Peale also officiated the first marriage of donald to ivana trump in 1977.
Marble collegiate church trump.
The church released a statement then however saying he was an inactive member.
Washington the marble collegiate church on fifth avenue in manhattan was packed with developers politicians and new york celebrities more than 600 in all for the funeral of fred c.
The historic marble collegiate church on fifth avenue in manhattan new york where leading 2016 gop presidential candidate donald trump told reporters thursday that he is a member said friday that the billionaire real estate mogul is not an active member.
During the 1960s when marble was pastored by rev.
Donald trump s second wife marla maples has always been a bit of joke.
Donald trump identifies himself as a presbyterian but he hasn t regularly attended presbyterian services since his family started attending marble collegiate church in midtown manhattan more than.
The president s father was a particular fan of peale a famous minister who authored the power of positive thinking.
In 1993 marble s minister arthur caliandro performed trump s marriage to marla maples in the grand ballroom of the plaza hotel owned at the time by trump.
Peale was the reason why the trump family came to attend marble collegiate church.
The centuries old edifice was and remains the closest thing trump.
Peale s son though is no fan of trump.
For all that has been written about mr.
The trump family migrated to the manhattan church from a presbyterian establishment near their home in queens during the 1960s when marble was led by the rev.
Norman vincent peale whom trump s father was a fan of the trump family did attend the church.
Trump relatively little attention has been paid to the time he spent at marble collegiate church and his relationship with the rev.
On sundays trump s businessman father drove the family from queens to peale s pulpit at marble collegiate church in manhattan.