Upcoming Events
90 Days of Prayer
Begins Wednesday, December 224, 2025Note: Look for an e-mail with more information.
2nd District Pastors' and Clergy Retreat
January 8-10, 2026Portsmouth, VA
Note: 2nd District Pastors and Clergy have received invitations.
District-wide Greeting
Virtual Meeting in January, 2026Portsmouth, VA
Date and time tbd. Hear directly from our new Bishop and Supervisor!
Founder's Day/Mid-Winter Meeting
February 12-14, 2026Reid Temple AME Church
11400 Glenn Dale Blvd.
Glenn Dale, Maryland 20769
Note: More details to come.
The 40th Biennial CLO Convention — Under the African Sky
August 8-11, 2027Sandton Convention Center
Johannesburg
South Africa
Host Pastor:
Bro Abednigo Matekane
Makiti
Connectional Lay Organization
President
Potchefstroom District
Lay Organization
MORE EVENTS TO COME
Lay Training
Here are the BCLO Lay Lessons for 2025, created by Elaine Weaver, our Director of Lay Activities:
REVIVE OUR SOULS AGAIN! RECONNECTING THE AME CONNECTION (in PDF format).
Reviving the Connection (in PDF format).
Here are Elaine Weaver's previous Lay Lessons: /
The Power of a Transcending Growth Mindset (in PDF format).
Who Are We? We are members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (in PDF format).
For more of training materials, including:
- 34th Biennial Session Workshops
- 34th Biennial Session Notes
- Lay Study Quides
- Parliamentary Procedures
- Legislative Task Force and Legislation Package
...please consult Connectional Lay AMEC.
Here is the Connectional Lay Organization Proposed 2016 Legislation, in PDF Format, and the 2016 Proposed Legislation for the General Conference, also in PDF format.
Here are some other useful PowerPoint presentations, easily viewable in PDF format:
- Core Values and the Great Commission
African Methodist Episcopal Church, Baltimore Conference Lay Organization
Laity Fulfilling the Great Commission
January 10, 2015
Sister Jean Wilson Richie, President
Cynthia Bryant Pitts, Director of Lay Activities - African Methodist Episcopal Church India Disciple-Makers
Baltimore Conference Lay Organization, June 2014 Lay Lesson
Sister Jean Wilson Richie, President
Cynthia Bryant Pitts, Director of Lay Activities - What Does It Take To Grow...
Building a Healthy Church, Healthy Pulpit, and Healthy Pew
Patricia Wright
Eleventh Episcopal District
For a complete overview of our new GRAPHIC SYMBOL (see our Home Page and below), please view this PDF.
Upcoming Events
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90 Days of Prayer
Begins Wednesday, December 224, 2025Note: Look for an e-mail with more information.
2nd District Pastors' and Clergy Retreat
January 8-10, 2026Portsmouth, VA
Note: 2nd District Pastors and Clergy have received invitations.
District-wide Greeting
Virtual Meeting in January, 2026Portsmouth, VA
Date and time tbd. Hear directly from our new Bishop and Supervisor!
Founder's Day/Mid-Winter Meeting
February 12-14, 2026Reid Temple AME Church
11400 Glenn Dale Blvd.
Glenn Dale, Maryland 20769
Note: More details to come.
The 40th Biennial CLO Convention — Under the African Sky
August 8-11, 2027Sandton Convention Center
Johannesburg
South Africa
Host Pastor:
Bro Abednigo Matekane
Makiti
Connectional Lay Organization
President
Potchefstroom District
Lay Organization
MORE EVENTS TO COME
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