▁Memorial ▁Community ▁Church ▁in ▁Baltimore . ▁He ▁became ▁senior ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁Eb ene zer ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia , ▁the ▁former ▁con greg ation ▁of ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁Jr ., ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ; ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁fifth ▁person ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Eb ene zer ' s ▁senior ▁past or ▁since ▁its ▁found ing . ▁ ▁As ▁past or , ▁War no ck ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁cle men cy ▁for ▁T roy ▁Davis , ▁who ▁was ▁executed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁He ▁also ▁cha ired ▁the ▁New ▁Georgia ▁Project , ▁a ▁non part isan ▁organization ▁focused ▁on ▁vot er ▁registration . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁War no ck ▁delivered ▁the ▁ben ed iction ▁at ▁the ▁public ▁prayer ▁service ▁at ▁the ▁second ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁War no ck ▁led ▁a ▁sit - in ▁at ▁the ▁Georgia ▁State ▁Capit ol ▁to ▁press ▁state ▁legisl ators ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁Med ica id ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁Pat ient ▁Prote ction ▁and ▁Aff ord able ▁Care ▁Act . ▁He ▁and ▁other ▁leaders ▁were ▁arrested ▁during ▁the ▁protest . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁War no ck ▁hosted ▁an ▁inter fa ith ▁meeting ▁on ▁climate ▁change ▁at ▁his ▁church , ▁featuring ▁Al ▁G ore ▁and ▁William ▁Bar ber ▁II . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁War no ck ▁considered ▁running ▁in ▁the