Raphael Warnock Buys Million-Dollar Townhouse As His Church’s Tenants Live In Squalor

Warnock was awarded a $7,417 per month housing allowance by his church. This was his last term Sen. Raphael Warnock, D., Ga. / Getty Images

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D., Ga.), who received a lucrative monthly housing allowance from his church during his first term in the Senate, will soon reside in a luxurious Capitol Hill townhouse as tenants of his ministry’s low-income apartment building continue to live in squalor.

Warnock’s $1,149,000 Washington, D.C., property that he bought Jan. 4, appears out of his means at first. According to real estate records, Warnock took out a $549,000 loan for the property. This means that Warnock paid a huge $600,000. down payment. Warnock owned assets valued between $654,000 and $1,353,000 at the end of 2021, the bulk of which was tied up in his church’s pension plan. According to his financial disclosures, he also owed Atlanta’s home $600,000.

Warnock was also a beneficiary of a tax-free $7,417 monthly housing allowance, which he received in 2021 from Ebenezer Church. He continues to preach at times. The church also owns A pest-infected apartment building that was subsidized in Atlanta. Residents were evicted during the pandemic. The rent for the past-due amount of $28.55 was all it cost. Washington Free Beacon reported.

Ebenezer Baptist Church structured Warnock’s housing allowance as an employment benefit so that he could bypass the Senate’s $29,595 outside income limitation in 2021. It’s not known at this time if the church helped finance Warnock’s new Capitol Hill townhouse. Ebenezer didn’t respond to a request for comment.

Warnock’s new home is situated less than two miles away from the Capitol and comes equipped with a brand-new gourmet kitchen, a wine refrigerator, and a private backyard patio. The four-bedroom, four bathroom home has the following amenities: “rare opportunity to experience a life of leisure and comfort,” You can find more information at listing For the property’s many advantages.

You will also find a separate basement unit that is completely separate from the main house. It has its own living room, bedroom, and bathroom. The property also includes a separate basement unit with its own living area, bedroom and bathroom. Free Beacon We asked Warnock for the price Warnock would rent his basement apartment. The senator’s office did not respond.

Warnock’s financial ties to the church and its low-income apartment became a sticking point for the Democrat during his reelection campaign in 2022. Warnock claimed During a debate between Republican challenger Herschel Walk that there had been