SweetHome AME Church

SweetHome AME Church “God Our Father, Christ Our Redeemer, the Holy Spirit Our Comforter, Humankind Our Family." The immediate cause of the organization of the A.M.E.

The African Methodist Episcopal Church has a unique and glorious history. It is unique in that it is the first major religious denomination in the Western world that had its origin over sociological rather than theological beliefs and differences. Church was the fact that members of the St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia Pa., in 1787 segregated its colored members from its whi

te communicants. The Blacks were sent to the gallery of the Church, to use the venerable Richard Allen's own words. One Sunday as the Africans, as they were called, knelt to pray outside of their segregated area they were actually pulled from their knees and told to go to a place which had been designated for them. This added insult to injury and upon completing their prayer, they went out and formed the Free African Society, and from this Society came two groups: The Episcopalians and the Methodists. The leader of the Methodist group was Richard Allen. Richard Allen desired to implement his conception of freedom of worship and desired to be rid of the humiliation of segregation,especially in church. Richard Allen learned that other groups were suffering under the same conditions. After study and consultation, five churches came together in a General Convention which met in Philadelphia, Pa., April 9-11, 1816, and formed the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The name African Methodist came naturally, as Negroes at that time were called Africans and they followed the teaching of the Methodist Church as founded by John Wesley. The young Church accepted the Methodist doctrine and Discipline almost in its entirety.

08/22/2026

James Berry Sr., LaShundria Taylor and Shirley Shipp

Happy Anniversary to you both and happy birthday Darrell
08/18/2026

Happy Anniversary to you both and happy birthday Darrell

Happy birthday Cartier Tillman
08/16/2026

Happy birthday Cartier Tillman

Happy birthday LEON TILLMAN
08/15/2026

Happy birthday LEON TILLMAN

Sweethome Missionary Society and Laity gave carryout plates and school uniforms to the Soup Kitchen. Making the presen...
08/14/2026

Sweethome Missionary Society and Laity gave carryout plates and school uniforms to the Soup Kitchen. Making the presentation is WMS President Glenda Frank and Reverend Virginia P. Burchfield, pastor of Sweethome Church presenting donations to Barbara Benson.

Happy birthday Lamar Tillman
08/12/2026

Happy birthday Lamar Tillman

08/12/2026
Enjoy your day Teresa Redditt
08/08/2026

Enjoy your day Teresa Redditt

Happy Blessed Birthday Octavia Cobbs
08/03/2026

Happy Blessed Birthday Octavia Cobbs

Happy birthday CHRISTINE PERRYMAN
07/31/2026

Happy birthday CHRISTINE PERRYMAN

Address

6043 Sweethome-Holcomb Road
Grenada, MS
38901

Opening Hours

Wednesday 6pm - 8pm
Sunday 9am - 12:30pm

Telephone

+16623076670

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