Does Biblical Scholarship Destroy Faith
This month in the immediate aftermath of school graduations, I thought that I would put on my professorial hat and be more professor than pastor…
July 2023
AME First Episcopal District Christian Education Youth and Adult Leadership Conference
The African Methodist Episcopal First Episcopal District will be having its Christian Education Youth and Adult Leadership Conference. The conference will be July 17th –…
MANA joined with SC Town of Babylon, Politicians, Community and Business Leaders to host Juneteenth “One Long Island” event.
On June 19, 2023, the Ministerial Alliance of North Amityville and Vicinity (MANA), Suffolk County Town of Babylon joined together with other community organizations as…
Artificial Intelligence and the Church
As you may have noticed, ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) have consistently made headlines over the last couple of months. Although we rely on A.I….
Hollywood Full Gospel Loses Church Pillar
Elder Kathy Smith has been a member of the Hollywood Full Gospel Baptist Church since the late 1960’s and has served in a variety of…
Celebration of Life for Bishop Richard Franklin Norris, Sr.
A Mighty Man of God has moved from the Church Militant to the Church Triumphant! Bishop Richard Franklin Norris, the 116th Elected and Consecrated Bishop…
Celebrating the Memory of Dr. Brenda Theresa Adams
The services of Dr. Brenda Theresa Adams, was held at the Hollywood Full Gospel Baptist Cathedral in Amityville, NY on Saturday, June 17, 2023. She…
MANA Joins AME Church in Mourning the Loss of Bishop Richard Norris
he Right Reverend Richard Franklin Norris was the 116th consecrated bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Bishop Norris was the sixth of eleven siblings…
Christian Renaissance Retreat
“Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto…
MANA Salutes Yusef Salaam’s Election to the NYC City Council
Introduction: In a landmark case that sent shockwaves through the nation, Yusef Salaam, along with four other young men, was wrongfully convicted of a heinous…