Category: Columnists
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 »
The Investiture of the 12th President of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University: “Advancing Our Legacy, Reimagining Our Future”
B. Johnson, Ninth Episcopal District Eleven months after the retirement of Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr. as the eleventh president of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, the investiture ceremony for Dr…. Read More »
19th District Mid-Year Conference – Bishop Brailsford at work
The arrival of Bishop Ronnie Elijah Brailsford, Sr. to the 19th Episcopal District on 11 April 2022 was not to be a time of holiday. He wasted no time arriving… Read More »
Impacto de Vida AME Church: Building History
By Presiding Elder Abraham Rodriguez, 16th Episcopal District Take a few minutes and join me in the next few lines. I want to share with you the story that God… Read More »
Celebrating the 137th Church Anniversary of St. John AME Church
Dr. Bridget Floyd St. John African Methodist (AME) Church, Huntsville, marked its 137th anniversary on March 20, 2022, at the 10 a.m. worship service. The theme was “A Legacy of… Read More »
How My Mom Taught Me To Write By Cultivating My Imagination
By J. Jioni Palmer, Columnist My mother taught me the virtue of words and trained me to be a wordsmith. Sure, we read books together—James and the Giant Peach, The… Read More »
Smoke in the Room
By John Thomas III, Editor Enron. Bernie Madoff. Stanford Investments. Fyre Fest. Theranos. The last 20 years have been filled with examples showing how corporate governance structures can be manipulated… Read More »
A New Season of Accountability, Will We Rise to the Occasion?
Ms. Cynthia Gordon-Floyd, Columnist Having trained pastors and church leaders across the country in financial stewardship, I, unfortunately, witness many church leaders who justify withholding financial information because they are… Read More »