Bishop Frank Madison Reid III

AMEs Issue Statement on Black Clergy and President Trump Meeting

Bishop Frank Madison Reid III and Mrs. Jacquelyn Dupont-WalkerAugust 5, 2018

Editor’s note: President Donald Trump met with African American pastors at the White House on Aug. 1, and many of the attendees applauded his administration. Pastor Darryl Scott of Ohio referred to Trump as the “the most pro-black President that we’ve had in our lifetime,” according to the White House transcript of the meeting. The following editorial is a response to the gathering. There is great alarm about the recent meeting held with some “Black Church Leaders” and Mr. Donald Trump. These concerns are rooted and grounded in the Presidents ongoing remarks and policies that are anti-African/Caribbean nations, anti-justice for

Religion

AME Church Responds to Trump’s Racist Rhetoric

Sentinel News ServiceJanuary 17, 2018

In a scathing rebuke of recent racist comments reportedly stated by President Donald Trump, the AME Church Council of Bishops issued the following statement signed by Bishop Clement W. Fugh, president; Bishop Vashti M. McKenzie, president of the General Board; Bishop Frank M. Reid III, chair of the Commission on Social Action; and Senior Bishop McKinley Young. “The AME Church has consistently opposed the racist rhetoric and social policies of the Trump Administration. We have issued formal statements, published editorials, encouraged our members to engage with ecumenical partners, and visit public officials to advocate for all of God’s people. “When the

Religion

Ward AME Pastors Share Legacy of Outreach

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorDecember 22, 2016

When Bishop Frank Madison Reid III preaches at on December 25, at 10 a.m., on Christmas Day at Ward AME Church, he will join both his predecessor and his successor in saluting the congregation’s long history of outreach to the community. Prior to Reid’s appointment in 1980, the Rev. C. Garnett Henning, now a retired AME bishop, served eight years as pastor where he established several ministries to help others including the Ward Area Redevelopment Department, Inc. (W.A.R.D.), an umbrella corporation for many programs, including the William Grant Still Community Music School. Under the current leadership of Pastor John E.

Religion

Reid Returns to Ward AME for Christmas

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorDecember 14, 2016

Bishop Frank Madison Reid III will preach at the Christmas Day Worship on December 25, at 10 a.m., at Ward AME Church, 1177 W. 25th Street in Los Angeles. A familiar and popular figure to many in the area, Reid was the pastor of Ward AME Church in Los Angeles for eight years in the 1980s. He served 28 years as the spiritual leader of Bethel AME in Baltimore, MD, prior to his election as bishop in July 2016. According to Pastor John E. Cager III, Reid’s return to Ward will allow the new bishop to witness the continuance of