Category: News
12th District Ministries in Christian Education Retreat
12th District Ministries in Christian Education Retreat Rev. Larry Banks, 12th District During January 13-14, 2017, the 12th Episcopal District Christian Education Department and the Ministries in Christian Education began… Read More »
Calling All Box Breakers
Calling All Box Breakers By Rev. Kabrielle Baker, Guest Columnist “As the church mourns over the comments of segregation and obvious prejudice from our most recent President Donald J. Trump… Read More »
Faith in the Midst of Trump’s Presidency (Part 1)
Faith in the Midst of Trump’s Presidency (Part 1) By Rev. William Miller, 7th Episcopal District I have thought at great length about what it means for people to be… Read More »
Baltimore and DC-Metro Churches Bless the 16th District
Baltimore and DC-Metro Churches Bless the 16th District The first weekend in January 2017, Bishop E. Anne Henning Byfield visited several churches in the DC-Metro area of the 2nd Episcopal… Read More »
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 »