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Connectional Lay Organization (CLO) Young Adult Representatives (YAR) The Hope for Our Future!

Connectional Lay Organization (CLO) Young Adult Representatives (YAR) The Hope for Our Future!  By Mr. Matikane A. Makiti, CLO President and Mr. William “Bill” Ayers, Jr., CLO Historiographer  When the… Read More »

I Wonder

I Wonder Rev. Renita Green, Columnist April 2024 As I approach the one-year anniversary of being conferred a Doctor of the Church, there are a lot of wonderings in my… Read More »

Quinting S. Lacewell Jr., youngest Co-Chair of the United States Conference of Mayors Business Council

Quinting S. Lacewell Jr., youngest Co-Chair of the United States Conference of Mayors Business Council   By Mary Walton, Contributing Writer Community of Hope African Methodist Episcopal Church   At… Read More »

The 128th Session of the Southwest Georgia Annual Conference comes back to Americus, Georgia

The 128th Session of the Southwest Georgia Annual Conference comes back to Americus, Georgia             The 128th Session of the Southwest Georgia Annual Conference was held in Americus, Georgia, at… Read More »

First A.M.E. Church LA

Ominous rumors and tales of decline surrounded First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles when the public learned last week of the bankruptcy protection filing for three FAME corporations…. Read More »

April 2024 Church Growth Corner

Church Growth Corner April 2024 Train Leaders Church Growth Corner April 2024 Church Growth Corner April 2024   Train Leaders   We need a culture conducive to recruiting, developing, and… Read More »

Chicago’s Oldest Black Church Is Now Debt-Free

Chicago’s Oldest Black Church Is Now Debt-Free By Jamie Nesbitt Golden, Book Club Chicago Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church has unshackled itself from the burden of debt. Leaders of… Read More »

Oikos Institute Awarded $175k Grant from Trinity Church Wall St

Oikos Institute Awarded $175k Grant from Trinity Church Wall Street The Oikos Institute for Social Impact has been awarded a substantial $175K grant from Trinity Church Wall Street. This grant… Read More »

How Shall We Pray?

How Shall We Pray? The Reverend Dr. Kent L. Poindexter, Columnist The 2020s will be remembered as one of the most troubled in the world’s history, especially for the Christian… Read More »

History and Theology: A Tale of Syncretism

History and Theology: A Tale of Syncretism George Pratt, Contributing Writer   In July 2023, I addressed the congregation at Antioch African Methodist Episcopal Church in Stone Mountain, Georgia, sparking… Read More »

The Truth is the Light I Have Conquered the World

The Truth is the Light I Have Conquered the World   Rev. Dr. Charles R. Watkins, Jr., Retired, Itinerant Elder, Columnist   The 2020s will be remembered as one of… Read More »

Wilberforce University’s Dawn Dance

By Lauren Wilson, 1st Episcopal District I arrived at Wilberforce University on August 4, 2008, as a college freshman, wondering what to expect. With a lot of greenery and a… Read More »