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Clergy awarded $60M in preliminary settlement with AME Church Retirement Services.
A settlement agreement between the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church pastors and the AME Retirement Services and denominational leadership has been preliminarily approved by a federal judge in Tennessee.
Bigamist ‘pastor,’ Bethlehem Seminary, AME pension fund lawsuit, Kanakuk ‘self-dealing,’ and Central Seminary president resigns
Bigamist ‘pastor,’ Bethlehem Seminary, AME pension fund lawsuit, Kanakuk ‘self-dealing,’ and Central Seminary president resigns
Harris, an important figure of the AME Church, died suddenly
The Rev. Jerome V. Harris, a retired general officer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, was at the time of his death involved in a lawsuit with the denomination over allegedly mishandling the church’s retirement ...
Bethlehem Seminary, AME pensions, Kanakuk Kamps, and Central Baptist Seminary
On this date at MinistryWatch: Bethlehem Seminary, AME pensions, Kanakuk Kamps, and Central Baptist Seminary
A group of New York clergy took more than a million dollars from a real estate developer who sought to turn distressed Black churches into lucrative properties, according to settlements with that state’s attorney general.
RNS - Bishop Vashti McKenzie, a recently retired bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, has been named the interim president and general secretary of the National Council of Churches, the ecumenical organization announced Tuesday ...
ECFA Membership Changes, MinistryWatch Database Changes, On This Date in MinistryWatch
Weekly Review: ECFA Membership Changes, MinistryWatch Database Changes, On This Date in MinistryWatch
Retired African Methodist Episcopal Church pastors have filed at least three federal class-action lawsuits alleging the church mishandled tens of millions of dollars in pension funds.
AARP Foundation attorneys will act as co-counsel in a class-action lawsuit alleging the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church mishandled nearly $90 million in retirement funds, the organization said.
One of the nation’s largest Black Protestant denominations has stopped making payments to retired ministers on its pension plan, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
