Church Tradition
The first independent black church in the nation purchases in 1787 at 6th and Lombard Street
What is Mother Bethel AME Church?
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy
What is the Pentateuch or Law Books?
Runs the administration and programs of the local church.
What is the Official Board?
It is the study to know God and His relations with man.
What is theology?
The Praise and Worship Team is responsible for setting the tone for worship in the contemporary church. This was formerly done by what group in the church.
Who are the Stewards?
Mother Bethel can be found in this northern city.
What is Philadelphia?
the Law Books, the Judges, the books of Wisdom, and the Prophets
What are the divisions of the Old Testament?
The Supreme governing body of the local Church
What is the Quarterly Conference?
The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
What are the distinct personalities that make up the Trinity?
Instead of bread and wine as used in Communion, bread and water are used.
What is Love Feast?
It begins "I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord
What is the Apostle's Creed?
There are books like Tobit, Judith, The Letter of Jeremiah, 1 & 2 Maccabees, and the Prayer of Manesseh
What is The Apocrypha or the Deutero-canonical books?
Each is presided over by a bishop, and is divided into annual conferences.
What are Episcopal Districts?
omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscent
What are attributes of God - all power, always present, and all knowing?
All bishops who are elected at the General Conference must have this done before being assigned a district
What is consecrated?
The official doctrinal beliefs for Methodists, including AME's, abridged by John Wesley, and are found in the Book of Discipline
What are the 25 Articles of Religion?
Matthew, Mark, and Luke
What are the Synoptic Gospels?
Oversees major church concerns, like Membership and Evangelism, Christian Education, Stewardship and Finance, Health and Wellness, etc.
What are the Commissions of the AME Church?
I AM THAT I AM or I AM WHO I AM
What does God tell Moses His name is?
This happens after a child who was previously baptized as an infant reaches the age of 12.
What is Confirmation?
Baptism, the symbol of the cleansing and regenerating power of God, and Communion, the bread and wine symbolizing Christ's body and blood.
What are the two recognized sacraments of the AME Church?
In an attempt to develop unity among all Christians, the early church leaders gathered to decide which books should be included based on their authority and accuracy. A final list of 27 books was formalized in 397 AD at the Council of Carthage.
What is Canonized scripture?
The supreme legislative body of the church that meets every 4 years, sets policy, elects bishops and general officers
What is the General Conference?
means Daddy, Jesus used this word to speak to the Father
What is Abba Father?
This prayer specifically invites the presence of God into a worship experience and reiterates our unworthiness, except for or by Jesus' sacrifice.
What is the Opening Prayer?