Public Service Recognition Week
By Cathryn Stout, Ph.D. Each year, the first full week of May marks Public Service Recognition Week, a time to honor those who serve in local, state, and federal government…. Read More »
The Official Organ of The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Articles
Breathing with God
By J. Jioni Palmer, Contributing Writer For most of my life, praying has felt awkward. As a child, when Pastor Herzfeld would lead the congregation in prayer, initially, I would… Read More »
“A Calling Beyond the Clinic: Merging Medicine and Ministry”
For Women’s Herstory Month, Connectional Women in Ministry has decided to highlight women in ministry who are bi-vocational and see their professions in their calls to ministry. Many of the… Read More »
Bethel AME Baltimore’s 240th Anniversary: A Celebration of Legacy, Resilience, and Firsts!
Written by Rev. Janette R. Smith / Director of Church Growth As Bethel AME Church – Baltimore prepares to host the historic 209th Baltimore Annual Conference, there’s another historical celebration… Read More »
Newly Elected First Episcopal District Lay Organization President Linda Gant Hosts Her First Mid-Year Convention
By Sharon Carmichael, DOPR, First Episcopal District Lay Organization Hats off to newly elected First Episcopal District Lay Organization (FEDLO) President Linda Gant, new Director of Lay Activities (DOLA) Dr…. Read More »
2024 Series of Annual Conferences
The Presiding Bishop, Rt. Rev. Vernon R. Byrd, Jr, Esq., had a close and tight Annual Conference programme that ran back to back. A few weeks after the close of… Read More »
Sister Lutisha Coleman Leads the Choir at 35th Annual MLK, Jr. Community Worship Service
Sister Lutisha Coleman directed the choir for the 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Worship Service, held on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at Central Christian Church. A dedicated… Read More »
Bishop Cooper Honored with Portrait at Trinity AME, Atlanta
By Kelvin Beasley, Steward, Trinity AME Church, 6th Episcopal District On Sunday, March 2, 2025, an addition to the ‘Wall of Trinity Bishops’ was extended by adding the most recent addition… Read More »
IS MY CHURCH DRIFTING? PART 3
By Rev. Dr. Marcellus A. Norris, Executive Director of Church Growth and Development Churches rarely fall overnight; instead, they drift—slowly, almost imperceptibly—lulled into complacency by the enemy’s most insidious tactic:… Read More »
News from Girl Scout Brownie Troop 56505 (DuPage AME Church, Lisle, Illinois)
By Julie Stewart, Troop Leader 56505, DuPage AME Church Brownie Troop 56505 has had a fantastic year so far. We began the year with an end-of-summer kick-off at a local… Read More »
Bishop Sarah France Davis Posthumously Inducted into the Hall of Fame
By Carol T. Taylor Mitchell, Ph.D. The Late Bishop Sarah Frances Davis, the 126th Elected and consecrated Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, was inducted into the Museum of… Read More »
Mountain Climbing–A Journal Entry
By Bishop Vernon R Byrd, Jr. I love mountains. I love their sheer size and their awe-inspiring majesty. I am climbing one right now called the 17th Episcopal District of the AME Church. And… Read More »