Category: Frontpage

Rescuing the Value of the “Connectional” Church

Rescuing the Value of the “Connectional” Church By John Thomas III, Editor of the Christian Recorder As this editorial is being written, hundreds of members of the AME Church have… Read More »

We Are Healers

We Are Healers By Rev. Vernon R. Byrd, Jr., JD, 1stEpiscopal District There are a great many sick people in the church. We are a body of angry, anxious, abused,… Read More »

Fixing Felony Disenfranchisement in Florida

Fixing Felony Disenfranchisement in Florida By Toussaint Losier, PhD, Contributing Writer On the morning of January 8, 2019, Desmond Meade sat down inside of the Orange County Supervisor of Elections… Read More »

Becoming AME

Becoming AME By Rev. Dr. Sidney Williams, Contributing Writer For some, the idea of being a member of the AME Church is a commitment to preserve the liturgical traditions, historical… Read More »

A Renaissance at Smith Chapel, Inkster

By Michelle Fuseyamore Howse, Esq., 4th Episcopal District Philippians 1:6 says, “I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to… Read More »

Southeast Alabama Conference Supports Hurricane Victims

Southeast Alabama Conference Supports Hurricane Victims By Rev. Tracey Horn, 9th Episcopal District The Ninth Episcopal District believes in blessing others. Under the visionary leadership of Bishop Harry Lee Seawright,… Read More »

What Say the Black Church on Surviving R. Kelly?

By Rev. Dr. Charmayne Davis, 11th Episcopal District While watching the docu-series,Surviving R. Kelly, a flood of emotions washed over me as survivors recounted horror stories of manipulation, exploitation, and… Read More »

Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Johnson Recognized

Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Johnson, an itinerant elder assigned to the Second Episcopal District in the Washington Annual Conference, was recently awarded the 2019 Scott AFB Dr. Martin Luther King… Read More »

Uniting Together for One Worship

Uniting Together for One Worship By Debra Wheeler, 8th Episcopal District During the time of the shooting at Emanuel AME Church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, Chaplain Drew Rollins of… Read More »

The Orphaned Elderly

The Orphaned Elderly By Cheryl A. Rainey, Contributing Writer Last year, when I saw theAARParticle titled “The Orphaned Elderly,” I went, “huh?” Orphaned elderly? What are you talking about? I… Read More »

Hold Your Head up High

Hold Your Head up High By Maxine Thomas, Contributing Writer Romans 8:1-2 says, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the… Read More »

The Place of Prayer

By Rev. Arionne Yvette Williams, Contributing Writer I am most blessed to serve as a college chaplain. In that role, I get to share in the journeys of young people,… Read More »