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Church Growth Corner

Rev. Dr. Marcellus A. Norris, Executive Director Church Growth Corner Rev. Dr. Marcellus A. Norris, Executive Director AME Department of Church Growth & Development IS MY CHURCH DRIFTING? PART 1… Read More »

28th Annual Liberation Sunday Celebrated at Mother Bethel AME Church

28th Annual Liberation Sunday Celebrated at Mother Bethel AME Church The 28th Annual Liberation Sunday was held on Sunday, November 17, 2024, at Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia,… Read More »

The 8th Episcopal District Hosts Welcome Reception for Episcopal Leadership Team

The 8th Episcopal District Hosts Welcome Reception for Episcopal Leadership Team On Tuesday, December 12, 2024, history was made at the Pearl Street African Methodist Episcopal Church in Jackson, Mississippi when… Read More »

AME Church International Health Commission Receives $100,000 Donation from Wesleyan Impact Partners

AME Church International Health Commission Receives $100,000 Donation from Wesleyan Impact Partners At the December 2024 Session of the African Methodist Episcopal Church General Board, Wesleyan Impact Partners, based in… Read More »

Saint Luke A.M.E. Development Corporation Relaunches with Renewed Vision for Harlem

Saint Luke A.M.E. Development Corporation Relaunches with Renewed Vision for Harlem For generations, Saint Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church has been a beacon of hope, love, and justice in Harlem… Read More »

The Prophetic Duty of the Church: Discerning the Hospitable Imperative of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the Contemporary Moment  

By Gaorutwe Moabi, 19th Episcopal District At the heights of its inception, the African Methodist Episcopal Church, having emerged from the Free African Society, began to play an intercessory and prophetic… Read More »

Business Session 10

By Dr. Aaron Treadwell, Contributing Writer Session 10 opens with Bishop Silvester S. Beaman, Presiding Substitute Motion on Floor: Church Annuity Matching Bishops Retirement Costs  It was moved to amend… Read More »

Report from the Elections

By Rev. Justin Nick, Assistant News Editor On Monday, August 26, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., the order of the day for the 52nd session of the General Conference. The room… Read More »

Response from AMEs for Justice and Accountability to the Settlement Agreement announced at the General Conference

By Rev. J. Edgar Boyd, 5th Episcopal District In a resolution passed on Saturday, the General Conference called for a comprehensive proposal to make the “Legacy Plan” annuity participants whole…. Read More »

Love, Loss, and Lament

Love, Loss, and Lament Memorial Service Rev. Dr. Wanda Henry-Jenkins Within the congregation at the General Conference 2024 are many, if not all, who have experienced multiple losses since the… Read More »

Leading Together: A Pastor and Layperson’s Reflections on Shared Congregational Work

Leading Together: A Pastor and Layperson’s Reflections on Shared Congregational Work By Rev. Jason D. Thompson, Ph. D. and Ms. Jahna Nicks Congregational life often resembles a sitcom, complete with… Read More »

Precious Memories

Precious Memories Dr. John Wm. Roberts, Ed.D., Contributing Writer Cedar Falls, Iowa In these tumultuous times, I often wonder what will happen. Divisiveness is pervasive, not only in geographic areas… Read More »