As we begin a new year, we cannot help but reflect on the large divide within our society — the political, ideological, and cultural chasms. This divide, combined with a pandemic, limits our ability to relate to different perspectives. I would suggest that the underlying issue at the heart of our stress is that we, […]
Former United Methodist Church Council of Bishops President retired Bishop Woodie W. White was recently honored by the state of Georgia with the Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Civil Rights Award. The award was given during the State of Georgia’s 37th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration of Service. The Rev. Lowery Civil […]
By Jim Patterson Jan. 4, 2022 | UM News Students work in the chemistry laboratory at Wiley College, in Marshall, Texas, one of the 11 historically Black colleges and universities related to The United Methodist Church. The African American Methodist Heritage Center, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2021, preserves the history of Black Methodists. […]
Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. is pleased to announce its “2021 Ebony Bishops Preaching Series.” Through this series, Asbury offers its national and historic pulpit to the Ebony Bishops of the United Methodist Church to bring prophetic words on the issues of the day, share messages of hope during this critical period in […]
Madison, NJ- Dr. Ashley Boggan Dreff, cradle United Methodist, professor and author of Entangled: A History of American Methodism, Politics, and Sexuality and #Nevertheless: American Methodists and Women’s Rights, has been elected as General Secretary of the General Commission on Archives and History (GCAH). Her nomination from the search committee was voted and approved at a special meeting […]
There were almost no women of color to represent their voices in religious higher education. Dr. Angella P. Current-Felder, then the executive director of the Office of Loans and Scholarships at the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM), remembers a common excuse for why seminaries and universities did not have any women of […]
Dr. Haynes is an humble man of great influence, a man who knows his way around Washington, DC like most of us know our way around town, and is a highly accomplished leader in higher education. He has been awarded 14 honorary degrees and walked with kings, high-ranking officials, and presidents but never lost the […]
Annual Report ofThe African American Methodist Heritage Centerto The 53rd Annual Meeting ofBlack Methodists for Church Renewal – March 2020 “The Lord is intimately acquainted with the lives of the blameless; their heritage will last forever.”Psalms 37:18
LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP & LIFE Their work is a calling, a sacred privilege, and the United Methodist-related Historically Black Colleges and Universities they have been a part of are better because of their commitment and service.
The goal of the African American Methodist Heritage Center is to provide research, preserve artifacts and other memorabilia and to protect and promote the rich history of African American people in Methodism.