Category: Features

General Conference Reports

By Dr. Herman Kelly, Contributing Writer THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER REPORT The Christian Recorder started with multi language approach. The Chair is Bishop David Daniels and the Editor  made his second… Read More »

The Episcopal Address

THE EPISCOPAL ADDRESS BUSINESS SESSION 2 Bishop Daniels presides the business session this evening with a motion from the floor that we will join and continue the order of the… Read More »

Business Session Three

Business Session Three Rev. Dr. James A. Keeton, Jr. Business Session Three of the 52nd Quadrennial Session of the General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church was called to order… Read More »

Business Session IV

Business Session IV By Aaron M. Treadwell Department of Church Growth and Development Evangelism The Department of Church Growth and Development Evangelism of the AME Church made its report to the… Read More »

Dr. Teresa L. Fry Brown Womanist Discourse Scholarship Luncheon

By Rev. Tashara Void, Columnist The Rev. Dr. Teresa Fry Brown Womanist Discourse Luncheon opened with the Pastor Will Thomas of Bethel AME – Lithonia welcoming all the esteemed leaders… Read More »

Why I support the recommendation to repeal the ban on same sex marriage in the AME Church

Why I support the recommendation to repeal the ban on same sex marriage in the AME Church By John Thomas III, Ph.D., Editor In 2004 at the 47th Quadrennial Session of… Read More »

One Day 

By Rev. Dr. Melinda Contreras-Byrd, Contributing Writer It was a normal  day.  The sky was an unusually blue color with clouds that made it looked more like a painting than real life.  Was it… Read More »

A NOTE TO THE AME CHURCH

Rev. Royd Mwandu, 17th Episcopal District TCR Field Representative Greetings, my AME Church family, especially those who are preparing to attend the August 2024 General Conference in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Regretfully… Read More »

In Sure and Certain Hope

Rev. Dr. Brandon A. A. J. Davis, Contributing Writer We are hours from the beginning of the 52nd Quadrennial Session of the General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. This… Read More »

At the dawn of the General Conference, “AMEs for Accountability and Justice” demand answers about missing retirement funds

What is the deadline for making all annuitants in the Legacy (Initial) Plan whole? What funds are being used to pay for the current AME Department of Annuities, Investments, and… Read More »

Have we forgotten to tell the story? The Importance of Spiritual Formation

Have we forgotten to tell the story? The Importance of Spiritual Formation By John Thomas III, PhD, Editor A few months ago, I was celebrating a significant milestone with a… Read More »

A Reflection on The Legacy of Reverend James Lawson Jr. 

A Reflection on The Legacy of Reverend James Lawson Jr.  Dr. Da’Von Boyd, Columnist       On June 9, 2024, Reverend James Lawson Jr. died at 95. As one of the proverbial… Read More »