Congregants pray at Mother Bethel AME Church in Philadelphia during a service on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

The Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church stands on the oldest parcel of land continuously owned by Black Americans in Philadelphia on Sunday, Oct 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Christ Church congregant Johannes Du Toit lights a chandelier for a Blessing of the Animals candlelight service ceremony in honor of St. Francis at Philadelphia’s Christ Church on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Madeline Tess Farmer and her golden retriever dog, Wrigley, join a Blessing of the Animals ceremony in honor of St. Francis at Philadelphia’s Christ Church on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Christ Church senior pastor, the Rev. Samantha Vincent-Alexander, leads a Blessing of the Animals ceremony in honor of St. Francis in Philadelphia, on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

A member of Christ Church looks at portraits on display at the church Neighborhood House in Philadelphia on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Historical documents are displayed at Christ Church in Philadelphia on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Christ Church’s Director of Music Parker Kitterman plays the organ during a service in Philadelphia on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)