Brooklyn Christian Center collaborates with Black Business Circle During June 2005 Black Economic Empowerment Month.

Brooklyn Christian Center collaborates with Black Business Circle During June 2005 Black Economic Empowerment Month.

Lisa Washington Founder and President of Black Business Circle and original Founder of Economic Empowerment Month will be collaborating with Brooklyn Christian Center’s Rev. Dennis A. Dillion during the month of June 2005.

Economic Empowerment Month has been proclaimed by four different levels of government in NY State which include the Congress, State Senate, City Council and the Brooklyn Borough President. Lisa Washington is leading a national trend in the area of empowerment during the month the June.

Rev. Dennis A. Dillion, pastor of the Brooklyn Christian Center, New York’s new life and lifestyle ministry, and publisher of The New York Christian Times, is affectionately referred to as “The Economics Preacher”.

He lectures extensively on Black Economics and spending patterns, including a brief tenure at Columbia University School of Business. He is responsible for leveraging tens of millions of dollars to New York’s Black community and has represented many major corporations on issues of corporate responsibility and workforce diversity, and has led two of the largest corporate-community settlements in U.S. history.

Rev. Dennis Dillon is the author of Bitter Truth is Better than Sweet Falsehood, and in his 1997 run for Brooklyn Borough President he garnered over 15,000 votes on an independent line.

An award-winning journalist and the recipient of over 100 community and national awards, Dillon led the move to get thousands of New Yorkers to become homeowners through a series of initiatives including the formation of the Clergy Mortgage Coalition and Houses for You. Rev. Dillon also led Black America’s largest organized move of money from “unfriendly” banks to more community friendly institutions.

He is the chief architect of The Black Church Means Business Conference, one of the largest such gatherings of Black business, corporate, clergy and government leaders addressing business and community development issues.

Since 1996 through a partnership with FOX Television and Emmy award-winning news anchor Bill McCreary, Rev. Dillon has produced EASTER IN NEW YORK, an Easter television special that was twice aired nationally.

A former reporter and frequent freelance writer for such publications as The New Jersey Record, The New York Daily News, and Gospel Today magazine, Rev. Dillon’s primary purpose is to communicate the spiritual redemption of all people and the economic, social and political transformation of Blacks.

He serves on the boards of several organizations and corporations, and has been locally and nationally featured in major newspapers, magazines and radio/television programs, including The New York Times, Crain’s New York Business, Newsweek, Black Enterprise, and The Evening News with Peter Jennings.

June 2005 Economic Empowerment Month Schedule of Event:

What: A Press Conference with Rev. Dennis A. Dillon

Theme: “2005 Media Launch”

Topic: Black Economic Empowerment Month

Date: Sunday, May 29, 2005

Time: 2:45 P.M. (sharp)

Location: Brooklyn Christian Center

1061 Atlantic Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11238

Contact: (718) 638-5483

What: Women’s Empowerment Conference & Pampering with Warm Spirit

Theme: “Power Up”

Topic: Total Empowerment Fitness for Today’s Woman

Attire: comfortable clothing

Date: Saturday, June 4, 2005

Time: 11:45 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Location: GBLMB Church

1320 Sutter Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11208

Contact: (718) 277-5588


What: Men Empowerment Conference, with the SBA

Theme: “Man II Man”

Topic: Conversations & Dialogue: Faith & Business Empowerment 4 Brothers

Attire: Casual

Date: Saturday, June 11, 2005

Time: 11:45 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.

Location: GBLMB Church

1320 Sutter Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11208

Contact: (718) 277-5588

What: Power Worship Celebration

Economic Empowerment Series, with Rev. Dennis Dillon

Theme: Economic Empowerment Day

Date: Sunday, June 12, 2005

Time: 2:00 P.M. (sharp)

Location: Brooklyn Christian Center

1061 Atlantic Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11238

Contact: (718) 638-5483 call for the exact time of Power Worship Celebration



What: Banquet Reception – Award Presentations

Theme: June 2005 Black Economic Empowerment Reception

Attire: Semi-Formal

Date: Friday, June 17, 2005

Time: 5:45 P.M. (sharp)

Location: Lorraine’s Place

8 Howard Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

Contact: (718) 277-5588


What: Black Business Conference

Theme: “Black Dollar Power - Revisited”

Date: Saturday, June 25, 2005

Time: 9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Location: Brooklyn Christian Center

1061 Atlantic Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11238

Contact: (718) 638-5483

What: VIP Networking Social Mixer

Theme: Buffet Dinner, Drinks, Music, Open Mic and Fun!

Date: Saturday, June 25, 2005

Time: 8:00 PM

Location: Jazzpel Restaurant

1061 Atlantic Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11238

Contact: (718) 638-5483



Black Business Circle looks forward to working with the Brooklyn Christian Center under Rev. Dillion’s leadership at the upcoming Economic Empowerment Month programs and activities.



To register today for June 2005 Economic Empowerment Month events you may log on to our web site today and register via our EZ online registration at www.blackbusinesscircle.com. For email inquiries email us at blackbusinesscircle@yahoo.com