March 17, 2005 3:07 p.m.

Mr. Womack,Do you have a simple template contract form that I can use as a guide…you have that in you law library I could get this out for your meeting tonight…Chris H. Bennett 18 Mar 2005 07:49:18 – 0800Mr. Bennett,The issue with the radio broadcast was discussed at last night’s meeting. The Board is not in a position to enter into a contract given the short notice. Based upon our discussion yesterday, I am assuming there will be no broadcast until an arrangement is reached with Mt. Zion. Please advise.I have copied this email to the newly-elected Trustee chair, Robert Nellams and the new vice-chair Andrew Jones.I will be out of the office most of the day. Please feel free to leave a phone message with my assistant or an email message.Yours in Christ,James M. WomackAttorney at LawMarch 21, 2005Mr. Chris BennettKris Bennett Broadcasting, Inc.2600 South Jackson StreetSeattle, WA 98144-2499Dear Mr. Bennett:Thank you for the letter of agreement detailing your proposal between Kris Bennett Broadcasting and Mount Zion Baptist Church. I am responding to your letter to Pastor Leslie Braxton in my capacity as Chairman of the Trustee Ministry. Legal contracts fall into the domain of this ministry. Mount Zion Baptist Church values our relationship with Kris Bennett Broadcasting. So that we may maintain that partnership, I would like to share with you the process that the Trustees follow when reviewing, negotiating and deliberating on a contract.1. The agreement is reviewed by the entire Trustee Ministry to identify potential benefits and any concerns that the church may need to address or at least be aware of.2. The agreement is put to a vote on whether we should proceed to the next step, legal review, or if we should reject it.3. If approved, the agreement is sent to our legal counsel for review and identification of concerns or issues that need to be addressed. 4. Once given a clean review by our legal counsel the agreement is presented to our congregation, if necessary, for a vote. If approved by the congregation the chair of the Trustees then signs the agreement.5. If congregation approval is not necessary, the Trustees already have the authority to enter into the agreement, then the chair signs the agreement.Because it is our obligation to conduct this process, I regret that we will not meet your stated deadline of March 23. We have an important fiduciary responsibility to make the best possible decisions for our church and we take that seriously. Your proposal would add more than $10,000 to our current annual budget. Before we can commit the church to such an increase and make the appropriate budgetary adjustments, we are obligated to review all of our options.To aid our negotiation, our review will include (but not be limited to) the following steps:1. Determine what the current market rate for this type of service is.2. Determine what other broadcast options are available to Mt. Zion.3. Determine if other churches currently broadcast by KBB are being asked to sign similar agreements. Once our fiduciary and legal reviews are complete, I will be prepared to discuss terms with you. I will commit to getting back to you by the end of the month. Until then I propose that we continue to operate under the same terms and conditions, $200 per week, which we have operated under for the past few years. We have a long and mutually beneficial history together and I hope that we can continue that history during this most important season of our faith. In the interim, I recognize that you may decide not to proceed in the spirit of public service by canceling our live Easter broadcast and subsequent services. Should you go that route, we are prepared to abide by that decision.Yours in Christ, Robert NellamsTrustee ChairmanMount Zion Baptist Churchcc: Trustees Pastor Leslie Braxton Deacon Joel Hobbs Deacon Sarah Gray CBA Vincent LatimoreSent: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 14:01:14 -0800Subject: Live Broadcast Agreement – Mount ZionMr. Bennett please see my attached letter concerning your proposal to Mt.Zion for continuation of live radio broadcasts. May the lord be with you. Robert NellamsAttached Letter:March 31, 2005Mr. Chris BennettKris Bennett Broadcasting, Inc.2600 South Jackson StreetSeattle, WA 98144Dear Mr. Bennett:After completing our review of your proposed live radio broadcasting agreement, the Trustee ministry of Mount Zion Baptist Church has decided to consider other options for providing live radio broadcasting service to our listeners.Mount Zion Baptist Church has valued our twenty plus year relationship with Kris Bennett Broadcasting, Inc. and we wish you nothing but success in your future endeavors.Yours in Christ,Robert NellamsTrustee ChairmanMount Zion Baptist ChurchCc: Trustees Pastor Leslie Braxton Deacon Joel Hobbs Deacon Sarah Gray CBA Vincent Latimore>>> 4/1/2005 3:18:53 PM >>>Mr.Nellams,Thank you for your delayed “Dear John” e-mail today (Sent: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 14:01:14 -0800). As I pointed out earlier, Wednesday, March 23, 2005, that the Agreement was withdrawn in its entirety after that deadline passed at the end of that business day. Afterward the agreement was on a first come, first come basis, unfortunately, your tardy response to the Mt. Zion’s trustees self-impose time table expired. For your info, Miracle Temple Church of God In Christ, is the new live primetime broadcast ministry on Kris Bennett Broadcasting, Inc. just in case you, as the new chair of the trustee board, personaly wish to share this info to those sick and shut-in members of our church-Mt. Zion -that may need this broadcast ministry. If you are unsuccesful in getting a commercial radio station to broadcast Mt. Zion’s worship services, please contact me regarding a more affordable delayed broadcast avails opportunity on Kris Bennett Broadcasting, Inc. That door is still open for OUR Church. By the way, please send all future correspondences from either your personal or Mt. Zion’s e-mail address. For some of the use of these govermental resources could prove to be troublesome. Warm Regards… Yours in Christ, Chris H. BennettChairmanSent: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 10:28:51 PM Eastern Daylight TimeSubject: Re: Live Broadcast Agreement – Mount ZionMr. Bennett, Please accept my apologies for what you interpreted as a “Dear John” e-mail. That was truly not my intent. I am pleased to learn from your e-mail that you have a replacement for the live broadcast slot, and again I wish you well on your future endeavors. After more than 20 years of partnership it’s unfortunate that we were not able to come to a different conclusion. Perhaps any future business will allow us both the time and opportunity to negotiate a mutually beneficial agreement under more relaxed deadlines. Please know that I am writing this e-mail from my home, as per your request. I assure you that everything I did previously was done on my own time. If you have any problems or real concerns with my actions then I would direct you to the City of Seattle’s Ethics and Elections office where you can report any perceived indiscretions. Robert NellamsTrustee ChairmanSent: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:56:48 -0400Subject: Re: Live Broadcast Agreement – Mount ZionMr. Nellams,Thank you again for your professional approach to this matter. Apology is accepted. However, since this was a business matter I am not sure if it is warranted. In business contracts, agreements and negotiations these things happen. As I mentioned that our Sunday Broadcast Ministry is sold-out. So the moment that Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Seattle Senior Pastor expressed a desire, after over 21 years, 10 years at no charge in this prime time slot, to not be on the only Black Owned Radio Stations in Washington and Oregon, Mt. Zion’s slot was taken immediately. As you know there were not any negotiations, nor were there any phone calls from the Senior Pastor or you concerning this matter. A good faith professional phone call, similar to Deacon Joel Hobbs call for Palm Sunday broadcast, from the Senior Pastor or you could have prove pivotal in this matter. Mr. Nellams, you are a young family man with a bright future, it is not my desire nor intent to bring unnecessary career harm to a promising future. My concerns were real, up front and spiritually motivated. Trust me I know governmental procedures very well. To do otherwise, in this matter, would destroy all that we marched and fought for in the civil rights arena. Thank you for not letting the civil rights movement down, like so many in your generation (X), and your church colleagues have done recently. Warm regards… Your In Christ,Chris H. Bennett, Chairman, KBB,Inc.