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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 »

TCR Breaking News: Bishops Meet with Concerned Pastors and Lay Supporters in the 19th District

THE CHURCH HAS LISTENED By Rev. Gaborone Lesito, 19th District TCR Field Representative The day that the Church has been waiting for had finally arrived. The Bishops of the Church… Read More »

The Selfie Challenge

By Mrs. Karen Coston, 5th Episcopal District My mother took me to every church service, Bible study, prayer meeting, and business meeting the church had to offer. I stayed bored… Read More »

UNSOLD RICHARD ALLEN STAMPS WILL BE DESTROYED ON JUNE 30!  BUY YOURS TODAY!

Per United States Postal Service Policy, ALL unsold Richard Allen Stamps and merchandise will be destroyed on June 30.  The stamp will be UNAVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE from the USPS after… Read More »

Senator Kamala Harris gets interrupted by her GOP colleagues because she has those liars “nervous” and shook

By Chuck Hobbs, Esq. Columnist As a trial lawyer and political pundit, I am so impressed by Senator Kamala Harris and her performance on the Senate Intelligence Committee. Her questions… Read More »

The Truth is the Light

By Reverend Dr. Charles R. Watkins, Jr., Senior Columnist “But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret;… Read More »

How Many Former AMEs Do You Know?

By Rev. Francine Brookins, Esq. If we are honest with ourselves, most of us who have been in the AME Church all of our lives know more “former AMEs” than… Read More »

Longest Serving Pastor of Wayman AME Minneapolis to retire

Longest Serving Pastor of Wayman AME Church Soon to Retire By Charles Hallman/MSR News The Rev. Dr. Alphonse Reff, Sr., of Wayman AME Church in North Minneapolis, along with Dollie… Read More »