Category: News
What Will Keep You Going?
What Will Keep You Going? By Byron Washington, Columnist Going into the new year, people have goals and plans. Whether it is to get in shape or launch a new… Read More »
Will the Fracturing of The “United” Methodist Church Impact the Church of Allen?
Will the Fracturing of The “United” Methodist Church Impact the Church of Allen? By John Thomas, III, Editor As the new decade dawned, the Council of Bishops of The United… Read More »
Report from the Sixth Annual Healthy Churches 2020 Conference
Report from the Sixth Annual Healthy Churches 2020 Conference By Rev. Tamara O. Kersey, Contributing Writer Hundreds of faith leaders, missionaries, clinicians, public health officials and health advocates joined The… Read More »
Turning the Page without Closing the Book
Turning the page without closing the book In my December editorials, I usually reflect on the previous twelve months and find some point to move towards for the next year…. Read More »
Building Hope: The Final Chapel Service of the AME Publishing House/Sunday School Union on 500 Eighth Avenue South, Nashville
Building Hope: The Final Chapel Service of the AME Publishing House/Sunday School Union on 500 Eighth Avenue South, Nashville By Carlene L. Douglas For over four decades, on the corner… Read More »
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 »