The General Secretary/CIO of the AME Church shall maintain an Official Calendar for the AME Church. To schedule any connectional meeting or event, a request from the head of that organization must be made in writing to the General Secretary/CIO no less than 180 days before the requested date(s). Requests must be approved in writing by the General Secretary before any notices or correspondence concerning the proposed meeting or event is shared. After the request is approved, the General Secretary will place the event or meeting on the AME Church Official Calendar. Only then should any preparations be made for the proposed event or meeting.
AME Council of Bishops
General Board 2018
AME CONNECTIONAL MEETING CALENDAR
2023 – 2024
2023
JANUARY 2023
International Health Commission (Hybrid):
Wellness Event
Cleveland, OH
January 14, 2023
Church Growth Seminar and Evangelist Certification
January 23 – 26, 2023
Location: Greater Bethel AME Church – Nashville, TN
16th Episcopal District
WMS Convention
January 26, 2023
Haiti Annual Conference
January 27, 2023
International Health Commission – Virtual Monthly Meeting
January 28, 2023
11:00 am (EST)
Zoom
FEBRUARY 2023
13th Episcopal District
Founder’s Day: East TN Conference
February 5, 2023
Location: TBD
Turner Theological Seminary
129th Founders’ Observance
February 5-7, 2023
16th Episcopal District
WMS Convention
February 8, 2023
Dominican Republic Annual Conference
February 9-12, 2023
Location: Mother Bethel AME Church – Dominican Repubic
Rev. Justino Rodridguez Jones, Pastor
Rev. Manolin Nunez Capios, Presiding Elder
13th Episcopal District
Founder’s Day: Kentucky Conference
February 12, 2023
Location: TBD
13th Episcopal District
Founder’s Day: Tennessee Conference
February 19, 2023
Location: TBD
Global Development Council (GDC) 2023
Monrovia, Liberia
February 22-25, 2023
International Health Commission – Virtual Monthly Meeting
February 25, 2023
11:00 am (EST)
Zoom
13th Episcopal District
Crowns: 13th District Clergy and Lay Women Conference
February 24-26, 2023
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
13th Episcopal District
Founder’s Day: West TN Conference
February 26, 2023
Location: TBD
MARCH 2023
6th Episcopal District
111th Session of the South Georgia Annual Conference
March 1-3, 2023
Hilton Garden Inn Albany
101 S. Front. Street
Albany, GA 31701
16th Episcopal District
WMS Convention
March 1, 2023
Windward Islands Annual Conference
March 2-5, 2023
Location: Sealy Memorial AME Church – Barbados
Rev. Carlene Sobers, Pastor & Presiding Elder
13th Episcopal District
Mid-Year Conference
March 2-4, 2023
Location: Memphis, TN
6th Episcopal District
127th Session of the Southwest Annual Conference
March 15-17, 2023
St. James AME Church
1002 6th Avenue
Columbus, GA 31901
16th Episcopal District
WMS Convention
March 15, 2023
Guyana-Suriname Annual Conference
March 16-19, 2023
Location: Franklyn Talbot Memorial AME Church – Guyana
Rev. Andrew C. Morris Grant, Pastor & Presiding Elder
AME Church Scholar’s Conference (In-Person)
May 22-24, 2023
Location: TBA
International Health Commission:
AME Purple Sunday (Virtual)
March 19, 2023
4:00 pm (EST)
Zoom Call
16th Episcopal District
WMS Convention
March 23, 2023
Virgin Islands Annual Conference
March 24-26, 2023
Location: St. Luke AME Church Christiansted, St. Croix US Virgin Islands
Rev. Jermaine Mulley, Pastor
Rev. Uclyn Hendricks, Presiding Elder
International Health Commission – Virtual Monthly Meeting
March 25, 2023
11:00 am (EST)
Zoom
6th Episcopal District
158th Session of the Georgia Annual Conference
March 29-31, 2023
Location: TBD
APRIL 2023
6th Episcopal District
109th Session of the Augusta Georgia Annual Conference
April 12-14, 2023
Bethel AME Church
623 Crawford Avenue
August, GA 30904
Department of Christian Education
Annual Ministries in Christian Education Meeting
April 13-15, 2023
16th Episcopal District
WMS Convention
April 13, 2023
European Annual Conference
April 14-16, 2023
Location: Richard Allen AME Church – London, England
Rev. Lucinda Burgess Jones, Pastor & Presiding Elder
CLO Executive Board Meeting (Virtual)
April 14-15, 2023
AME Sunday School Union
Cornerstone Dedication
April 15, 2023
16th Episcopal District
WMS Convention
April 19, 2023
Jamaica Annual Conference
April 20-23, 2023
Location: Chapel of Christ Our Redeemer AME Church – Kingston, Jamaica
Rev. Emily Pardue, Pastor
Rev. Shawn Reynolds, Presiding Elder
International Health Commission – Virtual Monthly Meeting
April 22, 2023
11:00 am (EST)
Zoom
6th Episcopal District
140th Session of the Macon Georgia Annual Conference
April 26-28, 2023
St. Paul AME Church
2501 Shurling Drive
Macon, GA 31211
2nd Episcopal District
207th Session of the Baltimore Annual Conference
WMS Annual Convention
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Business, Training, & Worship
Thursday – Saturday, April 27-29, 2023
Opening Annual Worship Service
Thursday, April 27, 2023 @ 6:30 pm
Ordination Worship Service
Friday, April 28, 2023 @ 10:00 am
Lay Worship Service
Friday, April 28, 2023 @ 6:30 pm
Young Peoples’ Division
Saturday, April 29, 2023 @ 8:00 am
Closing and Commissioning Service
Saturday, April 29, 2023 @ 11:00 am
MAY 2023
2nd Episcopal District
73rd Session of the Washington Annual Conference
WMS Annual Convention
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Business, Training, & Worship
Thursday – Saturday, May 4-6, 2023
Opening Annual Worship Service
Thursday, May 4, 2023 @ 6:30 pm
Ordination Worship Service
Friday, May 5, 2023 @ 10:00 am
Lay Worship Service
Friday, May 5, 2023 @ 6:30 pm
Young Peoples’ Division
Saturday, May 6, 2023 @ 8:00 am
Closing and Commissioning Service
Saturday, May 6, 2023 @ 11:00 am
6th Episcopal District
149th Session of the Atlanta-North Annual Conference
May 10-12, 2023
Big Bethel AME Church
220 Auburn Avenue NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
“The Power of a Thinking Church”
Department of Research and Scholarship
AME Church Scholars and Practitioners Conference
May 18-20, 2023
Location: Emory Conference Center, Atlanta , GA
2nd Episcopal District
157th Session of the Virginia Annual Conference
WMS Annual Convention
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Business, Training, & Worship
Thursday – Saturday, May 18-20, 2023
Opening Annual Worship Service
Thursday, May 18, 2023 @ 6:30 pm
Ordination Worship Service
Friday, May 19, 2023 @ 10:00 am
Lay Worship Service
Friday, May 19, 2023 @ 6:30 pm
Young Peoples’ Division
Saturday, May 20, 2023 @ 8:00 am
Closing and Commissioning Service
Saturday, May 20, 2023 @ 11:00 am
13th Episcopal District
Bishop Henning Byfield’s Unleash Conference
May 19-20, 2023
Location: Nashville, TN
International Health Commission:
Mental Wellness Webinar (Virtual)
Date: TBD
6th Episcopal District Planning Meeting
May 24-26, 2023
Location: TBD
2nd Episcopal District
154th Session of the North Carolina Annual Conference
WMS Annual Convention
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Business, Training, & Worship
Thursday – Saturday, May 25-27, 2023
Opening Annual Worship Service
Thursday, May 25, 2023 @ 6:30 pm
Ordination Worship Service
Friday, May 26, 2023 @ 10:00 am
Lay Worship Service
Friday, May 26, 2023 @ 6:30 pm
Young Peoples’ Division
Saturday, May 27, 2023 @ 8:00 am
Closing and Commissioning Service
Saturday, May 27, 2023 @ 11:00 am
International Health Commission – Virtual Monthly Meeting
May 27, 2023
11:00 am (EST)
Zoom
2023 International Stewardship & Economic Empowerment Summit (Hybrid)
(Dept. of Retirement Services and the Commission on Economic Development)
May 30-31, 2023
JUNE 2023
2nd Episcopal District
131st Session of the Western North Carolina Annual Conference
WMS Annual Convention
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Business, Training, & Worship
Thursday – Saturday, June 8-10, 2023
Opening Annual Worship Service
Thursday, June 8, 2023 @ 6:30 pm
Ordination Worship Service
Friday, June 9, 2023 @ 10:00 am
Lay Worship Service
Friday, June 9, 2023 @ 6:30 pm
Young Peoples’ Division
Saturday, June 10, 2023 @ 8:00 am
Closing and Commissioning Service
Saturday, June 10, 2023 @ 11:00 am
International Health Commission:
Annual IHC Training (Virtual)
June 10, 2023
Zoom
Council of Bishops and General Board
June 19-21, 2023
New Orleans, LA
CLO Biennial Convention
June 26-30, 2023
Chicago, IL
JULY 2023
13th Episcopal District Learning Academy
July 6-8, 2023
Location: TBD
International Health Commission:
Faith Based Health, Wellness, Nutrition and Fitness Webinar (Virtual)
Juluy 16, 2023
11:00 am (EST)
Zoom
20th Quadrennial Convention of the Women’s Missionary Society and Young People’s Division
July 23 – August 3, 2023
YPD Convention: July 23 – 28, 2023
Transition Day: July 29, 2023
WMS Convention: July 30 – August 3, 2023
AUGUST 2023
International Health Commission:
Clergy and Clergy Family Wellness Webinar (Virtual)
August 5, 2023
11:00 am (EST)
9th Episcopal District
WMS & YPD Annual Conference
August 19, 2023
14th Session of the Alabama River Region Annual Conference
August 23-25, 2023
St. John’s AME Church – Montgomery
Rev. Roosevelt Williams III, Host Pastor
Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn L. Denson, Host Presiding Elder
12TH Episcopal District
WMS Day
August 25, 2022
Oklahoma Annual Conference
August 25-26, 2022
Youth (YPD) Day
August 27, 2022
SEPTEMBER 2023
International Health Commission:
Disaster Preparedness and Church Security Webinar (Virtual)
September 2, 2023
11:00 am (EST)
Zoom
9th Episcopal District
WMS & YPD Annual Conference
September 2, 2023
14th Session of the Northwest Alabama Annual Conference
September 6-8, 2023
Daniel Payne Community Plaza
Rev. Dr. Ronald D. Sterling, Host Pastor
Rev. Dwight Dillard, Host Presiding Elder
13th Episcopal District
WMS Convention
September 6, 2023
East TN Annual Conference
September 7-10, 2023
YPD Meeting
September 9, 2023
9th Episcopal District
WMS & YPD Annual Conference
September 16, 2023
14th Session of the Southeast Alabama Annual Conference
September 20-22, 2023
Hines Chapel AME Church – Dothan
Rev. Paul Horn, Host Pastor
Rev. Dr. Frederick Sherrod, Host Presiding Elder
13th Episcopal District
WMS Convention
September 20, 2023
Kentucky Annual Conference
September 21-24, 2023
YPD Meeting
September 23, 2023
International Health Commission – Monthly Meeting
September 23, 2023
11:00 am (EST)
Zoom
OCTOBER 2023
9th Episcopal District
WMS & YPD Annual Conference
September 30, 2023
14th Session of the Northeast Annual Conference
October 4-6, 2023
Washington Chapel AME Church – Tuskegee
Rev. Dr. Isaac N. Hudson, Host Pastor
Rev. Dr. Letitia Watford, Host Presiding Elder
13th Episcopal District
WMS Convention
October 3, 2023
West TN Annual Conference
October 4-8, 2023
YPD Meeting
October 7, 2023
9th Episcopal District
WMS & YPD Annual Conference
October 14, 2023
14th Session of the Alabama Annual Conference
October 18-20, 2023
Bethel AME Church – Mobile
Rev. Trevor Woolridge, Host Pastor
Rev. Charles Lewis, Host Presiding Elder
13th Episcopal District
WMS Convention
October 17, 2023
Tennessee Annual Conference
October 18-22, 2023
YPD Meeting
October 21, 2023
International Health Commission – Monthly Meeting
October 28, 2023
11:00 am (EST)
Zoom
NOVEMBER 2023
9th Episcopal District Planning Meeting
November 2-4, 2023
Daniel Payne Community Plaza
1500 Daniel Payne
Birmingham, AL 35214
13th Episcopal District Planning Meeting
November 9-11, 2023
International Health Commission – Monthly Meeting
November 18, 2023
11:00 am (EST)
Zoom
DECEMBER 2023
International Health Commission – Monthly Meeting
December 16, 2023
11:00 am (EST)
Zoom
2024
JANUARY 2024
International Health Commission – Monthly Meeting
January 27, 2023
11:00 am (EST)
Zoom
FEBRUARY 2024
International Health Commission – Monthly Meeting
February 24, 2023
11:00 am (EST)
Zoom
General Conference
August 21-28, 2024
Columbus, OH