Bethel AME – Baltimore

Reid Elected AME Bishop

The Rev. Dr. Frank Madison Reid III was elected as a bishop in the AME Church on July 11 during the denomination’s 50th General Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Reid served eight years as pastor of Ward AME Church in Los Angeles. Also, Attorney Patricia Mayberry of Carson was reelected to the AME Judicial Council. During an interview with the Sentinel last month, Reid said he wanted to bring visionary leadership to the AME Church. “In 2016, African American people in this country and Black people all over the globe need to move into a new direction and the Black church has

Reid Ready to Lead as AME Bishop

The Rev. Dr. Frank Madison Reid III stopped in Los Angeles on June 12 to campaign for bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. AMEs from all over the world will meet in Philadelphia, PA in July for the 50th Session of the General Conference. Six people will be elected to serve at the episcopal level and Reid hopes to be one of them. A familiar and popular figure to many in the area, Reid was the pastor of Ward AME Church in Los Angeles from 1980 to 1988. For the past 28 years, he has served as the spiritual