The AME bishops, in their written address to the General Conference, seemed to question whether a committee could settle on acceptable changes to church doctrine on LGBTQ matters, saying, in part ...

AME Church delegates name six new bishops while retaining same-sex marriage ban by Religion News Service August 31, 2024 August 31, 2024. Share this: ...

The other bishops elected are the Rev. Marvin Clyde Zanders II, pastor of St. Paul AME Church in Jacksonville, Florida, and the Rev. Dr. Frederick A. Wright Sr., pastor of Quinn Chapel in ...

The oldest Black Protestant denomination in the U.S. held an investiture ceremony for its new bishops' council president in ...

But appointing as many as three indigenous Africans as new bishops was unparalleled. “The AME Church, as a truly international church, is now truly international in its leadership,” said Cheryl ...

Newly elected bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal church include, clockwise from top left, the Revs. Jeffery B. Cooper Sr., Erika D. Crawford, Julius H. McAllister Jr., Gregory Vaughn Eason ...

Black Churches often skirt between engaging with White politicians while also holding them accountable for their politics ...

Founded in 1796 and long known as the “Freedom Church,” the AME Zion Church, which McKain said has 1.2 million members, aims to return to the mission at its roots through this year’s focus ...

The effects of a deepening pension scandal that has rocked the nation’s oldest Black church group are still being assessed by local church officials, though they’re hopeful that a federal ...

Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina is shown. The African Methodist Church is the target of a class-action lawsuit on behalf of nearly 5,000 retired and active pastors, bishops ...

AME Church Halts Retiree Payouts Amid Probe Into Missing Funds ... funds managed by its retirement-services department covering about 5,000 participants, including ministers and bishops. ...