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John Wesley’s Aldersgate Experience in Context
John Wesley’s Aldersgate Experience in Context By Rev. Dr. J. C. Park, President of World Methodist Council People called Methodists all around the world are celebrating the 280th-anniversary of the… Read More »
Central High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Commemorates Sit-In, AME Presiding Elder Honored
Central High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Commemorates Sit-In, AME Presiding Elder Honored On February 26, 2018, the Central High School class of 1973 held an event at Allen Chapel AME… Read More »
Liberating Lessons from the late Dr. James Hal Cone
Liberating Lessons from the late Dr. James Hal Cone By Rev. Teresa Fry Brown, Ph.D., Executive Director of Research and Scholarship, AME Church The death of the Rev. James Hal… Read More »
Who Are We? A Lesson from the Life of James Cone and his Love for the Church
Who Are We? A Lesson from the Life of James Cone and his Love for the Church By Rev. Nikia Smith Robert, Contributing Writer In rural Arkansas, at Macedonia AME… Read More »
On the Revolutionary Hope of Alice Thurman
On the Revolutionary Hope of Alice Thurman By Rev. Joi Orr, 1stEpiscopal District The police killing of Stephon Clark, the Austin package bombs, and the deepening wealth gap between whites… Read More »
Report from the 2018 Session of the Windward Islands Annual Conference
Report from the 2018 Session of the Windward Islands Annual Conference By Rev. Gail Meridin, 16thEpiscopal District “Renew, Ascend and Soar” is the theme for the 16thEpiscopal District during this… Read More »
Report from the 202nd Session of the Baltimore Annual Conference
Report from the 202nd Session of the Baltimore Annual Conference The 202ndSession of the oldest conference in African Methodism, the Baltimore Annual Conference, was held March 21-24, 2018, at the Empowerment… Read More »
Remembering Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
Remembering Winnie Madikizela-Mandela By Maggie Grootboom, 15thEpiscopal District TCR Field Representative Our people have lost the voice of reason and a fighter for justice. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, a beautiful, charismatic, and… Read More »
Progress Update on the AME Churches in Rwanda
Progress Update on the AME Churches in Rwanda The following progress report was provided by Presiding Elder Felix Uwamahoro of the Rwanda Annual Conference. The Right Reverend Wilfred J. Messiah… Read More »
The Christian Recorder wins five awards at the ACP Best of Church Press Awards Ceremony
The Christian Recorder wins five awards at the ACP Best of Church Press Awards Ceremony At the Associated Church Press Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, April 18-20, The Christian Recorder… Read More »
The Case for Diversity Engagement within the AME Church: When Prayer Alone Isn’t Enough
The Case for Diversity Engagement within the AME Church: When Prayer Alone Isn’t Enough By Jai A. Ingraham, MPA, Guest Editor In a socially-complex and politically-laced environment, there are demands… Read More »
Good News from the Fields in Africa
By Bishop David R. Daniels, Jr. Editor’s note: The following article is adapted from Facebook posts from Bishop David R. Daniels, Jr., Presiding Prelate of the 15th Episcopal District…. Read More »