In 1992, Battle was consecrated as bishop and led different regional bodies of the denomination until 2012, when he was elected senior bishop of the AME Zion Church. He held the position until his ...

"I need the church," said Johnson, a member since her youth. "It gets me through the week. It's important to my relationship to God." The Mount Olive AME Zion Church, a brown brick structure ...

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 ...

In a celebration of progress, Scotland AME Zion Church held a special interfaith service over the weekend. It's the first time the church has opened to the public since being rebuilt. RELATED ...

will take his place in history as one of our longest-serving active bishops,’ said AME Zion Church’s board of bishops. (RNS) — Bishop George Edward Battle Jr., an advocate for education and ...

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 ...

MITCHELL – The ministry center that was years in the making became reality on Sunday, March 16 as congregants of Zion Lutheran Church made a procession out the front door of the church to ...

NEW ORLEANS — Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum will miss the rest of the season because of injuries, the New Orleans Pelicans said Monday. Williamson sustained a low back bone contusion after a ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The New Orleans Pelicans ruled star forward Zion Williamson out of their game at Minnesota with a bruised lower back. The absence came two days after he scored 29 points on 12-for ...

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