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Pittsburgh’s Citadel of Hope (Bethel AMEC) Hosts Juneteenth Day 

by Hollen Barmer and Amber Snyder (ed) The Background  Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, the 214-year-old Citadel of Hope in Pittsburgh’s Hill District, hosted an ecumenical gathering on June… Read More »

This Supreme Court’s Dangerous Vision of “History and Tradition”

I am from Mississippi. We know what the euphemism “history and tradition” means. And we know where it will lead. White Too Long by Robert P. Jones I am guessing most… Read More »

The Truth is the Light

By Reverend Dr. Charles R. Watkins, Jr., Columnist Based on Biblical Text: Romans 12:3, ”For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more… Read More »

No Stone is Left Unturned in Welcoming New Bishop to the Philadelphia Annual Conference

By Sister Angelena Spears, Philadelphia Conference Reporter It was evident from day one of the 206th Philadelphia Annual Conference that a “spirit of excellence” was in place to welcome the… Read More »

STILL GOOD NEWS

By Evangelist Dr. Val Eloby-Slade, Member of The Bishop Sarah Francis Davis Covenant Keepers and Intercessors Ad Hoc Executive Board (Part 1 of 2) The Department of Church Growth and… Read More »

AME DEPARTMENT OF CHURCH GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS WITH CHURCHES IN NASHVILLE IN EQUIPPING THE LOCAL CHURCH GRANT FROM THE FOUNDATION FOR EVANGELISM

The Nashville District of the Tennessee Annual Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (Nashville District) is the recipient of a $10,000 Equipping the Local Church Grant from The Foundation… Read More »

Report from the 2022 June Session of the General Board

Hundreds of people gathered at the luxurious Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, for the 2022 convening of the General Board of the African Methodist Episcopal Church held… Read More »

Council of Bishops Criminal Justice Task Force

The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Council of Bishops created a Task Force on Criminal Justice in January 2022.  The Council charged The Task Force with helping the AME Church become… Read More »

17th District Assistance

Dear Colleagues and Friends,  I greet you in the Precious and Powerful Name of Jesus Christ for and on behalf of your brothers and sisters in the 17th Episcopal District…. Read More »

The 16th District Excelling in Extraordinary Times 

By Joan Phillips-Bennett, 16th Episcopal District YPD Director  The members of the 16th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC), under the leadership of Bishop Marvin C. Zanders… Read More »

The 16th District Excelling in Extraordinary Times 

By Joan Phillips-Bennett, 16th Episcopal District YPD Director  The members of the 16th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC), under the leadership of Bishop Marvin C. Zanders… Read More »

Dream, dreamers, dream

Rev. Renita Green, Columnist The art teacher extended the invitation for dreamers to enter a safe space without limits or boundaries for the imagination. Dreamers were encouraged to explore every… Read More »