Category: News

St. Matthew Church, Orange, New Jersey, set to present sizeable donation to RIP Medical Debt  

St. Matthew Church, Orange, New Jersey, set to present sizeable donation to RIP Medical Debt   By Jerry Roberts, 1st Episcopal District (with additional info from TAPinto.net) On Sunday, May… Read More »

Mission Kenya 2023

Mission Kenya 2023 By Rev. Dr. Rodrecus M. Johnson, Jr. and Rev. Dr. Melvin D. Wilson, Jr. Due to my younger children, I have gotten accustomed to the music and… Read More »

What is Reproductive Justice? Why You Should Care

What is Reproductive Justice? Why You Should Care Can we be honest? The history of the fight for abortion access in America is rooted and steeped in anti-Blackness. When we… Read More »

In Sickness and In Health…A Caregiver’s Story A Familiar Stranger

“In Sickness and In Health”…A Caregiver’s Story “A Familiar Stranger”   March 20, 2021   My husband was born in 1948.  He is the fourth of five children and grew… Read More »

Back Together Again: A Tribute to Bishop and Episcopal Supervisor Fred and Sylvia

Back together Again: A Tribute to Bishop and Episcopal Supervisor Fred and Sylvia Rev. Dr. Keith Lawrence, 6th Episcopal District God’s view of marriage is best described in Genesis 2:24,… Read More »

Understanding the Roots of Itinerant Ministry

Understanding the Roots of Itinerant Ministry Rev. Dr. James A. Keeton, Jr., Contributing Writer Growing up in a small southern community, my first lessons in church polity came through overhearing… Read More »

Wilberforce University Alumni Weekend Boosts Local Businesses 

Wilberforce University Alumni Weekend Boosts Local Businesses  More than 1,000 Gather in Greene County A big, successful Dawn Dance celebration for Wilberforce University welcomed more than 1,000 alums, prospective students,… Read More »

Editor Thomas Elected President of the Associated Church Press; The Christian Recorder wins multiple “Best of Church Press” Awards

Editor Thomas Elected President of the Associated Church Press; The Christian Recorder wins multiple “Best of Church Press” Awards At the 2023 Convention of the Associated Church Press held from… Read More »

New Bethel AME Jackson hosts Congressmen James “Jim” Clyburn and Bennie Thompson

New Bethel AME Jackson hosts Congressmen James “Jim” Clyburn and Bennie Thompson  at Men’s Day Program   By Rev. Dr. Lorenzo Neal The sanctuary was full on February 12, 2023,… Read More »

AME Pastor wins Historic Election for Indianapolis City-County Council District

AME pastor wins historic election for Indianapolis City-County Council District On May 2, 2023, the Reverend Doctor Carlos W. Perkins won the Democratic primary for Indianapolis City-County Council District Six…. Read More »

Statement from the Council of Bishops

Dear AME Family: We write to provide you with an update on the status of the denomination’s efforts to resolve the litigation relating to the Department of Retirement Services and… Read More »

Presiding Elder Ronald Braxton Honored by Wesley Theological Seminary

Presiding Elder Ronald Braxton Honored by Wesley Theological Seminary By Evan Taylor, 2nd Episcopal District Potomac District Presiding Elder Dr. Ronald Eugene Braxton was honored at Wesley Theological Seminary in… Read More »