Category: News

Are we there yet?

By Rev. Gaborone P. Lesito, TCR 19th Episcopal District Field Representative This is one question that many parents have had to answer. This often happens when a family takes a… Read More »

CONGRESSWOMAN VAL DEMINGS ADDRESSES THE 51ST SESSION OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE

By Rev. Renita Marie Green, Columnist Representative Val Demings greeted the General Conference during the opening business session on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Demings is a candidate for the US… Read More »

HBCU Night

HBCU Night Rev. Dr. Shakira Sanchez-Collins, TCR Columnist HBCU’s have paved the way in providing access to education not only for Black American students, but also for students from all… Read More »

The General Conference “Business UNusual”

The General Conference “Business UNusual” By Rev. Gaborone P. Lesito, 19th District TCR Field Representative It has always surprised me to see a Church meeting agenda with “Unfinished Business” already in… Read More »

Asian Lives Matter

Hyepin Im, President of FACERev. Dr. Mark Whitlock, Pastor Reid Temple AME Church I watched the news reports of Robert Aaron Long, a 21-year-old white supremacist who went on a… Read More »

Creating Space and Making Room: Our Reasonable Service

Creating Space and Making Room: Our Reasonable Service By Vanessa Anderson “The doors of the church are now open” is a familiar saying during a sacred time in the worship… 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 »

Morris Brown College to Partner with the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commence

Morris Brown College to Partner with the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commence Morris Brown College (MBC) is proud to announce its partnership with the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (GHCC). This… Read More »

Bethel AME Church, Vauxhall Burns Mortgage Three Years Early

Bethel AME Church, Vauxhall Burns Mortgage Three Years Early The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were with us. Early one morning in May 2021, Pastor Dennis E. Hughes, officers, and… Read More »

Ford Foundation Donates $500,000 to Emanuel Nine Memorial

Ford Foundation Donates $500,000 to Emanuel Nine Memorial The Mother Emanuel Memorial Foundation Board, which manages the fundraising, construction endowment, and outreach for the Emanuel Nine Memorial, announced the Ford Foundation has donated $500,000 to the Emanuel… Read More »

Black Fatherhood: A Radical Act of Resistance

Black Fatherhood: A Radical Act of Resistance By Jioni Palmer Being a father is the best job I’ve ever had. The wages are low and the hours are long but… Read More »