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Conn-M-SWAWO+PK’s President Cleckley Visits Johannesburg, South Africa
On May 9, 2017, President Lula Shaw Cleckley answered the call from Bishop and Supervisor Paul Kawimbe. She embarked on a six-day visit with the M-SWAWO + PK’S for districts… Read More »
New Eyes for the Global Church
By Mr. John Thomas III, Editor of The Christian Recorder 1787 (the foundation of the Free African Society) and 1816 (the first General Conference) are years that are well-known to… Read More »
The Seventh Episcopal District “Finds the God of the Galaxy” at the Annual Christian Education Leadership Congress
By Rev. Jarrett Washington, Columnist From July 10-13, 2017, the Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, under the leadership of Bishop Sam Green, Sr. and Mrs. Phyllis… Read More »
Payne Chapel AME Church, Nashville celebrates Youth Month in July
By Jasmine Steele and Dr. Cornelia Graves, 13th Episcopal District Payne Chapel AME Church, located at 212 Neill Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee, held its Celebration of Youths and Young Adults… Read More »
Hartley Brings Ministry to Highland AME Church in Amherst, Nova Scotia
By Darrell Cole, Amherst Daily News The Rev. Lawrence D. Hartley began servicing the church late last year and working to rebuild the congregation that lost its minister in 2013… Read More »
Dr. Mayberry Celebrates 50 Years in Ministry
By Tasion Kwamilele, 5th Episcopal District First AME Church of Oakland and leaders throughout the connectional AME Church recently gathered to celebrate the Rev. Dr. Harold R. Mayberry’s 50th year… Read More »
College Checklist
By Byron Washington, Columnist As students prepare to head off to college, their university or college usually provide them with a checklist of suggested items they should be sure to… Read More »
2017 Young Adult Missionary (YAM) Summit Report
Rev. Gaborone P Lesito, 19th District TCR Field Representative Mrs. Kelebogile Patience Olyn, WMS 3rd Vice President, 19th District The Connectional Church stood in awe as we witnessed the 20th… Read More »
The Global Social Relations Committee Grieves with the Families of Philando Castile and David Jones. Their Lives Mattered.
WHEREAS, Philando Castile and David Jones were two African-American men in their thirties who were gunned down by law enforcement simply because of the color of their skin. WHEREAS, both… Read More »
Christianity and the roots of America’s age-old problem with race
Please note that the title of this piece does not posit that Jesus Christ is the root of America’s problems with race, rather, Christianity as social and political constructs ALWAYS… Read More »
The Spark of STEM in Christian Education in the Local Church: STEMulating our Churches
In churches and schools alike, there has been a long debate about the most effective styles of teaching and the materials utilized that would be most beneficial to students in… Read More »
AME Church Issues Open Letter to Boy Scouts of America in Response to President Trump’s National Jamboree Speech
Mr. Michael Surbaugh Chief Scout Executive Boy Scouts of America P.O. Box 152079 Irving, TX 75015-2079 Dear Mr. Surbaugh: Greetings from the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC), its Department of… Read More »