Despite Bethel AME’s long history as a community pillar, the historic church building has sat empty and unused for nearly 30 ...

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

Kevin Sack's “Mother Emanuel" is a deep dive into AME history and a valuable contribution to discourse about the the church, ...

The bestselling author reveals the title and book cover of her new novel, which will be released in January 2026.

Plenty of Juneteenth events have already been celebrated in Philadelphia and the region, but there are many more coming up.

Balaam Allen, born enslaved, became one of the founders of Melbourne. On this Juneteenth, he'll be honored in Brevard County.

Somewhere around 1790, Richard Allen, Absalom Jones, and others were very active in evangelism, helping to grow the Black membership within the church. It angered the vestry due to racism.

Before Richard Allen founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church and became North America’s first Christian bishop of African descent and the namesake of Columbia’s Allen University, he ...

Before Richard Allen founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church and became North America’s first Christian bishop of African descent and the namesake of Columbia’s Allen University, he ...

The Philadelphia Historic District 250th Committee announced plans for “2026 52 Weeks of Firsts Celebration" and the annual ...

“Those of us who grew up in the AME Church grew up hearing the story of Richard Allen and how his whole life unfolded and how we became the African Methodist Episcopal Church. But coming to this ...