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Westboro Baptist Church originated as a branch of the East Side Baptist Church, which was established in 1931 on the east side of Topeka. [4] [5] In 1954, East Side hired Fred Phelps as an associate pastor. By 1955, Phelps was promoted to pastor of a new East Side church plant, Westboro Baptist, on the west side of Topeka. [4]
Mar. 5—OWASSO — School and town officials in Owasso are again making plans to ensure student and public safety after leaders of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church out of Topeka, Kansas ...
[5] [6] The Westboro Baptist Church was started by Phelps in 1955. [6] Members of the church meet in Phelps's residence; the majority of the group's adherents are his family. Phelps received an associate's degree from John Muir Junior College in 1951, [ 5 ] a bachelor's degree in 1962 and a degree in law in 1964 from Washburn University .
A member of a group representing Westboro Baptist Church, center, is followed by a coalition of LGBTQ+ organizations and supporters using Pride-themed umbrellas as shields in a counter-protest ...
Fred Waldron Phelps Sr. (November 13, 1929 – March 19, 2014) was an American minister and disbarred lawyer who served as the pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church, worked as a civil rights attorney, and ran for statewide election in Kansas.
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WBC member protesting Pope Benedict XVI outside the United Nations in New York City, 2008. Westboro Baptist Church carries out daily picketing in Topeka, Kansas, and travels nationally to picket the funerals of gay victims of crimes or anti-gay attacks, as well as those of people who have died from complications related to AIDS.
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