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16/10/2025

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Breaking News: AME Church Meets With Government of Rwanda to Reclaim License - https://mailchi.mp/98defc5c2d71/breaking-news-ame-church-meets-with-government-of-rwanda-to-reclaim-license

16/10/2025

Presiding Elder Jonathan Weaver and the Presiding Prelate Bishop Vernon R Byrd Jr. Esq. Speaking at the Early Childhood Education Support event this morning.

The Christian Recorder
17th Episcopal Lay Organisation Melech E. M. Thomas

16/10/2025

Early Childhood Education Support activity

16/10/2025

The Presiding Bishop Vernon R Byrd Jr. Esq. has joined Government, Military Officials and members of the community in Kanyinya sector to witness the handover of livestock to the community projects supporting Early Childhood Education Centres. During the event goats, dairy cattle and chickens; educational materials including books in the local language, cooking utensils and chairs among other supplies were donated to the Early Childhood Development Centres.

The programme was skillfully organised and executed by Pan African Empowerment Rwanda a Chapter of the Pan African Collective of the United States of America under the able leadership of Clemence Mukanama the Executive Director, her staff and team of volunteers. The team has been instrumental in putting together the activities this whole week starting with many months of planning and strategic engagements with partners and other stakeholders.

The Pan African Collective (www.panafricancollective.org), largely supported by AME Church members in the USA, is a key partner in the Project in Rwanda.

“Teamwork makes the dream work!”

The Christian Recorder
Melech E. M. Thomas 17th Episcopal Lay Organisation

16/10/2025

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15/10/2025

Bishop Vernon R Byrd Jr. Esq. and Rev. John Green conversing following a high level engagement with the Government of Rwanda.

15/10/2025

New beginning for AME Church in Rwanda

At the call and invitation of the President of the Republic of Rwanda His Excellence Paul Kagame, the Rwanda Governance Board met with the Presiding Bishop Vernon R Byrd Jr. Esq., Rev. John Green the Executive Director of Global Witness, Presiding Jonathan Weaver, Rev. Wesley Litaba Wakuñuma the Chief of Staff in the Office of the Presiding Bishop and Clemence Mukanama the Legal Representative of Pan African Empowerment at their offices.

The Executive Director Dr. Doris Uwicyeza Picard welcomed the delegation and indicated the President Paul Kagame could not meet the team at the moment due to other prior engagements but had assigned her office to meet with the delegation.

The meeting centred on reestablishing the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Rwanda and ensuring compliance to the Rwanda National Laws and Regulations. The meeting was a success and a number of outcomes were considered for follow up. Rwanda is part of the Great Lakes Annual Conference.

Special thanks go to Presiding Elder Jonathan Weaver for facilitating the connection and setting up the meeting. Bishop expressed his gratitude to Rev. John Green for his support and insight in the dialogue.

The Christian Recorder 17th Episcopal Lay Organisation

15/10/2025

We join the church in Kenya and the rest of the nation in mourning a great statesman the Late Raila Odinga who once served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya. May his soul rest in eternal peace

Citizen TV Kenya KTN News Kenya

14/10/2025

The Presiding Bishop of the 17th Episcopal District Rt. Rev. Vernon R. Byrd, Jr led a team of Church leaders in visiting the Kigali Genocide Memorial Site in Rwanda while on his visit to the Great Lakes Annual Conference. During the visit the team was taken on a guided tour of the events leading to the horrible 100 days of Genocide. At the end of the tour, Bishop led the delegation in laying wreaths on a tomb that has over 250,000 people.

The visit is a reminder of the need for the church to play a pivotal role in peace building, conflict resolution and strengthening missions work and Lifting the Love of Jesus Christ.

The Christian Recorder Kigali Genocide Memorial
Bishop Vernon R Byrd Jr. Esq.

14/10/2025

Voter Registration is ON!

Registration of voters is the process where eligible citizens make application to be included on the register of voters for the purpose of voting in an election. Section seven (7) of the Electoral Process Act No. 35 of 2016 mandates the Commission to conduct Continuous Voter Registration.

Voter registration requirements
18 years and above
Zambian citizen in possession of a green National Registration Card
Categories of voter registrations

New registration
This covers persons who are registering for the FIRST time who are 18 years and above in possession of a green National Registration Card. This covers persons who are registering for the FIRST time who are 18 years and above in possession of a green National Registration Card.

Transfer from one polling station to another
This type of registration covers voters applying for a transfer to another polling station.

Documents Required for Transfer
Green National Registration Card
Voter’s card

Please visit your nearest Registration Centre to register until 11th November, 2025.

This information is copied from the Electoral Commission of Zambia Website

Electoral Commission of Zambia

14/10/2025

These little children are truly happy at this day care facility supported by the Pan African and Collectives and members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Kigali Rwanda of the Great Lakes Conference.

The support through early childhood education and feeding programme is important for their formative development.

The Presiding Prelate Vernon R. Byrd Jr is visiting the Great Lakes Conference and is meeting with the development partners and the government authorities in Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo.

UNICEF The Christian Recorder Bishop Vernon R Byrd Jr. Esq. 17th Episcopal Lay Organisation American Red Cross

14/10/2025

Meet Presiding Elder Jonathan Weaver

He is a long time partner of the 17th Episcopal District and supports Missions and Outreach Work in the Great Lakes Conference. He first visited Zambia particularly Ebenezer AME Church in Lusaka East Presiding Elder District in 1989 when the Late Rev. Dr. David Simfukwe was the Pastor in Charge. He also attended the 2013 Global Development Council Executive and General Assembly held in Lusaka.

He is instrumental in Pan Africanism. He also visited the Late Founding President of Zambia the Late Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda with a team from the African American Institute at State House in Lusaka.

You would be interested to know that the Late Zambian President visited and worshipped at one of our churches in the USA as part of the Liberation and Pan Africanism drive.

The African Methodist Episcopal Church has been instrumental in the freedom and liberation movement in different parts of the world. The story and legacy of the church needs to be sustained and reinvigorate efforts towards emancipation of people.

Remember, where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty!

The Christian Recorder Bishop Vernon R Byrd Jr. Esq. 17th Episcopal Lay Organisation