President Trump has signed an executive order establishing the White House Faith Office, an office he had during his first term.

The office “shall have lead responsibility in the executive branch to empower faith-based entities, community organizations, and houses of worship to serve families and communities,” the order said Friday.

Mr. Trump first announced the creation of the White House Faith Office Thursday at the National Prayer Breakfast he attended. He picked Pastor Paula White to lead the office. She chaired the evangelical advisory board during Mr. Trump’s 2016 campaign and delivered the invocation at his 2017 inauguration.

The order said faith-based organizations have the ability to serve people and communities in ways the government cannot.

“The efforts of faith-based entities, community organizations, and houses of worship are essential to strengthening families and revitalizing communities, and the Federal Government welcomes opportunities to partner with such organizations through innovative, measurable, and outcome-driven initiatives,” it said.

The office will be in the Domestic Policy Council and led by a senior adviser. It will confer with experts to provide recommendations to the president on potential policy changes, advise the implementation of faith-based policies, showcase initiatives taken by faith-based organizations and help agencies with training and the implementation of faith-based grants and religious liberty exemptions.

The order also calls for the office to coordinate with the Justice Department to look into the concerns raised by faith-based organizations “about any failures of the executive branch to enforce constitutional and Federal statutory protections for religious liberty.”

It also says that any federal agency without a Center for Faith must appoint a Faith liaison within 90 days.

This order comes a day after Mr. Trump signed an executive order establishing the creation of a task force to be led by Attorney General Pam Bondi with a goal to “eradicate anti-Christian bias.”

“My administration will not tolerate anti-Christian weaponization of government or unlawful conduct targeting Christians,” the order said. “The law protects the freedom of Americans and groups of Americans to practice their faith in peace, and my administration will enforce the law and protect these freedoms.”

Faith-based organizations have cheered Mr. Trump’s executive orders protecting religious freedom.

“Examples of government anti-Christian bias are all too common, from foster parents barred from providing loving homes to children in need due to their faith, to targeted overregulation of ministries and the weaponization of the FACE Act against pro-life advocates. These actions not only violate constitutional protections but also erode the foundational principle of religious liberty in America,” Kristen Waggoner, CEO, president and general counsel of the Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian legal advocacy group that works to protect religious freedoms, said in a statement.

“No one should be threatened or harassed for publicly expressing or living out their faith,” Ms. Waggoner said.

• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.