Category: Frontpage
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 »
Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma tops list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Places
In May, the National Trust for Historic Preservation unveils its much-anticipated annual list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. The eleven sites on the 2022 list represent a powerful… 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 »
The Care and Keeping of Your Pastor
By Rev. Melinda Contreras-Byrd, PhD, Contributing Writer Over the years, the Lord has led me to minister in various settings and with various people. I have worked with bilingual preschoolers, intellectually… Read More »
Prayers At The Pump Fills Up Spirits and Gas Tanks
Under the leadership of the Reverend Dr. Jonathan L. Weaver, Pastor of Greater Mt. Nebo African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, members of the ministerial staff joined together to relieve some… Read More »
The Missed Opportunity
Rev. Tashara S. Void, Contributing Writer March 2020 will forever be etched in our minds. It was the time when the whole world stopped moving, including churches. Things stood still… Read More »
What We Value
Rev. Dr. Darryn Hewson, Contributing Writer What is most precious to you? Your family? An heirloom? Your reputation? The list of most important things should not be all that long,… Read More »
Why I Am No Longer Interested In Being A “Preacher”
Melech Thomas, Contributing Writer “Would a God whose claim to fame is breaking out of a borrowed tomb make me live the rest of my life in someone else’s box?”… Read More »
Personal Statement from Some Individual Bishops on the Retirement Fund
To the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) 31 May 2022: The undersigned bishops remain concerned about sentiments which prevail in our Zion relative to the retirement funds of our retirees… Read More »
Just Three Simple Words: A Sister Who Didn’t Forget
Rev. Monica Jones, Contributing Writer I must begin these very brief remarks by thanking God for delivering me to this point in my professional journey. My life has been blessed… Read More »