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A Connectional Turning Point for the AME Church
Rev. Dr. Dimpho Gaobepe, 19th Episcopal District The election of an African lay president, Brother Matikane Abednego Makiti, to the Connectional Lay Organization of the African Methodist Episcopal Church marks not merely a… Read More »
Allen University Names New Director of Bands
Allen University proudly announces the appointment of Mr. Marques Graham as its new Director of Bands, marking a dynamic new era for the university’s acclaimed music program. A respected educator, accomplished… Read More »
Danielle D. Blackwell, MPA, CFRM, appointed Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Dr. A. Zachary Faison, Jr., President & CEO of Edward Waters University (EWU)—Florida’s first independent institution of higher learning and the state’s first Historically Black College or University (HBCU)—is… Read More »
Brother Phillip K. Tlhage, 18th Episcopal District President
Greetings in the joy of knowing Jesus Christ the Saviour. I pass my greetings from the 18thEpiscopal District. The Episcopal team of the 18th ED is Presiding Prelate Rev. Dr. Jeffery B…. Read More »
The Steeple Has Fallen, but The Stone Is Still Standing! Reverend Dr. Marlon D. Ector, Contributing Writer
Stone Springfield African Methodist Episcopal Church, located in Stapleton, Georgia, of the Augusta Annual Conference, in the 6th Episcopal District, Celebrated Easter Weekend with a special ribbon-cutting. After being displaced for… Read More »
“This Is to Certify…”
Robbie Colson Ramsey, Contributing Writer When a bishop stands behind that sacred desk and proclaims the Great Commission hymn and his or her melodic voices rise from the pulpit—“Go, preach… Read More »
“Look on Us”: Seeing Suffering Through the Eyes of Christ
By Rev. Mycal X. Brickhouse We live in perilous times. War displaces families from their homes. Famine starves communities already battered by poverty. Cruel political policies separate children from their… Read More »
The Power of Mentoring is Needed in These Days Ahead
By James B. Ewers, Jr., Ed.D. The United States of America is the land of the free and the home of the brave. As one person said proudly, “It’s a… Read More »
Hymn of Healing
By Reverend Dr. Kabrielle M. Baker, Contributing Writer On August 25, 2024, during the General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the late Bishop Anne Henning Byfield preached a… Read More »
AME University & Liberia National Police Seal Transformative Partnership
In a bold step toward reshaping the future of education and national security, the Liberia National Police and the African Methodist Episcopal University today signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding… Read More »
The Word of the Connectional Lay Organization Second Vice President,
By Jerry Turner, Jr. Write the vision; make it plan on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed tine; it hastens to… Read More »
Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers: What Faith Leaders Need to Know
When we think of lung cancer, we often associate it with smoking. However, a growing number of lung cancer diagnoses occur in nonsmokers—particularly women and people of color. As faith… Read More »