"As they gathered Thursday evening for a potluck at the brick building with a white steeple - a classic Methodist style - Funk heard not a peep about politics. As far as he knew, nobody was aware that the White House's second-in-command had broadcast an image of what Funk called his 'second home.'"
"Critics mocked the vice president for putting a United Methodist church on the front of a book tracing his road from loose evangelicalism to teenage Pentecostalism to atheism to Catholicism."
"The church comes from the part of the country where Vice President Vance grew up. He was raised in Protestant and evangelical churches; he talks about Christianity in an ecumenical sense throughout the book."
The cover of Vice President JD Vance's memoir features Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, which has no ties to him or his faith journey. Congregants, including 78-year-old Marshall Funk, expressed surprise at the church's use, noting Vance has never visited. Critics on social media questioned the authenticity of the image, suggesting it was chosen for its aesthetic rather than its relevance. A spokesperson clarified that the church represents Vance's upbringing in Protestant and evangelical settings, although its location is far from his current residence.
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