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Atlanta church holds Pink Trap House-themed service to ‘make church relevant again’

Fiza Pirani
By Fiza Pirani
Aug 14, 2017

Atlanta's most talked-about temporary landmark just made its way back into the spotlight — on the sanctuary stage of the dReam Center Church of Atlanta, that is.

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In an effort to "Make the Church Relevant Again," church leaders took a marketing tip from Atlanta-based hip-hop star 2 Chainz himself and decorated their sanctuary with a miniature Pink Trap House, a pink stove and a pink toy car.

The church shared its one-of-a-kind service led by Bishop William Murphy on Facebook Live and as of Monday morning, the post has garnered nearly 30,000 views.

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And 2 Chainz himself took to Instagram to praise the service, writing, "I think it's dope to be used by God in different ways."

2 Chainz' Pink Trap House, a flipped home at 1530 Howell Mill painted pink to mimic his album's cover art, was a hot Instagram spot last month.

The artist, currently performing in a pink wheelchair after breaking his leg on tour, initially used the venue to host a listening party to promote his project with actress and writer Issa Rae, "Pretty Girls Like Trap Music."

But the house was also used as a site for free HIV testing and for a "Trap Church" event hosted by Street Groomers, a neighborhood watch group and local faith leaders such as Michael Wortham, minister of young adults at Atlanta's historic Ebenezer Baptist Church.