Jan 28, 2025 · The Mission of the African Methodist Episcopal Church is to minister to the spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional, and environmental needs of all people by spreading Christ’s liberating gospel through word and deed.

When Bishop Henry M. Turner pushed African Methodism across the Atlantic into Liberia and Sierra Leone in 1891 and into South Africa in 1896, the AME now laid claim to adherents on two continents. While the AME is doctrinally Methodist, clergy, scholars, and lay persons have written important works which demonstrate the distinctive theology and ...

The Motto “God Our Father, Christ Our Redeemer, the Holy Spirit Our Comforter, Humankind Our Family” is a great summary of what the African Methodist Episcopal Church believes. Also known as the A.M.E. Church for short, the denomination is Methodist in terms of its basic doctrine and order of worship.

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. The word African means that the church was organized by people of African descent and heritage. It does not mean that the church was founded in Africa, or that it was for persons of African descent only. The church’s roots are of the family of Methodist churches.

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The word African means that the church was organized by people of African descent and heritage. It does not mean that the church was founded in Africa, or that it was for persons of African descent only. The church’s roots are of the family of Methodist churches.

The African Methodist Episcopal Church is a connectional organization. Each local church is a part of the larger connection. The Bishops are the Chief Officers of the Connectional Organization. They are elected for life by a majority vote of the General …

The African Methodist Episcopal Church has membership in twenty Episcopal Districts in thirty-nine countries on five continents. The work of the Church is administered by twenty-one active bishops, and nine General Officers who manage the departments of the Church.

Bishop: The Church has been preserved by God’s keeping power to proclaim our theme: “From Legacy to Mission: A Call to Prophetic, Educational and Social Engagement.” God’s preservation led us through the sadness of life, the challenges of our faith, and the assault of the enemy.

As the African Methodist Episcopal Church, “The largest Black Methodist denomination in the United States,” assembles in Columbus, Ohio, for the 52nd Quadrennial Session of the General Conference, we are at a defining moment in the history of our church and our world. How can we best carry out the Mission of the AME Church, which is “To