Leon Benjamin is the Senior Pastor of twenty-two years and Bishop of New Life Harvest Church in Richmond, VA. and Founder of a new ministry in 2021 called The Real Remnant Church in Tulsa, OK. Bishop Benjamin, a former Democrat and Gulf War veteran, is an emerging evangelical leader on the national front as a media spokesperson and conservative political activist. He operated as a surrogate for Trump during his campaign and his administration and worked on the Faith-Based Initiative support team during the President-Elect’s transition to the White House in 2016-2020. Throughout the earlier years and throughout the Trump presidency, Bishop Benjamin has played a vital role in a group of about 20 to 30 evangelical leaders who regularly serve as informal advisers to the Trump administration.

Bishop Benjamin was previously the Richmond GOP Chairman for the Republican Party of Richmond City and recently ran as the Republican Nominee for Congress in the 4th Congressional District of Virginia in the 2020 & 2022 Elections. He was involved in a special project in Virginia in 2021 to take back house of delegate seats for the conservative party. As a community activist, Bishop Benjamin has worked with public officials, civic and community leaders to make a difference in the areas of education, business development, and economic reform working with federal, state and local agencies to promote Opportunity Zones and the First Step Act. Bishop Benjamin is the president and founder of Coalition of Leaders United (CLU) dedicated to advancing conservative values and restoration of moral clarity in America. He is now working with Pastors and Faith Leaders across the Nation in The Dream Movement: a coalition designed to Bring America back to God.

As a change agent for healing and reconciliation in our nation, the core of Bishop Benjamin’s message is “It’s time to unify, America!” Bishop Benjamin has been a strong advocate in engaging with African-American churches to support economic prosperity, educational opportunity and safer communities with less crime in urban inner cities. He is also the founder of United2Pray, a national movement to intercede weekly on a conference call with evangelical pastors and the faith community to pray for national leadership and future of our nation. Bishop Benjamin has appeared on Fox News and numerous national TV and radio talk shows and is a sought-after speaker on the moral, economic, and spiritual impact of socioeconomic issues and political discourse on the black community and the nation. A native of Richmond, VA, he graduated from Huguenot High School and attended University of Virginia and Virginia Union University for engineering. Bishop Leon Benjamin received his Bachelors in Biblical Studies and Masters in Christian Education at Rovear University. He is married to his soul mate and partner in ministry, Pastor Maria Benjamin, and through their union they have three beautiful children – Delcarmen and Leon Jr., and Destiny Benjamin.