Category: News

Mother Elise Martin—Lived to be 108!

Mother Elise Martin—Lived to be 108! Obituary   Elise Jones Martin lived well past a century and passed on June 1, in Palo Alto, California, in the loving presence of… Read More »

On the Matter of the Rev. Dr. Jerome Harris

On the Matter of the Rev. Dr. Jerome Harris By John Thomas III, PhD, Editor At the July 2023 Session of the General Board, the motion was brought to the… Read More »

Mt. Hermon, Ft. Lauderdale Burns Mortgage and Holds Groundbreaking for Apartment Development

Mt. Hermon, Ft. Lauderdale Burns Mortgage and Holds Groundbreaking for Apartment Development TCR Staff On April 30, Mount Hermon African Methodist Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida celebrated two momentous… Read More »

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 »