Growing The Church During A Pandemic
Growing The Church During A Pandemic Rev. Leon C. Moore, Jr., General Secretary of Evangelism and Missions Although the doors for many churches have been closed since mid-March 2020, we have a unique opportunity as pastors and laity to look at innovative ways to grow the local church. Doing things right the first…
Bereavement Notice: Rev. Lawrence P. Lakey, Former Judicial Council Justice
Dear CME Family, The Reverend Lawrence Patrick Lakey, former Judicial Council Justice, passed on Monday, July 20, 2020. Rev. Lakey, who had served in the Ninth Episcopal District most of his itinerant ministry (in the Alaska-Pacific, Oklahoma, and Northern California Regions as pastor and presiding elder), retired in recent years near Houston in Pearland, Texas. He became…
“The Church Reopening” Webinar on Saturday, 6/13
Join Us For This Special Webinar The Church Reopening: Health, Legal and Safety Implications…And More Saturday, June 13, 1 PM EST ~ The Webinar will be Recorded View on Facebook Live – The Official CME Page www.facebook.com/thecmechurch Join by Zoom Password: CME1870 Webinar ID: 991 2573 8964 Dial in by telephone: (for higher quality, dial…
FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT Service for Bishop Ronald M. Cunningham
The funeral service for Bishop Ronald M. Cunningham, the 53rd Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, will be on Friday, June 12, 2020, at 11:00 A.M. at the Cedar Crest Cathedral CME Church, 1616 E. Illinois Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75216. Bishop Cunningham died Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Because of coronavirus related…
Statement of the College of Bishops: Protests Over Murder of George Floyd
For Immediate Release Statement of the College of Bishops Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Protests over Murder of George Floyd “I have seen the affliction of my people; and I have heard their cries.” The bishops of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church feel the anger and outrage felt by all who saw that white policeman holding…
Updated: OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Unity Summit 2020 Rescheduled General Connectional Board to Be Held Virtually
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). Also, this…
Make “Opening Up” a Loving and Caring Decision By Senior Bishop Lawrence Reddick
Dear CME Family, It is not President Trump’s job to tell God’s churches when or how or why to worship. That is not any President’s or secular leader’s job. We agree with President Trump that worship is essential, and we urge him and all who lead us in the secular domain and in God’s…
A Message About Re-Opening CME Church Buildings From The College of Bishops
Dear CME Family, Our prayer is that you are weathering the challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic, sustained by faith and surrounded by God’s love and mercy! To those who have experienced the virus up close, as a patient or a family member, and to those who have lost loved ones, we offer special prayers. We…
Tornado Relief
May 1, 2020 TO: Members of the C.M.E. Church FROM: The Emergency Relief Committee SUBJECT: Tornado Relief As you are aware about two weeks ago several tornados touched down and left its damages in the states of Mississippi and Alabama as it moved eastward. Having heard from the Bishops in those areas, many CMEs, particularly…
- « Previous
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Next »