Category: News
The Fallacy of “Christian Before Black” and the Enduring Necessity of the Black Church
By Rev. Terrance L. Thomas, Contributing Writer There is a dangerous phrase drifting through our pews and pulpits: “I’m Christian before I’m Black.” It sounds humble, even holy, a way… Read More »
The Sixth Episcopal District Celebrates the Inaugural Class of the Baxter DeVeaux Young Leadership Academy
The African Methodist Episcopal Church has always been a place where women rise with courage, vision, and faith to meet the needs of the moment. Today, that legacy continues in… Read More »
All the Bright Lines Behind Us
By Robert P. Jones, PRRI I’ve spent the last two decades as a Christian participating with my Jewish spouse in the Jewish High Holidays, which mark the end of one… Read More »
155th Annual Session of the Central North Louisiana Conference
By Rev. Eddie Mae Williams Washington The 155th Annual Session of the Central North Louisiana Conference of the Eighth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church convened on Thursday,… Read More »
Called To Pastor, Not Co-Pastor
By Rev. Rachel Williams-Glenn & Rev. Dr. V. Gordon Glenn, III When we met, in seminary we knew that God was calling us to be pastors. At the time, we… Read More »
Being Self-Absorbed And Self-Centered Will Bring You Short-Term Success But Long-Term Failure
By James B. Ewers, Jr. Ed.D., Senior Columnist People are hungry because benefits are being cut. Men and women are losing their jobs because of budget realignments. Folks are experiencing… Read More »
A Case for DISC Assessments in the AME Church
By Maurice A. Buford, Ph.D., D.Min., Captain (Retired) | USN | CHC The African Methodist Episcopal Church has always stood at the forefront of innovation in ministry —spiritually, socially, and… Read More »
Black Faith in Ecological Action
By George Anthony Pratt, Contributing Writer For centuries, people of African descent in the Americas have lived in profound tension with the land. Our ancestors worked the soil under bondage,… Read More »
Stronger Together: Why the AME Church Must Build the AME-Payne University System
By Rev. Kevin T. Taylor, Contributing Writer Education has always been at the heart of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Richard Allen and the founders of our Zion knew that… Read More »
Transition of Rev. Michael Joseph Brown, Ph.D., President of Payne Theological Seminary
Dr. Michael Joseph Brown was an internationally recognized biblical scholar, minister, and public intellectual. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University, a Master of Divinity degree, and… Read More »
Breakthrough Women in Science & Medicine episode addresses the obesity epidemic — Premiered on PBS, November 1st
By Jodi Godfrey, MS, RDN, American Medical Women’s Association The Breakthrough Women in Science & Medicine TV series is excited to announce the PBS premiere on November 1, 2025, of… Read More »
To God Be the Glory: Bethel AME Church Celebrates Freedom from Debt
A Milestone of Faith On August 2, 2025, members and friends of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Memphis, Tennessee, gathered to celebrate a remarkable milestone—the burning of a $650,000… Read More »