Category: Connectional Organizations
A New Day for the Sons of Allen
A New Day for the Sons of Allen By Brother Monroe Miller, Connectional President, Sons of Allen Psalm 122:1 says, “I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go… Read More »
Announcements from the Christian Education Department
Announcements from the Christian Education Department In the AME Church, many congregations observe September as Christian Education Month. The Department of Christian Education is pleased to share with you a few… Read More »
Lay Biennial Reflections
Lay Biennial Reflections By Mr. Simeon P. Rhoden, 5thEpiscopal District The Fifth Episcopal District Lay Organization would like to thank all who attended and supported the Connectional Lay Organization’s 36th… Read More »
Report from the 36th Biennial
By Maggie Grootboom, 15th Episcopal District TCR Field Representative The 36th Biennial Session of the Connectional Lay Organization of the AME Church was held in Seattle’s Hyatt Regency Hotel in… Read More »
Statement of the Council of Bishops Regarding Leadership of the 17th and 19th Episcopal Districts
The Council of Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church met on Monday, June 24, 2019 in Birmingham, Alabama. Among the matters considered were the Episcopal Leadership of the 17th… Read More »
Paul Quinn College’s Richard Allen Chapel Restoration
Paul Quinn College’s Richard Allen Chapel Restoration By Bishop Vashti McKenzie Philippians 2:4 says, “Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others.”… Read More »
Remembering the First Health Commission Medical Director: Dr. Leonidas Berry
Remembering the First Health Commission Medical Director: Dr. Leonidas Berry Dr. Leonidas Berry (1902-1995) was the founder of the AME Church’s Connectional Health Commission. In 1948, Berry was elected its… Read More »
Religion is Hard to Characterize
Religion is Hard to Characterize By Traves Reames, 7thEpiscopal District Religion is hard to characterize on the grounds that human conviction structures are changed and convoluted. Numerous meanings of religion… Read More »
It’s Your Call
It’s Your Call By Dr. Jerome V. Harris, Executive Director All personal retirement accounts vested under the AME Church Ministerial Retirement Plan are exclusively owned by the ministerial participant. The… Read More »
Food as Medicine
Food as Medicine By Rev. Natalie Mitchem, RDN Proverbs 23:1 says, “When you sit down to eat with a ruler, observe carefully whatis before you.” The concept of food as… Read More »
Do Justice
By Alytrius Bridgers, CONN-M-SWAWO Publicity Chairperson In the current political climate, it is not hard to understand how everyday people can become disillusioned and fed up with the political process…. Read More »
Call for Submissions to The Anvil
Dr. Teresa L. Fry Brown, Executive Director of Research and Scholarship The focus for the 2019 edition of The Anvilis AME Church liturgy and worship. We are soliciting creative worship resources… Read More »