AME Churches are the underdogs, the strugglers we are the people who still come out of the fight alive. That strength, that will to survive comes from the force behind our church’s history and where everything started- Mother Bethel and Richard Allen. The Church was designed to be safe haven for slaves to give us a piece of freedom with religion. We weren’t allowed to praise God with caucasians, then let’s set out and make something for ourselves, nothing can stop us from praising our Savior. I feel like that was Allen’s mindset when he decided to make the first AME Church, because he was prepared to fight for his people so they could worship freely. It was not and has not been an easy fight for African Americans, to this day we still face
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The 1700s-1960s a period of frequent acts of violence against African-Americans, but we have survived through that so we can outlive the violence in this century. I think one of the most important things the Church can do to change violence to productive action is to see what we did in the past to overcome the violence and use those same ideals today. Another way we can overcome this violence is to become an outreaching Church, not all AME Churches play active roles in their communities and I think that becoming active in the community will bring strength to this fight. If an AME Church is in a community that tends to be violent, perhaps an outreach program designed for teenagers would help bring those struggling with the violence around them to become part of a positive atmosphere. Making connections with the younger generation is so important because we will be the leaders in the Church one day and if there are not many of us we will be at a …show more content…
This is a movement that is picking up speed and supporters very quickly, and many African-American churches, not all AME, have joined this movement and hold meetings for the local chapters. I think this is especially important because a lot of the members are teenagers and young adults because the movement got popular over social media. This is an excellent way to gain more young adult and teenage members when they see their church or the church in their community showing support for a very needed movement. It is so important to get involved in this movement because there are two main type of Black Lives Matter members: 1. The one who sometimes resorts to violence to show their support 2. The one who remains peaceful and uses positive reinforcement to show their support. If a Church shows their support for their local Black Lives Matter chapter it reinforces my second of idea of helping teens and young adults that are either violent or in violent
The 1700s-1960s a period of frequent acts of violence against African-Americans, but we have survived through that so we can outlive the violence in this century. I think one of the most important things the Church can do to change violence to productive action is to see what we did in the past to overcome the violence and use those same ideals today. Another way we can overcome this violence is to become an outreaching Church, not all AME Churches play active roles in their communities and I think that becoming active in the community will bring strength to this fight. If an AME Church is in a community that tends to be violent, perhaps an outreach program designed for teenagers would help bring those struggling with the violence around them to become part of a positive atmosphere. Making connections with the younger generation is so important because we will be the leaders in the Church one day and if there are not many of us we will be at a …show more content…
This is a movement that is picking up speed and supporters very quickly, and many African-American churches, not all AME, have joined this movement and hold meetings for the local chapters. I think this is especially important because a lot of the members are teenagers and young adults because the movement got popular over social media. This is an excellent way to gain more young adult and teenage members when they see their church or the church in their community showing support for a very needed movement. It is so important to get involved in this movement because there are two main type of Black Lives Matter members: 1. The one who sometimes resorts to violence to show their support 2. The one who remains peaceful and uses positive reinforcement to show their support. If a Church shows their support for their local Black Lives Matter chapter it reinforces my second of idea of helping teens and young adults that are either violent or in violent