Spiritual Renewal Set For Annual Prayer Breakfast

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) will host its annual Prayer Breakfast from 7:30 to 10 a.m., on Saturday, September 27, as part of the 38th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The Prayer Breakfast will feature a keynote message from the Rev. Dr. Floyd H. Flake, the senior pastor of Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York, president of Wilberforce University in Ohio, and a former congressman from Queens, N.Y. With more than 20,000 members, Greater Allen A.M.E. and its entities operate expansive commercial and residential projects, a 700-student private school and various social service enterprises, placing it among the country's most productive religious and urban development institutions. The Prayer Breakfast is among the most popular events each year at ALC. This year's program will also feature acclaimed gospel singer Maurette Brown Clark, who garnered the 2000 Stellar Award for "Best New Artist" and the 2008 Stellar Award for "Praise and Worship CD of the Year."