Monrovia College Celebrates Centennial; New Building to Open in 2023
By S. ODELL SWEN, Monrovia College
Monrovia College and Industrial Training School, Inc. was established in 1922 by the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Bishop Samson Brooks, the presiding prelate at the time, was instrumental in its birth. Its purpose was and still is to offer post-secondary education solely intended to prepare students for immediate employment. Read More Here |
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Good Times
By Sandra Bonner Hadley
 The Holy Bible reminds us in Psalms 30:5 that “For his anger is but for a moment; his favour is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” In times like these, it can be easy to get stuck in the weeping and neglect to embrace the joy to come. In efforts to cling to the joy and moments of celebration, it was a breath of fresh air to celebrate the 145th anniversary and renovations of Ward Memorial African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church on the good morning of May 8, 2022. Read More Here |
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The 16th District Excelling in Extraordinary Times
By Joan Phillips-Bennett, 16th Episcopal District YPD Director The members of the 16th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC), under the leadership of Bishop Marvin C. Zanders II and Supervisor Winifred H. Zanders, gathered at Ocean Coral Spring Resort in Trelawny, Jamaica, on May 26, 2022, and May 27, 2022, for their District’s Annual Planning Meeting. Chapel of Christ Our Redeemer AME Church hosted the District’s first face-to-face gathering since the COVID-19 pandemic. It was two powerful days packed with teachings, business, and worship sessions that empowered all those who attended to return to their respective conferences and communities to strengthen their teams and ministries. Read More Here |
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Dream, dreamers, dream
By Rev. Renita Green, Columnist
 The art teacher extended the invitation for dreamers to enter a safe space without limits or boundaries for the imagination. Dreamers were encouraged to explore every thought and idea through multiple mediums. That room was the space for imagination to become reality. Those powerful words are found in Genesis 37:19 and are part of a story filled with excitement, resentment, fear, disappointment, and joy. Read More Here |
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Capital District of the M.M. Mokone Annual Conference
By Rev. Maria Shadibo Diale, the Pastor of Mogwase AME Church, M.M. Mokone Annual Conference TCR Contributor
Presiding Elder Mandisi Albert Mexico opened the Capital District of the M.M. Mokone Annual Conference from May 13-15, 2022, at Darie Mae Robinson African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Saulsville. This District is the largest in the 19th Episcopal District, with 18 churches in the Northwest Province, Gauteng, and Mpumalanga. This conference was the first fully attended meeting after three years of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. From each of the 18 churches, members of the church left the comfort of their homes in numbers to experience worship services and educational sessions. Read More Here |
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Eighteenth Episcopal District – Mid Year Conference 2022
By The Rev. Solomon Nxumalo (Retired Presiding Elder) – 18th District Reporter
 The 18th Episcopal District Midyear conference held on 30 April 2022 was a groundbreaking new model for efficiency in ministry. Using the technology developed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the District was able to gather for a one-day meeting held across borders in virtual hubs in Lesotho, Eswatini, Botswana, and S. Mozambique. The conference was well organized, with all reports submitted in advance and printed in the 18thDistrict Midyear Guide. Within six hours (which included a 1-hour lunch break), we received clear teaching, exciting auxiliary reports, and powerful preaching by Bishop Frederick Wright Sr., the Presiding Prelate of the 20th Episcopal District. All messaging throughout the Conference lifted our theme: God our Healer: Healthy Church-Healthy Community [Jeremiah 33:6, St Luke 8:42-48]. |
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Dedication of Anvil Arms and Anvil House
By Dana Davis
 With cheers and clapping hands in the background, Bishop Clement W. Fugh, Presiding Prelate of the 5th Episcopal District, Supervisor Alexia Butler Fugh, Presiding Elder Harold Mayberry of the Oakland-San Joaquin District, Presiding Elder Vernon Burroughs of the San Francisco-Sacramento District, the Rev. Robert Shaw, II, Senior Pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church-San Francisco, and the Rev. Boaston Woodson, Jr., Pastor of Resurrection AME Church-Richmond, California, cut the ribbon to dedicate Anvil House in Richmond California. Read More Here |
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17th District Assistance
Bishop David Rwhynica Daniels, Jr.
 I greet you in the Precious and Powerful Name of Jesus Christ for and on behalf of your brothers and sisters in the 17th Episcopal District. Please assist the 17th Episcopal District with transportation. It’s challenging for us to travel in the 17th District without a car, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.I want to appeal for support from you all to enable the 17th Episcopal District to purchase a 4X4 Toyota Motor Vehicle to be able to travel and do our work safely. We have identified a car in Zambia: a Toyota 4runner for US$56,600.00.
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Council of Bishops Criminal Justice Task Force
 The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Council of Bishops created a Task Force on Criminal Justice in January 2022. The Council charged The Task Force with helping the AME Church become more intentional and collaborative in its collective efforts to transform criminal legal systems and assisting the Denomination in becoming more responsive to those impacted by the systems. To that end and since January, Episcopal District representatives were appointed to serve on the Task Force; representatives were designated by connectional auxiliary and commission leaders, and the Task Force's visioning and strategic planning process commenced. After much discussion, deliberation, and prayer, the Task Force has decided to target its work by rallying the Church towards advocacy and action relating to a system that affects one of our most vulnerable populations--our children. Accordingly, we now seek your participation.
Together with God, we hope to transform youth justice systems and work alongside local congregations to cultivate ministries of prevention, support, and sanctuary (safe space). We are stronger together. If led, please join us by completing the attached survey so we can benefit from your gifting.
https://forms.office.com/r/gPmQrgx5hF
In faith and hope,
Rt. Rev. Francine A. Brookins, Esq.
Presiding Prelate, 18th Episcopal District
African Methodist Episcopal Church
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Report from the 2022 June Session of the General Board
Hundreds of people gathered at the luxurious Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia, for the 2022 convening of the General Board of the African Methodist Episcopal Church held from June 27-29, 2022. After being called to order by Bishop Paul J. M. Kawimbe, President of the General Board, Bishop Kawimbe presented Bishop Harry Lee Seawright for the devotional time led by the 9th Episcopal District. Presiding Elder Ronald Sterling shared a message “Don’t Mind My Praise, It Just Might Be For You!” from Acts 16:25-34. Bishop Kawimbe called on Dr. Jeffrey B. Cooper, General Secretary/CIO of the AME Church, to call for the roll.
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AME Department of Church Growth and Development Partners with Churches in Nashville in Equipping the Local Church Grant from the Foundation for Evangelism
The Nashville District of the Tennessee Annual Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (Nashville District) is the recipient of a $10,000 Equipping the Local Church Grant from The Foundation for Evangelism. Chosen from over 100 applications, the proposal for the Nashville District was one of 31 grant proposals chosen for the 2022 inaugural grant cycle, which awarded $230,000 in grant funding to small and medium-sized churches or multiple churches working together.
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Still Good News
By Evangelist Dr. Val Eloby-Slade, Member of The Bishop Sarah Francis Davis Covenant Keepers and Intercessors Ad Hoc Executive Board (Part 1 of 2)
The Department of Church Growth and Development never missed a beat as the transition of General Officer and Commission Chairperson shifted from retiring General Officer, the Reverend Dr. James C. Wade, to our newly elected General Officer, the Reverend Dr. Marcellus Norris, and newly appointed Commission Chairperson, Bishop Reginald T. Jackson.
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The Department of Research and Scholarship Announcement
The Department of Research and Scholarship is proud to announce Rev. Kimberley L. Detherage. Esq. has agreed to become the new Assistant Editor of The A.M.E. Review. Rev. Detherage is a graduate of Boston College with a BA degree in Speech Communications, Boston College Law School, Juris Doctor and Emory University, Candler School of Theology, Master of Divinity degree with Certificates in Black Church Studies and Women’s Studies. She has five units of Clinical Pastoral Education, has completed several fellowship programs, and written and presented on a wide variety of topic. She pastors St. Marks A.M.E. Church, serves as Dean of the New York Conference Ministerial Institute, is Vice-Chairperson of the First District Board of Examiners, is Secretary of the New York Conference Board of Trustees and works on various Community and Advisory Boards.
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The Gift of Righteous Hearts and the Evil of Mass Shootings
By Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith
 On May 14, 2022, another ten souls of African descent experienced violent death at the hands of gunman in Buffalo, New York, motivated by white supremist ideology. Three were seriously wounded. This time the incident happened while the victims were buying food in a supermarket in an area New York Governor Kathy Hochul called a “food desert.” Not long after this tragic event, I was present at another occasion memorializing the violent deaths of African lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). I was at the U.S. debut of the award-winning film, Empire of Silence, with the filmmaker Thierry Michel, the D.C.-area Congolese community, and the Congolese Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege. The film graphically showed the unspeakable violent deaths of thousands of souls in DRC, going back decades. Read More Here |
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Job Announcement
 William J. Abraham Chair in Wesleyan Studies
Associate Professor or Professor (tenure-track or tenured) or Clinical Associate or Full Professor
Candidates must possess an earned research doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D., in the appropriate field of study with preference for those also holding the M.Div. Teaching and research experience required and ministry experience strongly preferred. Candidates will be asked to submit a letter of interest (cover letter), a curriculum vitae, and academic transcripts through Interfolio. Candidates may subsequently be asked to provide three letters of reference, a philosophy of teaching statement, and written responses to specific questions. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but to ensure full consideration, a completed application must be received by July 1, 2022.
Interested candidates seeking a tenure-track or tenured position may apply for the position at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor: http://apply.interfolio.com/105794
Interested candidates who have extensive ministry experience but are not seeking a tenure-track or tenured position may apply for the position at the rank of Clinical Associate Professor or Clinical Professor: http://apply.interfolio.com/106375
Only one application is necessary.
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