Category: Features
We, the people of the AME Church…
We, the people of the AME Church… By John Thomas III, Editor Over the last nineteen months, I have attended multiple annual conference and planning meetings across the connectional church… Read More »
Reclaim My Time.
Reclaim My Time. By Robbie Colson-Ramsey, Contributing Writer Amid the pandemic, there were so many things that I started to appreciate more and more, like having a dance party of… Read More »
Million Dollar Facelift for Historic Brown Chapel AME Church
Million Dollar Facelift for Historic Brown Chapel AME Church By E. Ann Clemons, 9th Episcopal District Historic Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church has received a 1.3-million-dollar grant from the National… Read More »
What You Can Do Today To Strengthen The Financial Foundation of Your Church
By Cynthia Gordon-Floyd, C.P.A., Contributing Writer I am blessed to regularly serve churches and non-profits in my ministry. I have found that most pastors and lay leaders are looking to… Read More »
Will the AME Church be Healed? Reflections on the 2021 General Conference
Will the AME Church be Healed? Reflections on the 2021 General Conference By John Thomas III, Editor When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been there… Read More »
Election Results of the 51st Session of the General Conference
Election Results of the 51st Session of the General Conference GENERAL OFFICERSElected by unanimous ballot cast by General Secretary as set forth in Rule 24 (c) GENERAL SECRETARY/CIO210 Cooper Sr,… Read More »
Bishops, General Officers, and Judicial Council Members elected at the 2021 General Conference
Newly Elected Bishops Rev. Dr. Silvester Scott Beaman139th Bishop Pastor of Bethel AME Church, Wilmington, Delaware Rev. Marvin Clyde Zanders, II140th BishopPastor, St. Paul AME Church, Jacksonville, Florida Rev. Francine A…. Read More »
Business Session Friday, July 9, 2021
By Rev. Renita Green, Columnist Today’s General Conference highlights include bills passed, rousing discussion on procedural matters, and a few inspiring quadrennial reports. This update is not inclusive of all… Read More »
Are we there yet?
By Rev. Gaborone P. Lesito, TCR 19th Episcopal District Field Representative This is one question that many parents have had to answer. This often happens when a family takes a… Read More »
CONGRESSWOMAN VAL DEMINGS ADDRESSES THE 51ST SESSION OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE
By Rev. Renita Marie Green, Columnist Representative Val Demings greeted the General Conference during the opening business session on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Demings is a candidate for the US… Read More »
HBCU Night
HBCU Night Rev. Dr. Shakira Sanchez-Collins, TCR Columnist HBCU’s have paved the way in providing access to education not only for Black American students, but also for students from all… Read More »
The General Conference “Business UNusual”
The General Conference “Business UNusual” By Rev. Gaborone P. Lesito, 19th District TCR Field Representative It has always surprised me to see a Church meeting agenda with “Unfinished Business” already in… Read More »