Category: News
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 »
Payne Chapel AME Church, Nashville celebrates Youth Month in July
By Jasmine Steele and Dr. Cornelia Graves, 13th Episcopal District Payne Chapel AME Church, located at 212 Neill Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee, held its Celebration of Youths and Young Adults… Read More »
Hartley Brings Ministry to Highland AME Church in Amherst, Nova Scotia
By Darrell Cole, Amherst Daily News The Rev. Lawrence D. Hartley began servicing the church late last year and working to rebuild the congregation that lost its minister in 2013… Read More »
Dr. Mayberry Celebrates 50 Years in Ministry
By Tasion Kwamilele, 5th Episcopal District First AME Church of Oakland and leaders throughout the connectional AME Church recently gathered to celebrate the Rev. Dr. Harold R. Mayberry’s 50th year… Read More »
2017 Young Adult Missionary (YAM) Summit Report
Rev. Gaborone P Lesito, 19th District TCR Field Representative Mrs. Kelebogile Patience Olyn, WMS 3rd Vice President, 19th District The Connectional Church stood in awe as we witnessed the 20th… Read More »
Christianity and the roots of America’s age-old problem with race
Please note that the title of this piece does not posit that Jesus Christ is the root of America’s problems with race, rather, Christianity as social and political constructs ALWAYS… Read More »