Category: Frontpage
A Legislative Primer: From Proposal to Adoption
A Legislative Primer: From Proposal to Adoption Dr. Michael A. Cousin, Sr., 2nd Episcopal District Before the General Conference is called to order, the Revisions Committee is tasked with the responsibility… Read More »
General Conference 2021
By Rev. William E. Cooper Jr. The election of Bishops and General Officers is the highlight of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) General Conference which, this year, will be held… Read More »
We come to work
Nehemiah 4:6 So built we the wall…for the people had a mind to work. Rev. Dr. Melinda Contreras-Byrd, Contributing Writer The Nehemiah story tells of a group of Samarians led… Read More »
A Tale of Two Conference Sites: Preserving Legitimacy and Equity at GC2021
A Tale of Two Conference Sites: Preserving Legitimacy and Equity at GC2021 By Thabile Ngubeni, Willem Burger, Katurah York Cooper, and Dimpho Gaobepe COVID-19 has impacted our approaches to worship… Read More »
Accountability Versus Justice
Accountability Versus Justice By Stephanie Pierson On April 20, 2021, after a three-week trial and 10 hours of deliberation, a jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of three criminal charges relating… Read More »
In Critical Condition: Voting Rights, Education, and American Democracy
In Critical Condition: Voting Rights, Education, and American Democracy By D’Weston Haywood, Ph.D. Republicans in state legislatures across the country are moving with lightning speed to restrict voting rights and… Read More »
Payne Receives Pathways for Tomorrow Initiate from Lilly
Payne Receives Pathways for Tomorrow Initiate from Lilly By Rev. Betty Whitted Holley, Ph.D. The Lilly Endowment seeks to assist theological schools in the United States and Canada accredited by… Read More »
Stand with Palestine!
By George Pratt, Contributing Writer Stand with Palestine! Heal their land Lord. And do it now! Oh Lord, we pray for Palestine. Apartheid MUST DIE! We speak it now. Oh… Read More »
The Truth is the Light
The Truth is the Light By Rev. Dr. Charles R. Watkins, Jr. Second Corinthians 5:17 says, “So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has… Read More »
Eighth District Responds to the Jackson, Mississippi Water Crisis
Eighth District Responds to the Jackson, Mississippi Water Crisis In mid-February 2021, unprecedented frigid weather swept through Jackson, Mississippi, and surrounding cities and communities, forcing residents to stay in their… Read More »
15th District Pays Off the Episcopal Residence and Saves Millions
15th District Pays Off the Episcopal Residence and Saves Millions Bishop David R. Daniels, Jr., Supervisor Mother Irene M. Daniels, the 15th Episcopal District Team, and the members of the 15th Episcopal District… Read More »
Bethel AME Church, Vauxhall Burns Mortgage Three Years Early
Bethel AME Church, Vauxhall Burns Mortgage Three Years Early The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were with us. Early one morning in May 2021, Pastor Dennis E. Hughes, officers, and… Read More »