(RNS) — The African Methodist Episcopal Church announced a settlement agreement with a number of its clergy who had sued the denomination, accusing it of mishandling their retirement funds. The ...

As the AME Church opened its weeklong quadrennial General Conference on Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio, people like Cain-Grizzell questioned how the fallout from the financial crisis might be ...

Georgia's African Methodist Episcopal Bishop Reginald Jackson was a political force in the state. His successor will arrive before the upcoming election.

Black Churches often skirt between engaging with White politicians while also holding them accountable for their politics ...

Leaders of the AME church voted Wednesday at its 52nd quadrennial conference held in Columbus, Ohio, to strike down a bill that would have ended the AME church’s ban on same-sex marriage.

Despite Bethel AME’s long history as a community pillar, the historic church building has sat empty and unused for nearly 30 ...

Kamala Harris implored congregants of the African Methodist Episcopal Church to help "move our nation forward" the same day its leaders voted to continue a ban on same-sex marriage.

Despite a settlement to compensate some retired ministers, others harmed by pension scandal await a plan for ensuring full retirement payouts.

RELATED: AME Church announces retirement settlement agreement during General Conference Douglass Selby, general counsel of the AME Church, confirmed in an interview with Religion News Service that ...

The settlement, which must still be approved by a judge, came Monday (Aug. 26) as delegates to the AME Church General Conference are meeting in Columbus, Ohio, for their quadrennial meeting that ...

Later on the first day of the general conference, the church’s AME bishops released their quadrennial episcopal address, a summation and commentary on what had occurred within and outside the ...

The African Methodist Episcopal Church announced a settlement agreement with a number of its clergy who had sued the denomination, accusing it of mishandling their retirement funds. The settlement, ...