RAYAC in Action
RAYAC in Action Lydia Owens, St. John AME Church, 9th Episcopal district The Richard Allen Youth Council (RAYC) was founded in Memphis, Tennessee, during the 150th celebration of the African… Read More »
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Sunday, September 7, 2025
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Understanding Internal Controls in a Church Environment – Part I
Understanding Internal Controls in a Church Environment – Part I By Cynthia Gordon-Floyd, C.P.A., C.F.E., Contributing Writer What are internal controls for a church? Michael Batts, CPA and author of… Read More »
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference Holds Annual Conference in Atlanta; Two AMEs Honored with “Beautiful are their feet” Awards
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference Holds Annual Conference in Atlanta; Two AMEs Honored with “Beautiful are their feet” Awards Historically, the Black Church has been established as the organizing grounds for… Read More »
A Dean’s Lament: How Long?
By Rev. W. Antoni Sinkfield, Ph.D., 13th Episcopal District In 1965, from the steps of the capital building in Montgomery, Alabama, following their historic and death-defying march from Selma to Montgomery,… Read More »
No Excuses
No Excuses Robbie Colson-Ramsey, Contributing Writer On the first Sunday of the new year, my husband preached a soul-stirring message, No Excuses, from John 5: 1-15. The sermon begged us… Read More »
Living into Lament
Living into Lament A White response to the killing of Tyre Nichols by police Robert P. Jones I’m learning. I’m learning that it is hard to feel the impact of… Read More »
Must Illness Knock On Our Door Before We Know COVID-19 Is Real?
Must Illness Knock On Our Door Before We Know COVID-19 Is Real? By James B. Ewers Jr., Ed.D. I can remember my dad saying to me that discretion is the… Read More »
Jackson Theological Seminary Awarded Full Accreditation Status
Jackson Theological Seminary Awarded Full Accreditation Status Jackson Theological Seminary, located in North Little Rock, Arkansas, in the 12th Episcopal District, has been awarded full accreditation from the Transnational Association… Read More »
Living into Lament
Living into Lament: A White response to the killing of Tyre Nichols by police By Robert P. Jones, PRRI I’m learning. I’m learning that it is hard to feel the… Read More »
Questioning Faith: My First Conversion
Questioning Faith: My First Conversion By J. Jioni Palmer, Columnist “When I discover who I am, I’ll be free.” Ralph Ellison When I was a child, my family attended Bethlehem… Read More »
The Reverend Dr. Elmer S. Martin and the last decade of Greater Allen AME Church
The Reverend Dr. Elmer S. Martin and the last decade of Greater Allen AME Church By Judith Edna Earley One hundred and twenty-two years after its birth in September 1892,… Read More »
Eswatini Annual Conference 2022
Eswatini Annual Conference 2022 By the Rev. Solomon J G Nxumalo, 18th District Field Representative The 58th Session of the Eswatini Annual Conference sat at a time when the country… Read More »