NEW!!! AME News Digest 11.13.2023

AME Itinerant Deacon Appointed to Arizona State Legislature On June 5, 2023, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed the Rev. Quantá Crews to the Arizona State Legislature as the State Representative for Legislative District 26. She is one of two African Americans and the only Black Democrat in the Arizona State House.The Reverend Quantá Crews was raised in Amity Baptist Church Inkster, Michigan, and baptized at the tender age of six. By high school, she had drawn away from her first love.  Read More Here 19th Episcopal District Sons of Allen 10th Year Celebrations   The 19th Episcopal District Sons of Allen has come a long way since its launch 10 years ago. This 3-day celebration was packed with an Annual Convention, Golf Day and a Decade celebration through a banquet. The 19th Episcopal District fathers descended to Rustenburg for a long-anticipated Decade Celebration of the Sons of Allen (SOA) of the 19th Episcopal District. The Nkosi Memorial AME Church in Tlhabane, pastored by the Rev. Sebego Zephania Moremi were the hosts of the festivities. Read More here An Historical Overview: A Global Candidate’s Call for Inclusivity By Reverend Dr. Keith Donaldson D. Lawrence     AMEs, our time under God for intentional inclusivity is Now! As we approach the 52nd session of the General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church to be held in Columbus, Ohio, in August 2024, we cannot overlook the recognition and election of global candidates among the field of qualified choices. Why now? Because the 52nd session will mark 52 years since a global candidate has been elected bishop from the 16th Episcopal District. Read More Here Second Episcopal District is First for Christ and Second to None! By Presiding Elder A. Qismat Alim, 2nd Episcopal District   Under the capable and forward-thinking leadership of our Servant Leaders Bishop James LevertDavis and Episcopal Supervisor Arelis Bevers Davis, this District is doing GREAT THINGS for the Glory of God! Not to mention purchasing an office building named after former connectional Lay President Valerie Faith Gary Bell to generate revenue for the District; not to mention burning the three million dollar mortgage note on the building at the recent Summer Summit in July 2023; not to mention the gathering of the five annual conferences of the District for a combine ordination.  Read More Here St. John Celebrates Family and Friends Day in Community Service and Worship By Dr. Bridget Johnson, 9th Episcopal District St. John A.M.E. Church, Huntsville, AL, celebrated Family and Friends Day on Sunday, August 20, 2023, during the 10 a.m. worship service.  The preacher for the day was the Reverend Dr. Gregory Vaughn Eason, Sr., pastor of Flipper Temple A.M.E. Church, Atlanta, GA.  Dr. Eason graduated from Morris Brown College, Magna Cum Laude.  He received the Master of Divinity degree from Turner Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Seminary, Atlanta, GA.  He received the Master of Theology degree from Columbia Theological Seminary.  Dr. Eason has served in many A.M. E. Connectional positions over the years and received numerous honors.    Read More Here Reid Temple African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E) Church Partners with the US Naval  Academy  By Jamie Carter Davidson, 2nd Episcopal District   Jamie Carter Davidson, Worship Arts and Public Relations Commissioner  This summer a historic partnership was created between Reid Temple A.M.E Church, Glenn  Dale, MD and the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD to provide weekly Gospel worship  services and bible study starting with Plebe Summer, the summer training program which is  required of all incoming freshmen to the United States Naval Academy.  Read More Here September Edition of The Christian Recorder Click to read the full September edition of The Christian Recorder. TCR Dialogues Watch the interview with Bishop Stafford J. N. Wicker, President of the Council of Bishops Watch our interview with Dr. Shively T. J. Smith Connectional News October Congratulatory Read More Here Ecumenical News Thirty Days that Changed the Ecumenical Movement A few days later the Archbishop of York was in Edinburgh for the second world conference of the ecumenical movement on Faith and Order, an amazing constellation of eastern Orthodox hierarchs and western Protestant and Anglican professors engaged in theological work for reconciliation between Christian churches. As the leader of Faith and Order, he was busy supervising the very final preparations for the conference, thinking about a sermon and a presidential address he had to deliver in the following days, and welcoming 443 delegates from 122 Christian churches or denominations in 43 countries.  Read More Here Ads Not on our list? Join Here The News Digest contains selected articles from the newspaper.  Click below to get full access! Buy Here

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