Category: Frontpage
United We Stand
Editorial: United We Stand By Bishop Staccato Powell, AME Zion Church Prior to the unjustifiable killings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Freddie Gray, Black Lives Matters, and the election of… Read More »
Marion Lee Johnson: “A Hidden Figure”
Marion Lee Johnson: “A Hidden Figure” By Rev. W. Golden Carmon, Sr., 1st Episcopal District Marion Lee Johnson, a “Hidden Figure,” graduated from Tompkins High School in Savannah, Georgia, receiving… Read More »
More Jordans To Cross
More Jordans To Cross Dr. Michael A. Cousin, 4th Episcopal District It seems that there is tension emerging within the church involving “youthful angst” and “experienced saints.” A “Generation Gap… Read More »
Church Rip-Off Artists
Church Rip-Off Artists Rev. Mark Whitlock, 5th Episcopal District In bad economic times, churches are the target of professional con artists committed to ripping the church off. Some rip off… Read More »
Let’s Shift the Policing Paradigm from Occupation to Protection
Let’s Shift the Policing Paradigm from Occupation to Protection—with our Voices and Ideas in the Wake of Jordan Edwards Shooting Death By Yulise Waters, Esq., 10th Episcopal District The angst… Read More »
Supporting African-American Returning Citizens: Insights from the Prodigal Son
By Rev. Jason Richard Curry, Ph.D., Columnist When I first learned about the concept of restorative justice (e.g., restoring justice to those who have been stripped of it), I must… Read More »
Now on Sexuality in the AME Church
Now on Sexuality in the AME Church Rev. Jennifer S. Leath, Ph.D., Guest Editor This past Friday, the Judicial Council of the United Methodist Church (UMC) found that those who… Read More »
[It] Must Have Been the Hand of the Lord
[It] Must Have Been the Hand of the Lord Rev. Jarrett Britton Washington Glory, glory, glory, somebody touched me, Glory, glory, glory, somebody touched me, Glory, glory, glory, somebody… Read More »
New $14 Million Fund Supports Historic Congregations
New $14 million fund supports historic congregations By. Celeste Kennel-Shank, The Christian Century Restoring a congregation with a historic sanctuary is not just a matter of repairing a building from… Read More »
Dingle leads Army’s Largest Regional Health Command
Dingle leads Army’s largest regional health command By Craig Coleman, Regional Health Command-Atlantic Public Affairs FORT BELVOIR, Virginia— Brig. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, the new commanding general of the… Read More »
Cape Town District Celebrates “Stars”
Cape Town District Celebrates “Stars” By Rev. Clive Pillay, 15th District TCR Field Representative On Sunday, April 2, at the Anglican Church Hall in Athlone, the Cape Town District of… Read More »
Grant African Methodist Episcopal Church launches soup kitchen in Toronto
Grant African Methodist Episcopal Church launches soup kitchen in Toronto Church welcomes up to 100 guests to its new program By Joanna Lavoie, Beach Mirror A church in the Beach Hill… Read More »