And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified. Romans 8:30
Who Are We?
We are the Church (Sunday) School of the First Episcopal District of the African Methodist Church. The First District covers Bermuda and northeastern United States. It contains seven conferences: Bermuda, New England, New York, Western New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Philadelphia (eastern Pennsylvania) Conferences. It is the largest AME Episcopal District in terms of number of churches and total membership.
The African Methodist Church is the oldest historically Black Church in the United States. It traces its history back to the Free African Society established in 1787, Mother Bethel founded in 1794, and the organization of the AME denomination in 1816 all in the city of Philadelphia. The First District is the First because the AME Church started there under the leadership of Richard Allen, its first bishop and founder. The AME Church has been a leader in the struggle for justice and freedom in the United States and Africa. It is also a leader in secular and Christian education.
The Presiding Bishop of the First Episcopal District
Bishop Richard Franklin Norris
3801 Market Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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The Director of Christian Education of the First Episcopal District
Rev. Dr. Earl R. Jefferson
3801 Market Street, Suite 300
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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The Church School Superintendent of the First Episcopal District
Sis. Ann B. White-Sims
4 East 107th Street #15C
New York, NY 10029
Telephone: (212) 410-2356
Email: absjewel809@earthlink.net
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Conference Church School Superintendents
Bermuda: Mrs. Nadine Lapsley Dyer
Bermuda Conference Superintendent
29 First Avenue- Cavendish Heights
Devonshire HM 16 Bermuda
Tel: 441-295-3711
Email: nld@northrock.bm
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Delaware: Ms Barbara Lash
16 West 26th Street
Wilmington , DE 19802
(302) 764-2084
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New England: Rev. Roger A. Sawtelle
46 Park Street #20
Lowell, MA 01852-2474
Telephone: (978) 452-8577
Email: relates7@earthlink.net
Website: relates.org
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New Jersey: Mr. Samuel Jones
1114 Lakeshore Drive
Camden, NJ 08104
Telephone: (609) 541-3032
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New York: Ms. Christine Powell
333 Lafayette Avenue #22N
Brooklyn, NY 111238-1350
Telephone: (718) 638-2040
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Western New York: Mrs. Carolyn Bailey
339 Westfield Street
Rochester , NY 14619
(585) 235-1121
Email: cbailey27@rochester.rr.com
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Philadelphia: Sis. Jeanne Chavious
110 West Apsley Street
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Telephone: (215) 843-5842
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