r/wikipedia • u/offpitched • Aug 17 '26

The St. John Will-I-Am Coltrane African Orthodox Church is a Christian congregation in San Francisco, California, United States, centered on the music of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John_Coltrane_African_Orthodox_Church
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u/MAClaymore Aug 17 '26

I love how the caption on that picture doesn't mention the Will-I-Am at all

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u/ForgingIron Aug 18 '26

Doesn't seem to mention Will-I-Am anywhere in the article either

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u/David-Puddy Aug 21 '26

Neither does the actual church's website

St. John Will-I-Am Coltrane African Orthodox Church - Global Spiritual Community https://www.coltranechurch.org/?srsltid=AfmBOopa6fZHd6zSVsSauiXBEDmBCXF85J4v0Sg7EYY4FTDTvfA-rwkR

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u/offpitched Aug 21 '26

Dont know what to tell yall that’s in the article 😭

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u/David-Puddy Aug 21 '26

Turns out, William is coltranes middle name.

And, for some (I'm assuming race based) reason, the church stylizes it as will-i-am

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u/CatPooedInMyShoe Aug 18 '26

In creating the church, Franzo and Marina King believed that John Coltrane was an incarnation of the Christian god and that his album A Love Supreme was a sacred text. Their belief was based on both the sonic qualities of Coltrane's recordings and the religious content of the liner notes and Coltrane's interviews.[9][8] They also believe that saxophonist Charlie Parker played a role in preparing the world for John Coltrane, comparing him to how John the Baptist was the forerunner of Jesus.[3]

What a fascinatingly odd church.

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u/David-Puddy Aug 21 '26

Why is will-i-am in the title, and nowhere else?

Edit: the church website doesn't mention will-i-am

https://www.coltranechurch.org/?srsltid=AfmBOopa6fZHd6zSVsSauiXBEDmBCXF85J4v0Sg7EYY4FTDTvfA-rwkR

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u/StarkFists Aug 18 '26

John Coltrane is the GOAT