House Negro Charlotte pastor: “Only white people to greet” at front door of church

This is an old story but it is my 1st time hearing about this. 

Charlotte pastor: “Only white people to greet” at front door of church

House Negro Pastor Makeda Pennycooke

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Controversy has sparked at a north Charlotte church after a pastor sent an email asking that “only white people” stand at the front door to greet the congregation. A viewer contacted WBTV after getting an email from Pastor Makeda Pennycooke, an African-American woman, at Freedom House Church along Salome Church Road. 

The email was sent to a group of church volunteers who act as greeters for the church’s 9 a.m. service. Carmen Thomas, who has attended and served at the church for the past two years, sent us the email. She was appalled. “I was floored,” she recalled. ”Like it was a jaw dropper.

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.” In the email, Pastor Pennycooke reminds volunteers that fall is one of the busiest times of year for the church. “We anticipate having an increase in the number of people visiting and attending Freedom House over the next few weeks,” 

Pastor Pennycooke says in the email. She then says that “first impressions matter” and says the church wants “the best of the best on the front doors.” “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.”

Original Story Link