Category: News
Has the Flag Run its Course in Our Sanctuary?
By Aaron Treadwell, Contributing Writer In my sanctuary, on the right side of my pulpit lectern, stands an American Flag. The ‘stars and stripes’ has been common-place in American sanctuaries… Read More »
Smoke in the Room
By John Thomas III, Editor Enron. Bernie Madoff. Stanford Investments. Fyre Fest. Theranos. The last 20 years have been filled with examples showing how corporate governance structures can be manipulated… Read More »
Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma tops list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Places
In May, the National Trust for Historic Preservation unveils its much-anticipated annual list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. The eleven sites on the 2022 list represent a powerful… Read More »
Paul Quinn’s 2022 Graduating Class Receives $250,000 Investment from Alfred Street Baptist Church
Southwest Airlines, Vistra, and artist Ryan Parker among those honored with President’s Award at 145th Commencement Paul Quinn College (PQC) ban Work College model and one of the most celebrated colleges… Read More »
Vacancy Announcement
AME University 34 Camp Johnson Road Monrovia, Liberia jobs@ame.edu.lr AME University is a faith-based institution located in Monrovia, Liberia. Founded in 1995, the University has grown steadily over the years…. Read More »
Edward Waters University won Black College World Series Saturday night beating Kentucky State 3-2
Chris Porter, First Coast News EWU came all the way back from a second-round loss to arch-rival Florida Memorial in the game that ended at 1:30 am Saturday. The Tigers… Read More »
The 12th Episcopal District Celebrates Mortgage Burning Years Ahead of Schedule
A mighty spirit-filled “Celebration of God’s Faithfulness” took place Saturday, April 23, 2022, on the campus of Bethel AME Church, North Little Rock, Arkansas. Bishop Michael L. Mitchell, Presiding Prelate, Supervisor Cordelia D…. Read More »
Why I Am No Longer Interested In Being A “Preacher”
Melech Thomas, Contributing Writer “Would a God whose claim to fame is breaking out of a borrowed tomb make me live the rest of my life in someone else’s box?”… Read More »
Personal Statement from Some Individual Bishops on the Retirement Fund
To the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) 31 May 2022: The undersigned bishops remain concerned about sentiments which prevail in our Zion relative to the retirement funds of our retirees… Read More »
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 »
13th Episcopal District Establishes Chaplain Spiritual Care Team
Rev. Dr. Benita Livingston, 13th Episcopal District The 13th Episcopal District, under the leadership of Bishop E. Anne Henning Byfield and Supervisor Ainsley Byfield, held its Mid-Year Convocation on March… Read More »
AME Pastor Honored as Georgia Mayor of the Year
Fayetteville Mayor Edward Johnson received the Mayor of the Year Award during the Georgia Minority Business Awards dinner held recently at the Georgia International Convention Center. The 24th annual event,… Read More »