Bishop Harry Jackson and Other Leaders Launch the High-Impact Leadership Coalition
With Moral Value Summits in Key Cities Across America, Starting with L.A. on Feb. 1st

Coalition to Release Black Contract with America on Moral Value Issues on Feb. 1st in L.A.

(AANEWSWIRE)WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Bishop Harry R. Jackson, Jr., a national evangelical Christian leader, launched a new national nonprofit organization today called the High-Impact Leadership Coalition. The new grassroots nonprofit organization's mission is to help educate and empower church, community and political leaders in urban communities across America regarding moral value issues important to us all, especially among African Americans.

"I have been praying, preaching and talking about these issues locally for many years, said Bishop Jackson, senior pastor of the nearly 3,000 member Hope Christian Church just outside Washington, D.C. "Our nation is in a moral crisis and the Church must lead the way to healing our nation. It is time for both righteousness and justice to reign in America and strong biblical principles must lead the way," continued Bishop Jackson, chairman of High-Impact Leadership Coalition. One of the issues Bishop Jackson will continue to speak out about is the importance of the biblical definition of marriage, which is the marriage between one man and one woman. However, Bishop Jackson and the High Impact Leadership Coalition have five other important moral value issues they believe are as important as the biblical definition of marriage for all.

As a result, the High Impact Leadership Coalition has developed a Black Contract with American on Moral Values, which will be released to the nation at a press conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday, February 1, 2005. The press conference will kick-off the first of many moral value summits in key urban areas across the nation sponsored by the High Impact Leadership Coalition. The Los Angeles summit will be lead by Bishop Harry Jackson and take place at Dr. Fred K.C. Price's Crenshaw Christian Center and include many other Christian, community and government leaders. Citizens from the Los Angeles area are also encouraged to attend.

The High Impact Leadership Coalition will also give awards to key leaders in the Los Angeles area who exemplify moral courage and leadership within the community. In addition, Bishop Harry Jackson and other leaders from the summit plan to visit key government leaders in Los Angeles who both agree and disagree with their position regarding biblical moral values. Upcoming summit cities in 2005 also include Miami, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and Washington, D.C.. For more details and summit registration, visit the High Impact Leadership Coalition website online at www.himpactus.com or call 240-416-7708.

Bishop Harry Jackson is a conservative evangelical Christian. He is also the author of several books, including co-author of High-Impact African American Churches with George Barna. He was a vocal advocate for the re-election of President George W. Bush and he is interviewed frequently by both the national and international news media.

About High Impact Leadership Coalition

High Impact Leadership Coalition is a grassroots nonprofit organization with a goal to educate and empower Christian, community and government leaders in urban communities across America regarding moral value issues from a biblical perspective. High Impact Leadership Coalition is also the organization which developed the Black Contract with American on Moral Values. Website: www.himpactus.com.

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MEDIA NOTE:

Media interested in attending the summit in L.A., learning more about the High Impact Leadership Coalition and the Black Contract with America on Moral Values, or interviewing Bishop Harry Jackson, should call Mike Paul of MGP & Associates PR at 212-595-8500 or email him at mpaul@mgppr.com.