Category: Columnists
No Stone is Left Unturned in Welcoming New Bishop to the Philadelphia Annual Conference
By Sister Angelena Spears, Philadelphia Conference Reporter It was evident from day one of the 206th Philadelphia Annual Conference that a “spirit of excellence” was in place to welcome the… Read More »
Council of Bishops Criminal Justice Task Force
The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Council of Bishops created a Task Force on Criminal Justice in January 2022. The Council charged The Task Force with helping the AME Church become… Read More »
17th District Assistance
Dear Colleagues and Friends, I greet you in the Precious and Powerful Name of Jesus Christ for and on behalf of your brothers and sisters in the 17th Episcopal District…. Read More »
The 16th District Excelling in Extraordinary Times
By Joan Phillips-Bennett, 16th Episcopal District YPD Director The members of the 16th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC), under the leadership of Bishop Marvin C. Zanders… Read More »
The 16th District Excelling in Extraordinary Times
By Joan Phillips-Bennett, 16th Episcopal District YPD Director The members of the 16th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC), under the leadership of Bishop Marvin C. Zanders… Read More »
Dream, dreamers, dream
Rev. Renita Green, Columnist The art teacher extended the invitation for dreamers to enter a safe space without limits or boundaries for the imagination. Dreamers were encouraged to explore every… Read More »
Good Times
By Sandra Bonner Hadley The Holy Bible reminds us in Psalms 30:5 that “For his anger is but for a moment; his favour is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger… Read More »
Capital District of the M.M. Mokone Annual Conference
By Rev. Maria Shadibo Diale, the Pastor of Mogwase AME Church, M.M. Mokone Annual Conference TCR Contributor Presiding Elder Mandisi Albert Mexico opened the Capital District of the M.M. Mokone… Read More »
Dedication of Anvil Arms and Anvil House
By Dana Davis With cheers and clapping hands in the background, Bishop Clement W. Fugh, Presiding Prelate of the 5th Episcopal District, Supervisor Alexia Butler Fugh, Presiding Elder Harold Mayberry… Read More »
Has the Flag Run its Course in Our Sanctuary?
By Aaron Treadwell, Contributing Writer In my sanctuary, on the right side of my pulpit lectern, stands an American Flag. The ‘stars and stripes’ has been common-place in American sanctuaries… Read More »
“An Apology Way Past Due”
Dr. Brandon A. A. J. Davis, Contributing Columnist Ebenezer AME Church, 3rd Episcopal District The emerging danger within American society is a narrative that forbids our progression as we deal with… Read More »
What about Fracking?
Dr. Betty Holley, Contributing Writer As members of the priesthood of all believers, we should be caretakers of what God has given us—Mother Earth. Being a caretaker means that everyone… Read More »