Messiah College could be the site of a bipartisan presidential candidate “Compassion Forum,” the college and Faith in Public Life announced Thursday.

“Messiah College has been selected to host the Compassion Forum, an event in which the leading presidential candidates of both political parties have been invited to discuss pressing moral issues that bridge ideological divides within our nation,” said President Kim S. Phipps in an announcement sent to students and staff of the school near Harrisburg, Pa. “Invitations are being actively considered by Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator John McCain, and Senator Barack Obama.”

Faith in Public Life said the forum is scheduled for April 13-nine days before the Pennsylvania primary-and is supported by leaders such as former GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, National Baptist Convention, USA, President William J. Shaw, Southern Baptist Convention President Frank Page and a range of other leaders from a variety of faiths.