The People of the CME Church
Dear CME Family:
The Communication and Information Technology (CIT) Connectional Department is sharing virtual ministry resources for connectional members, local churches, Districts and Episcopal Districts to use through this season of social distancing due to the COVID-19 virus.
View more virtual ministry resources and CIT services and training information here.
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Unity Summit, scheduled to be held in Dallas, Texas, August 31-Sept. 4, 2020, has been rescheduled for the year 2021. The official dates for the Unity Summit 2021, which will convene in Dallas Texas, are August 28-September 3, 2021 (inclusive of the Connectional Lay Institute).
Bishop Sylvester Williams, Sr.,
General Chair, Unity Summit
Bishop Lawrence Reddick,
Senior Bishop
June 2, 2020
CORRECTION ON UNITY SUMMIT 2021 OPENING DATE:
Please note that the “opening date” of the 2021 Unity Summit will be Saturday, August 28th, which is the first day of the Connectional Lay Institute.
#CME150 Sunday Afternoon Conversation Series with Dr. Skip Mason
View the Series of Facebook Live Conversations
CME150 Conversation with the Phillips School of Theology Family
Chaplaincy in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
150 Years of Women in the Ministry
Connectional Youth and Young Adult Ministry
Bishop Marvin Frank Thomas, Sr.
Bishop Sylvester Williams, Sr.
Bishop Kenneth W. Carter, 55th Bishop
Bishop James B. Walker, 56th Bishop
Senior Bishop Lawrence Reddick, 51st Bishop
Bishop Paul A.G. Stewart, Retired 50th Bishop
Bishop Henry M. Williamson, Sr., 52nd Bishop
Bishop Marshall Gilmore, Retired 41st Bishop
Bishop Teresa Jefferson-Snorton, 55th Bishop
Conversations with Families of Late Bishops
Family of the Late Bishop Joseph C. Coles
The Descendants of Bishop Joseph A. Beebe and Bishop Robert S. Williams
Family of the Late Bishop Charles Helton
Family of the Late Senior Bishop Nathaniel Linsey
Fathers Day Conversation with the sons of
- 31st Bishop Norris S. Curry
- 36th Bishop Caesar D. Coleman
- 43rd Bishop Dotsy I. Isom
- 47th Bishop Richard Oliver Bass, Sr.
The Family of Bishop Wallace Edward Lockett, the 57th Bishop
An Evening Conversation with the Families of
The Family of Bishop Joseph A. Johnson, Jr., the 34th Bishop
The Family of Bishop Thomas Lanier Hoyt, Jr., the 48th Bishop
The Family of Bishop William H. Graves, Sr., the 42nd Bishop
CME Connectional Resources
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The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Welcome to the official Web site of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, administered by the Communication & Information Technology (CIT) Connectional Department.
The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Church, familiarly known as the CME Church, has a glorious and rich history! The CME Church was organized December 16, 1870 in Jackson, Tennessee by 41 former slave members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The CME Church is a branch of Wesleyan Methodism founded and organized by John Wesley in England in 1844 and established in America as the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1784.
The CME Church celebrated its 149th anniversary on December 16, 2019.
The CME Church has more than 1.2 million members across the United States, and has missions and sister churches in Haiti, Jamaica and fourteen African nations.
The mission of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church is to be disciples of Jesus the Christ by serving individuals, communities and the world as the representative, loving presence of God and as witnesses to God’s salvation and grace.
The vision of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church is to be a transforming church for Jesus the Christ within a changing world.