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BACKGROUND. The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church is a predominantly African American Methodist denomination based in the United States. The AME Church originated as a protest against the racial discrmination experienced by people of African descent at white Methodist congregations, such as the St.

The AME Church was created and organized by people of African descent (most descended from enslaved Africans taken to the Americas) as a response to being officially discriminated against by white congregants in the Methodist church.

The Sacrament of Holy Baptism is one of the Sacraments practiced by the African Methodist Episcopal Church. It is not only a sign of profession and mark of difference whereby Christians are distinguished from others who are not baptized, but it is also a sign of regeneration or the new birth.

The Mission of the African Methodist Episcopal Church is to minister to the social, spiritual, physical development of all people.

Unlike the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Protestant Church rejected the use of bishops. In the MEC, the bishops had the power to appoint pastors to local churches.

During the baptismal rite the members of the congregation promise to do all they can to support the candidates for baptism in their life in Christ. They join with the candidates by renewing the baptismal covenant. The water of baptism may be administered by immersion or affusin (pouring) (BCP, p. 307).

The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church) is a Christian denomination founded by Bishop Richard Allen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1816. Recent estimates of membership figures in the United States range from 2.5 million to more than 3 million.

AME Church Beliefs The AME church wishes to cater to the social, physical, and spiritual needs of people and has the following beliefs: The church believes in the Holy Trinity, with Jesus seen as the Son of God born to redeem man of sin. The Holy Ghost is one substance with the Father and the Son.

BACKGROUND. The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church is a predominantly African American Methodist denomination based in the United States. The AME Church originated as a protest against the racial discrmination experienced by people of African descent at white Methodist congregations, such as the St.

The AME Church was created and organized by people of African descent (most descended from enslaved Africans taken to the Americas) as a response to being officially discriminated against by white congregants in the Methodist church.

The Sacrament of Holy Baptism is one of the Sacraments practiced by the African Methodist Episcopal Church. It is not only a sign of profession and mark of difference whereby Christians are distinguished from others who are not baptized, but it is also a sign of regeneration or the new birth.

The Mission of the African Methodist Episcopal Church is to minister to the social, spiritual, physical development of all people.

Unlike the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Protestant Church rejected the use of bishops. In the MEC, the bishops had the power to appoint pastors to local churches.

During the baptismal rite the members of the congregation promise to do all they can to support the candidates for baptism in their life in Christ. They join with the candidates by renewing the baptismal covenant. The water of baptism may be administered by immersion or affusin (pouring) (BCP, p. 307).

The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church) is a Christian denomination founded by Bishop Richard Allen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1816. Recent estimates of membership figures in the United States range from 2.5 million to more than 3 million.

AME Church Beliefs The AME church wishes to cater to the social, physical, and spiritual needs of people and has the following beliefs: The church believes in the Holy Trinity, with Jesus seen as the Son of God born to redeem man of sin. The Holy Ghost is one substance with the Father and the Son.

The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church) is a Christian denomination founded by Bishop Richard Allen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1816. Recent estimates of membership figures in the United States range from 2.5 million to more than 3 million.

AME Church Beliefs The AME church wishes to cater to the social, physical, and spiritual needs of people and has the following beliefs: The church believes in the Holy Trinity, with Jesus seen as the Son of God born to redeem man of sin. The Holy Ghost is one substance with the Father and the Son.