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All Roads Lead to Ebenezer Methodist Church
While many will gather throughout the day to attend services of the seven last sayings of Jesus, people from near and far will convene at Ebenezer Methodist Church to begin… Read More »
10th District YPD Goes “Battle Ready” Through Mission Outreach at Annual Youth Summit
By: Jaelyn Maladdie 10th Episcopal District The 10th District Young People’s and Children’s Division, under the leadership of Bishop Ronnie E Brailsford, Sr, and Supervisor Rev. Carolyn E. Brailsford, proudly… Read More »
Doing the Lord’s Will
By Carolyn Walker-Kimbro, CLO Financial Secretary My favorite scripture is Jeremiah 29:11, “I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord. “Plans to prosper you and not to… Read More »
Rights & Rituals: Black Women and Transformative Missions
By Dr. Dora Muhammad A circle expands forever. It covers all who wish to hold hands. Its size depends on each other. It is a vision of solidarity. It turns… Read More »
There’s Healing in the Mud: Embracing the Grittiness of Ministry
The Reverend Dr. Jason Richard Curry, Columnist The term grittiness has been defined in a variety of different ways. Within the context of this article, I am defining grittiness as… Read More »
The Quiet Architecture of Our Zion How Local Black Women Govern Formation Before Titles Are Conferred
By Rev. Kevin T. Taylor, Contributing Writer Women’s History Month invites remembrance. International Women’s Day commands attention. The Church, however, is called to discernment. The African Methodist Episcopal Church, established… Read More »
A Legacy of Faithful Service: Honoring Presiding Elder Chester W. Morris
By Rev. Tricia Thomas, 2nd Episcopal District There are lives that leave footprints on the sands of time, and there are lives that leave echoes in eternity. Presiding Elder Chester… Read More »
AME Member Publishes Family History of White House Service
By Mrs. Sandra Bonner-Hadley, 2nd Episcopal District Please join Ward Memorial in congratulating one of our own, Brother John Ficklin, on the release of his new book, An Unusual Path: Three… Read More »
When Faith Is Weaponized: Why the Church Must Speak on South Carolina’s Ten Commandments Bill
By Rep. Hamilton Grant, South Carolina House of Representatives As a Christian and a supporter of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, I hold the Ten Commandments in deep reverence. They… Read More »
Historic Appointment Made to Payne Chapel AME Church, Nashville, Tennessee with Rev. Dr. Stephanie Raglin as First Female Pastor
Rev. Dr. Stephanie M. Raglin is the newly appointed and proud pastor of Payne Chapel AME Church Nashville Tennessee. She formerly served as the first female pastor of Historic St…. Read More »
The Time is Now
By Gabriella M. Evans, 7th Episcopal District “God is a battle axe, and a weapon of war, that will destroy the power of these arsonists, our enemies, and our oppressors”… Read More »
The Not-So Golden Age
By Antjuan Seawright, Columnist Like most of America, I heard President Trump announce a “Golden Age of America” in his State of the Union last month. I heard him claim… Read More »