The Black faith community, civil rights and justice advocates and supporters and well-wishers from around the world are mourning the loss of Bishop Reginald Jackson, a respected prelate of the African ...

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.

Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church near 6th and Lombard streets in South Philadelphia, still stands more than two centuries after the property was purchased in 1791. The street in which ...

Drury University is restoring the former Benton Avenue AME Church, now called the Benton Avenue Educational Center. The $3 million project is funded by private donations and public funds, including ...

CHARLESTON — Current and retired African Methodist Episcopal Church employees have found relief more than three years after they learned the organization’s pension manager siphoned tens of millions ...

After the denomination’s embezzlement scandal, a partial settlement returns some lost funds to thousands of ministers and staff. A district court judge granted final approval last week to a partial ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the date of a silent vigil. This story was updated on Aug. 28, 2025, to include details about an upcoming celebration of ministry for the Rev.

A typical Sunday morning service at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lancaster city now looks like this: People take their seats in red-cushioned pews. They sway, stomp, snap and clap to ...

St. Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church is marking 125 years of having a building in Duluth. The congregation came together in the 1800s, but the church itself opened in 1900. It is on the ...

The Rev. Donald L. Bellamy Sr. has been named the new pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, 330 W. Windsor St., Reading. Bellamy’s appointment was made on June 14 by Bishop Samuel ...

The cornerstone for the Bethel AME Church at the corner of Sumter and Taylor Streets in downtown Columbia was laid in 1921. The 2000-seat sanctuary was completed in 1922. The congregation left the ...