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The Pro-Life Agenda is the agenda of white supremacy

The Pro-Life Agenda is the agenda of white supremacy Rev. Renita Green Purity theology was introduced in a very pronounced way when a youth pastor was hired from the Foursquare… Read More »

Schools are Banning Diversity Instruction, is Your 501c3 Status Next?

Schools are Banning Diversity Instruction, is Your 501c3 Status Next?   As a child, one of the greatest benefactors of my social growth was the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church…. Read More »

What is Reproductive Justice? Why You Should Care

What is Reproductive Justice? Why You Should Care Can we be honest? The history of the fight for abortion access in America is rooted and steeped in anti-Blackness. When we… Read More »

In Sickness and In Health…A Caregiver’s Story A Familiar Stranger

“In Sickness and In Health”…A Caregiver’s Story “A Familiar Stranger”   March 20, 2021   My husband was born in 1948.  He is the fourth of five children and grew… Read More »

Back Together Again: A Tribute to Bishop and Episcopal Supervisor Fred and Sylvia

Back together Again: A Tribute to Bishop and Episcopal Supervisor Fred and Sylvia Rev. Dr. Keith Lawrence, 6th Episcopal District God’s view of marriage is best described in Genesis 2:24,… Read More »

Understanding Internal Controls in a Church Environment – Part II

Understanding Internal Controls in a Church Environment – Part II By Cynthia Gordon-Floyd, C.P.A., C.F.E., Contributing Writer In our previous discussion, we defined and discussed the necessity for internal controls… Read More »

Understanding the Roots of Itinerant Ministry

Understanding the Roots of Itinerant Ministry Rev. Dr. James A. Keeton, Jr., Contributing Writer Growing up in a small southern community, my first lessons in church polity came through overhearing… Read More »

The Presence of God during Existential Times

The Presence of God during Existential Times Dr. Herman O. Kelly, Jr., Columnist Life is messy, as the book is entitled. We live with the ebb and flow of Life…. Read More »

Revisiting the Great Commission

Revisiting the Great Commission Rev. Kent Poindexter, Contributing Writer Consider what would have happened if the disciples of Jesus Christ had not been inclined to literally “go into the world… Read More »

Wilberforce University Alumni Weekend Boosts Local Businesses 

Wilberforce University Alumni Weekend Boosts Local Businesses  More than 1,000 Gather in Greene County A big, successful Dawn Dance celebration for Wilberforce University welcomed more than 1,000 alums, prospective students,… Read More »

Eagle Scout Thompson B.McLeod

Eagle Scout Thompson B.McLeod Troop 51 Pearl Street AME Church Jackson, Ms. As a two-year-old preschooler, Eagle Scout Thompson B. McLeod provided his family a glimpse of what to expect… Read More »

Editor Thomas Elected President of the Associated Church Press; The Christian Recorder wins multiple “Best of Church Press” Awards

Editor Thomas Elected President of the Associated Church Press; The Christian Recorder wins multiple “Best of Church Press” Awards At the 2023 Convention of the Associated Church Press held from… Read More »