Category: News

Celebrating 61 Years of Scholarship Sunday at Ward Memorial AME Church

By Sandra Bonner Hadley This year marks a significant milestone for Ward Memorial AME Church as we celebrate 61 years of Scholarship Sunday, a cherished tradition that has transformed the… Read More »

AME Church Celebrates 25th Wedding Anniversary of the King and Queen of Lesotho

On July 20, 2025, the African Methodist Episcopal Church in the 18th Episcopal District witnessed a rare and sacred celebration as His Majesty King Letsie III and Her Majesty Queen ‘Masenate… Read More »

New Possibilities: Bishop Beaman’s Journey Through the 12th Episcopal District

When the final benediction was spoken at the 2024 General Conference, Bishop Silvester S. Beaman took on the sacred responsibility of leading the 12th Episcopal District (Arkansas and Oklahoma). But rather… Read More »

If Charlie Kirk Goes to Heaven

By: Quardricos B. Driskell, Columnist “When I get to heaven,” John Prine famously wrote and sang, “I’m gonna shake God’s hand. Thank him for more blessings than one man can… Read More »

Remembering Our Heritage, Shaping Our Future: Sixth Episcopal District Lay President Alfreda Brooks Delivers Inspiring Lay Day Message at Historic Big Bethel AME Church

By Maria White Tillman, 6th Episcopal District On Sunday, April 27, 2025, under the grand steeple of Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, a beacon of faith and tradition illuminated… Read More »

It is Time for Africa! The 40th Connectional Lay Organization Biennial Comes to Johannesburg

By Herbert Mngadi, 19th Episcopal District “I would have lost heart, unless I had believed, that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living…. Read More »

Empowering Laity: Diverse Learning Labs at the 2025 Biennial

By Martinique Mix, 6th Episcopal District One of the most enriching features of the 39th Biennial Session of the Connectional Lay Organization has been the dynamic and thoughtfully curated series… Read More »

Women in Ministry Installation Service

By TCR Staff On June 16, over 200 AME clergy and laity gathered to celebrate the installation of the Connectional AME Women in Ministry Officers. Elected at the 2024 General… Read More »

Why I danced at the 2025 Lay Biennial

By John Thomas III, PhD, Editor In the African Methodist Episcopal Church, elections are a ubiquitous part of our culture. I remember the first AME election I participated in. I… Read More »

Saying The Same Things Over Again Until The American People Believe Them

By James B. Ewers, Jr., Ed.D., Senior Columnist The iconic African American poet, James Baldwin, once said, “I don’t believe what you say because I see what you do.” Over… Read More »

TEEN DIRECTOR HAS TIES TO THE AME CHURCH

By Virginia Powell Burchfield, 8th Episcopal District             Kalahari Brielle Lewis-Campbell, a native of San Diego, California, has written and directed her first film. Kalahari was accepted to participate in… Read More »

San Antonio District AME Church 2025 Church School Convention Report

IntroductionFrom June 26 to 28, 2025, St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Kingsville, Texas, had the blessed honor of hosting the San Antonio District Church School Convention. Under the… Read More »