A Chicago pastor says he is considering legal action against a church, which the faith leader alleges denied him from renting its building because of his sexual orientation and welcoming of LGBTQ-plus churchgoers.
Bishop Keith McQueen, pastor of Powerhouse Church of Chicago in Englewood, told NBC 5 he planned a large worship event for Feb. 5 and needed more space than what his building could accommodate. McQueen explained he found a space online large enough to accommodate 400 people.
The bishop said he made an agreement with the City Light Church in Bronzeville and paid $800 to rent its building.Get Chicago local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox.Then, on the day of the event, McQueen said he received a text asking for his church's website. Moments later, the pastor said he got another text and phone call, telling him he could not rent the venue.
“They said we don’t approve of the pastor being gay, and we don’t approve of members being openly gay or trans,” he said. Bishop McQueen says he scrambled to find a new location and has no doubt that what happened was discrimination.
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