motto, and since that time Bishop Payne’s original formulation of the motto appeared on all denominational documents and published materials.Īt the 2008 General Conference in St. The centennial General Conference of 1916 meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, however, made no reference to new the A.M.E. The 1912 General Conference convening in Kansas City, Missouri retained the altered statement of A.M.E. Hence, the 1908 General Conference meeting in Norfolk, Virginia placed on the published minutes, God Our Father, Christ Our Redeemer, the Holy Ghost Our Comforter, Man Our Brother. Church, convinced African Methodists to alter the motto. faith identity became the denominational motto until 1908, when a surge of pentecostalism in 1906 in Los Angeles at the Azusa Street mission, the former site of First A.M.E. Payne proposed to the 1856 General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church convening in Cincinnati, Ohio that the episcopal seal should include the denominational creedal statement, God Our Father, Christ Our Redeemer, Man Our Brother. “God Our Father, Christ Our Redeemer, the Holy Spirit Our Comforter, Humankind Our Family.”īishop Daniel A. In order to meet the needs of every level of the Connection and in every local church, the AME Church shall implement strategies to train all members in: (1) Christian discipleship, (2) Christian leadership, (3) current teaching methods and materials, (4) the history and significance of the AME Church, (5) God’s biblical principles, and (6) social development to which all should be applied to daily living. THE PURPOSESġ make available God’s biblical principles,ģ provide continuing programs which will enhance the entire social development of all people. It is also the duty of Church to continue to encourage all members to become involved in all aspects of church training.
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VISION STATEMENTĪt every level of the Connection and in every local church, the AME Church shall engage in carrying out the spirit of the original Free African Society, out of which the AME Church evolved: that is, to seek out and save the lost, and to serve the needy. The Mission of the AME Church is to minister to the social, spiritual, and physical development of all people. The chief executive and administrative officers of the African Methodist Episcopal denomination are the Bishops of the church. It means that the church is governed by bishops. Methodism provides an orderly system of rules and regulations and places emphasis on a plain and simple gospel.Įpiscopal refers to the form of government under which the church operates. The church’s roots are of the family of Methodist churches.
It does not mean that the church was founded in Africa, or that it was for persons of African descent only. The word African means that the church was organized by people of African descent and heritage.
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