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Bethel AME Church, Baton Rouge, Commemorates Founder’s Day and Black History Month
Bethel AME Church, Baton Rouge, Commemorates Founder’s Day and Black History Month By Felecia LeDuff Harry, 8thEpiscopal District Bethel AME Church, the oldest of the three African Methodist Episcopal… Read More »
Overcoming a Grasshopper Complex: Claiming God’s Promises through Faith
Overcoming a Grasshopper Complex: Claiming God’s Promises through Faith Rev. Dr. Jason Curry, Columnist One of my favorite sermons, preached by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is titled… Read More »
Going to the People: Journey through the 20th Episcopal District
Going to the People: Journey through the 20thEpiscopal District From January until March, Bishop Ronnie E. Brailsford, Sr. travelled through the 20th Episcopal District visiting churches in Mozambique and Zimbabwe…. Read More »
Connecting the Past and Present: Golden Anniversary Reflections on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Connecting the Past and Present: Golden Anniversary Reflections on the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. By Rev. Jonathan C. Augustine, JD, MDiv Many will pause during 2018 for the… Read More »
Loose Her and Let Her Go
Loose Her and Let Her Go By Maxine Thomas John 11:44 says, “The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped… Read More »
AME Church Celebrates at Annual Conference
AME Church Celebrates at Annual Conference By Rev. Gilbert Hayward The 132nd Session of the Bermuda Annual Conference of the AME Church was held at the Fairmont Southampton last week…. Read More »
Founders Day Observed with Special Worship Service
Founders Day Observed with Special Worship Service By Bridget J. Floyd, Ph.D. This year, St. John AME Church in Huntsville, Alabama, celebrated “the life and legacy” of founder, Bishop Richard… Read More »
#MeToo: In Memory of Her
#MeToo: In Memory of Her By Quardricos Bernard Driskell, Columnist I heard the story of Recy Taylor somewhere between my high school and undergraduate years, a decade and a half or… Read More »
Wakanda, Women, and the Black Church
Wakanda, Women, and the Black Church By Ulysses Burley, MD, Columnist Five weeks into the Marvel Studios’ release of Black Panther and the blockbuster movie still reigns supreme at the… Read More »
A.M.E. Church Bridge to Financial Freedom
A.M.E. Church Bridge to Financial Freedom Step 3: Learn to be good to yourself financially! “Most people are wise, you need to learn to be otherwise… Otherwise, you will never learn how… Read More »
Christianity and Race in the US: What is the Legacy of Billy Graham?
Christianity and Race in the US: What is the Legacy of Billy Graham? By Bishop Frank Madison Reid, III, Ecumenical Officer Billy Graham died on February 21, 2018, during the… Read More »
It’s time to Rethink Fellowship in this “Black Panther” Moment
It’s time to Rethink Fellowship in this “Black Panther” Moment By Jenn M. Jackson In my early twenties, when I was a newlywed and starting a family, I felt pressure… Read More »