UPDATED: Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, Tony Perkins, Dr. Mark Harris, E.W. Jackson, Penny Nance to Hold Charlotte News Conference to Preview Star Spangled Sunday Live Simulcast

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Sep 13, 2014, 01:18 ET

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tomorrow, Sunday, September 14, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, Gov. Mike Huckabee, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Dr. Mark Harris, Concerned Women for America President Penny Nance, and Bishop E.W. Jackson will hold a 4:30 p.m. ET news conference to preview Star Spangled Sunday, a live simulcast event at the First Baptist Church of Charlotte.

The simulcast, co-hosted by Family Research Council and Vision America, will celebrate the 200th anniversary of The Star Spangled Banner. FRC President Tony Perkins will serve as host for the simulcast which will reach more than a thousand churches and home groups across the country. The event will include video messages from Hobby Lobby President Steve Green, and Anthony Hahn, President and CEO of Conestoga Wood.

"Few citizens have ever heard the story of how God used ordinary Christians to do extraordinary things during the desperate days of 1814. But on September 14th, during Star Spangled Sunday, this live nationwide webcast, will tell the providential story behind the song and challenge us to once again rediscover and recommit to what has made America an exceptional nation," said Family Research Council President Tony Perkins.

WHO:
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Former Governor Mike Huckabee
Tony Perkins, President, Family Research Council
Dr. Mark Harris, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Charlotte
Rick Scarborough, Founder and President, Vision America
Penny Nance, CEO and President, Concerned Women for America
Pastor Rafael Cruz, Grace for America
Bishop E.W. Jackson, Pastor of Exodus Faith Ministries and president of S.T.A.N.D
David and Jason Benham, Benham Brothers Companies
Steve Green, President, Hobby Lobby (via video)
Anthony Hahn, President & CEO, Conestoga Wood (via video)

WHAT: News conference and simulcast event: "Star Spangled Sunday"

WHERE: First Baptist Church of Charlotte,
301 South Davidson Street, Charlotte, NC 28202

WHEN: Sunday, September 14, 2014
News Conference: 4:30 p.m. Eastern in the church fellowship hall

Simulcast: 7:00 p.m. Eastern in the sanctuary

Technical: A multbox will be available for both the news conference and simulcast service. A media filing room will be available but WiFi service will NOT be available. Please bring your own hot spot.

To register for media credentials or for more information, please visit www.starspangledsunday.com or call the onsite FRC press office at (202) 679-6800 or (202) 445-0015.

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