(RNS) — ‘Having served as an active Bishop for 29 years, Bishop George Edward Battle Jr. will take his place in history as one of our longest-serving active bishops,’ said AME Zion Church’s board of ...

University AME Zion Church singers and musicians perform “Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)” by Casting Crowns in the Palo Alto church’s sanctuary on April 12, 2020. Photo by Magali Gauthier. A former ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bishop George Edward Battle, Jr., who was head of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church for nine years and a former ...

We, the Board of Bishops of The A.M.E. Zion Church, acknowledge with great sorrow the passing of our colleague and former Senior Bishop, Bishop George Edward Battle Jr., who passed away on yesterday, ...

OAKLAND — A former African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church bishop pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud, mail fraud and conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud for transferring church property deeds ...

A former bishop with an African-American Christian denomination pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud, mail fraud, and conspiracy charges related to a widespread scheme to seize control of church ...

Bishop George Edward Battle, Jr., who was head of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church for nine years and a former Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board member, died on Sunday. He was 77. The ...