African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church announces a settlement with retired ministers who sued over withheld pension disbursements following former retirement services executive embezzlement scandal.

Bishop Reginald Jackson, a respected leader of the AME Church, has passed away at 71. He was a champion for social justice and empowerment.

He fought to end racial profiling by police and to boost funding for urban schools as pastor of the St. Matthew AME Church in Orange and president of the Black Ministers Council of New Jersey.

PHILADELPHIA — The African Methodist Episcopal Church, founded by a freed slave who created a new religion rather than endure racism from white worshippers, is marking its bicentennial in its ...

The Rev. Julius H. McAllister Jr., senior pastor of Bethel AME Church in Tallahassee, was confirmed as the 144 th elected bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Monday. The selection was ...

A second lawsuit has been filed against the AME Church, alleging that the worldwide denomination’s retirement fund was mishandled, leading to an alleged loss of $90 million in retirement fund ...

(RNS) Two centuries later, members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church made another pilgrimage to Philadelphia for the denomination’s General Conference. PHILADELPHIA (RNS) Standing outside the ...

Michael Trailer, left, and Renee Matsushima of TeeMart Decorated Apparel display their holiday decorations. A Thanksgiving ...

In 1858 A.W. Wayman, a leader of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, wrote that “if there never had been an AME church in this country, there would have been no place where we could have exercised ...

Six of the Emanuel AME Church murder victims will return to the venerable South Carolina house of worship for their wakes and funeral services. Two of the other black worshippers targeted by a racist ...

7 a.m. update: The shooter who opened fire at the historic Emanuel AME church in Charleston Wednesday night killed six female and three male victims, Charleston Police Chief Gregory Mullen said ...

Site manager Moses Waldman, left, and architect Dennis Devino at the former St. John's AME Church on Pacific Avenue in Jersey City which is undergoing redevelopment. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey ...