What’s in a name?
Robbie Colson Ramsey, Contributing Writer Recently, we were at church taking pictures for a church periodical. The person taking the pictures asked if I liked 1stLady or Lady, and I… Read More »
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Friday, May 2, 2025
Articles
Should We Approve a New Budget Without Knowing Past Actual Expenditures?
Cynthia Gordon Floyd, C.P.A., C.F.E., Contributing Writer The preparation of an operating budget can be a daunting task. It requires making estimates and plans based on assumptions about future revenues… Read More »
A New Vision for Old Spaces: A Decolonized Theology of Church Use
Rev. Dr. Renita Marie Green, Columnist Churches have long been viewed as sacred spaces where the divine meets the human. This theological perspective calls for a deep respect for these… Read More »
Northwest Alabama Conference Chapter 15: We are Better Together
Rev. Kendra Walker Jacobs, 9th Episcopal District A new chapter began as Bishop Julius H. McAllister, Jr., the 144th Elected and Consecrated Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led the… Read More »
President Jimmy Carter Speaks at St Mark AMEC Archery, Georgia Annual May Day Festival
By Clarence White, 6th Episcopal District President Jimmy Carter wrote in his books about growing up in Archery, Georgia, a now vanished mostly black town near Plains, where St Mark… Read More »
Reflections on January 6
By Bishop Adam J. Richardson, Jr., Retired Last night, in our customary fashion, the Bishops prayed. During the prayer meeting, I confessed that I had not fully recovered from the… Read More »
Brother to Sister
By: Dr. Santarvis Brown , 11th Episcopal District My Dear Sisters, What do I tell you, my sisters, When hope seems to slip like water through fingers, When the sun… Read More »
A profile of Episcopal Supervisor Rev. Miriam Burnett, MD, MPH
By D’Yonce-Sade Williamson, First Episcopal District To know you are called is one thing, but to act on it is another. From age 5, the Rev. Dr. Miriam Burnett felt… Read More »
Important Request from the Department of Retirement Services
Important Request from the Department of Retirement Services The AMEC Department of Retirement Services is updating our contact information on file for our participants. Your updated information will help ensure… Read More »
Church Growth Corner
Rev. Dr. Marcellus A. Norris, Executive Director Church Growth Corner Rev. Dr. Marcellus A. Norris, Executive Director AME Department of Church Growth & Development IS MY CHURCH DRIFTING? PART 1… Read More »
28th Annual Liberation Sunday Celebrated at Mother Bethel AME Church
28th Annual Liberation Sunday Celebrated at Mother Bethel AME Church The 28th Annual Liberation Sunday was held on Sunday, November 17, 2024, at Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia,… Read More »
The 8th Episcopal District Hosts Welcome Reception for Episcopal Leadership Team
The 8th Episcopal District Hosts Welcome Reception for Episcopal Leadership Team On Tuesday, December 12, 2024, history was made at the Pearl Street African Methodist Episcopal Church in Jackson, Mississippi when… Read More »