The Rev. Leonard Thompson Sr., the recently arrived interim pastor of Mr. Zion Baptist Church, could have lived anywhere when he moved to Madison.
He and his wife chose an apartment two blocks from Mt. Zion, impressing many church members. The church is on the city’s South Side, in a neighborhood with high rates of poverty and unemployment.
Thompson, 63, said he was not attempting to make any grand political statement with his housing choice, he just liked the convenience.