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200th Session of the New York Annual Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church
State of the Country Report April 26, 2022 — May 1, 2022 Greetings, Bishop Julius Harrison McAllister, Supervisor Joan Marla McAllister, Presiding Elders Guyton, Owings, and Anderson, Pastors, Delegates, and Members… Read More »
Will You Be Your Sister’s Keeper?
Rev. Stephanie M. Atkins, 1st Episcopal District Will You Be Your Sister’s Keeper? Rev. Stephanie M. Atkins, 1st Episcopal District When you say you are your sister’s keeper, what do you really… Read More »
Commentary on the 2021 General Conference
By Robbie Colson-Ramsey, Contributing Writer I remember traveling with my mother to my first General Conference in 2000, where Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie was elected the church’s first female Bishop…. Read More »
The Fire This Time: AME Sexual Politics
The Fire This Time: AME Sexual Politics By Rev. Dr. Jennifer S. Leath, 5th Episcopal District In The Christian Recorder’s “TCR Special Dialogue: LGBTQ+ Inclusion and the AME Church,” William Lamar IV stated, “If we… Read More »
TCR Special Dialogue: Further Reflections
TCR Special Dialogue: Further Reflections On Friday, The Christian Recorder hosted a Special Dialogue on LGBTQ+ acceptance in the AME Church. A timely dialogue it was as Pride Month is underway commemorating… Read More »
An Open Letter to the Six Presidents of Southern Baptist Convention Theological Seminaries
An Open Letter to the Six Presidents of Southern Baptist Convention Theological Seminaries By Rev. Brandon A. A. J. Davis, Contributing Writer To the Presidents of: Gateway Seminary of the… Read More »
From Protest To Politics To Policy To Power
By Rev. Matthew L. Watley, 2nd Episcopal District I was honored to be invited to speak at the 57th Anniversary of the March on Washington. Here are my reflections on… Read More »
Helping Our People Excel (HOPE Inc.) Engages AME-SADA
Helping Our People Excel (HOPE Inc.) Engages AME-SADA Helping Our People Excel (HOPE) was recently awarded a USD$190,000 grant from the Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund. This Fund supports women’s… Read More »
An Easter Sunday People in a Good Friday World
By Rev. P. Kimberleigh Jordan, Ph.D. Jeremiah 31:15 says, “Thus says the Lord: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she… Read More »
Coronavirus: A Sobering Truth
By Senior Bishop Adam J. Richardson, Jr. COVID-19 is not a hoax. The virus cares nothing about having a passport at the border. It will not respect the protocol for… Read More »
Who Do We Say We Are? A Theological Perspective on COVID-19 and the Church’s Response
By Rev. Brandee Jasmine Mimitzraiem, 5th Episcopal District The response of the Church to any crisis, to any situation that impacts its people, demonstrates who the Church is. Who are… Read More »
Managing fear in the midst of Corona: Lessons learned from the frontline of Ebola
By Katurah York Cooper, 14th Episcopal District About six years ago, I found myself immersed in the Ebola Epidemic that claimed nearly 4000 Liberian lives. In late July 2014, I… Read More »