Centennial Encyclopaedia of the African Methodist Episcopal Church - Compiled by Bishop Richard R. Wright, Jr. Reference work published in 1916. Cyclopaedia of African Methodism - An encyclopedia of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, published in 1882. By Bishop A.W. Wayman. The Doctrines and Discipline of the African Methodist Episcopal Church - Full text online of the first edition, published 1817. African Methodism in the South, or, Twenty-Five Years of Freedom - History of the African Methodist Episcopal Church following Emancipation, by W.J. Gaines, a bishop from Georgia. Scraps of African Methodist Episcopal History - Book by Bishop James A. Handy of Baltimore, published in 1902. Looks at the A.M.E. Church's early days in Philadelphia, New York, and Baltimore, as well as its early conferences. AME Church South Africa - Information and links supporting an African voice and leadership in the local jurisdiction. History of the African Methodist Episcopal Church - Lengthy book by Daniel Alexander Payne, bishop, president of Wilberforce. Includes portraits of some early A.M.E. bishops. Recollections of Seventy Years - The autobiography of Daniel Alexander Payne. A History of the African Methodist Episcopal Church - 1922 work by C.S. Smith, meant to supplement Daniel Alexander Payne's book of the same title. Smith's book picks up the story in 1856. The Sons of Allen - Biographical profiles of more than one hundred prominent members of the A.M.E. Church, along with a brief history of Wilberforce University. Book published in 1906. An Apology for African Methodism - 1867 book by Benjamin J. Tanner defends the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Also has history of conferences and districts, profiles of local ministers, information on influential women. The Genius and Theory of Methodist Polity, or, The Machinery of Methodism - Book in question-and-answer format, on the structure and history of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Was published in 1885. Small and Rural Churches United - Offers support and grant information to small and rural churches of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Small urban churches also encouraged. Debutante-Masters Commission - Offers youth and young adults a year long curriculum on the Bible and life skills. African Methodist Episcopal Church - Official AME church website. History, structure, worldwide outreach, announcements of events, and other news and information. Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church - Substantial historical article on the founding of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and its "mother church" in Philadelphia. The AME Church Clergy Family Information Center - Global notification ministry which emails bereavement notices and congratulatory announcements. Also message board and history.