Category: Features
In the Meantime
By Claire B. Crawford, Contributing Writer My two favorite words are amen and freedom. I feel something when I hear and say them. I’ve been searching for amenand freedom lately, returning to words of comfort from… Read More »
The Military Ministry of St. John AME Church
Recognizes a 2025 Alabama A&M ROTC Hall of Fame Inductee By B. Johnson, 9th Episcopal District The St. John AME Church Military Ministry was excited to learn that a son of… Read More »
St. Paul Church’s Re-Opening Worship Service: Restore, Revive, and Reignite
It’s an exciting time at the “new” St. Paul. After more than three years, we returned to our beloved church home on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 3 p.m. for our… Read More »
The Spirit Makes a Way: The Ordination of the Reverend Esau German, Jr.
By Rev. Samuel L. Green, Jr. 1st Episcopal District At the New York Annual Conference, I witnessed one of the most profound acts of compassion and divine care at the 203rd session… Read More »
What the Firing of Dr. Carla Hayden Tells Us About Power, Memory, and the Urgency of Christian Study
By Darryl J. Brackeen Jr., 1st Episcopal District In the quiet halls of the Library of Congress—the steward of the nation’s intellectual soul—a storm has passed. The dismissal of Dr. Carla… Read More »
Juneteenth and the Uncomfortable Truth
By Rev. Dr. Kip Banks Sr. Juneteenth is sacred to me. It is not merely a holiday. It is a homecoming of the spirit, a holy moment of truth-telling, a… Read More »
10 Years Later…Mother Emanuel AME Church: God Has Prepared a City for them
By Rev. Jarrett B. Washington, MACE, MDiv, 7th Episcopal District 13 All of these died in faith without having received the promises, but from a distance they saw and greeted… Read More »
The Constant Erasurers of Restorative Justice on the Grounds of Silence, Silencing, Neutrality and Bias: Gaorutwe Moabi’s Wrongful Suspension
By Gaorutwe Moabi, 19th Episcopal District On November 30, 2025, I was suspended from the Young People and Children’s Division by the 19thEpiscopal District Supervisor for attending the 40th Session of the… Read More »
A Reflection: The Fear of Disappointing Others, Especially God
La Toria M. Lane, Contributing Writer Unfortunately, it has become the reality of many to carry the weight of expectations. These expectations range from being a good child, a good… Read More »
Father and Son mentoring in full swing at Mt. Zion AME Church
By Bro Onkgopotse Maboe (PK),19th Episcopal District “On February 15, 2025, from 10:00 AM, Mount Zion AME Church in Bloemfontein held its second session of the Father and Son Mentoring… Read More »
St. John AME Church
Ministerial Staff, Officers and Ministry Leaders Participate in Leadership Retreat B. Johnson, 9th Episcopal District “Leadership is not just a calling, it is a journey.” The ministerial staff, officers and ministry… Read More »
Trinity AME Church Long Branch, New Jersey, Celebrates 145 Years
Honoring Our Past Embracing Our Future Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.Unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.—Psalm… Read More »