Marble Collegiate Church Trump

The president s father was a particular fan of peale a famous minister who authored the power of positive thinking.

Marble collegiate church trump.

The church released a statement then however saying he was an inactive member. Peale also officiated the first marriage of donald to ivana trump in 1977. Donald trump s second wife marla maples has always been a bit of joke. Peale was the reason why the trump family came to attend marble collegiate church.

During the 1960s when marble was pastored by rev. Norman vincent peale whom trump s father was a fan of the trump family did attend the church. For all that has been written about mr. Trump relatively little attention has been paid to the time he spent at marble collegiate church and his relationship with the rev.

On sundays trump s businessman father drove the family from queens to peale s pulpit at marble collegiate church in manhattan. Washington the marble collegiate church on fifth avenue in manhattan was packed with developers politicians and new york celebrities more than 600 in all for the funeral of fred c. Donald trump identifies himself as a presbyterian but he hasn t regularly attended presbyterian services since his family started attending marble collegiate church in midtown manhattan more than. In 1993 marble s minister arthur caliandro performed trump s marriage to marla maples in the grand ballroom of the plaza hotel owned at the time by trump.

The centuries old edifice was and remains the closest thing trump. However as he indicates he is a presbyterian and is not an active member of marble the church said. But under the watchful eye of god at the marble collegiate church in manhattan the same house of worship that donald. The historic marble collegiate church on fifth avenue in manhattan new york where leading 2016 gop presidential candidate donald trump told reporters thursday that he is a member said friday that the billionaire real estate mogul is not an active member.