Category: News
Laughter, Faith, and Service: The Life of Dick Gregory
Laughter, Faith, and Service: The Life of Dick Gregory Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith Last month, African-American comedian and civil rights activist Richard Claxton Gregory passed away. Dick Gregory’s life reminds… Read More »
Rev. Frye Charged with Felony for Protecting Grandson
Rev. Frye Charged with Felony for Protecting Grandson By Sophie Hurwitz, St Louis American The Rev. Karla Frye has become famous as the African-American grandmother who was put in a… Read More »
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 »