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New Church Planted in Mokone Annual Conference
New Church Planted in Mokone Annual Conference By Sipho Mfundisi, Contributing Writer Bishop E. Earl McCloud, Jr., made history at the 35th Session of the M. M. Mokone Memorial Annual Conference… Read More »

Statement from the CFO and CIO Regarding Whitcomb Opinion Piece in The Christian Recorder
Statement from the CFO and CIO Regarding Whitcomb Opinion Piece in The Christian Recorder By Dr. Richard Allen Lewis, Sr., CFO/Treasurer and Dr. Jeffery B. Cooper, Sr., CIO/General Secretary On August 17,… Read More »

Historical Comparisons at Home and Abroad
Historical Comparisons at Home and Abroad By Jennifer Sims, Ph.D., Contributing Writer Even before he described Neo-Nazis as “very fine people,” public discourse murmured with comparisons of Trump to Hitler. The… Read More »

Law, Decency, and Order: Preserving the Status Quo
Law, Decency, and Order: Preserving the Status QuoBy Lynn M. Hargrow, Special to TCR On May 31, 2020, in response to protesters, the president of the United States sent a familiar… Read More »

Coping with the Confluence of Cancer, Chemo, and COVID 19–A Testimony, Part II
Coping with the Confluence of Cancer, Chemo, and COVID 19–A Testimony, Part II By Rev. Dr. Letitia Williams-Watford, 9th Episcopal District Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, I am a survivor of an aggressive… Read More »

Health Disparities
Health Disparities By Marcella Peyre-Ferry, 1st Episcopal District The Rev. Dr. Linwood Smith, the pastor of Mt. Zion AME Church in Atglen, earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from Lancaster Theological… Read More »

Pandemic Provisions: Food for the Body and Soul
By Fiona Stokes, 16th Episcopal District By Fiona Stokes, 16th Episcopal District The Rev. Jermaine Mulley has been the pastor at St. Luke AME Church in St. Croix for just under two… Read More »

God Provides Ministry
God Provides Ministry What a mighty God we serve! COVID-19 hit our country and caused attention to how some would be able to continue to provide for their families. In… Read More »

The Terrible Truth About This Time of Pandemic
The Terrible Truth About This Time of Pandemic By Rev. Dr. Melinda Contreras-Byrd, Contributing Writer COVID-19 has hit the world like a comet falling to earth with powerful reverberations. All over… Read More »

I Am Not Okay
I Am Not Okay By Matthew Seawright, RAYAC Editor The last few months have been filled with emotion and uncertainty of the times ahead. Job losses, loss of loved ones,… Read More »

Repealing the Candidate Tax: Campaign Reform in the AME Church
Repealing the Candidate Tax: Campaign Reform in the AME Church By John Thomas III, Editor On June 10, the General Conference Commission of the AME Church issued a “Campaign Moratorium”. In… Read More »

Let True Freedom Live
Let True Freedom Live By Mary Frances Walton, Contributing Writer Luke 8:17 says, “For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not become known… Read More »