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

Looking ahead, Bethel carries a bold vision to develop its property at Camp Richardson on Lake Campbell into affordable housing.

The effects of a deepening pension scandal that has rocked the nation’s oldest Black church group are still being assessed by local church officials, though they’re hopeful that a federal ...

At least three lawsuits have been filed against the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, claiming that it mishandled its retirement fund, leading to a $90 million loss. The suit adds that church ...

(RNS) — The Rev. Jimmy Thorn was counting on a retirement spent enjoying time with and providing support for the next generations of his family. But Thorn, 79, one of some 4,500 clergy and staffers ...

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 ...

(RNS) — When the Rev. Carieta Cain-Grizzell reached age 75, she had expected to retire after a lifetime as an African Methodist Episcopal Church member who became a pastor of several of its churches.

Retired AME Church ministers sue denomination over missing pension funds AME Church defends it's not at fault, and sues former retirement services director over "sophisticated scheme" A convoluted, ...

Mass killer Dylann Roof says he is being targeted for abuse and denied his constitutional rights in federal prison as he appeals his death sentence for killing nine black worshipers at Charleston’s ...

The church associated with the Underground Railroad was sold to Cape May after it burned in 2018. It’s now the home of East Lynne Theater Company. The Allen AME Church in Cape May, damaged by fire in ...

Smith Chapel AME Church choir from Oak Cliff will sing the national anthem at the 2026 Cotton Bowl before Ohio State faces ...