The Rev. John Bowie's True Light Missionary Baptist Church in Independence Heights is a welcoming congregation, so when mayoral candidate Peter Brown showed up for services a few Sundays ago, the reverend handled it like he always does with distinguished guests.

"I recognized him and told the congregation he was a candidate for mayor," Bowie said.

But Bowie didn't invite Brown to say a few words at the pulpit, as some preachers do...

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