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Kansas City’s Fight Along the Paseo Boulevard: What Happened?
By Rev. Bridget L. Mitchell, 5th Episcopal District I am a proud Kansas Citian- native from Missouri and not Kansas. We have the best barbeque. Kansas City has Mahomes and… Read More »
Celebrating Trailblazers: Designed, Defined, and Destined
By Brenda J. Phillips, 4th Episcopal District Psalm 150:6 says, “Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!” It is motivation for everything and everyone. On August 18, 2019, the Bethel AME… Read More »
Happy Feet: On a Mission to Provide Souls with Soles
By Denise Powell, 10th Episcopal District It was a Sunday morning in 2014, and service was underway at Mt. Calvary AME Church, when the Rev. Dr. Brenda Arnold-Scott, the pastor, observed… Read More »
Predatory Lending Fuels Disparities and Increases Hunger Among African Americans
Predatory Lending Fuels Disparities and Increases Hunger Among African Americans By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) revealed that 11 percent of U.S. households struggled… Read More »
Less about Meetings, More about the Message and the Mission
Less about Meetings, More about the Message and the Mission By John Thomas, III “From June to August, the world’s oldest pan-African religious organization sponsored major events in Alabama, Washington,… Read More »
Improving the Health of African Americans: A Church Mandate
Improving the Health of African Americans: A Church Mandate By Presiding Elder Betty Holley, Contributing Writer Jesus’ ministry exemplified holistic salvation, as He often demonstrated divine mandates and intentions in… Read More »
AME Pastor Named as the First African American to Lead CEF® of Mississippi, Inc.
AME Pastor Named as the First African American to Lead CEF® of Mississippi, Inc. Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) is a nonprofit 501(c)3, international, interdenominational, and Christian organization founded in 1937, headquartered in… Read More »
Turner Chapel AME Church Awakens the Fire with Mission Trip
Turner Chapel AME Church Awakens the Fire with Mission Trip By Chelsye J. Williams Burrows, 6th Episcopal District With a strong commitment to build partnerships, make an impact on people, and… Read More »
Greater Allen Chapel Welcomes Edward Waters College Marching Band
Greater Allen Chapel Welcomes Edward Waters College Marching Band By Glenda J. Minor, 8th Episcopal District Greater Allen Chapel AME Church, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and under the pastorate… Read More »
Reeds Chapel AME Celebrates 98th Anniversary
Reeds Chapel AME Celebrates 98th Anniversary By Ode Aduma On Sunday, September 15, 2019, the presence of the Lord and his Spirit-filled Reeds Chapel AME Church in Youngstown, Ohio. We were… Read More »
19th Episcopal District Hosts First Annual RAYAC Summit
19th Episcopal District Hosts First Annual RAYAC Summit By Sisters Mandisa Skibane and Mpho Phago and Broter Lebohang Monyake, 19th Episcopal District Over 200 RAYAC members from the various corners of the… Read More »
Connectional Health Commission Establishes Partnership to Treat Sickle Cell Anemia
Connectional Health Commission Establishes Partnership to Treat Sickle Cell Anemia In January 2019, the International Health Commission—in collaboration with Isaiah Inspires—established a partnership with Jones Tabernacle AME Church in Philadelphia (pastored… Read More »