On Saturday, February 14, 2026, the John Lee of Nansemond Chapter, National Society Colonial Dames 17th Century, conducted ...

World’s oldest historically Black denomination to gather 15,000 delegates and observers in Columbus, Ohio. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The 52nd Quadrennial Session of the General Conference of the African ...

It’s no wonder St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. The site was originally founded by a Black man who trudged through swamps and ...

A dozen pastors representing African Methodist Episcopal Churches across Connecticut gathered on the steps of the State Capitol Wednesday to throw their support behind police accountability ...

Mark Tyler, historiographer and executive director of research and scholarship of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, ...

The African Methodist Episcopal Church was a pillar of the Black community ever since it opened in 1880. After being burned down almost 30 years ago, the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Delaware ...

Members of Allen Chapel AME Church gathered Saturday to celebrate Founder’s Day and honor the legacy of Richard Allen, the ...

Influential from New Jersey to Georgia, he was part of a long tradition among Black clergy of fighting bias and getting out the vote. “No vote, no clout,” he’d say. By Clay Risen Zohran Mamdani’s win ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland lost a piece of history Sunday night after a massive fire damaged the First African Methodist Episcopal Church - or FAME. "I did see that flame and it's kind of crazy ...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. In the mid-1800s, the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church became the center of the cultural, political and educational activities of Lafayette’s small Black community. In July ...

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