(June 29) -- The White House denied a report Monday that President Obama had chosen a church for his family to attend.
TIME.com said the president, in what it called "an unexpected move," decided to make the nondenominational Evergreen Chapel at Camp David his primary place of worship. The article cited no sources.
The White House quickly issued a statement shooting down the report.
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"The President and First Family continue to look for a church home," said Deputy White House Press Secretary Jennifer Psaki. "They have enjoyed worshipping at Camp David and several other congregations over the months, and will choose a church at the time that is best for their family."
Reporter Amy Sullivan said she stood by her story. "The plan for the foreseeable future is for the First Family to attend services at the nondenominational Evergreen Chapel when they're at Camp David," she wrote on TIME.COM.
Obama's predecessor often worshiped at the presidential retreat's Evergreen Chapel. President Bush's family attended Christmas services there every year of his administration, according to TIME.
The Obamas celebrated Easter this year at St. John's Episcopal Church, nicknamed the "Church of the Presidents," near the White House. The Sunday before his inauguration, he attended Washington's 19th Street Baptist Church. Crowds lined up hours before the service and some longtime church members couldn't get in.
The "circus" atmosphere of that event drove the president to seek a more private place to worship, according to TIME.
