Hunter delivered the closing benediction on the final day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention , prayed with Senator Obama on the day of the 2008 presidential election and offered a blessing for President-elect Obama at the Pre-Inaugural Worship Service at St. John 's Church on January 22 , 2009 . On February 5 , 2009 , he was appointed to the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships . In April 2011 , he was named a member of the Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious Organizations
2008 Democratic National Convention
2008 Democratic National Convention
Joel Hunter