Church near Pennsylvania Capitol becomes peace hub hoping to protect democracy in divisive election The Rev. Anna Layman Knox stands for a portrait outside Grace United Methodist Church near the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
Grace United Methodist Church is reflected on the window of a building across from the church in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
A "Peace Pole" recently installed in front of Grace United Methodist Church near the Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
A stained-glass window of Jesus' Ascension designed by Tiffany Studios at Grace United Methodist Church in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
The choir of Grace United Methodist Church sings during a service in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
Members of Grace United Methodist Church's choir sing hymns during a service in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
Sunlight shines through a stained-glass window at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
Congregants worship at Grace United Methodist in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
Grace United Methodist Church pastor, the Rev. Anna Layman Knox, meets with members of her congregation at a coffee hour after a service in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
The silhouette of a visitor to the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
A truck displaying a banner supporting Kamala Harris in the presidential election parked in front of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
Scott Bassett, a Pennsylvania-born retired teacher who lives in California, stands for a portrait after a visit to the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
The Rev. Anna Layman Knox stands for a portrait outside Grace United Methodist Church near the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)