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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 »
Outreach Ministry – The Heartbeat of Allen Chapel AMEC
By Rev. Ritney A. Castine, 2nd Episcopal District It is said that you can tell the heart of a church based on the ministry outside of the four walls of the… Read More »
St Paul AME Jacksonville Meeting the Needs of Students
The Reverend Marvin Zanders’s vision of service was personified to his congregants at a recent worship service. Pastor Zanders, along with the James L. Williams, Sr. Lay Organization, has embarked… Read More »
TCR Breaking News: Rev. Nicholas Tweed Wins Court Decision in Bermuda
The Reverend Nicholas Tweed has won the legal battle against the decision of the Minister of Home Affairs to refuse to grant his work permit. Chief Justice Ian Kawaley quashed… Read More »
Youth Ministry in the 15th District Context
Youth Ministry in the 15th District Context By Ms. Kesaleboga Mmusi, Guest Columnist Youth ministries are meant to enhance the understanding of Christianity and to grow young people spiritually. Churches… Read More »
United We Stand
Editorial: United We Stand By Bishop Staccato Powell, AME Zion Church Prior to the unjustifiable killings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, Black Lives Matters, and the election of… Read More »
Marion Lee Johnson: “A Hidden Figure”
Marion Lee Johnson: “A Hidden Figure” By Rev. W. Golden Carmon, Sr., 1st Episcopal District Marion Lee Johnson, a “Hidden Figure,” graduated from Tompkins High School in Savannah, Georgia, receiving… Read More »
More Jordans To Cross
More Jordans To Cross Dr. Michael A. Cousin, 4th Episcopal District It seems that there is tension emerging within the church involving “youthful angst” and “experienced saints.” A “Generation Gap… Read More »
GENERAL BOARD AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SELF-STUDY
GENERAL BOARD AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SELF-STUDY The General Board is mandated per The Doctrine and Discipline of the African Methodist Episcopal Church to make a diligent effort to secure… Read More »
Church Rip-Off Artists
Church Rip-Off Artists Rev. Mark Whitlock, 5th Episcopal District In bad economic times, churches are the target of professional con artists committed to ripping the church off. Some rip off… Read More »
Let’s Shift the Policing Paradigm from Occupation to Protection
Let’s Shift the Policing Paradigm from Occupation to Protection—with our Voices and Ideas in the Wake of Jordan Edwards Shooting Death By Yulise Waters, Esq., 10th Episcopal District The angst… Read More »
Supporting African-American Returning Citizens: Insights from the Prodigal Son
By Rev. Jason Richard Curry, Ph.D., Columnist When I first learned about the concept of restorative justice (e.g., restoring justice to those who have been stripped of it), I must… Read More »