A former bishop and president of The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church has pleaded guilty to defrauding several ...

Service during the African Methodist Episcopal Church quadrennial General Conference on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (Video screen grab) The Rev. Brian A. Blackwell.

The AME Church sued Harris after an independent investigation claimed that he and others embezzled money from the retirement accounts. Cain-Grizzell, who retired in September 2021, said she recalled ...

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 African Methodist Episcopal Church announced a settlement agreement with a number of its clergy who had sued the denomination, accusing it of mishandling their retirement funds. The settlement, ...