from the ranks of bishop to grassroots AME members, for greater accountability. The bishops themselves acknowledged in their ...

(RNS) — ‘Having served as an active Bishop for 29 years, Bishop George Edward Battle Jr. will take his place in history as one of our longest-serving active bishops,’ said AME Zion Church ...

elevated concerns about the Waverly project and a separate development deal about a football stadium to the AME Church's international Council of Bishops in November, emails show. That council ...

Richard Allen, born into slavery near Smyrna, rose to found the AME Church and promote rights for African Americans. Some of his most notable achievements are illustrated in a new mural unveiled ...

We, the Board of Bishops of The A.M.E. Zion Church, acknowledge with great sorrow the passing of our colleague and former Senior Bishop, Bishop George Edward Battle Jr., who passed away on ...

Battle was 84th in the line of succession at the AME Zion Church. His obituary said he was assigned to the Piedmont Episcopal District until his retirement in 2021. Born on May 14, 1947 ...

(RNS) — Bishop George Edward Battle Jr., an advocate for education and health and the former senior bishop of the African ...