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KNOW YOUR AME

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When and where was the AME Church founded

a)

1794, Philadelphia, Pa

b)

Mother Bethel AME in Phildelphia Pa

c)

1787, Philadelphia, Pa

d)

Mother Bethel AME in Pittsburg, Pa

2.

What are the 5 Conferences Convened in the AME Church

(a)  

3.

What are the colors of the Connectional Lay Organization

a)

Blue and Gold

b)

Blue and White

c)

White and Red

d)

Blue

4.

What is the governing body of the local AME Church

a)

General Board

b)

Local Church Council

c)

Bishops Council

d)

Official Board

5.

Famous Abolionist who was a memeber of the AME Church

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

John Brown

c)

Fredick Douglass

d)

Sojourner Truth

6.

How many Bishops are currently active in the AME Church

a)

20

b)

18

c)

19

d)

21

7.

Which Presidential Candidate had his picture taken during a prayer with all of the AME Bishops

a)

Barack Obama

b)

George Bush

c)

Billl Clinton

d)

Donald Trump

8.

What are the 3 types of memebership in the AME Church

(a)  

9.

What is the Motto for the AME Church ( as of 2008)

a)

God Our Father, Christ Our Redeemer, Man Our Brother.

b)

God Our Father, Christ Our Redeemer, the Holy Ghost Our Comforter, Man Our Brother.

c)

God Our Father, Christ Our Redeemer, the Holy Spirit Our Comforter, Humankind Our Family.

d)

God Of Father, Christ Our Redeemer, Humankind Our Family.

10.

How many stewards may serve each the local church

a)

no fewer than 3 , no more than 21

b)

no fewer than 3, no more than 19

c)

no fewer than 3, no more that 15

d)

no fewer than 3, no more than 17

11.

The Four Horsemen who are considered pioneers of the Ame church and instrumental in its development were :

a)

Richard Allen, Paul William, James Daniel , and Frederick Calhoun James

b)

Richard Allen, Stafford J. N. Wicker, William Paul Quinn, James Levert Davis

c)

Richard Allen, John James, Daniel A. Payne, and Henry Allen Belin Jr.

d)

Richard Allen, William Paul Quinn, Daniel A. Payne, and Henry M. Turner

12.

When and where was the 1st General Conference

a)

May 1797 in Philadelphia, Pa

b)

April 1816 in Philadelphia , Pa

c)

July 1816 in Pittsburgh, Pa

d)

June 1797 in Pittsburg, Pa

13.

Name the 2 Institutions of Higher Education of the AME Church located in Atlanta Georgia.

a)

Edward Waters College and Jackson Theological Seminary

b)

Paul Quinn College and Payne Theological Seminary

c)

Morris Brown College and Turner Theological Seminary - ITC

d)

Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary and Shorter College

14.

Who was the first female consecrated Bishop of the AME Church and in what order was she elected?

a)

Bishop E. Anne Henning-Byfield, consecrated as the 135th Bishop,

b)

Bishop Carolyn Tyler Guidry, consecrated as the 122nd Bishop,

c)

Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, consecrated as the 117th Bishop,

15.

Which AME University is the oldest private historically black university in America?

a)

Allen University, Columbia, South Carolina

b)

Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio

c)

African Methodist Episcopal University, Monrovia, Liberia

d)

Shorter College, North Little Rock, Arkansas

16.

What does YPD stand for?

a)

Young People's Department

b)

Young People's Division

c)

Young People's Development

d)

Young People's Direction

17.

Who is the current President of the Connectional Lay Organization of the A.M.E. Church

a)

Valerie Bell

b)

Dr. Willie C Glover

c)

Matikane Abednego Makiti,

d)

Jerry Turner

18.

How many districts are in the A.M.E. Church

a)

19

b)

17

c)

20

d)

21

19.

What is the supreme governing body of he AME Church

a)

Annual Conference

b)

Judcial Council

c)

General Conference

d)

Coucil of Bishops

20.

How often does the Connectional Lay Organzation meet ( what's the name of the meeting)

a)

semi - annual

Every other year

b)

Biennial

Every odd number year

c)

annual

Every year

d)

Biennial

every even number year

21.

Who became the 1st woman ordained to preach in the AME Church

a)

Antionette Brown

b)

Vashti McKenzie

c)

Mary J Small

d)

Jarena Lee

22.

Who is the current Senior Bishop of the AME Church

a)

Julius Harrison McAllister

b)

Adam J. Richardson jr.

c)

John Franklin White

d)

Clement W. Fugh

23.

The organized lay movement started at the General Conference in

(when and where)

a)

Kansas  City, Missouri in 1912

b)

at the General  Conference of 1916

c)

Little Rock Arkansas in 1946

d)

 at the General Conference of 1948

24.

The Lay Organization is one of the (a)   auxiliaries of the church, compared  to the total year’s existence of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.  

25.

Who became the first female president of the Connectional Lay Organization

a)

Marian Bacon White

b)

Valerie Bell

c)

Dr. Dorthy Henderson

d)

Dr. Katheryn Brown