Category: News
On Freedom and Symbols of Liberation
On Freedom and Symbols of Liberation By John Thomas III, Editor On August 1, I received a text message from my mother. It said, “Happy Emancipation Day.” Slavery was abolished… Read More »
It’s a Celebration
It’s a Celebration By Cheryl A. Rainey Celebrate is what St. Stephen AME Church in Chicago did on Sunday, April 29, 2018. Joined by friends, family, and former members,… Read More »
The Kenneth E. Marcus Chapel Naming Ceremony
The Kenneth E. Marcus Chapel Naming Ceremony By Dr. PAM Deveaux, Retired Supervisor It was Sunday, May 6, 2018, a warm day in Georgia. We sat among more than 1,000 people who had… Read More »
Latest Update from AMEU in the 14th Episcopal District
Latest Update from AMEU in the 14th Episcopal District By William “Bill” Ayers, Second Episcopal District, Board Member, AMEU Foundation Joseph T. Isaac, the fourth president of AMEU, recently sent… Read More »
Your Pastor Isn’t As Unhealthy As You Might Think
Your pastor isn’t as unhealthy as you might think By Amy Frykholm Have you heard that 71 percent of pastors are burned out? That 80 percent believe the profession has… Read More »
Losing Our Moral Compass: The Forced Separation of Immigrant Families
Losing Our Moral Compass: The Forced Separation of Immigrant Families By Rev. Dr. Jason Curry The First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States maintains that there is a… Read More »
Reflecting on the 2018 Atlanta AME Experience: How Much is Too Much?
Reflecting on the 2018 Atlanta AME Experience: How Much is Too Much? By John Thomas III, Editor On June 26-27, 2018, members of the Connectional AME Church gathered in Atlanta,… Read More »
Report from the 2018 Annual Session of the General Board and Council of Bishops
Report from the 2018 Annual Session of the General Board and Council of Bishops TCR Staff Report From June 26-27, 2018, African Methodist Episcopal Church clergy and lay leaders gathered… Read More »
Christian Nationalism?
Christian Nationalism? By Ore Spragin, Editor, The Christian Index There is a camp that says America is a Christian nation and there is another that says we are not. In between… Read More »
Twenty-Five Years of Investing in Our Future
Ellen Frazier, Metropolitan AME Church, Washington DC On Saturday, March 10, 2018, the Potomac District (Washington Conference, Second Episcopal District) Church School Council hosted the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the… Read More »
Black Genocide Persists in Brazil
By Kiratiana Freelon, Contributing Writer I will never forget the night. I was in Salvador, Brazil, for the World Social Forum Conference and I had just left a wonderful panel… Read More »
Prophetic Ministry: An interview with the Reverend Rosalynn Kyle Smith Brookins, D.Min.
On May 11, 2018, Payne Theological Seminary held its annual commencement exercises. In addition to the students receiving the Master of Divinity degree, sixteen students were awarded the Doctor of… Read More »