Category: News

Stop, Drop, and Roll

Stop, Drop, and Roll By Rev. Lisa Hammonds Clergy burnout is real. I’m hearing more and more of my ministerial colleagues complain about being overwhelmed and at the brink of… Read More »

AME Church Blesses Motorcycles in Church Service

AME Church Blesses Motorcycles in Church Service On Sunday, August 27, Trinity AME Church in Newark, Ohio, held a motorcycle blessing and worship service at 11 a.m. Bikers were invited… Read More »

First AME North Las Vegas Vigil for Peace and Unity Draws 700

First AME North Las Vegas Vigil for Peace and Unity Draws 700 By Glenda Logan Osby, 5th Episcopal District   “When I saw what happened in Charlottesville it took me… Read More »

The Fourth District 2017 Debutante and Masters: Quite the Spiritual Affair

The Fourth District 2017 Debutante and Masters: Quite the Spiritual Affair! By Dr. Michael C. Carson and Sister Jacqueline Mitchell Robinson, 4th District CDMC Co-Commissioner Bishop John Franklin White, the… Read More »

AME Brazil, Our Brand

Rev. Shawin Reynolds, 16th Episcopal District When the African Methodist Episcopal Church formed as a denomination they formalized their expansion goals which included Africa, Canada, and the Southern United States… Read More »

We Shall Overcome

By Dr. Timothy E. Tyler, 5th Episcopal District As we prepared to march with the 3000 clergy that had gathered for the 1000 Ministers March organized by the Reverend Al… Read More »

Charlottesville: White Supremacy, Statues, and History

By D’Weston Haywood, PhD., Columnist Ideologies often need symbols to thrive and the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, have illustrated this (once again). Protests around the statue of Confederate General Robert… Read More »

Bethel AME Church, Wilmington, Delaware, a Leader in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

The atmosphere was electric as more than 395 young girls and women were inspired and empowered to take control of their mental, physical, and spiritual health at the 12th Annual… Read More »

AME Youth Creates Camp for Homeless Children in Maryland

A dozen homeless children ended their summer with renewed motivation and purpose after a pep talk by the Rev. Dr. Baron D. Young, pastor of St. James AME Church-Green Street… Read More »

Metropolitan: 179 Years of Worship, Liberation and Service

Written By: Consentine Morgan We’ve come this far by faith.  For 179 years, Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, located in the nation’s capital, has been a beacon of light in… Read More »

New Eyes for the Global Church

By Mr. John Thomas III, Editor of The Christian Recorder 1787 (the foundation of the Free African Society) and 1816 (the first General Conference) are years that are well-known to… Read More »

The Seventh Episcopal District “Finds the God of the Galaxy” at the Annual Christian Education Leadership Congress

By Rev. Jarrett Washington, Columnist From July 10-13, 2017, the Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, under the leadership of Bishop Sam Green, Sr. and Mrs. Phyllis… Read More »