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Food as Medicine

Food as Medicine  By Rev. Natalie Mitchem, RDN Proverbs 23:1 says, “When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully whatis before you.” The concept of food as… Read More »

An Overlooked Legacy: AME Church Primary and Secondary Schools in Districts 14-20

An Overlooked Legacy: AME Church Primary and Secondary Schools in Districts 14-20 By John Thomas III, Editor The following is an excerpt from a statement made at the 2004 General… Read More »

Down a Black (W)Hole: Blackness, Racial Authenticity, and American Politics

Down a Black (W)Hole: Blackness, Racial Authenticity, and American Politics By D’Weston Haywood, Ph.D., Columnist California Senator Kamala Harris is among a growing field of Democratic candidates running for president… Read More »

The Importance of Delegates to the Annual Conference

The Importance of Delegates to the Annual Conference  By Mxolisi Henry Vilakazi, Contributing Writer This year, our bishops will conduct the last sessions of annual conferences before the Church moves… Read More »

Hymn Lining…A Retrospective

Hymn Lining…A Retrospective                                                                         By John William Roberts, Ed.D., Contributing Writer Recently, I wrote an article about the lost art of a capella singing in congregations within many denominations. I would… Read More »

Grant AME Church, Toronto, Receives New Pastor

Grant AME Church, Toronto, Receives New Pastor  By Rev. Adrian Johnson, 4thEpiscopal District The 4thEpiscopal District, under the dynamic leadership and wisdom of Bishop John F. White, is pleased to… Read More »

Greater Allen Chapel Remembers and Celebrates

Greater Allen Chapel Remembers and Celebrates By Glenda J. Minor, 8thEpiscopal District Greater Allen Chapel AME Church is pastored by the Rev. Dr. Demetrese D. Phillips and is located in… Read More »

Millennials and Motherhood

Millennials and Motherhood By Cheryl A. Rainey, Contributing Writer The pretty, 25-year old college graduate, Shel, thought she’d be married with three children by her late 20s. She believed if… Read More »

Holding Sacred and Acts of Devotion

Holding Sacred and Acts of Devotion By Dr. Darryn Hewson, Contributing Writer In a time of great polarization, it seems more important than ever to seek ways of understanding and… Read More »

Bethel AME Church, Ann Arbor, Travels to Belize for Mission Work

Bethel AME Church, Ann Arbor, Travels to Belize for Mission Work In a continued effort to extend the reach and impact of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 28 members of… Read More »

Payne Chapel, Nashville, Welcomes Bishop Wilfred J. Messiah

Payne Chapel, Nashville, Welcomes Bishop Wilfred J. Messiah What a time! What a time! What a time! Payne Chapel AME Church in Nashville, Tennessee, under the visionary leadership of the… Read More »

Thinking and Doing Church Differently

Thinking and Doing Church Differently By Dr. Brenda Simmons-Hutchins, Director of Christian Education and Benjamin Simmons, III, 11thEpiscopal District Churches across the nation continue to address the challenges inherent in… Read More »