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Michael Jenkins was appointed the leader of the ACLC on March 13, 2009, having served over 8 years as president of the Unification Church of the United States, or more formally, the "North American President of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification", based in Washington, D.C. He was appointed to the position by church founder Sun Myung Moon on April 16, 2000 after serving for the previous 2 years as the HSA Vice-President for evangelical outreach. Previously, Jenkins had pastored the Chicago Family Church of Peace in the Chicago, Illinois area for seventeen years.

In 2000 Jenkins invited Archbishop George Augustus Stallings, Jr., the founder of the Imani Temple African-American Catholic Congregation, to become active as a leader in the Unification Movement. As of May, 2008, Jenkins was still serving as president and, along with other high-ranking members of the Women's Federation for World Peace and other Unification Church affiliated organizations, met with U.S. President George W. Bush at the Bush Library at College Station, Texas.

Jenkins has been quoted by the media as a spokesperson for the Unification Church, on occasions including a fish poaching case involving church members and a related lawsuit and the marriage of Roman Catholic archbishop Emmanuel Milingo in a Unification Church Blessing Ceremony.

References

1. Grove, Lloyd (2001-05-23). "The Reliable Source". The Washington Post. p. C.03. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2008-12-29. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) "... Rev. Michael Jenkins, Moon's top church official in North America" (Registration required). Quoted as Reaping the Whirlwind on Mons. Milingo's and Archbishop Stallings' Wedding Announcements
2. ^ Alexander, Delroy (2006-11-05). "Rev. Moon and the Black Clergy; Taking Down the Cross (and Taking Trips) Part of an Unlikely Alliance With Local Pastors". Chicago Tribune. p. 1. ISSN 1085-6706. Retrieved 2008-12-29. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthor= ignored (|author= suggested) (help) (Registration required)
3. Walsh, Thomas G., Ed. (2002). The Hope of All Ages, A Unified World of Peace (PDF). IIFWP. p. 147. ISBN 1930549083. Retrieved 2008-12-28.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
4. Unification News for June 2000
5. Walsh, 2002, page 147
6. Casey, Rick (2008-05-24). "Commentary: Did Bush sip Moon's 'holy wine'?". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-12-28. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
7. Cot, John (2007-02-13). "Moon Church Settles Poach Case: Members Sold Sharks Taken From Bay to Aquarium Dealers". San Francisco Chronicle. p. B.5. ISSN 1932-8672. Retrieved 2009-06-03. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
8. Edelman, Susan (2001-08-19). "The Love Healer: How Bishop Met His Wife". The New York Post. p. 9. Retrieved 2008-12-29. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) (Registration required)

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