Politics & Government
Redwood Christian Schools' Instrumental Director to Minister at National Prayer Breakfast
Doug McClure will be in the company of government officials and dignitaries including President Obama.
By Bruce Johnson, Redwood Christian Schools Superintendent
(Contains minor edits by Patch)
Instrumental Director is going to Washington D.C. to minister at National Prayer Breakfast and play his cello for goverment officials.
Aside from working at Redwood Christian Schools, Doug McClure is also an internationally-recognized cellist, and traveled to Washington D.C. on Tuesday to minister at the 2012 National Prayer Breakfast this Thursday, Feb. 2.
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He will also play at the Library of Congress on Thursday evening and lead worship for the Chaplain of the Senate’s Bible Study on Friday. He'll be accompanied by his wife.
The National Prayer Breakfast is hosted by members of the United States Congress and is organized on their behalf by The Fellowship Foundation. The breakfast, held in the Hilton's International Ballroom, is traditionally attended by our President and First Lady, Vice-President, Secretary of State, all members of Congress, all members of the Senate, several other heads of state from around the world (as many as 40 countries could be represented) and ambassadors and other leaders (over 3,800) from around the world.
It's purpose is for political, social, and business leaders of the world to get together and build relationships which might not otherwise be possible.
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McClure was invited to play his cello for the National Prayer Breakfast by Tony Hall, former U.S. Congressman and United Nations Ambassador.
Ambassador Hall introduced McClure when he played for King Abdullah and Queen Rania in Amman, Jordan a few years ago.
McClure was invited to play at a private meeting of several members of Congress and Senate at the Library of Congress by the organizers of the Breakfast on Thursday night. He was invited by Chaplain Barry C. Black of the US Senate to lead worship at the Chaplain of the Senate’s Bible Study on Friday.
McClure is in his tenth year teaching instrumental music at Redwood Christian Schools.
As he always says: he plays for an audience of one.
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