In Non Royal Wedding-Related News, Beyonce Has Bought A Church

Praise Bey!

Charlotte Willis
WhimnMay 20, 201811:46pm

You better bey-lieve it, Beyonce just bought a church. Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesSource:Whimn

Beyonce is now the proud owner of an old church in New Orleans.

According to TMZ, the superstar snapped up a stone-structured, 7,500 square foot cathedral in the Louisiana city that was erected more than a century ago in the 1900s.

Bey reportedly paid a hefty $1.1 million for the house of prayer that has remained unused for a while now due to church members passing away.

The jazz-loving city, nicknamed the "Big Easy", is famous for its vibrant nightlife, live music scene, with a history as a melting pot of French, African and American cultures.

Though it's uncertain exactly what the Lemonade star plans to do with the unofficially dubbed Church of Bey, there's no doubt she'll have no issue establishing a music-loving congregation.

The infamous Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Photo: Supplied

The infamous Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Photo: SuppliedSource:Whimn

This isn't the first time the 36-year-old has hit headlines over a house of prayer. Last month, Grace Cathedral in San Francisco held it's first ever 'Beyonce Mass'. The evening service included her solo songs as well as Destiny's Child hits, promising to appreciate how the Crazy in Love pop icon "opens a window into the lives of the marginalised and forgotten - particularly black females."

"In this year where there's been so much conversation about the role of women and communities of colour, we felt a need to lift up the voices that the church has traditionally suppressed," Rev. Jude Harmon told SFGate.

"The beauty of Beyonce's music is she explores those themes in an idiom that is accessible to everyone," Harmon added. "We can use it as a conversation starter. That's what it's designed to be."

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