Hood Theological Seminary announces its newest degree, the Master of Arts in Christian Ministry (MACM). The Master of Arts in Christian Ministry degree program is designed for students preparing for ministry in Christian denominations that do not require the Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree for ordination. With this degree, students acquire a basic knowledge of…
Historically, The A.M.E. Zion Church has mobilized impactful movements fostering equity and initiating change. Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Sojourner Truth worshipped at ‘The Freedom Church.’ Improving the posture of our people passionately drove these dedicated abolitionists to tirelessly toil, to teach, and to tell, overturning tides of inequality. Racial inequality (imbalances in the distribution…
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly” – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Since our founding, The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church has stood on the right side of…
The Washington District of the Philadelphia and Baltimore Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Episcopal District held its First Quarterly Mass Meeting of the Conference Year on August 24, 2024. The host church was Lomax A.M.E. Zion Church in Arlington, Virginia, where the Rev. Dr. Adrian V. Nelson II is the pastor. The meeting opened with greetings…
VOTER REGISTRATION TIPS: Check your registration status, especially if you have recently moved. Check the location of your voting site. Early voting sites may be different from voting sites on election day. Visit vote.gov or other websites to begin the voter registration process. Select your state or territory. Depending on its rules, you will find…
Health & Wellness Editor’s Homegoing Tribute to loving mother, a “Daughter of Zion” Ruth Ellen Carrow Grimes was born on March 13th, 1940, in Kinston, North Carolina, to the Rev. Eli Edward Carrow and Addie Mae Brewer. At the tender age of 5 years, Ruth displayed resilience and strength when stricken by Polio. She was…
Persons interested in in being considered for the following offices are to submit this form https://forms.gle/9L79sokEd8e3AFE1A and resume appertaining to that office, and emailed to The Rev. Dorothy A. Patterson, Nominating Committee Chairman at kleinz1@aol.com. The deadline for submissions has been extended to October 5, 2024, to assure all of Zion has had ample opportunity…
It is important when studying Black History, that we are cognizant of the fact that the history of people of African descent did not begin with slavery, and most definitely did not begin in America. Africans had already crossed the Atlantic and arrived in future America at least two hundred years before Christopher Columbus, and they…
Salisbury, NC | Livingstone College in Salisbury, NC, has recently received an additional $1.2 million in grants and donations from various sources, fortifying its commitment to enhancing student services and campus facilities. The college received a significant anonymous $8 million donation last month and has since secured various grants and donations to bolster its infrastructure…
On July 27, 2024, Rev. Dr. Melanie Rogers Miller became the 110th Bishop in the line of succession and will serve as the Presiding Prelate of the Western Episcopal District which includes the Alaska, California, Colorado, Oregon-Washington, and the Southwest Rocky Mountain conferences. I asked Bishop to talk about her historic appointment. Here is what…
SALISBURY, NC | Livingstone College’s George E. Battle School of Business is proud to announce that it will host the 2024 ICRABIF International Business Conference on September 27-28 at its Event Center on the campus. In collaboration with fellow HBCU Howard University and two Indian institutions, Brainware University and Invertis University, this conference marks…
“A voice cries out: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.’” (Isaiah 40:3 NRSVUE) It was the late, renowned, and distinguished lawyer, diplomat, and Executive Secretary of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) James Weldon Johnson, and his…
We are excited to announce that The WACH Institute has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the South Carolina Center for Rural and Primary Healthcare, a center of excellence at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine to support our ongoing commitment to mental health promotion and holistic wellness on campus. This grant will…
Livingstone College celebrated its Presidential Scholars and International students with two welcome receptions hosted by senior leadership. Students, honors advisors, and administration gathered in the college’s Event Center to recognize students with a record of academic achievement and welcome international learners to Blue Bear Country. Honors Program director Dr. Da’Tarvia Parrish greeted students reiterating the…
As The A.M.E. Zion Bishop-in-Residence, he will teach, preach, advocate for the Seminary, and work with students as required. Bishop Frencher is the 101st Bishop in Succession of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and was elected at the 49th Quadrennial Session of the General Conference of The A.M.E. Zion Church in July 2012. He is…
Salisbury, NC | Livingstone College will hold its Fall Convocation on Thursday, September 19, at 3:00 pm in Varick Auditorium. The ceremony will feature Reverend Dr. Malcolm Byrd, Pastor of Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Harlem, New York, who will deliver the keynote address and install new members to the Student Government Association…
There is a saying that you should not judge someone until you walk a mile in their shoes. Every person has a story, and so do the shoes they wear. If you’ve seen me at any Zion gathering, then you know that I will chase somebody down to take a picture of their shoes. Yes….
October 2024, New York, NY… We all have a favorite month or season of the year. What’s yours? Mine is June. I like June because it is the beginning of summer and my birth month. I also like September because it still has remnants of summer-like warmth. I am not, however, a huge fan of…
Tens of thousands of visitors come to London annually to see the historical precision-driven ‘Changing of the Guard’ ceremonies. This ceremony first began during the reign of King Henry VII (1485-1509) and marks the moment when the soldiers currently on duty, the Old Guard, exchanged places with the New Guard. It currently occurs at three…
The 115th session of the Michigan Annual Conference convened at the Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel at Keystone Crossing Airport from June 21 – 24, 2024. Bishop Michael A. Frencher, Sr. presided, and Bishops George W.C. Walker, Jr. (retired) and Bishop Eric Leake assisted. The conference also welcomed Mrs. Gelenia A. Frencher and Mrs. Geraldine J. Walker, (retired)…
