February 2019
8am Morning Glory!
Our 8am Morning Glory features contemporary music in a worship experience that lasts just under an hour. We would love to have you join us for Worship! For more information about how we worship here at Morris Brown AME Church, we invite you to visit our What to Expect page. End time is approximate.
Find out more »Church School
Church School meets every Sunday, beginning about one hour before the mid-morning worship service (or, in the case of a single service, about an hour before that service). Several church school classes are available to provide age-appropriate instruction beginning for children age 3 to senior adults.
Find out more »11am Worship Experience
At Morris Brown AME Church, we have a Mid-Morning Worship Service where you can join us beginning at 11:00 am. For more information on worshipping at Morris Brown AME Church, please visit our What to Expect page. End time is approximate.
Find out more »Black History Month/Women’s History Month Celebration
A special celebration of the Unsung Sheroes of Morris Brown AME Church.
Find out more »March 2019
First Sunday Worship
On the First Sunday of each month, we celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion, meeting as one Church Family in a single service beginning at 10:00 am. For more information about how we celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion, please visit our What to Expect page. The end time is approximate.
Find out more »Ash Wednesday Service
Ash Wednesday is the day that inaugurates the Lenten Season. It is a designated time for new beginnings in the faith, a time for returning to the Lord. On this day, we are to recall our sinful human nature and seek the Lord for a renewed spirit. This is a time for putting aside the sins and failures of the past in order to lay hold of who we are yet to become by the grace of God.
Find out more »Lent Services
Lent is the forty days of preparation for the celebration of Easter, is a time for inner examination, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving – a time for growing through repentance and fellowship. It is not merely a time of “giving up,” but also a time for “taking on.” This is the season that each of us should take personal spiritual inventory in order to prepare ourselves to experience the mighty meaning of the Cross.
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April 2019
Palm Sunday Worship Service
Sometimes called Passion Sunday, Palm Sunday commemorates the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Its role is to put the Holy Week into perspective: It begins a gradual progression from the celebration of waving palm branches to the gloom of the Crucifixion. For more information about Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem read: Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, John 12:12-19. For more information about how we worship here at Morris Brown AME Church, we invite you to visit our What…
Find out more »Maundy Thursday Service
Maundy Thursday, also called Holy Thursday, is a service to commemorate Jesus' Last Supper. It is part of the week-long observance of Holy Week, running from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. End time is approximate.
Find out more »Good Friday Service
The special service, which marks Good Friday, is part of the week-long observance of Holy Week, running from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. End time is approximate.
Find out more »Easter Sunrise Worship Service
Easter, or Resurrection Sunday, is the annual celebration of the Resurrection of Christ, the most important date in the Christian year. A day and season when we celebrate God’s victory, through Christ, over sin, hate, and death. The dominant note in the celebration of Easter is joy. The risen Christ makes life into a constant celebration of the Lord’s intense love for us and supreme sacrifice on our behalf. When Jesus died He demonstrated that the God who was His…
Find out more »Easter Worship Service
Easter, or Resurrection Sunday, is the annual celebration of the Resurrection of Christ, the most important date in the Christian year. A day and season when we celebrate God’s victory, through Christ, over sin, hate, and death. The dominant note in the celebration of Easter is joy. The risen Christ makes life into a constant celebration of the Lord’s intense love for us and supreme sacrifice on our behalf. When Jesus died He demonstrated that the God who was His…
Find out more »Lay Day (Pentecost)
Lay Day is a special worship service to honor the contributions of the laypersons and lay leaders of Morris Brown AME Church. End time is approximate.
Find out more »May 2019
Love Feast
The Christian Recorder writes that "Early AME Churches had...love feasts prior to Communion. Historically, the love feast was celebrated with bread and water. The Bread was symbolic of our goodwill toward one another and water was symbolic of our desire for purification. The Love Feast... to facilitate our love for God, our love for each other and our desire to live holy lives." End time is approximate.
Find out more »Greek/Masonic Sunday
If you are a member of a Greek-lettered or Masonic organization, wear your paraphernalia with pride to this morning's Worship!
Find out more »June 2019
Church School
Church School meets every Sunday, beginning about one hour before the mid-morning worship service (or, in the case of a single service, about an hour before that service). Several church school classes are available to provide age-appropriate instruction beginning for children age 3 to senior adults.
Find out more »Women’s Day
Women’s Day is an annual celebration of the work of the women of Morris Brown AME Church. Women’s Day features special selections by the Women's Day Choir, as well as a special guest speaker. Also on Women’s Day, the Women’s Day committee awards our Woman of the Year, honoring her for her commitment to our Zion. End time is approximate.
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Class Leaders’ Day
Class Leaders' Day pays honor to a connectional unit of the AME Church, the Class Leaders' Council. The Class System is a basic organizational unit of the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church that connects each member of the local church. Since the beginning of the A.M.E. Church, the Class System has played a vital role. Richard Allen, the founder and first bishop of the church, adopted the Methodist doctrine, including the Class System at the first A.M.E. General Conference. For…
Find out more »Men’s Day
Men’s Day is an annual celebration of the work of the men of Morris Brown AME Church. Men’s Day features special selections by the Male Choir, as well as a special guest speaker. The Men’s Day committee will also award our Man of the Year, honoring a male member of Morris Brown AME for his commitment to our Zion. End time is approximate.
Find out more »December 2019
Advent Worship Service
St. James AME Church (Elgin) writes that "Advent" simply means coming as in Christ is coming, and for us now He has arrived. This is referring to His birth in history and in humanity. It meant the welcoming or the arrival of a special king and for us; it is our King of Kings. This is what the Old Testament prophecies foretold concerning Jesus' Incarnation, the Word made flesh for our Hope and Atonement that brought us our deliverance. Advent…
Find out more »Watch Night Service
In America, among the earliest Watch Night services was probably held at St. George Church in Philadelphia where Richard Allen was a member. To say that the Watch Meeting services began in the mid-1800 is a myth. It is certain that Richard Allen celebrated Watch Meeting night services at St. George Church, and it would follow that Watch Meeting Night services were held at Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. Originally, Watch Night services were held to deepen…
Find out more »The announcements and order for floral arrangements for our worship guide should be in the church office by Wednesday before 12Noon each week. Email your announcements to churchsecretary@morrisbrownamechurch.org.