Atlah Worldwide Church

Atlah Worldwide Church
Atlah Worldwide Missionary Church
Location 38 West 123rd Street
Harlem, New York, NY, 10027
Country  United States
Denomination Independent
Previous denomination Baptist
Membership 600 (2007) [1]
100 (2011) estimated [2]
History
Former name(s) Bethelite Community Baptist Church
Founded June 10, 1957
Founder(s) Millard Alexander Stanley
Events Mother Keturah Breakfast Program
[3] C.I.A. Columbia Obama Sedition And Treason Trial 2010 [4]
"No Dew! No Rain!" [1]
Architecture
Designated 1888-89
Architect(s) Lamb & Rich[5]
Architectural type Club
Style Queen Anne
Specifications
Materials red brick and terra cotta
Clergy
Senior pastor(s) James David Manning

Atlah Worldwide Missionary Church is a Christian church and ministry located in Harlem, New York, USA. The church is led by James David Manning who is the chief pastor.[6] The church campus is the site of the ATLAH Theological Seminary, where classes are offered on preaching and prophecy. The church is also the home of the Manning Report.

History

Atlah Worldwide Church was founded and organized in Harlem on June 6, 1957, by Reverend Millard Alexander Stanley as the Bethelite Community Baptist Church.[6]

In early June, just a few days before the first worship service was held, Pastor Stanley was sitting in front of a storefront on 8th Avenue in Harlem. A local heroin addict spoke to him and said, "If y’all gonna be a church, you better 'Be-The-Lite.'" Thus, the mission was formed and named Bethelite.[6]

In 1981, Pastor James David Manning replaced Stanley as chief pastor. Under Manning's leadership, the church name changed to ATLAH ("All The Land Anointed Holy") and ministries were established.[7]

Newest Ministries – The Temple Hour of Prayer 29 May 2008; and The Manning Report 25 August 2008.[7]

This building was erected in the 1890s as the Harlem Social Club. Father Divine (c.1876-1965) and his International Peace Mission Movement were located here during the 1930s.[8]

ATLAH Worldwide Church in the center of view from the northwest corner of 124th Street looking Southward....
ATLAH Worldwide Church seen from the corner of West 124th street and Lenox Avenue, Harlem.

Controversy

In early 2014 the church posted a series of messages on its letter board sign outside its building which assert that Barack Obama is a Muslim and that he is not legally President. The messages also used anti-gay epithets and stated a Christian imperative to kill gay people by stoning. They gained notice on several websites, including some that promote gay rights and oppose hate speech.[9] Example messages that were documented on the websites include:

In August, 2014, Manning promised that Russian President Putin would release information collected by the KGB that would prove that President Obama is homosexual.[13]

In November, 2014 Manning in a video presentation claimed that Starbucks were "Ground Zero" for Ebola. He warned people to stay away from Starbucks if they did not want to get Ebola.[14] In a follow-up broadcast he claimed that "Starbucks was doing, is they were taking specimens of male semen, and they were putting it in the blends of their lattes. Now, this is the absolute truth.".[15] He based this on an article in The Inquisitor.[16]

On November 5, Manning claimed that in "a few days time" there would be no homosexuals in Harlem and that Starbucks would close.[15]

Atlah Worldwide Church staff

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mara Altman (3 April 2007). "Do the Dew: Prophet Loss in Harlem". The Village Voice. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  2. ↑ FEENEY, MICHAEL J. (25 August 2011). "Harlem pastor James David Manning preaches 'Obama is Evil' on church signs, angering local residents". New York Daily News. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Mother Keturah Breakfast Program Today". ATLAH Media Network. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  4. ↑ David Weigel (12 March 2010). "Obama On Trial". http://washingtonindependent.com/79095/obama-on-trial''. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "Bethelite Community Baptist Church originally the Harlem Club". New York Architecture. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Our Mission Statement". 1 November 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Pastor James David Manning Bio". ATLAH Media Network. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  8. ↑ From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship (illustrated ed.). Columbia University Press. 2004. p. 124.
  9. ↑ "Jennifer Louise Lopez Asks Anti-Gay Harlem Church To Stone Her". Huffpost Gay Voices. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  10. ↑ Coscarelli, Joe. "‘Obama Has Released the Homo Demons,’ Church Sign Warns". New York Magazine. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  11. ↑ Hallowell, Billy. "Pastor Posts Church Sign About ‘Stoning’ Gays That You’ll Have to See to Believe". The Blaze. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "Photograph". Regressivewatch.org. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  13. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6Mmfb4id4Y
  14. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doBkuAC8X38#t=19
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVjStWtQPYM#t=144
  16. ↑ http://www.inquisitr.com/1563446/semen-samples-found-starbucks-nationwide-fda-investigation/
  17. ↑ "Elder Elizabeth Sarah Manning Bio". ATLAH Media Network. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2012.

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Coordinates: 40°48′23″N 73°56′46″W / 40.80626°N 73.94618°W