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AME Pastor Honored as Georgia Mayor of the Year
Fayetteville Mayor Edward Johnson received the Mayor of the Year Award during the Georgia Minority Business Awards dinner held recently at the Georgia International Convention Center. The 24th annual event,… Read More »
Transition of Dr. Jamye Coleman Williams (1918-2022)
Born on December 15, 1918, in Louisville, Kentucky, to an A.M.E. minister and a religious writer, Williams grew up in Kentucky and earned her B.A. with honors in English from… Read More »
Wilberforce University is Lifted From Accreditation Probation
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), the agency that accredits degree granting colleges and universities, has removed the sanction of Probation for Wilberforce University. The Commission took this action based on… Read More »
“Those Who Don’t Learn From History…”: Lesson from the 1898 Wilmington Insurrection
By Antjuan Seawright, Columnist We like to think and talk about history, particularly American history; we do so in romantic and idyllic terms as if our past was painted by… Read More »
AME University Job Search for Dean of Bryant Theological Seminary
Department Human ResourcesAfrican Methodist Episcopal Univerisity Job Vacancy Announcement Full-time Dean, Bryant Theological Seminary is wanted! The African Methodist Episcopal University in fostering its mission is looking for an innovative, vibrant, and progressive… Read More »
Statement on the Matter of Rev. Ratona Stokes-Robinson
Connectional AME Women in Ministry, has been made aware that a woman in ministry, because of her gender, has been locked out of her church and prohibited from proclaiming God’s… Read More »
Council of Bishops Statement on the Department of Retirement Services
October 7, 2021 Dear Members of AME Church: The Department of Retirement Services has reported a material loss in the value of one or more of its departmental investments. A… Read More »
Mrs. RC Mosuwe is awarded with the “Preservation of Charlotte Maxeke’s Legacy Award”
150th Celebrations – 2021 The Year of Charlotte Maxeke
By Rev. Gaborone P. Lesito, 19th Episcopal District Field Representative Charlotte Makgomo Maxeke (nee Mannya) was a South African born in 1871. Charlotte Maxeke was instrumental in bringing the African… Read More »
From mission to legacy: A RAYAC Perspective
By Matthew Seawright, RAYAC Editor “And we ARE yet Alive and see each other’s face?” An opportunity that may have been taken for granted two years ago as the Connectional… Read More »
Bishops, General Officers, and Judicial Council Members elected at the 2021 General Conference
Newly Elected Bishops Rev. Dr. Silvester Scott Beaman139th Bishop Pastor of Bethel AME Church, Wilmington, Delaware Rev. Marvin Clyde Zanders, II140th BishopPastor, St. Paul AME Church, Jacksonville, Florida Rev. Francine A…. Read More »
Reflections on the Morning Business Session
By Rev. Paula Lake, 11th Episcopal District The Revisions Committee is another reminder of how rich our history and traditions are across the Connectional Church but are still and yet… Read More »
Conducting the Business of Safety
By Valarie Russ, 11th Episcopal District “And are we yet alive to see each other’s face”, never have those words been so humbly received with such gratitude and reverence as… Read More »