Category: Connectional Organizations

Clergy and Clergy Family Wellness

Rev. Dr. Natalie Mitchem, Ed.D., RDN. Executive Director of the Connectional Health Commission “Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with… Read More »

Response to Council of Bishops Statement on the Findings of the Office of Attorney General of New York

By Dr. Mark Tyler, First Episcopal District I thank the Council of Bishops of the AME Church for their action against Bishop Gregory GM Ingram, this is only the beginning…. Read More »

Taking Golf to the Next Level 

A groundbreaking agreement between the nation’s first private historically Black college/university (HBCU) and The Ohio State University will be formally put in place Tuesday, June 28, 2022, on the campus of Wilberforce… Read More »

Experiences of Racism Associated with Poor Memory, Increased Cognitive Decline

Experiences of structural, interpersonal, and institutional racism are associated with lower memory scores and worse cognition in midlife and old age, especially among Black individuals, according to studies reported today… Read More »

AME DEPARTMENT OF CHURCH GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS WITH CHURCHES IN NASHVILLE IN EQUIPPING THE LOCAL CHURCH GRANT FROM THE FOUNDATION FOR EVANGELISM

The Nashville District of the Tennessee Annual Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (Nashville District) is the recipient of a $10,000 Equipping the Local Church Grant from The Foundation… Read More »

Report from the 2022 June Session of the General Board

Hundreds of people gathered at the luxurious Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, for the 2022 convening of the General Board of the African Methodist Episcopal Church held… 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 »

Monrovia College Celebrates Centennial; New Building to Open in 2023

By S. ODELL SWEN, Monrovia College Monrovia College and Industrial Training School, Inc. was established in 1922 by the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Bishop Samson Brooks, the presiding prelate… Read More »

Edward Waters University Earns SACSCOC Approval To Offer New Online Graduate Degree Program in Education Policy and Advocacy

As printed June 6, 2022, in Academic Affairs, Announcements, Education, News, Online Learning Last week Edward Waters University (EWU) received formal notification from its accrediting body, the Southern Association of… Read More »

AME/WIM Central Southern African: Your Credentials Matter and the Royal Presence 

By Rev. Lerato Pitso, AME/WIM Connectional Statistician, 19th Episcopal District African Methodist Episcopal/Women in Ministry (AME/WIM) of the Central Southern African (CSA) Districts (Districts 14-15, 17-20) virtually convened their monthly… Read More »

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® gifts Morris Brown $100,000 for endowment 

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® is continuing to make good on its commitment to our nation’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). This evening the sorority’s International President and Chief Executive… Read More »