Obama and his family attend Easter service at Methodist church in southeast Washington
By APSunday, April 4, 2010
Obama family attends Easter service at DC church
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and his family have attended Easter service at a historically black Methodist church in southeast Washington.
Obama took communion Sunday at the Allen Chapel AME Church. Joining him at the service were his wife, Michelle, daughters Sasha and Malia, and his mother-in-law, Marian Robinson. Also attending were the mayor of Washington, Adrian Fenty, and his wife.
Southeast Washington was rocked last week by a drive-by shooting that left four dead and five others wounded.
Allen Chapel pastor Michael Bell says it is providence that the president would attend service at Allen Chapel AME Church so shortly after the shootings. Bell says it is heartening to know than southeast Washington has not been forgotten.
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