Minister of N.B. inclusive church says Trump has a place there

RIVERVIEW, N.B.—A New Brunswick minister found himself forced to preach Sunday on whether U.S. President Donald Trump would be welcomed in his church: a place of worship that prides itself on its inclusive and welcoming nature.

Rev. Steve Berube of St. Paul’s United Church in Riverview agreed to do a sermon on any topic as a prize for a silent auction fundraiser.
A New Brunswick minister found himself forced to preach Sunday on whether U.S. President Donald Trump would have a place in his church, a place of worship and inclusivity.
A New Brunswick minister found himself forced to preach Sunday on whether U.S. President Donald Trump would have a place in his church, a place of worship and inclusivity. (Susan Walsh / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The winning bidders asked him to preach on whether or not the U.S. president has a place in his church.

Berube says it forced him to weigh Trump’s behaviour — which he described as normalizing bullying and sexism — against lessons taught in scripture.

In the end, he decided that Trump would be welcome at St. Paul’s, but he notes that the president would have to make a lot of changes in order to truly belong to the church.
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He says he believes church is about transforming oneself and opening up to learning about other people, and the clergy and congregation would expect that Trump would be open to this sort of transformation.

Berube says his church is welcoming to everyone, regardless of race, nationality, gender, or sexual orientation, and says he’d like to extend an invitation for Trump to pay St. Paul’s a visit if he ever makes it over to New Brunswick.