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» African Methodist Episcopal Church    Official AME church website. History, structure, worldwide outreach, announcements of events, and other news and information.    http://www.ame-church.com/

» A History of the African Methodist Episcopal Church    1922 work by C.S. Smith, meant to supplement Daniel Alexander Payne's book of the same title. Smith's book picks up the story in 1856.    http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/cssmith/menu.html

» A.M.E. Today    A contemporary look at the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church, the largest of the historically African American Methodist denominations in the United States.    http://www.ame-today.com/

» AME Church South Africa    Information and links supporting an African voice and leadership in the local jurisdiction.    http://www.angelfire.com/wa/CLIVE/index.html

» African Methodism in the South, or, Twenty-Five Years of Freedom    History of the African Methodist Episcopal Church following Emancipation, by W.J. Gaines, a bishop from Georgia.    http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/gaineswj/menu.html

» African Methodist Episcopal Church    Overview of the denomination's origins and organization.    http://www.faithstreams.com/ME2/Sites/Load.asp?SiteID=11233960E8644B68ADABF2501954B978

» African Methodist Episcopal Church, 17th District    Represents Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Overview, districts, bishops, officers and directory.    http://www.amec3000.org/17th_District

» An Apology for African Methodism    1867 book by Benjamin J. Tanner defends the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Also has history of conferences and districts, profiles of local ministers, information on influential women.    http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/tanner/menu.html

» CONN-M-SWAWO, Plus P.K.'s    A support ministry that seeks to encourage and empower clergy families. Events, greetings, membership, P.K. scholarships and overview.    http://www.amemswwpk.org

» Centennial Encyclopaedia of the African Methodist Episcopal Church    Compiled by Bishop Richard R. Wright, Jr. Reference work published in 1916.    http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/wright/menu.html

» Cyclopaedia of African Methodism    An encyclopedia of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, published in 1882. By Bishop A.W. Wayman.    http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/waymancyc/menu.html

» Debutante-Masters Commission    Offers youth and young adults a year long curriculum on the Bible and life skills.    http://www.ourchurch.com/member/d/dmc

» Grow, Glow, and Go for Christ    Young people and children's division of the AME church. Includes overview, calendar, photos, district events, locator and president.    http://www.ameypd.com/

» History of the African Methodist Episcopal Church    Lengthy book by Daniel Alexander Payne, bishop, president of Wilberforce. Includes portraits of some early A.M.E. bishops.    http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/payne/menu.html

» Lawton District    A part of the Oklahoma Annual Conference, in the 12th Episcopal District. An explanation of where they fit in the structure of the A.M.E. Church, church directory, events calendar, quarterly newsletter, links.    http://www.camelotcastle.org/

» Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church    Substantial historical article on the founding of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and its "mother church" in Philadelphia.    http://www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_bethel.htm

» Recollections of Seventy Years    The autobiography of Daniel Alexander Payne.    http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/payne70/menu.html

» Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History    Book by Bishop James A. Handy of Baltimore, published in 1902. Looks at the A.M.E. Church's early days in Philadelphia, New York, and Baltimore, as well as its early conferences.    http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/handy/menu.html

» Small and Rural Churches United    Offers support and grant information to small and rural churches of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Small urban churches also encouraged.    http://ourchurch.com/member/s/sarcu

» The Commitments    A ministry for married couples, dating couples, and desiring singles. It offers group and individual counseling sessions, as well as on-line prayer, bible study and devotion.    http://www.thecommitments.org

» The Doctrines and Discipline of the African Methodist Episcopal Church    Full text online of the first edition, published 1817.    http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/ame/menu.html

» The Genius and Theory of Methodist Polity, or, The Machinery of Methodism    Book in question-and-answer format, on the structure and history of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Was published in 1885.    http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/turnerpolity/menu.html

» The Sons of Allen    Biographical profiles of more than one hundred prominent members of the A.M.E. Church, along with a brief history of Wilberforce University. Book published in 1906.    http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/talbert/menu.html