Bishop Carolyn Tyler Guidry

A Passion for Revealing God’s Accessibility Drives Tyler’s Ministry

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorNovember 28, 2018

First-time pastor aims to provide a relevant and engaging place to meet Christ According to the Rev. Kirkpatrick Tyler, his appointment to St. Mark AME Church is the ideal match for his type of ministry. The first-time pastor, now entering his third year in the position, dreamed of sharing God’s availability with others and believes he can fulfill his vision at St. Mark’s. “God has always placed in my heart a passion for making the Gospel accessible, relevant and engaging as well as providing a place where folks can seek God, meet Christ and not be victimized by ‘church

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Fugh Announces AME SoCal Pastoral Appointments

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorOctober 24, 2018

Amid shouts of praise and repeated applause, Bishop Clement W. Fugh concluded another spirit-filled session of the Southern California Annual Conference (SCC) of the AME Church. During the Closing Worship and Commissioning Service on Oct. 21, hundreds of parishioners filled the ballroom at the LAX Hilton to hear a powerful service by retired Bishop Carolyn Tyler Guidry and the 2018-19 SCC pastoral appointments by Bishop Fugh. As presiding prelate of the 5th Episcopal District, Fugh oversees AME churches in Hawaii and the 14 states west of the Mississippi River. While the majority of SCC pastors were reassigned to their churches,

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USPS issues Bishop Richard Allen stamp

Cora Jackson-Fossett (Religion Editor)February 17, 2016

The U.S. Postal Service dedicated the Richard Allen stamp on February 2, bringing to a close a 12-year campaign to recognize the contributions of a man who helped shape American history. Known by many as the founder and first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Allen was also a successful businessman, civic leader and social activist as well as a preacher. This year is the 200th anniversary of his founding of the AME Church. “Bishop Allen was way ahead of his time. His life is a story of perseverance, commitment and concern for all people. That’s a message that