On June 8th, 2020 several people saw that the image of White Jesus atop North America had been removed. As of 1:17pm on 6/8/20, there has not yet been any official communication from the college to the public about it's removal. The administration has also not contacted the Office of Intercultural Programs nor student organizers. It remains unclear who authorized the removal, where the window is currently, and what the future of the prayer chapel will look like. What is known is that during the phone q&a President Beebe revealed that he had been consulting with two senior White professors: Dr. Lisa DeBoer, an Professor of Art History, and Dr. Telford Work, a Professor of Theology. Both professors were featured on the community forum hosted by faculty in the spring of 2019 after the office of student life initiallly cancelled ICP's attempt to organize a community forum featuring faculty voices. Dr. Work was a vocal critic of the Westmont White Jesus movement during the discussion and has (as of 6/18/2020) not signed the faculty/staff "Public Letter of Lament, Repentance, and Commitment." Images of the chapel without the window taken on 6/18/2020 can be viewed below: [updated 6/18/2020 Corrected "faculty forum" to "community forum"]
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