Category: News
Judicial Council Grants Appeal of Bishop Messiah; Council of Bishops Decision Overturned
On November 22, 2019, the Judicial Council of the African Methodist Episcopal Church by a 5-3 vote issued a decision granting the appeal of Bishop Wilfred Jacobus Messiah regarding his… Read More »
The Pastor’s Role in Church Financial Management, Part 1
By Cynthia Gordon-Floyd, CPA, Columnist The Doctrine and Discipline of the African Methodist Episcopal Church 2016 specifies that the pastor shall be the official head of all boards. The financial state… Read More »
Less about Meetings, More about the Message and the Mission
Less about Meetings, More about the Message and the Mission By John Thomas, III “From June to August, the world’s oldest pan-African religious organization sponsored major events in Alabama, Washington,… Read More »
AME Pastor Named as the First African American to Lead CEF® of Mississippi, Inc.
AME Pastor Named as the First African American to Lead CEF® of Mississippi, Inc. Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) is a nonprofit 501(c)3, international, interdenominational, and Christian organization founded in 1937, headquartered in… Read More »
19th Episcopal District Hosts First Annual RAYAC Summit
19th Episcopal District Hosts First Annual RAYAC Summit By Sisters Mandisa Skibane and Mpho Phago and Broter Lebohang Monyake, 19th Episcopal District Over 200 RAYAC members from the various corners of the… Read More »
Multiplying the Nation and Increasing the Joy: Immigration Cold Open
Multiplying the Nation and Increasing the Joy: Immigration Cold Open By Rev. Dr. Jason Curry, Columnist In Isaiah 9:3a, the prophet writes: “You have multiplied the nation, you have increased… Read More »
Echoes from the Eighteenth
Echoes from the Eighteenth The Eighteenth Episcopal District is excited to share the amazing work and opportunities of the District with our Connectional brothers and sisters as well as their… Read More »
At Home in Allen’s Church: Stories of Multicultural AME Members
At Home in Allen’s Church: Stories of Multicultural AME Members By Kiratiana Freelon and John Thomas, III Nisshy grew up in a Roman Catholic family. Although her family never “practiced” the… Read More »
Less about Meetings, More about the Message and the Mission
Less about Meetings, More about the Message and the Mission By John Thomas, III “From June to August, the world’s oldest pan-African religious organization sponsored major events in Alabama, Washington,… Read More »
THE LEDGE: It’s Time to Move
THE LEDGE: It’s Time to Move By Byron Washington, Columnist Deuteronomy 2:3 says, “You have been skirting this hill country long enough. Head north.” Why do we stay in places… Read More »
Get the Message
Get the Message By Rev. Jarrett Washington, MACE, MDiv, Contributing Writer Joshua 9:12 says, “Here is our bread; it was still warm when we took it from our houses as… Read More »
The Black Church in the 2020 Elections: Who Speaks? Who Cares?
The Black Church in the 2020 Elections: Who Speaks? Who Cares? Since November 9, 2016, and the (at the time) improbable election of the incumbent 45thpresident of the United States,… Read More »