-TN) 1981-1985; U.S. Senator 1967-1985; White House Chief of Staff 1987-1988; U.S. Ambassador to Japan 2001-2005
Legislative lifelong member · 1925-2014
First Presbyterian Church of Huntsville Tennessee RED
185 Woodland Pl, Huntsville, TN 37756 · Presbyterian Church (USA)
WBIR-TV: "Saying farewell to Tennessee's son, Howard Baker Jr." — funeral held at First Presbyterian Church Huntsville TN; burial in adjoining Mossop Cemetery on church grounds

Sen. John H. Glenn Jr.

U.S. Senator (D-OH) 1974-1999; NASA astronaut (Friendship 7, 1962; STS-95, 1998); USMC Colonel; PC(USA) Ruling Elder
Legislative family church childhood · 1921-2016
Westminster Presbyterian Church RED
17 N. Liberty Street, PO Box 235, New Concord, OH 43762 · Presbyterian Church (USA)
PC(USA) News: "John Glenn, Presbyterian Ruling Elder and national icon, dies at age 95" — Glenn raised at Westminster Presbyterian New Concord OH; lifelong Presbyterian Ruling Elder; family-church alternation with College Drive; National Presbyterian Session member in DC

Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr.

Chairman Senate Watergate Committee 1973-1974; U.S. Senator (D-NC) 1954-1974; NC Supreme Court Associate Justice 1948-1954; U.S. Rep. (NC-10) 1946-1947
Legislative lifelong member deacon elder · 1896-1985
First Presbyterian Church of Morganton RED
100 Silver Creek Road, Morganton, NC 28655 · Presbyterian Church (USA)
Sam J. Ervin, Jr. Library & Museum (Western Piedmont Community College): "A Brief Biography" — Ervin lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church Morganton; served as Deacon and Elder; attended as boy and returned in 1974 retirement; UPI 1985 burial coverage corroborates church-grounds connection

Sen. Sam Nunn

U.S. Senator from Georgia 1972-1997; Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee
Legislative childhood and adult member · born 1938 in Perry GA
Perry Methodist Church YELLOW
1002 Carroll Street, Perry, GA 31069 · Methodist (UMC/GMC status not surfaced on fetched pages)
Encyclopedia.com: Sam Nunn ("Sam and his older sister were raised in a strict Protestant atmosphere which brought them to Perry's Methodist Church regularly... After graduating from law school, Nunn returned to Perry where he became a pillar of the Methodist church.")

Speaker Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill Jr.

Speaker of the U.S. House (D-MA) 1977-1987; House Majority Leader 1973-1977; U.S. Rep. (MA-8 / MA-11) 1953-1987
Legislative lifelong parishioner · 1912-1994
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church YELLOW
2254 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140 · Roman Catholic Church
Wikipedia: St. John the Evangelist Church (Cambridge, Massachusetts) — Tip O'Neill lifelong parishioner; baptized, married, and funeral held at parish; graduated St. John's High School 1931

Henry Clay

U.S. Senator from Kentucky; Speaker of the House; U.S. Secretary of State; "The Great Compromiser"
Legislative founding pewholder and late in life member · 1808 (founding pewholder) - 1852 (death); baptized & confirmed Episcopal 1847
Christ Church Cathedral RED
166 Market Street, Lexington, KY 40507 · The Episcopal Church
Wikipedia: Christ Church Cathedral (Lexington, Kentucky) — Henry Clay among founding pewholders 1808; baptized June 22, 1847 and confirmed July 18, 1847 (per https://historyofahousemuseum.com/2016/12/12/henry-clay-baptized-at-ashland-4/)

Rep. John Lewis

U.S. Representative GA-5 1987-2020; civil rights icon; SNCC Chair 1963-1966; Selma "Bloody Sunday" leader 1965; Presidential Medal of Freedom 2011; Congressional Gold Medal recipient
Legislative former member · Worshipped at Ebenezer through his Congressional tenure; addressed congregation alongside Obama Nov 2008; funeral and lying-in-repose July 30, 2020
Ebenezer Baptist Church BLACK
101 Jackson St NE, Atlanta, GA 30312 · Progressive National Baptist
Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Ebenezer Baptist Church fitting site for John Lewis' funeral

Sen. Bob Dole

U.S. Senator (R-KS) 1969-1996; Senate Majority Leader 1985-1987, 1995-1996; 1996 Republican presidential nominee; 1976 Republican vice-presidential nominee
Legislative former member · attended National Presbyterian beginning 1995 (after leaving Foundry UMC over the Clinton/Wogaman situation)
National Presbyterian Church BLACK
4101 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016 · Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (PCUSA)
Greensboro News & Record — Church and statesmen: Sen. Bob Dole's church isn't politically correct

Sen. Bob Dole

U.S. Senator (R-KS) 1969-1996; Senate Majority Leader 1985-1987, 1995-1996; 1996 Republican presidential nominee; 1976 Republican vice-presidential nominee
Legislative former member · c.1985-1995 (attended Foundry UMC with Elizabeth Dole for roughly a decade; left in 1995 over Pastor J. Philip Wogaman's liberal preaching and the Clintons' attendance)
Foundry United Methodist Church BLACK
1500 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036 · United Methodist Church
Baltimore Sun — For Dole, faith without fanfare (Doles attended Foundry UMC for 10+ years before joining National Presbyterian in 1995)

Sen. Jesse Helms

U.S. Senator (R-NC) 1973-2003; Chairman, Senate Foreign Relations Committee 1995-2001; deacon, Hayes Barton Baptist Church
Legislative former member · 1966-2008 (member from 1966; deacon; body lay in repose in the sanctuary July 7, 2008; funeral held at Hayes Barton July 8, 2008)
Hayes Barton Baptist Church BLACK
1800 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27608 · SBC (BSCNC) / CBF dual-aligned
Baptist Standard — Helms, ultra-conservative icon, steeped in moderate Baptist life (member since 1966, deacon at Hayes Barton)

Sen. Robert A. Taft Sr.

U.S. Senator (R-OH) 1939-1953; Senate Majority Leader (1953); 1940/1948/1952 Republican presidential candidate; son of President William Howard Taft; "Mr. Republican"
Legislative former member · Taft family church; buried in Indian Hill Episcopal Presbyterian Churchyard August 1953
Indian Hill Church BLACK
6000 Drake Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45243 · Non-denominational
Wikipedia — Robert A. Taft (Episcopalian affiliation; private burial at Indian Hill Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cincinnati)

Sen. Strom Thurmond

U.S. Senator (D/R-SC) 1954-2003; longest-serving senator in U.S. history at the time of his retirement; 103rd Governor of South Carolina 1947-1951; 1948 States Rights Democratic Party presidential nominee
Legislative former member · 1951-2003 (joined First Baptist Aiken in 1951 after his governorship; his son Strom Jr. is a current member per Baptist Press)
First Baptist Church Aiken RED
Aiken, SC · CBF
Baptist Press — Strom Thurmond dies at age 100; had ties to Southern Baptist churches (joined FBC Aiken 1951)

Sen. Strom Thurmond

U.S. Senator (D/R-SC) 1954-2003; 103rd Governor of South Carolina 1947-1951; 1948 States Rights Democratic Party presidential nominee
Legislative former member · 1947-1951 governorship-era membership; funeral held at First Baptist Columbia on July 1, 2003 (burial at Willowbrook Cemetery in Edgefield)
First Baptist Church Columbia GREEN
1306 Hampton St, Columbia, SC 29201 · Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)
Baptist Press — Strom Thurmond dies at age 100; had ties to Southern Baptist churches (member of FBC Columbia during governorship)

Senator Bob Dole

U.S. Senator from Kansas (1969–1996); Senate Majority Leader (1985–1987, 1995–1996); Senate Republican Leader (1985–1996); 1996 Republican Presidential Nominee; U.S. Representative from Kansas (1961–1969)
Legislative former member · Childhood and youth (c.1923–1948) — sent to Trinity by parents "most Sundays"; community farewell at Trinity 2021-12
Trinity United Methodist Church RED
221 N Maple St, Russell, KS 67665 · United Methodist Church
Russell Says Thank You and Bids Farewell to Bob Dole (KRSL.com)

Speaker Sam Rayburn

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 1940-1947, 1949-1953, 1955-1961 (longest cumulative tenure in U.S. history at the time); U.S. Representative TX-4 1913-1961; House Majority Leader 1937-1940; House Democratic Leader 1947-1949, 1953-1955
Legislative former member · Bonham hometown Baptist; funeral held here November 1961 (attended by Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon). Formal membership was at Lone Star Primitive Baptist Tioga TX (joined Sept 1956 at age 74).
First Baptist Bonham 7.7
710 N Center Street, Bonham, TX 75418 · Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)
The Paris News — Bonham's Sam Rayburn, baptized at age 74 (formal Primitive Baptist membership at Tioga; Bonham funeral at First Baptist)

Sen. Henry "Scoop" Jackson

U.S. Senator (D-WA) 1953-1983; U.S. Representative WA-2 1941-1953; Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman; 1972/1976 Democratic presidential candidate; Presidential Medal of Freedom 1984 (posthumous); "Father of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment"
Legislative memorial held · Washington memorial service Sept 1983 drew 1,000+ at National Presbyterian (Jackson family church was First Presbyterian Everett WA, where funeral was held)
National Presbyterian Church BLACK
4101 Nebraska Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016 · Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (PCUSA)
Washington Post — Hundreds Attend Memorial Service For Sen. Jackson (Sept 7, 1983)

Judicial (6)

Justice Amy Coney Barrett

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (2020–present); U.S. Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2017–2020); Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School (2002–2017)
Judicial current member · Longtime member; served as Council Chair 2013–2015 (two one-year terms)
Saint Joseph Parish YELLOW
226 N. Hill St., South Bend, IN 46617 · Roman Catholic Church
Amy Coney Barrett (Wikipedia)

Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (2018–present); U.S. Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (2006–2018); White House Staff Secretary under President George W. Bush (2003–2006)
Judicial current member · Current member through 2018 confirmation and beyond; documented attendance at 5:30 PM Sunday Mass + parish school basketball coaching
Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament YELLOW
5949 Western Ave NW, Washington, DC 20015 (parish); 3630 Quesada St NW, Washington, DC 20015 (school campus) · Roman Catholic Church
Brett Kavanaugh's nomination fight is dividing his D.C. Catholic church (Washington Post)

Justice Neil M. Gorsuch

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (2017–present); U.S. Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (2006–2017); Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General (2005–2006)
Judicial current member · Family member through 2017 confirmation and beyond; serves as usher; wife Louise serves as lay reader; daughters serve as acolytes
St. John's Episcopal Church RED
1419 Pine Street, Boulder, CO 80302 · Episcopal Church
What is Neil Gorsuch's religion? It's complicated (CNN Politics)

Religious / Other (20)

Dr. James R. White

Pastor/Elder at Apologia Church; Director of Alpha and Omega Ministries (apologetics, Phoenix AZ); host of The Dividing Line; PhD Theology; author of The King James Only Controversy and The Forgotten Trinity; international debater
Religious / Other current pastor · Pastor/Elder of Apologia Church (alongside lead-teaching elder Durbin)
Apologia Church GREEN
Mesa, AZ · Reformed Baptist
End Abortion Now — Jeff Durbin bio (notes James White as Pastor/Elder of Apologia Church)

Dr. Joel R. Beeke

Pastor since 1986; Chancellor (since 2023) and former President (1995-2023) of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary; professor of systematic theology and homiletics; author and editor of dozens of works on Reformed and Puritan theology
Religious / Other current pastor · 1986-present (Pastor of Heritage Reformed Congregation of Grand Rapids since 1986)
Heritage Reformed Congregation of Grand Rapids GREEN
540 Crescent St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 · HRC
Wikipedia — Joel Beeke

Dr. Kevin DeYoung

Senior Pastor since 2017; previously Senior Pastor University Reformed Church East Lansing MI 2004-2017; associate professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary Charlotte; Moderator of PCA 52nd General Assembly (2025); author and conference speaker
Religious / Other current pastor · 2017-present (Senior Pastor)
Christ Covenant PCA GREEN
Matthews, NC · PCA
Christ Covenant Church — Staff: Kevin DeYoung

Dr. Mark Dever

Senior Pastor since Sept 25, 1994 (30+ yrs); president emeritus and founder of 9Marks ministry (1998); regular conference speaker; PhD Cambridge (Ecclesiastical History)
Religious / Other current pastor · 1994-present (Senior Pastor; installed Sept 25, 1994)
Capitol Hill Baptist Church GREEN
525 A St NE, Washington, DC 20002 · Southern Baptist Convention
Wikipedia — Mark Dever

Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Teaching pastor & Sunday School teacher; 9th President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (since 1993); host of The Briefing daily podcast; principal organizer Justice Sunday (broadcast from Highview April 24, 2005)
Religious / Other current member · Highview is Mohler's home church (attended East Campus for many years; teaches Sunday School); SBTS president since 1993
Highview Baptist Church YELLOW
Louisville, KY · SBC
Wikipedia — Highview Baptist Church (Louisville, Kentucky)

Dr. Timothy J. Keller

Founding Pastor 1989-2017; co-founder Redeemer City to City; author of The Reason for God, Prayer, and Center Church; died May 19, 2023, age 72
Religious / Other founder · 1989-July 2017 (founded the church 1989; retired as pastor July 2017; died May 19, 2023)
Redeemer Presbyterian Church GREEN
1359 Broadway, New York, NY 10018 · Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)
Wikipedia — Redeemer Presbyterian Church (Manhattan)

Dr. Tom Ascol

Senior Pastor since June 1, 1986; President of Founders Ministries; founding Chancellor of Founders Seminary; founding Editor of the Founders Journal; PhD Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; conference speaker
Religious / Other current pastor · 1986-present (Senior Pastor since June 1, 1986)
Grace Baptist Church (Tom Ascol) GREEN
1300 Ceitus Terrace, Cape Coral, FL 33991 · Reformed Baptist
Wikipedia — Thomas Ascol

Dr. Voddie Baucham Jr.

Listed staff teaching pastor at Grace Community; former Dean of Theology, African Christian University (Lusaka, Zambia) 2015-2024; international conference speaker
Religious / Other current member · listed as Grace Community Leader (Pulpit) bio post-2024 return; previously planted Grace Family Baptist Houston/Spring TX
Grace Community Church GREEN
Sun Valley, CA · Non-denominational
Grace Community Church — Leader bio: Voddie Baucham

Pastor Douglas Wilson

Senior Pastor since 1977 (~50 yrs); founder of New Saint Andrews College, Logos School, Canon Press, and Greyfriars Hall ministerial training program; author of Reformed Is Not Enough, Mere Christendom, et al.; central figure in Christian Nationalism discourse
Religious / Other current pastor · 1977-present (Senior Pastor for nearly 50 years; congregation planted fall 1975 from Evangelical Free Church Pullman WA)
Christ Church GREEN
208 N Main St, Moscow, ID 83843 · Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC)
Wikipedia — Christ Church (Moscow, Idaho)

Pastor Jeff Durbin

Lead-Teaching Elder; co-planter/founder of Apologia Church (Feb 2010, with Luke Pierson); head of End Abortion Now; host of Apologia Radio
Religious / Other founder · Feb 2010-present (Lead-Teaching Elder since church planting)
Apologia Church GREEN
Mesa, AZ · Reformed Baptist
End Abortion Now — Who is Pastor Jeff Durbin?

Dr. Billy Graham

Evangelist; founder of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association; spiritual adviser to U.S. presidents from Truman through Obama; deceased 2018
Religious / Other former member · 2008-2018 (transferred membership Christmas Eve 2008 from First Baptist Dallas to FBC Spartanburg under Don Wilton; held membership until death Feb 2018)
First Baptist Spartanburg GREEN
250 E Main St, Spartanburg, SC 29306 · Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)
Baptist Press — Billy Graham joins FBC Spartanburg

Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III

Senior Minister 1996-2014 (17 yrs); now Chancellor & CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary + John E. Richards Professor of Systematic & Historical Theology + President of RTS Jackson; co-founder of The Gospel Coalition; international conference speaker
Religious / Other former pastor · 1996-Jan 1, 2014 (Senior Minister 17 yrs); succeeded by Dr. David Strain
First Presbyterian Church (PCA) GREEN
Jackson, MS · Presbyterian (PCA)
Wikipedia — Ligon Duncan

Dr. John MacArthur

Senior Pastor 1969-2025 (56-yr tenure); founder Grace to You radio + The Master's Seminary; host of Shepherds' Conference; author of MacArthur Study Bible; died July 14, 2025 at age 86
Religious / Other former pastor · 1969-2025 (Senior Pastor 56 yrs until death July 14, 2025; succeeded interim by Nathan Busenitz Aug 2025)
Grace Community Church GREEN
Sun Valley, CA · Non-denominational
Wikipedia — John MacArthur (American pastor)

Dr. John Piper

Pastor for Preaching & Vision 1980-2013 (33 yrs); founder & teacher of Desiring God; Chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary; international conference speaker
Religious / Other former pastor · 1980-2013 (Senior Pastor 33 yrs); succeeded by Jason Meyer (who resigned 2021); current Lead Pastor Kenny Stokes
Bethlehem Baptist Church YELLOW
Minneapolis, MN · Baptist
Wikipedia — Bethlehem Baptist Church (Minneapolis)

Dr. Voddie Baucham Jr.

Former Preaching Pastor (church-plant founding pastor sent out 2006); subsequently Dean of Theology, African Christian University (Lusaka, Zambia) 2015-2024; international conference speaker and author of Fault Lines
Religious / Other former pastor · 2006-2015 (founding preaching pastor of the church plant; departed for African Christian University Dean of Theology role 2015-2024)
Grace Family Baptist Church GREEN
3910 Cypress Creek Pkwy, Houston, TX 77068 · Reformed Baptist
Wikipedia — Voddie Baucham

Rev. Dr. Clay Evans

Founding Pastor 1950-2000; Founding National Board Chairman of Rainbow PUSH Coalition 1971-1976; civil rights leader; gospel-music legend
Religious / Other founding pastor · 1925-2019
Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church ("Fellowship Chicago" / "the Ship") YELLOW
4543 S. Princeton Ave., Chicago, IL 60609 · National Baptist Convention USA / National Missionary Baptist Convention of America (Black Baptist tradition)
BlackPast.org: "Clay Evans (1925-)" — Evans founded Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church Chicago 1950; mentored Jesse Jackson; hosted MLK; launched Operation Breadbasket and Operation PUSH from Fellowship

About this list

Every entry on this page cites a credible journalism source — major news outlets, official biographies, church history pages, or the politician's own public statements. We do not infer attendance from generic religious-affiliation surveys; we want documented worship attendance at a specific congregation.

If a politician's religious tradition is outside the Christian frame (Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, LDS, etc.), they are not included here — the directory's scope is Christian congregations.

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