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Fighting For Each Other
John Adams defined democracy as “A government of laws, and not of men.” Lincoln famously called it a government of, by, and for the people. An unknown author once described… Read More »
A Dean’s Lament: How Long?
By Rev. W. Antoni Sinkfield, Ph.D., 13th Episcopal District In 1965, from the steps of the capital building in Montgomery, Alabama, following their historic and death-defying march from Selma to Montgomery,… Read More »
Reflections on Vice President Kamala Harris’ 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Speech
By Chuck Hobbs, Columnist I was honored to “be in that number” on behalf of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice yesterday as Vice-President Kamala Harris commemorated the 50th anniversary… Read More »
Department of Research and Scholarship Receives $1 Million Dollar Lilly Foundation Grant
A grant of $1 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. will help the Department of Research and Scholarship of the African Methodist Episcopal Church to establish the Compelling Preaching in the… Read More »
AME Zion Church Suspends Bishop Seth O. Lartey as an Active Bishop of the AME Zion Church
This serves as official notification that pursuant to our authority granted under Paragraph 128 in the Book of Discipline, the Board of Bishops announces the immediate suspension of Seth O…. Read More »
Safeguarding Cash Assets And Church Records
By Cynthia Gordon-Floyd, C.P.A., C.F.E., Contributing Writer There are many things we can learn from the changes we’ve had to make as a result of the COVID-19pandemic. The safeguarding of… Read More »
Adding is Not The Solution. Subtraction Is.
By Rev. Tishara Void, Contributing Writer Can we have a difficult conversation? A while ago I was asked to help establish a program that would address the disengaged population of… Read More »
Black Voters Matter Expands its Partnership with the AME Church to Support Voter Engagement Efforts
ATLANTA – On September 12, Black Voters Matter announced an expansion of its partnership with TheAfrican Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) in which it will invest $600K in grants to be… Read More »
Clergy and Clergy Family Wellness
Rev. Natalie Mitchem, Ed.D., RDN, Executive Director“Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even asyour soul is getting along… Read More »
From a Basement to a Temple – Now Paid in Full
Dr. Brandon A. A. J. Davis, Senior Associate Minister, Allen Temple AME Church Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, as a worshipping body of God, wasthe first religious society… Read More »
AME CHURCH OF SC HOSTS ASPIRE 2022 CONVENING IN GREENVILLE
The Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church hosted itsannual ASPIRE Christian Education & Leadership Congress and Theological Institute on August3-6, 2022, in Greenville, South Carolina, highlighting… Read More »
It’s the Ethics for Me
By Dr. John Thomas III, Editor The Black Church as an institution has been such a pivotal part of the African American community because of the respect and trust accorded… Read More »