Isidore E. Sharpe
Professor Kenneth Yelverton
CH 103: African-American Church History
18 January 2018
The Black Methodists and Black Pentecostals
1. What is the name of the first African American founded institution of higher learn in the United States? When was it founded? In 1856, Wilberforce University became the first institution of higher learning for African Americans in the United States. It was founded by Bishop Payne. He also established a course of studies, by which, all African Methodist Episcopal preachers were required to complete. Bishop Payne hoped it would become the norm for African Methodist Episcopal ordinations. The African Methodist Episcopal could use these studies as an acceptable substitute to the seminary education (Lincoln, 1195 Kindle). 2. What is the motto of the A.M.E. church? The African Methodist Episcopal Church operates under the motto, “God Our Father, Christ Our Redeemer, and Man Our Brother.” This motto is in The Book of Discipline, which was established from the original Methodist Episcopal Church. The motto has been the case with each of the major black Methodist bodies (Lincoln, 1217 Kindle).
3. How does the A.M.E. church differ from the A.M.E.Z. church? The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church was the first among all of the Methodist denominations to extend the vote, as well as, to preform clerical ordinations to women. This was even before the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Connectional Council of African Methodist Episcopal Zion, which is administrative arm of the church, meets more often than the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The Connectional
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What are the past and current meaning of C.M.E. church? The church was originally called the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1954, the name was changed to the current name, which is the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. They chose to keep the traditional initials, so they could affirm the understanding of the church as being universal ((Lincoln, 1326