Church-goers are shocked by their pastor at a North Carolina encouraged whites only to stand at the front doors of the church. Freedom House Pastor Makeda Pennycooke, an African-American woman, encouraged “only the best of the best at the front door” in the email.
“You can put a white face all over the front door. But when you come through those doors, you’re going to see African Americans, you’re gonna see Asians. You’re going to see people of color,” Carmen Thomas told WBTV.
“We are continuing to work to bring our racial demographic pendulum back to mid-line,” she continued in the email. “So we would like to ask that only white people be on the front doors.”
A spokeswoman for the church confirmed that the e-mail was sent by Pastor Pennycooke. An apology letter was issued to some church members.
“Freedom House believes in a diverse relationship within its membership, reflecting the larger community in which the church resides, doing life together as a church representative of everyone — culturally, ethnically, economically, and generationally,” church officials stated in a statement.
