Category: Connectional Organizations
IS MY CHURCH DRIFTING? PART 4
By Rev. Dr. Marcellus A. Norris Churches Drift Because Their Leadership Drifts Arnold Cook, in Historical Drift, offers a powerful observation: “Organizations don’t drift, only their leaders.” This statement places the… Read More »
The African Methodist Episcopal Church International Health Commission (AMEC IHC), writes to inform members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Congregation and Friends, of the Natural Disasters experienced by the 20th Episcopal District.
The 20th Episcopal District located in Mozambique, East Africa, under the leadership of Bishop Gregory Eason, faced the disastrous and deveasting, Tropical Cyclone Jude on March 10th, 2025. Cyclone Jude has displaced… Read More »
We Are Lay – On the Way to the 39th Biennial Convention
By Patricia Henderson Wright, Connectional Director of Lay Activities To me, the Lay Organization is one component of the AME Church that everyone should have some familiarity with. Everyone begins… Read More »
“A Calling Beyond the Clinic: Merging Medicine and Ministry”
For Women’s Herstory Month, Connectional Women in Ministry has decided to highlight women in ministry who are bi-vocational and see their professions in their calls to ministry. Many of the… Read More »
IS MY CHURCH DRIFTING? PART 3
By Rev. Dr. Marcellus A. Norris, Executive Director of Church Growth and Development Churches rarely fall overnight; instead, they drift—slowly, almost imperceptibly—lulled into complacency by the enemy’s most insidious tactic:… Read More »
News from Girl Scout Brownie Troop 56505 (DuPage AME Church, Lisle, Illinois)
By Julie Stewart, Troop Leader 56505, DuPage AME Church Brownie Troop 56505 has had a fantastic year so far. We began the year with an end-of-summer kick-off at a local… Read More »
Our Black History: How Richard Allen’s Vision Lives on Through Our Church
By Tra’Nyce Jones, Connectional YPD Communications Secretary Junior at Kennesaw State University Major: Biology It is easy to look around and see how our AME Church has grown and thrived in recent years, but… Read More »
Church Growth Corner
January 2025 Rev. Dr. Marcellus A. Norris, Executive Director AME Department of Church Growth & Development IS MY CHURCH DRIFTING? PART 2 When do churches begin to drift? 3. Churches… Read More »
Wilberforce University Celebrates Founders Day with Inspiring Ceremony and Historic Announcement
By Lena Arnold Wilberforce, OH—February 13, 2025—Wilberforce University honored its rich legacy today during the annual Founders Day celebration, held at 11 a.m. in the Wilberforce University Alumni Multiplex. More… Read More »
Senior Bishop Messiah Jacketed by the Sons of Allen in the 19th Episcopal District
By Modupe Motloung, 19th Episcopal District The Sons of Allen of the 19th Episcopal District, under the leadership of Dr. Malefetsane Daniel Mokoena, jacketed our Senior Bishop Wilfred Jacobus Messiah on… 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 »