Richard Allen, born into slavery near Smyrna, rose to found the AME Church and promote rights for African Americans.

Bishop George Edward Battle, Jr, former head of the A.M.E. Zion Church and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education member, ...

Having served as an active Bishop for 29 years, Bishop George Edward Battle Jr. will take his place in history as one of our ...

The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church mourns the passing of former Senior Bishop, George Edward Battle Jr., a dedicated ...

The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund is awarding $8.5 million in grants to 30 historically Black Churches as a part of its third annual ...

Bishop George Edward Battle, Jr., who was the head of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and a former ...

The Washington Informer celebrates 60 years of service and the 198-year legacy of the Black Press. Journalists gather to honor these pillars of Black media.

Black perspectives are essential in understanding religious freedom in the context of state-sanctioned racism and ...

African Methodist Episcopal Church pastors challenging steep retirement plan losses announced a $40 million class settlement with third-party plan administrator Newport Group Inc., following a $20 ...

Funeral services for late NAACP New York State Conference President Hazel Dukes are being held at Mother A.M.E. Zion Church ...

PALESTINE, Texas (KLTV) - For the first time in over a decade, restoration of Mount Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church is now underway. Inside of a historic piece of African American history, ...

Clergy and church employees of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Nashville, Tenn., have secured a $40 million ...