We, the Board of Bishops of The A.M.E. Zion Church, acknowledge with great sorrow the passing of our colleague and former Senior Bishop, Bishop George Edward Battle Jr., who passed away on yesterday, ...

Bishop George Edward Battle, Jr., who was head of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church for nine years and a former Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board member, died on Sunday. He was 77. The ...

(RNS) — Among those elected during the meeting was Bishop Melanie Miller, the second and only living woman bishop in the historically Black denomination. (RNS) — The African Methodist Episcopal Zion ...

A former national leader of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to defrauding congregations across California out of millions of dollars. Over four ...

Greater Cooper AME Zion Church stands in Oakland, California on July 16, 2025. (Matt Simons/Courthouse News) OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — After three years of fighting his case in federal court, a former ...

(RNS) — The African Methodist Episcopal Church gathered in Columbus, Ohio, for its quadrennial meeting, consecrated six new bishops on Wednesday (Aug. 28) and voted to continue its ban on same-sex ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Leaders, ministers and members from across the A.M.E. Zion Church gathered for the annual Board of Bishops and International Ministers and Lay Association’s meeting. The ...