An image of Vanzant from Occupy Our Homes

The Reverend Michael Robert Vanzant is the outreach pastor for Faith Temple in Washington, D.C. He was actuallyAi??thrown out of his original church due to the fact that he was a gay man. So that’s why he started Faith Temple, which is inclusive to everyone.

Two years ago, he had to leave his job as a Metro employee because of a disability. Bank of America had been refusing to work with him to modify his mortgage and he is being threatened with eviction. To make matters worse, Vanzant just suffered a minor stroke and is currently being hospitalized. Things looked dire.

That is, until Occupy protesters got involved. Yesterday, dozens of protesters marched on the U Street location of a Bank of America. “Success today would be if Bank of America calls him and gives him his home back,” said Occupy organizer Mike Haack. “More realistically, this will put Mr. Vanzant on Bank of Americaai??i??s radar.”

Late Thursday afternoon, following the rally, Occupy protesters announced that “Bank of America had reached out to Vanzant after the rally to schedule an appointment to discuss the pastorai??i??s mortgage.”

While this isn’t a guarantee that Vanzant will be able to keep his home, it does mean that the Occupy movement is succeeding in getting Bank of America to the negotiating temple. You can help by calling the Bank of America Home Loan Office atAi??202-797-4940 or the Loan Modification Office atAi??800-669-6607 and asking them to work with Vanzant so that he can keep his home.