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

During the age of "new" imperialism at the turn of the century, several African American religious leaders like those in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church asserted that the major obstacle ...

Having served as an active Bishop for 29 years, Bishop George Edward Battle Jr. will take his place in history as one of our longest-serving active bishops,’ said AME Zion Church’s board of bishops.

click image for close-up Construction of Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, shown in this 1804 engraving, was completed in 1805. It replaced the original structure ...

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

founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Although he at first denied her request, Bishop Allen was so moved by Lee's spontaneous exhortation during a visiting minister's sermon that he ...

former senior bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion ... a prince and a great man in The A.M.E. Zion Church has fallen, but he is now in the presence of his Lord, whom He served with ...

PALESTINE, Texas (KLTV) - For the first time in over a decade, restoration of Mount Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church is now underway. Inside of a historic piece of African American history, ...