Category: News
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 »
Brilliance Revealed: In-Depth Profiles of the Women of Hidden Figures
Brilliance Revealed: In-Depth Profiles of the Women of Hidden Figures Hidden Figures is a motion picture telling the story of three African-American female mathematicians involved in the launch of… Read More »
Bishop Ingram travels to Bermuda to support Rev. Tweed; Government continues to deny work permit
Bishop Ingram travels to Bermuda to support Rev. Tweed; Government continues to deny work permit On January 3, Bishop Gregory G.M. Ingram met with the Bermudian Premier Michael Dunkley regarding… Read More »
Report from the 2016 Winter Session of the General Board and Council of Bishops
Staff of The Christian Recorder From December 5-7, 2016, African Methodist Episcopal Church clergy and lay leaders gathered in Naperville, Illinois for the Annual Meeting of the General Board and the… Read More »
Dylan Roof: What Comes After the Trial?
Dylan Roof: What Comes After the Trial? The Dylan Roof federal trial ended on Thursday, December 15, 2016. He was found guilty of all 33 federal counts. The verdict was not… Read More »