Category: Columnists
7th Power! The 7th Episcopal District Experiencing E7
7th Power! The 7th Episcopal District Experiencing E7 By Presiding Elder Rosalyn Grant Coleman The impact of Episcopal leadership in South Carolina is resulting in renewal, restoration, and reconciliation. For… Read More »
Where Is The Love?
Where Is The Love? By Robbie Colson-Ramsey, Contributing Writer Often, I meet young women who say, “Girl, how are you married to the preacher?” I have always proclaimed that our… Read More »
Union Bethel, Brandywine, Maryland Celebrates 130 Years
Union Bethel, Brandywine, Maryland Celebrates 130 Years “Looking at the Past – Stepping Into the Future,” was a benefitting theme for the celebration of Union Bethel AME Church’s rich 130-year… Read More »
The Impact of the Itineracy
The Impact of the Itineracy By Willie Eugene Marshall Norman Shawchuck and Roger Heuser, in their book, Managing the Congregation, wrote the following about unresolved conflicts: “Unmanaged conflict frays nerves… Read More »
Black Consciousness in Brazil
Black Consciousness When November rolls around in Brazil, Afro-Brazilians know what time it is. It’s Black Consciousness Month. During this month, debates, lectures, awards ceremonies, and festivals fill the calendars… Read More »
When Pastors Cry
When Pastors Cry By Rev. Dr. Melinda Contreras-Byrd, Contributing Writer 1 Samuel 30:3-4 says, “When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down, and their… Read More »
A Lamentation for Black Women
Rev. Shakira Sanchez Collins, MD, Editorial A lament is a powerful spiritual practice outlined in the scriptures to express suffering and grief in hopes to petition God to intervene in… Read More »
The McCline Twins Celebrate 80 Year Birthday
By Dr. Phyllis Qualls, 13th Episcopal District Dressed in gold, the McCline Twins, Christella and Novella, still argue who was born first. They looked like queens as they sat on… Read More »
Powers & Son Construction Firm is Part of Consortium to Build Obama Presidential Center
Today, the Obama Foundation announced that it has selected Lakeside Alliance to serve as the construction manager for the Obama Presidential Center. Lakeside Alliance is a newly-created joint venture consisting… Read More »
South Carolina Town Erects Marker
By Angelena Spears, Philadelphia Conference Reporter When the Rev. Simon P. Bouie retired in May of 2014, at the seat of the Philadelphia Annual Conference, he did not trade in… Read More »
Can You Hear the Cries?
By Rev. Tamara O. Kersey So Peter got up and went with them; and when he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood beside him,… Read More »
Mission in Belize
By Virginia Echols The journey to AME Belize began on December 12, 1993, when Sister Virginia Echols moved to Belize, Central America. As a lifelong member of the AME Church… Read More »