Hood Theological Seminary held its Fall 2024 Opening Convocation on Friday, September 13, 2024. Rev. Dr. Laticia Hill Godette, Esq., Hood alum MDiv’14, was the speaker at this event. Dr. Laticia Hill Godette is the Presiding Elder of the Wadesboro-Monroe District of the Piedmont Episcopal Area of The A.M.E. Zion Church. Rev. Dr. Laticia Hill…
Women leaders of the Livingstone College Honors Program attended the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Regional Conference September 27-29 in Richmond, Virginia, and were welcomed with open arms by Hood Temple A.M.E. Zion Church. Under the leadership of Livingstone College alumnus Rev. Dr. Lorenza Meekins, college freshmen Leah Alford, Brihanna Epting, TyAnna Robinson, Genice…
With many conversations around Project 2025, community members gathered at Livingstone College on Monday, September 30th at 6:00 p.m. in Tubman Theatre with a program hosted by the Honors Program of Livingstone College and Interfaith America Ambassadors with sponsorship by Gethsemane Baptist Church and Salisbury’s Divine Nine. Livingstone freshman honors student Sabrena Hogan welcomed guests,…
This year the Hood Theological Seminary 1885 Society Dinner will take place on November 21, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. on the campus of Hood Theological Seminary, Aymer Center, 1810 Lutheran Synod Drive, Salisbury, NC 28144. This is a ticketed event, which will be an additional way to raise funds to support Student Scholarships. The 1885…
Clinton College recently celebrated the grand opening of the new Margaret Neely Bookstore, a significant milestone in the institution’s ongoing efforts to enrich student life. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by college officials, students, faculty, and local community leaders, all gathered to honor a woman whose legacy continues to inspire future generations of Clinton students….
Greetings, Family, First, let me start by saying a heartfelt THANK YOU! For the past three years, I’ve had the distinct honor of serving as your Chief Communications Officer, and I am deeply grateful to have been re-elected for the next four years. Your unwavering trust in my vision for this department has…
With the election of a new president of the United States just days away, there has been a great deal of focus on the state of the economy. With inflated prices being a major concern, many are asking which candidate is best qualified to manage this important issue. On September 11, updated economic data revealed…
Livingstone College has welcomed a record number of international students as members of the 2028 cohort of learners, and the burst has warranted the Sensational Salisbury District of the Western North Carolina Conference to reaffirm its commitment to global mission efforts. Ardis Chapel, Cedar Grove, Marable Memorial, Moore’s Chapel, New Hope, Soldiers Memorial, and Southern…
In the March edition of the Star of Zion, I had the opportunity to share the relationship journeys of two couples in the article “Relationship Goals.” One of those couples, Presiding Elder Vincent Jones and Dr. Montina Jones (Newport News District, Virginia Conference), recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 6, 2024. I had…
As promised in an article in last October’s issue entitled “The 48-Hour Film Project” (page 20), we are not going to leave you hanging. Here is the follow-up to the article about A.M.E. Zion filmmakers Marvin Askew II and his wife, Johnette Warren-Askew, from St. Paul’s in Buffalo, NY, and their film Line of Sight. …
On September 19, 2024, the Pentecostal Credit Union (PCU) became the Pentecostal Community Bank at an elegant function held at the Royal Society, Central London, England. In the presence of 120 leading Church personalities from right across the Black Church denominational spectrum, stories were told of its humble beginnings and the struggles the late Rev….
African-American vernacular English renders the word, awake’ as ‘woke.’ This term ‘woke’ has been interpreted within America as a call for Americans of all races to be “aware of and be actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice),” The 45 million people of the Caribbean are looking forward…
The Messinger-Williams Community Education Initiative is an extension of the Hood Theological Seminary’s Messinger and Williams Family Chair in Theology and Ethics. Courses are offered at various times throughout the year. Course topics vary but will consistently deal with issues of faith, ethics, and community. The courses are free and open to the public. The…
Black History Month is always a good time to develop a greater appreciation for the African contribution to world culture and civilization. It offers an excellent opportunity to relish and glorify the accomplishments of our ancestors, but time should definitely be set aside to make a careful assessment of the status of our youth. After…
Every October, we celebrate Health Literacy Month — a time to recognize the importance of making health information easy to understand and the health care system easier to navigate. A team of experts recently split the definition into two parts: Personal health literacy: The degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use…
The Baltimore District Women’s Home and Overseas Missionary Society held its first Mass meeting of the new conference year on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at Patterson Asbury A.M.E. Zion Church in Baltimore, Maryland, where the Rev. Beverly Jones serves as its Pastor and the Rev. Dr. Evalina Huggins, Presiding Elder. Under the stellar leadership of…
Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit…
The International Center of Faith, Science, and History (ICFSH) at Hood Theological Seminary will host its Fall 2024 Conference, “Soil and Souls in Dialogue,” on Friday, October 11, 2024, from 9:00am-1:00pm ET. This event will be virtual and streamed on Facebook Live through Zoom. For more information and to register, please go here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1009434725437?aff=oddtdtcreator…
Mabry Lyles, Who is he? Well, we are going to tell the story of Mabry Lyles and his legacy as it travels down through generations until it reaches one who is with us today, Dr. Vera Jeter-Jones, Mabry’s only surviving grandchild, who is one of Zion’s most Christian and Knowledgeable women in Zion. I will…
Two churches, one in the United States of America and the other in the Caribbean collaborated to assist students in need in Barbados. The Restoration African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Windsor Mill, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, and the Hoggard African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Tyrol Cot, Codrington Hill, St. Michael, Barbados, joined forces to address deprivation…
