Family Statement It is with great sadness that Mr. Donald Bell, Sr., Mr. Donald Bell, Jr., Mr. Derrick Bell, Dr. Shirley Cason Reed, and family share the passing of a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and niece. God dispatched His angels to Manassas, Virginia, on February 4, 2020, and took the hands of one of… Read Full Post »
Ms. Ifill was a member of Metropolitan A.M.E. Church in Washington DC. Her father, Rev. O. Urcille Ifill served as the General Secretary of the AME Church from 1988-1991. Her brother Rev. Earle Ifill recently retired from the active ministry in the Atlanta North Georgia Conference and is the Immediate Past President of the Connectional… Read Full Post »
Please click on the link below to view, share and/or download the Combined Minutes from the CONVO IX meeting that took place in Atlanta, GA on December 4-5, 2019:
Council of Bishops Statement December 2, 2019 Judicial Council African Methodist Episcopal Church: The Council of Bishops has received your opinion in which the majority of the Judicial Council grant the request of Bishop Wilfred J. Messiah to not sustain the decision of the Council of Bishops to remove Bishop Messiah as Episcopal Leader of… Read Full Post »
The AME Church Pushes Forward With Its Voter Education and Mobilization Campaign In Spite of Ignorance and Hatred Targeted at Church Members Under the auspices of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Connectional Lay Organization, the AME Social Action Commission (AME SAC) this month Bishop Harry Seawright, President of the AME Church Council of Bishops,… Read Full Post »
Funeral Arrangements below: Dr. Leah Gaskin Fitchue, first female President of Payne Theological Seminary Dies Rev. Dr. Leah Gaskin Fitchue, former President of Payne Theological Seminary, was the first African American woman president of a theological seminary belonging to the 244 member Association of Theological Schools and the first African American woman to serve as… Read Full Post »
Words cannot convey to our African Methodist Episcopal Church family how appreciative we are of your ongoing expressions of love and support as we mourn the loss of our husband, father and grandfather. Your prayers, condolences, many kindnesses and gifts to Wilberforce University have touched our hearts and comforted us. We are blessed to have… Read Full Post »
Please find below links to condolence letters regarding the late Bishop McKinley Young: General Officers Council, African Methodist Episcopal Church: Condolence Letter Young Board of Bishops of the A. M. E. Zion Church: Condolenses for Bishop McKinley Young International Ministers & Lay Association of the A. M. E. Zion Church: Bishop McKinley Young Bereavement Notice… Read Full Post »
Transition of Special Counsel William A. Marsh Jr. Biography of Special Counsel William A. Marsh, Jr. William A. Marsh, Jr. was a Durham attorney who used his legal skills to advance Durham’s movement for civil rights. Marsh was central to the school desegregation lawsuit proceedings when African-American families who had submitted 225 requests for reassignment… Read Full Post »
The Lilly Endowment Clergy Renewal Programs at Christian Theological Seminary provide funds to congregations to support renewal leaves for their pastors. Congregations may apply for grants of to $50,000 to underwrite a renewal program for their pastor and for the pastor’s family, with up to $15,000 of those funds available to the congregation to help… Read Full Post »
