Studies and addresses the educational needs of the church through workshops, seminars, classes, and other appropriate methods. It provides training and support for leadership and personnel positions and ministries.
Church School is the arm of the AME church whose mission is to “teach, train, and nurture adults, young adults, college students, teenagers and children in God’s Word, preparing them for Christian service by emphasizing Christian principles…“ (The Doctrine and Discipline of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2016). More specifically, it is a “home within a home” at the church. It is where fellow Christians greet each other by name and grow together spiritually in ever changing environment. It is also the place that arms Christians with the requisite arsenal (a well-defined, Bible-based curriculum) to combat spiritual warfare.
The Women's Missionary Society's purpose is to help people grow in the knowledge and experience of God through Jesus Christ, by continual Christian training as well as individual and collective mission work. It also provides leadership for the Young People’s Division (YPD).
Provides meaningful programs to nurture the spiritual and personal growth and development of young people under the leadership of the Women’s Missionary Society. Through evangelism, Christian education, and Christian social relations programs, it seeks to connect youth more fully to the mission of the church and increase their knowledge of scripture and African Methodist Episcopal Church history.
Utilizing the Holy Bible, The Doctrine and Discipline of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2021: Fifty-First Edition; The 2023-2025 Study Guide and various scholarly works on African American leadership, The Bethel AME Church Lay Organization teaches, trains, and equips Methodists for liberating service in the church, community, country, and world. The Bethel Lay Organization meets every month via Zoom and/or in person to reinforce denominational leadership principles; to provide AME-centered educational experiences, and to promote Christian fellowship. For more information, please contact...