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

Bishop George Edward Battle Jr , the former head of The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, known for his championing of ...

A construction job inside a historic African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church at the Jersey Shore led to a discovery 134 years in the making. In August 2024, Kyle Carter, a contractor, was working ...

preserving and presenting the African American history of Cape May. “We know that Rev. Dr. Newton spent time at the Allen AME Church of Cape May, but we don’t know much about that time.

Slade and Patricia Solomon are compiling the vast history of the church. “We had a huge part in the underground railroad,” Slade said. “Harriett Tubman, she belonged to the AME Zion Church.” ...

Honoring Bloody Sunday's 60th anniversary, the Brown Chapel AME Church and Action Fund will host a celebration and call to action in Selma.

BETHEL AME WILL CELEBRATE ITS 240TH ANNIVERSARY ... Clayborn, Ph.D., senior pastor of Bethel A.M.E. Church in Baltimore.The church's history traces back to 1785 with its founder, a young Black ...