Rev. William Lamar IV, pastor at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, leads service in Washington on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Congregants attend service at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Rev. William Lamar IV, pastor at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, greets congregants, Barbara Jones and Leon R. Jones, after service in Washington on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)A young congregant kneels before the altar after service at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)The Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington on Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)The Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church choir sings during service in Washington on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Congregants attend service at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Rev. William Lamar IV, pastor at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, preaches to the congregation in Washington on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)A security agent monitors the service at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)A new Black Lives Matter sign stands outside the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)FILE - A protester carries a Proud Boys banner while other members start to unfurl a large U.S. flag in front of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore., on Sept. 7, 2020. In 2023 Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church won a lawsuit against the Proud Boys where a judge awarded the church $2.8 million in damages. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)Robin Ford, a stewardess at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, stands to worship in Washington on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Congregants attend service at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
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Rev. William Lamar IV, pastor at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, leads service in Washington on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
