Mt. Hermon, Ft. Lauderdale Burns Mortgage and Holds Groundbreaking for Apartment Development
By TCR Staff
On April 30, Mount Hermon African Methodist Episcopal Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida celebrated two momentous events in the life of the congregation. First, the church formally retired its Family Life Center mortgage and second, they held the groundbreaking for the new Mount Hermon Apartments affordable senior housing facility. The congregation, AME clergy from across the 11th District, and members of the community were on hand to celebrate this joyous occasion.
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Mission Kenya 2023
By Rev. Dr. Rodrecus M. Johnson, Jr. and Rev. Dr. Melvin D. Wilson, Jr.
Due to my younger children, I have gotten accustomed to the music and phrase "a whole new world." Despite the slightly different conditions, the idea still holds true for our mission trip to Kenya. It is simple to become paralyzed by worry about the "what ifs" as we undergo shots, pills, immunizations, and CPR training as we prepare for Kenya—however, a call for missional transformation needed to be answered. After months of preparation, Anderson Chapel-Killeen, along with the pastor and first lady of Bethel-San Antonio, embarked upon a life-changing mission trip to Nakuru, Kenya. Despite the delays and detours (in Paris and the island of Mauritius), we made it to our destination with a warm Kenyan welcome from Presiding Elder Moses Achola and the Kenyan ministerial delegation.
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What Spain Taught Me About Ministry
By Rev. Tashara S. Void, Contributing Writer
 I had the opportunity to visit the beautiful island of Palma de Mallorca. I am embarrassed to say that for the first day, I had no idea where I was or what city I was in. What’s worse? I did not even take the time to get to know the place before I got there. And at the time, I did not think it was necessary. I was offered a trip to Spain, and I said yes without hesitation, not asking for any details outside of travel dates and times. I did not read the travel requirements nor check the weather. |
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The Truth is the Light
By Reverend Dr. Charles R. Watkins, Jr., Columnist
Based on Biblical Text: John 15:13: Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
I submit that “friend” is one of the most loosely interpreted and frequently used words in our vocabulary. “Friend” is used to describe so many kinds of relationships that it makes it difficult to verify the true meaning of the word. The dictionary defines “friend” as one attached to another by affection, regard, or esteem. A friend is also an intimate acquaintance or an ally and a supporter of a cause.
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WAYS TO RESIST PEER PRESSURE
STAND YOUR GROUND
First Episcopal District Board of Christian Education
2023 Founder's Day Essay Contest
1st Place Essay Winner – 8th Grade: Anaya Robinson, St. John AME Church
Rev. Alicia Bailey, Pastor - Brooklyn, New York
Teenagers are often conscious of the terror of not fitting in and being bullied by those who consider others weaker. I ask myself these questions: Why does it matter what other people think about you? Why does everyone want to fit in or “be down?” Why do people bully the ones they perceive to be weaker than they are? Why do bullies look to harm, intimidate, or coerce someone who is vulnerable? Then it clicked–hurt people, hurt people. Bullies feel low about themselves, so they must bring others down with them through insults, rumors, and fear. Bullies feel inadequate themselves, and they often function in a pack because they feel shielded in a like-minded clique.
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St. Matthew Church, Orange, New Jersey, set to present sizeable donation to RIP Medical Debt
By Jerry Roberts, 1st Episcopal District (with additional info from TAPinto.net)
On Sunday, May 7, 2023, the congregation of St. Matthew African Methodist Episcopal Church, Orange, New Jersey, under the leadership of the Rev. Melvin E. Wilson, presented a check of $15,000.00 to RIP Medical Debt immediately following their 9:00 AM Sunday morning worship service. This $15,000 donation will eliminate over $1.5 million in medical debt for residents of New Jersey. Rest in Peace Medical Debt is a national non-profit whose sole purpose is to strengthen marginalized communities by abolishing financially burdensome medical debt. The non-profit uses analytics to pinpoint the medical debt of those most in need: households that earn less than four times the federal poverty level (varies by state and family size) or whose debts are five percent or more of annual income.
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May Edition of The Christian Recorder |
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 | | Watch our TCR Dialogue with Rev. Dr. Dale B. Snyder discussing the reparations for Bethel AME Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
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Judge Awards a Black Church $1M Over BLM Banner Burned by Proud Boys During Protest
 A judge on Friday awarded more than $1 million to a Black church in downtown Washington, D.C. that sued the far-right Proud Boys for tearing down and burning a Black Lives Matter banner during a 2020 protest. Superior Court Associated Judge Neal A. Kravitz also barred the extremist group and its leaders from coming near the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church or making threats or defamatory remarks against the church or its pastor for five years. Read More Here |
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Why a Trump Indictment will Matter so Little to Most of his Christian Supporters
By Robert P. Jones
The country is collectively holding its breath this week to see whether former President Donald Trump will be indicted for falsifying business records to cover up the payment of $130,000 of “hush money” to adult film actress Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election. If this comes to pass, it will mark the first time in American history a former president has been indicted.
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