EXHIBIT 10.56

             AGREEMENT BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL VIDEO CONFERENCING, INC.
                    AND CALIFORNIA STATE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
                FOR THE OFFERING OF INTERACTIVE TELEVIDEO COURSES

                               W I T N E S S E T H

     AGREEMENT made this 13 day of March 2000,  between the,  "CALIFORNIA  STATE
BAPTIST  ASSOCIATION"  (hereinafter  referred to as  "CALIFORNIA  STATE  BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION", located 825 Newhall Avenue, San Francisco CA 94124 and Educational
Video  Conferencing,  Inc.,  (hereinafter  referred to as "EVC"),  with  offices
located at 35 East Grassy Sprain Road, Yonkers, New York 10710.

        WHEREAS,   CALIFORNIA  STATE  BAPTIST   ASSOCIATION  is  an  institution
interested in providing opportunities to higher learning for its community, and,

        WHEREAS,  EVC is a  domestic  corporation  engaged  in the  business  of
Interactive Televideo, and other forms of distance learning,

        WHEREAS, CALIFORNIA STATE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION,  its congregations listed
below and EVC wish to enter into a mutually  beneficial  agreement  whereby  EVC
will  provide  access  to EVC  transmitted  courses  from  accredited  colleges,
universities and training organizations to each community,

        NOW,  THEREFORE in consideration of $10.00 in good funds, as well as the
mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

     1. EVC shall have the right,  for the  duration of this  agreement  and any
renewal hereof to transmit all accredited college courses,  non-degree  courses,
and other programs  offered by accredited  colleges,  universities  and learning
organizations   through   EVC  via   Interactive   Televideo/Distance   Learning
(hereinafter  referred to as "ITV/DL"),  transmitted to CALIFORNIA STATE BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION and its congregations, commencing with the Summer Semester, 2000.

     2. EVC will provide all  telecommunications  equipment necessary to provide
access  for  EVC  courses  to  ITV/DL  students  at  CALIFORNIA   STATE  BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION site(s).

     3. Rooms and Equipment

        a.) CALIFORNIA  STATE BAPTIST  ASSOCIATION will provide a minimum of one
(1) room in no fewer than ten (10) and no more than twenty (20)  mutually agreed
upon affiliated churches starting with the Summer,  2000 academic semester.  EVC
and CALIFORNIA STATE BAPTIST  ASSOCIATION will thereafter  mutually agree on the
number of additional  member  congregations  this contract will cover for future
semesters for the remaining term of this agreement.

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        b.)  Each  classroom  shall  be  capable  of  accommodating   the  video
conferencing  equipment and necessary  accessories  (hereinafter  referred to as
"equipment"),  along with  accomadating  the students  enrolled in EVC sponsored
classes.  Said room does not have to be dedicated space, and may be used by each
CALIFORNIA  STATE  BAPTIST  ASSOCIATION  congregation  for its own use  when EVC
courses are not  running so long as said use does not  infringe on the rights of
EVC  hereunder,  or tend to impact  negatively  on the  success  of the  program
contemplated by this agreement.

     4. Advertising/Publicity

        a.) CALIFORNIA STATE BAPTIST  ASSOCIATION  shall use its best efforts in
marketing,  advertising,  and  promoting  EVC's  offering  of  access  to  video
conferenced  courses at  CALIFORNIA  STATE BAPTIST  ASSOCIATION  site(s) in live
church service announcements, advertisements, promotions, marketing plans, etc.,
which are directed at community target markets.

     5. EVC will be  responsible  for  installing  and  maintaining  appropriate
telecommunication lines for its video conferencing equipment at CALIFORNIA STATE
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION site(s). Said video conferencing equipment will be installed
and paid for by EVC.  All  such  video  conferencing  equipment  and  associated
accessories  shall  remain  the  exclusive  property  of EVC.  EVC is  under  no
obligation to continue to maintain either  telecommunication  lines or equipment
at any  CALIFORNIA  STATE  BAPTIST  ASSOCIATION  site(s) if, during any academic
semester,  the  total  enrollment  at EVC  sponsored  courses  falls  below  the
thresholds  cited herein,  as set forth in paragraph 11 of this  agreement.  EVC
may,  at its  sole  discretion,  remove  part or all of its  equipment  which is
located at CALIFORNIA STATE BAPTIST  ASSOCIATION  site(s) should enrollment fall
below the thresholds cited herein.

     6. All equipment supplied by EVC is the sole and exclusive property of EVC,
including but not limited to any and all patents,  copyrights and trademarks, if
any, associated therewith.

     7. a.) EVC is responsible  for the necessary  maintenance,  repair,  and/or
replacement  of  televideo   equipment  supplied  to  CALIFORNIA  STATE  BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION site(s) for the transmission of ITV/DL courses by EVC.

        b.) EVC will provide reasonably prompt service for repair or replacement
of defective interactive televideo equipment and software as necessary.

     8. EVC agrees to make every reasonable  effort to maintain its equipment in
good working order. However, EVC is not responsible for service or repair delays
or  interruption  of service  caused by strikes,  labor  actions,  power outages
(other than those limited to site locations alone), acts of God or other matters
beyond EVC's control.

     9. CALIFORNIA STATE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION hereby acknowledges that the ITV/DL
programs are targeted  toward the  non-traditional  student market and therefore
agrees to offer access sites to ITV/DL courses at dates and times appropriate to
target markets, generally between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., Mondays
through Fridays and between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays.

     10. Each CALIFORNIA STATE BAPTIST  ASSOCIATION  congregation must provide a
minimum of one (1)  classroom at each church  suitable  for video  conferencing.
Each CALIFORNIA STATE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION congregation is responsible for all of
its own room costs,  including  lighting,  appropriate student desks (or tables)
and chairs,  electricity,  and security  associated  with the offering of ITV/DL
courses  through EVC at  CALIFORNIA  STATE  BAPTIST  ASSOCIATION  site(s).  Each
CALIFORNIA STATE BAPTIST  ASSOCIATION  congregation will use its best efforts to
make additional classrooms available should enrollment demands require such.

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     11. CALIFORNIA STATE BAPTIST  ASSOCIATION agrees to designate one person as
the  single  point of  contact  for  CALIFORNIA  STATE  BAPTIST  ASSOCIATION  in
connection with this contract.  It further agrees that each church involved as a
classroom site shall designate one person as the primary point of contact.

     12. Enrollment Requirements and Rental Fees

        a.) EVC  and  CALIFORNIA  STATE  BAPTIST  ASSOCIATION  agree  that  this
agreement  requires that a minimum of eighty (80) student  course  registrations
(SCRs) to be enrolled at  CALIFORNIA  STATE  BAPTIST  ASSOCIATION  site(s)  each
semester at least one (1) month prior to the start of each  semester  before EVC
will provide video conferencing equipment.

        b.) Examples of SCRs are:

            (1) twenty (20) students enrolled in four (4) courses each; or,

            (2) eighty (80) students enrolled in one course each; or,

            (3) any  combination  thereof of  students  enrolled  in EVC offered
                courses, in which a minimum total of eighty (80) SCRs is reached
                in one or more courses.

        c.) Subject to the minimum enrollments specified in (a) above, EVC shall
pay to appropriate congregations of the CALIFORNIA STATE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION the
sum of $1,000 (one  thousand  dollars) per semester for each  classroom in which
the minimum number of (80) SCRs are registered  with all students  attending EVC
sponsored  courses.  Additionally,  EVC will compensate one site  coordinator at
each church the sum of $500.00  (five  hundred  dollars) per year to help secure
registrations and administer the Telecommute to College Program.

     13. Term of Agreement

        a.) The basic term of this agreement shall be FIVE (5) YEARS.

        b.) The parties  hereby  acknowledge  the necessity for allowing  ITV/DL
students  continuity and ongoing access to CALIFORNIA STATE BAPTIST  ASSOCIATION
site(s) for EVC offered courses and programs.

        c.) In light of the foregoing, the parties agree that commencing July 1,
2000 and every  July 1st  thereafter,  this  agreement  shall  automatically  be
extended for an  additional  period of ONE (1) YEAR,  subject to the  conditions
hereinafter contained.

        d.) In the event that either  party should  desire not to  automatically
extend this  agreement,  then and in that event,  such party shall so notify the
other in writing,  by Certified Mail,  Return Receipt  Requested,  no later than
April 1 of any given year, after which the agreement will not be extended for an
additional  ONE (1) YEAR,  but will have only the Four (4) YEARS of the existing
term remaining.

     14.  EVC  agrees  to use its  best  efforts  to  negotiate  and  execute  a
reasonable  agreement with Concordia  College for the offering of  undergraduate
and graduate courses through EVC via ITV/DL.

     15. The foregoing constitutes the entire agreement between the parties, and
any other  agreements  or  representations,  whether  verbal or written,  if not
contained herein, are void, of no effect, and are not binding upon the parties.

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     16.  No valid  modification,  amendment,  or  deletion  may be made to this
agreement  except in writing and  executed by the parties in  substantially  the
same manner as this agreement.

     17. Any and all notices  required  hereunder  shall be by  Certified  Mail,
Return Receipt Requested, to each party's last known address and shall be deemed
given at the time of mailing.

     18. If any portion of this agreement  shall be found to be void,  voidable,
or  unenforceable,  it shall not effect the  validity  of the  remainder  of the
agreement.

     19. EVC may, at its sole  option,  remove its  equipment  terminate  if any
church site registers  less than the stated  minimum  requirement of eighty (80)
SCRs every academic semester.

     20. The parties agree that any disputes or disagreements  arising hereunder
or in connection  herewith  shall be settled by binding  arbitration  before the
American  Arbitration  Association at their offices located in White Plains, New
York,  and that any judgment  awarded  thereunder may be entered in any court of
appropriate jurisdiction, and will have full force and effect therein.

     21. This agreement shall be construed in accordance  with, and governed by,
the laws of the State of New York.


     In witness  whereof the parties have  hereunto set their hands and seal the
date first appearing above.

EDUCATIONAL VIDEO CONFERENCING, INC.


By: /s/ Dr. John J. Mc Grath
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        Dr. John J. McGrath
        President





CALIFORNIA STATE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION


By: /s/ Rubin Tate
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        Rubin Tate


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