Category: News
Founder’s Day 2017: “Let’s Not Forget” An Extraordinary History – An Incredible Future
Founder’s Day 2017: “Let’s Not Forget” An Extraordinary History – An Incredible Future The African Methodist Episcopal Church: The oldest traditionally Black Protestant denomination founded on American Soil! As we… Read More »
Lest We Forget…
“You shall not oppress a resident alien; you know the heart of an alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.” Exodus 23:9 (New Revised Standard Version) … Read More »
Interview with Governor Kenneth Mapp of the United States Virgin Islands
Interview with Governor Kenneth Mapp of the United States Virgin Islands On January 6, 2015, the Honorable Kenneth Ezra Mapp was sworn in as the eighth elected Governor of the… Read More »
Texas Church Vandalization Being Investigated
Texas Church Vandalization Being Investigated Last Sunday, parishioners of St. Thomas AME Church in Alto, Texas found their church vandalized with broken windows, damaged water pipes and burnt wood in… Read More »
Local AME Church Leads Georgia Tornado Recovery Effort
Local AME Church leads Georgia tornado recovery effort Rev. Kevin E. Moore An EF-3 Tornado (Wind Speed: 158-206 mph/254-332 kph) has devastated South Georgia affecting 30,000 households. More than 1500… Read More »
Remembering the Prayer Bishop
Bishop Sarah Frances Davis was the 126th elected and consecrated Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC). Her historic election on July 6, 2004, made her only the third… Read More »
St. Peter AME Church, Fort Valley, GA Celebrates 133rd Church Anniversary
St. Peter AME Church, Fort Valley, GA Celebrates 133rd Church Anniversary By Desiree V. O’Bryant Sunday, November 20, 2016, was a beautiful and sunny day for celebrating the historical and rich legacy… Read More »
Fighting Together After Transition: A Theological Reflection on the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fighting Together After Transition: A Theological Reflection on the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. By Rev. Jonathan C. Augustine, J.D., M.Div. In Deuteronomy 34, the Israelites were faced… Read More »
Transitions in America: From 44th to 45th
Transitions in America: From 44th to 45th By John Thomas III, Editor President Barack Obama’s delivered his Farewell Address in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. I was blessed… Read More »
Reckoning: The Black Church in the Post-Obama Era
Reckoning: The Black Church in the Post-Obama Era On January 20, 2017, President-Elect Donald J. Trump will be formally inaugurated as the President of the United States after a divisive… Read More »
Sometimes Seeing is Believing: Reflections on Faith and the Black Family Because of the Obamas
Sometimes Seeing is Believing: Reflections on Faith and the Black Family Because of the Obamas By Rev. Jonathan C. Augustine, J.D., M.Div., 8th Episcopal District “Now faith is… Read More »
Corpus Christi’s Water Ban Gets Quick Response from 10th District
Corpus Christi’s Water Ban Gets Quick Response from 10th District Rev. Linda Connor, 10th Episcopal District Recently, the people of Corpus Christi, Texas, learned that their City water was contaminated… Read More »