2016-2020 Quadrennial Theme and 2016 Anvil

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Quadrennial Theme 2016-2020

“The African Methodist Episcopal Church: A Social Justice and Liberating Faith”

“And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8 (NASB)

Political Justice (2016)

Criminal Justice (2017)

Environmental Justice (2018)

Economic Justice (2019)

Clergy and Laity are encouraged to:
– Incorporate the connectional theme in the ministries of your local congregations with special worships services, Bible Studies, Retreats/conference sessions, action plans and community conversations.
Auxiliaries, on the connectional and conference level – Encouraged to include the theme in their ministry and
deliberations.
It is hoped that these will not be just talking points but action items for our global ministry.

Political Justice – 2016

Voter rights
Voter registration
Voter education
Voter participation
Ethnic cleansing
Political prisoners
Global religious persecution
Human trafficking
Black Lives Matter

Criminal Justice – 2017

Community policing
Fair sentencing
Prison ministry
Prisoner/alumni re-entry
Incarceration policy
Juvenile justice
Violence
Addictions
Human trafficking
Family disruption

Environmental Justice – 2018

Climate change
Hazardous waste
Clean water
Water availability
Pollution
Sustainable development
Off-shore drilling
Fracking
Greening of the home and sanctuary

Economic Justice – 2019

Fair wages
Job opportunity and training
HBCU’s and AME Schools
The digital divide
Technical training
Sustainable development
Family economics

Quadrennial Theme Committee

Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, Chair
Bishop McKinley Young
Bishop William Phillips DeVeaux, Sr.
Bishop Theodore Larry Kirkland
Bishop Adam Jefferson Richardson, Jr.
Bishop Sarah Frances Davis*
Bishop Clement Willie Fugh
Bishop John Hurst Adams
Bishop Frederick Hilborn Talbot
Bishop Vinton Randolph Anderson*

The Anvil 2016

The Anvil: The Spirit of African Methodism

2016 Anvil

features the Bishops and other church leaders, including The Honorable Clemente Pinckney, former pastor of Mother Emanuel AME Church talking about the future of the African Methodist Episcopal Church while reflecting on our glorious past.