Denzel Washington Becomes a Minister After Saying Actors “Can’t Talk” About Religion in Hollywood
Denzel Washington has become a minister after claiming that actors “can’t talk” about religion in Hollywood.
On Saturday, Dec. 21, the 69-year-old was baptized and received his minister’s license in New York City’s Kelly Temple. The news was confirmed by Archbishop Christopher Bryant in a Facebook post.
“We celebrate the addition of Minister Denzel Washington into the clergy, having received his minister’s license in the Church of God in Christ today, in a truly uplifting moment,” wrote Bryant. The archbishop noted that the Oscar-winning actor donned a white robe because “in the same service, he received water baptism.”
Bryant added that the Kelly Temple is “a place close to [Washington’s] heart” as he “attended the church as a child and testified to being filled with the Holy Spirit after visiting another church” with Richard Townsend in the 1980s.
“It took a while, but I’m finally here,...
On Saturday, Dec. 21, the 69-year-old was baptized and received his minister’s license in New York City’s Kelly Temple. The news was confirmed by Archbishop Christopher Bryant in a Facebook post.
“We celebrate the addition of Minister Denzel Washington into the clergy, having received his minister’s license in the Church of God in Christ today, in a truly uplifting moment,” wrote Bryant. The archbishop noted that the Oscar-winning actor donned a white robe because “in the same service, he received water baptism.”
Bryant added that the Kelly Temple is “a place close to [Washington’s] heart” as he “attended the church as a child and testified to being filled with the Holy Spirit after visiting another church” with Richard Townsend in the 1980s.
“It took a while, but I’m finally here,...
- 12/23/2024
- by Tatiana Tenreyro
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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