Members of the congregation at the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church, left, and Foundry United Methodist Church, right, listen to the sermon during worship service Sunday, in Washington.
Members of the congregation at the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church and Foundry United Methodist Church listen to the sermon during worship service Sunday, in Washington. Churches in the nation’s capital have started extending invitations to President-elect Barack Obama and his family, touting their African American roots, their ties to presidents past and to Obama himself.