Category: News

Response to Council of Bishops Statement on the Findings of the Office of Attorney General of New York

By Dr. Mark Tyler, First Episcopal District I thank the Council of Bishops of the AME Church for their action against Bishop Gregory GM Ingram, this is only the beginning…. Read More »

Independence, Interdependence, and Ending Hunger

By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith “Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill[a] the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 In 1852, Frederick Douglass, a leader in the… Read More »

I Am Somebody

By Rev. Dr. Maxine Thomas, Columnist “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” John 10:10 We… Read More »

Reflections on the 5th Boland annual Conference Lay Organization Convention

by Henry John Van Rhyn, 15th Episcopal District The 5th Boland Annual Conference Lay Organization Convention was held on the weekend of June 10, 2022, to June 12, 2022, at the… Read More »

STILL GOOD NEWS

By Evangelist Dr. Val Eloby-Slade, Member of The Bishop Sarah Francis Davis Covenant Keepers and Intercessors Ad Hoc Executive Board (Part 1 of 2) The Department of Church Growth and… Read More »

AME DEPARTMENT OF CHURCH GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS WITH CHURCHES IN NASHVILLE IN EQUIPPING THE LOCAL CHURCH GRANT FROM THE FOUNDATION FOR EVANGELISM

The Nashville District of the Tennessee Annual Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (Nashville District) is the recipient of a $10,000 Equipping the Local Church Grant from The Foundation… Read More »

Report from the 2022 June Session of the General Board

Hundreds of people gathered at the luxurious Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, for the 2022 convening of the General Board of the African Methodist Episcopal Church held… Read More »

Council of Bishops Criminal Justice Task Force

The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Council of Bishops created a Task Force on Criminal Justice in January 2022.  The Council charged The Task Force with helping the AME Church become… Read More »

17th District Assistance

Dear Colleagues and Friends,  I greet you in the Precious and Powerful Name of Jesus Christ for and on behalf of your brothers and sisters in the 17th Episcopal District…. Read More »

Monrovia College Celebrates Centennial; New Building to Open in 2023

By S. ODELL SWEN, Monrovia College Monrovia College and Industrial Training School, Inc. was established in 1922 by the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Bishop Samson Brooks, the presiding prelate… Read More »

Edward Waters University Earns SACSCOC Approval To Offer New Online Graduate Degree Program in Education Policy and Advocacy

As printed June 6, 2022, in Academic Affairs, Announcements, Education, News, Online Learning Last week Edward Waters University (EWU) received formal notification from its accrediting body, the Southern Association of… Read More »

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® gifts Morris Brown $100,000 for endowment 

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® is continuing to make good on its commitment to our nation’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). This evening the sorority’s International President and Chief Executive… Read More »