St. Kennys: An Historical Landmark

The Church of the Resurrection shares an office on Capitol Hill with its two daughter churches, Advent and Ascension. The office is at Maryland and 8th NE, on the second floor above Kenny’s BBQ. For this reason, it is affectionately known as, “St. Kenny’s.”

Today, as the Rev. Tommy Hinson was approaching the office, he suddenly found himself surrounded by armed men pouring out of five unmarked black SUVs. One of the men stopped him and asked him his business there. Tommy says, “I confessed that I was a pastor, mentally reviewing all the movies I’ve seen where vans pull up, put bags over people’s heads, and they are never seen again.” The man told him to stand back, and then a parade of White House personnel proceeded to file into Kenny’s, including none other than Michelle Obama. And so February 27, 2009 marks another important day in history, when the first lady and the Rez staff were together under the same roof…