Raphael Warnock has done it. Adam Hamilton wants to follow as a pastor-US senator
Summary
Adam Hamilton, a Kansas megachurch pastor and Democratic nominee, aims to serve as a U.S. senator while continuing to lead his large church. Currently, Raphael Warnock of Georgia is the only U.S. senator who regularly preaches as a pastor while in office.Key Facts
- Raphael Warnock is Georgia’s first Black senator and also the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church.
- Warnock preaches regularly while serving as a U.S. senator.
- Adam Hamilton is the senior pastor of the Church of the Resurrection, the largest United Methodist church with about 25,000 members.
- Hamilton wants to preach 12 to 18 times a year if elected senator.
- Few ordained ministers have served in the Senate while leading churches simultaneously.
- John Danforth, a former Missouri senator, was an Episcopal priest and worked as a lawyer and diplomat.
- James Lankford, a current senator from Oklahoma, is an ordained Southern Baptist minister.
- Many more clergy have served in the U.S. House of Representatives while remaining active pastors.
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