Category: News

Reflections on January 20, 2025

By Bishop Adam J. Richardson, Jr., Senior Columnist As it should be, last week, we saw the peaceful transfer of power. The president-elect swore an oath to the Constitution of… Read More »

“Disputes Without and Fears Within”*: A Response to the Council of Bishops Statement from 1/28

*(Title from II Corinthians 7.5) By Rev. Dr. Jennifer S. Leath, 4th Episcopal District On 28 January 2025 the AME Church Council of Bishops published a significant “Statement on Executive… Read More »

Bridging Divides: How Democrats Can Lead Through Trump’s Second Term

By Quardricos Driskell, Columnist In the wake of the 2024 presidential election results, which mark the beginning of another Donald Trump presidency, the Democratic Party and, more specifically, a loyal demographic… Read More »

What’s in a name? 

Robbie Colson Ramsey, Contributing Writer Recently, we were at church taking pictures for a church periodical. The person taking the pictures asked if I liked 1stLady or Lady, and I… Read More »

Should We Approve a New Budget Without Knowing Past Actual Expenditures?

Cynthia Gordon Floyd, C.P.A., C.F.E., Contributing Writer The preparation of an operating budget can be a daunting task. It requires making estimates and plans based on assumptions about future revenues… Read More »

A New Vision for Old Spaces: A Decolonized Theology of Church Use

Rev. Dr. Renita Marie Green, Columnist Churches have long been viewed as sacred spaces where the divine meets the human. This theological perspective calls for a deep respect for these… Read More »

Northwest Alabama Conference Chapter 15: We are Better Together

Rev. Kendra Walker Jacobs, 9th Episcopal District A new chapter began as Bishop Julius H. McAllister, Jr., the 144th Elected and Consecrated Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church led the… Read More »

Reflections on January 6

By Bishop Adam J. Richardson, Jr., Retired Last night, in our customary fashion, the Bishops prayed. During the prayer meeting, I confessed that I had not fully recovered from the… Read More »

Brother to Sister 

By: Dr. Santarvis Brown , 11th Episcopal District My Dear Sisters, What do I tell you, my sisters, When hope seems to slip like water through fingers, When the sun… Read More »

A profile of Episcopal Supervisor Rev. Miriam Burnett, MD, MPH

By D’Yonce-Sade Williamson, First Episcopal District To know you are called is one thing, but to act on it is another. From age 5, the Rev. Dr. Miriam Burnett felt… 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 »