In 1980, after participating in a pilgrimage to Israel led by Pastor W. O. Vaught, he became a member of his church, Immanuel Baptist Church Little Rock. When he became president in 1993, he became a member of Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. with his wife, a Methodist.
In 1980, after participating in a pilgrimage to Israel led by Pastor W. O. Vaught, he became a member of Immanuel Baptist Church Little Rock. When he became president in 1993, he joined Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., with his wife, who was also a Methodist.