EventsFeaturing Fox News reporter Lawrence Jones

2026 Cleveland Celebration Gala

An elegant evening with fine dining, the latest on Ohio politics and CCV’s strategic efforts to strengthen marriage and family — alongside hundreds of candidates, legislators, business leaders, ministry professionals and advocates from across Ohio.

Friday, September 18 5:15pm Cleveland Marriott Downtown

The evening

How the evening runs

Don’t miss this powerful, faith-centered event on Friday, September 18. The VIP reception is by sponsorship; dinner and the main program are open to every ticket.

Location

Cleveland Marriott Downtown
Cleveland, Ohio

What a sponsorship includes
Agenda
  1. 5:15 pmPrivate VIP reception
  2. 6:30 pmDinner and main program
  3. To followDessert reception
Coming along

Tickets, tables and sponsorship

Seats and table sponsorships are booked through CCV’s ticketing page. What each level of sponsorship carries — including the VIP reception — is set out separately.

Questions?

Center for Christian Virtue reserves the right to refuse or revoke table sponsorships or tickets at any time for any reason.

Who you will hear from

Lawrence Jones

Co-host of FOX and Friends

Lawrence Jones currently serves as co-host of FOX News Channel’s FOX & Friends. He was named to the role in 2023.

Previously, Jones served as host of Lawrence Jones Cross Country, focusing on newsmakers from across the political and cultural spectrum, spotlighting the leading concerns facing Americans nationwide. Since joining FOX News Media in 2018, Jones has become known for his signature storytelling and “man-on-the-street” segments focusing on the impact of various issues on local communities. He was later named enterprise reporter for the FOX & Friends franchise in May 2021 and has filled in as guest-host for the top-rated cable news morning show on both the weekday and weekend editions. Throughout 2021, Jones also served as a regular host for the nightly FOX News Primetime at 7PM/ET.

Jones has interviewed newsmakers across the political spectrum, including President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D-MD), Border Czar Tom Homan, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, and Martin Luther King III, the son of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. In the 2024 election cycle, Jones contributed to the network’s coverage and traveled to the RNC and DNC. He also traveled to a number of battleground states to present “Breakfast with Friends” segments for FOX & Friends. He also covered the mass shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas that killed 19 children and two adults, as well as the Idaho college student murders in 2022.

In the summer of 2020, Jones hosted a one-hour primetime weekend special entitled One Nation, which examined the state of race relations from the perspectives of civil rights activists, law enforcement officials, and religious leaders. Notably, he conducted an emotional interview with the family of Davell Gardner, Jr., the one-year-old child who was shot and killed by a stray bullet while asleep in his stroller at a cookout in Brooklyn, New York. He also reported extensively from Chicago on the city’s spike in gun violence, interviewing the family of Natalia Wallace, a seven-year-old girl who was killed in a drive-by shooting on the Fourth of July. Later that year, he also conducted a wide-ranging interview for FOX Nation with NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace from his home in North Carolina, which spanned the start of his career in racing to his activism in the Black Lives Matter movement.

Aaron Baer

CCV President

Aaron Baer is the President of Center for Christian Virtue (CCV). CCV seeks the good of its neighbors by advocating for public policy that reflects the truth of the Gospel.

As President of CCV, Aaron founded the Ohio Christian Education Network, a network of more than 200 Evangelical and Catholic schools that advocate to ensure every child can access and afford a high-quality Christian education. He launched the Christian Business Partnership, the only state-based Christian Chamber of Commerce advocating for Christians in the marketplace. He is also a host of CCV’s weekly culture and politics podcast, The Narrative.

Prior to leading CCV, Aaron was the Vice President of Communications at Center for Arizona Policy (CAP). Following his tenure at CAP, Aaron served as Policy Advisor to Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich. Among other outlets, Aaron has appeared on CNN and NBC Nightly News, and his writings have been published in the Cincinnati Enquirer, USA Today, and the Arizona Republic.

What the evening looks like

2025 Cincinnati Gala · Sage Steele on stage
2025 Cincinnati Gala · Sage Steele on stage
Cleveland Gala · Tucker Carlson and JD Vance
Cleveland Gala · Tucker Carlson and JD Vance
2024 Cincinnati Gala · Riley Gaines
2024 Cincinnati Gala · Riley Gaines
2024 Cincinnati Gala · Chloe Cole
2024 Cincinnati Gala · Chloe Cole
2023 Cincinnati Gala · Mike Pence
2023 Cincinnati Gala · Mike Pence
2023 Columbus Gala · Aaron Baer and Jon Husted
2023 Columbus Gala · Aaron Baer and Jon Husted
2021 Cincinnati Gala · Aaron Baer and Kayleigh McEnany
2021 Cincinnati Gala · Aaron Baer and Kayleigh McEnany
2023 Cincinnati Gala · guests arriving
2023 Cincinnati Gala · guests arriving
The dessert reception
The dessert reception
Guests taking photographs
Guests taking photographs
A table, before the room fills
A table, before the room fills
A CCV gala, from the floor
A CCV gala, from the floor
A CCV gala, the full room
A CCV gala, the full room
2022 Cincinnati Gala
2022 Cincinnati Gala
2022 Columbus Gala
2022 Columbus Gala
2022 Columbus Gala
2022 Columbus Gala

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