Global trailblazer Rev. Dr. Joan Louise Wharton retires after 39 years of pastoral leadership in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Bishop George Edward Battle Jr., the former head of The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, known for his championing of educational opportunities in North Carolina, has died at 77. The Board of ...

Clergy and church employees of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Nashville, Tenn., have secured a $40 million settlement from Newport Group, the third-party administrator of church ...

click image for close-up Construction of Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, shown in this 1804 engraving, was completed in 1805. It replaced the original structure ...

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PALESTINE, Texas (KLTV) - For the first time in over a decade, restoration of Mount Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church is now underway. Inside of a historic piece of African American history, ...

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 ...