Selma's historic civil rights landmark joins four other Black churches receiving funds from the African American Cultural ...

Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church has stood at 6th and Lombard Streets for more than 230 years.It is the oldest parcel of land continuously owned by African Americans in the United ...

The event focused on remembering Dr. King's enduring message, with voices from across New Orleans uniting not only to ...

Nearly 2,500 participants—most of them children and youth, alongside families and adults of all ages—convened in Baltimore Dec. 26–30, 2025 for Elevate 2025: Flourish and Thrive, the African Methodist ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Celebrating Kwanzaa this week, Philadelphians gathered to share traditions of the holiday. Held at Mother Bethel AME Church, their vendor village gave community ...

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Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Tallahassee is celebrating 160 years of service to its community. Through its Community Development Corporation, Bethel builds homes for low-income ...

Bishop Reginald T. Jackson of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, a revered clergyman and civil rights leader who opposed racial profiling, under-funding of urban schools and other injustices in ...

CLINTON, Iowa — After years of damage, delays and unfulfilled repair plans, Clinton’s historic Bethel church is set to be demolished — and a group of residents are now working to save what they can.

St. James AME Church isn’t the biggest church in Denton, but after 150 years of worship and ministry, its footprint is deep. The oldest Black church in Denton has birthed and formed at least seven ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church of Kingston has received a $15,000 Sacred Sites Grant to be put towards architectural work for roof replacement, according to an ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Old Quinn Chapel AME Church on West Chestnut Street has sat boarded up for years. In Belma Lunderman McClaskey's time spent at the building, it was alive as ever. "At that time, ...