30 BLACK INFLUENCERS: The New York Christian Times’ annual list in partnership with The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce and other partners.

BISHOP JOHNNY RAY YOUNGBLOOD

• Pastor of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church since 2001
• Previously spent 35 years at St. Paul Community Baptist Church; his achievements chronicled in Samuel Gary Freedman’s award-winning book “Upon This Rock”
• Under his leadership, Mt. Pisgah has become the headquarters for Project Safe Surrender, a social justice program