President Obama will worship today at Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church. Later today he will be sworn in a private televised ceremony. (Update: Monday he attended a private service at St. John’s.)
St John’s Episcopal Church in Washington DC is a favorite for Presidents to attend on Inauguration Day according to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies statistics:
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A footnote on Eisenhower: on Feb. 1, 1953, he became the only president to be baptized while in office.