Category: News

The Heart of the Holidays

The Heart of the Holidays Rev. Dr. Darryn Hewson, Contributing Writer A holiday is a “holy” day and therefore has sacred significance within whichever tradition celebrates it, but often the… Read More »

Domestic Violence Awareness in Liberia

Domestic Violence Awareness in Liberia Rev. Dr. Alice Hubbard Crenshaw, 8th Episcopal District In Liberia, there is gender inequality, by traditional and religious perceptions, portraying women as subordinate and men as… Read More »

Passing the Mantle and the Anointing

Ms. Megan Doctor, 7th Episcopal District Passing the Mantle and the Anointing Ms. Megan Doctor, 7th Episcopal District In Second Kings 2, it was Elijah’s responsibility to teach Elisha what was needed in order to… Read More »

The Last But Not Final Journey: St. Luke AME Church, Harlem, New York

The Last But Not Final Journey: St. Luke AME Church, Harlem, New York After a fire forced out the tenants in my apartment building in 1997, I spent the next… Read More »

AME Member Elected as President of the National Association of Parliamentarians

AME Member Elected as President of the National Association of Parliamentarians In the 43rd Biennial Session of the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP) held virtually from September 8-11, 2021, Ms. Wanda M. Sims was elected… Read More »

Mother’s Joy

By Erskine W. Lytle, III, 13th Episcopal District Mother’s Joy By Erskine W. Lytle, III, 13th Episcopal District Founded in 1863 by Bishop Daniel Payne, St. John AME Church, Nashville is the… Read More »

Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Surface By Rev. Sheri Smith Clayborn Recently, there was a leak on the second floor of our house. We could not immediately determine the origin of the leak… Read More »

Chicago Street Renamed in Honor of Presiding Elder Albert D. Tyson, III

Chicago Street Renamed in Honor of Presiding Elder Albert D. Tyson, III On August 14, 2021, scores of people gathered on the front lawn of St. Stephen African Methodist Episcopal… Read More »

Edward Waters Enrollment Skyrockets as University Shatters 1000 Student Threshold for First Time in Nearly Two Decades

Edward Waters Enrollment Skyrockets as University Shatters 1000 Student Threshold for First Time in Nearly Two Decades Jacksonville, Florida – Overall enrollment at the newly named Edward Waters University (EWU) has increased by… Read More »

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 »

President/Dean of Turner Theological Seminary – Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia Turner Theological Seminary (www.turnerseminary.com), a consortium member of the Interdenominational Theological Center (www.itc.edu), is accepting nominations and applications for the position of President/Dean. The President/Dean of Turner Theological Seminary… 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 »