Kirkland was elected a bishop in the AME Church in 1996 and was assigned to the 17th Episcopal District encompassing African nations Zaire, Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi and Zimbabwe.

They include the Rev. Erika D. Crawford, pastor of Mount Zion AME Church in Dover, Delaware, who will serve in the 8th Episcopal District, which includes Mississippi and Louisiana; the Rev. Julius ...

Considered the city's oldest Black congregation, Bethel AME now sits in the Middle Hill District of Pittsburgh on Thursday, April 13, 2023. The congregation lost its previous sanctuary when much ...

Bethel AME Church is a historic Black church founded in the early 1800s. The congregation's building was demolished with a lot of nearby neighborhood homes and businesses for development more than ...