Bishop Gregory Ingram, presiding prelate of the First Episcopal District, AME Church, and the Rev. Mark Tyler, pastor of Mother Bethel AME Church, at a mural dedication in West Philadelphia on Monday. (Philadelphia Tribune Photo /Robert Mendelsohn) The First Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church unveiled “The Legacy of Bishop Richard Allen and […]
Category: AME 50th
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Richard Allen Statue to Stand Tall, Honor AME Church’s Founder



The Rev. Mark Tyler is pastor of Mother Bethel AME Church, where a statue of founder Richard Allen will stand. — (Philadelphia Tribune File photo) The man with whom an African-American South Carolina college and a Philadelphia school is named after, as well as a city housing complex and a stamp that was issued in […]
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A.M.E. Church Lives On
Mother Bethel Church today at Sixth and Lombard streets in South Philadelphia. The church is the oldest independent Protestant denomination founded by Black people in the world. —(Photo / Visit Philadelphia) The African Methodist Episcopal Church will celebrate 200 years of existence at its 50th quadrennial session July 6 to July 13. Organizers are expecting […]
Posted inAME 50th, National News
AME Church Celebrates Bicentennial at 50th Quadrennial Conference in Philadelphia
Two centuries ago, former Delaware slave Richard Allen and other Black worshippers formed the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, fleeing discrimination in the segregated Methodist Church. Today, the AME Church has membership in 20 Episcopal Districts in 39 countries on five continents. And, from July 6-13, thousands of those AME congregants will return to the […]
Posted inAME 50th, Prince George's County News
Local Bishop Candidate – Rev. Dr. Harry L. Seawright
The Rev. Dr. Harry L. Seawright is the pastor of Union Bethel AME Church in Prince George’s County. (AFRO File Photo) The Rev. Harry L. Seawright, a Prince George’s County minister, is seeking to become a bishop in the AME Church at its 50th Quadrennial Session. The AME denomination is meeting in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center from […]
Posted inAME 50th, Baltimore News
Local Bishop Candidate – Rev. Dr. Frank Reid
Rev. Dr. Frank Madison Reid, III is a candidate for Bishop at this year’s 50th Quadrennial Session of the General Conference and Bicentennial of the A.M.E. Church. (Bethel A.M.E. Church) The Rev. Frank M. Reid III, one who has used his religious clout to climb the ranks of popularity among Baltimore City’s Black church community, […]
