Metropolitan Weekly Newsletter - Week of June 21, 2026
- Evan Taylor
- 1 day ago
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Metropolitan,
We encourage your presence this week in Morning Meditations with Metropolitan starting at 6:50 am for music and meditation Monday through Friday; and the Men's Prayer Call at 7:30 am on Monday; Comfort, Care, Lament and Share is Thursday at 7pm on Zoom; Noon Day and Pastor's Study is on break.
Engage in ministry with us - Order Your Copy of the Women of African Methodism Anthology; Well and Whole Sunday (June 21); Join the Immigration Ministry's June Mobilization (June 24); Sign up to volunteer with the SAMS Food Bank (June 27).
Need to join via phone? You can dial in for an audio-only livestream at 1-929-205-6099, 975804722.
Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel and you'll be notified every time we are live. You can subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/metropolitaname.
Transportation will be available on the first and third Sundays of each month. Services may be expanded to other Sundays based on the demand. If you are interested in transportation to and from the church, please contact Ellen and Tyrone Fizer at 301-579-2482. We look forward to serving you and helping you get to church with ease!
The Freedom Table will be made available most Sundays in Lee-Glover conference room (except Sundays when there are post-worship events/activities) for families that need to step out of the Sanctuary for a freedom space for active students while still being able to watch service. Middle and high school students are needed to help set up and clean up in exchange for student service hours.
Please e-mail Youthministry@metropolitanamec.org for the Schedule and Volunteer information.
Comfort, Care, Lament and Share is Thursdays at 7pm., If you are in need of prayer, emotional support, or just looking for someone to hold space with, Sis. Satira, Sis. Flavia, or Rev. Brandon Cox will make ourselves available via email/Zoom as needed.
Housing Notice: Please note that there are individuals in our community currently seeking rooms to rent or housing. If you have leads or are able to assist, please contact the church office.
Please join us this week, Monday-Friday for “Meditations with Metropolitan.” Join us at 6:50am for music with the meditation starting at 7 am.
This week's theme is Higher Ground and the meditation leaders are as follows:
Monday John Wilson
Tuesday Armand Peterson
Wednesday T. J. Nicholson
Thursday Richard Corley, Jr.
Friday Emanuel Payton
As always, To sign up to offer a meditation or share your prayer requests, email the Morning Meditations team at prayer.metro1518@gmail.com.
The Men's Prayer Call is a sacred space where brothers can share and explore their relationship with God in Christ Jesus. All brothers are encouraged to join.
The call will be every Monday Morning from 7:30 am – 7:45 am on Zoom.
Meeting ID: 767 5679 7276
Passcode: y28Ma2
Train up your child in the way they should go and when they are old they will not depart from it. Church School meets each Sunday morning at 8:30 am, and concludes at 10am in Douglass Hall. There are classes available for EVERYONE! We will be excited to see you in attendance!
The Metropolitan AME Veterans Council is a ministry that supports military service members, veterans, and their families by providing information and prayerful support. All service members, veterans, and family members are invited to attend. Join us on the second Wednesday of each month at 6pm. For more information, please contact Dr. Bryon L. Garner at bryongarner@gmail.com.
The Youth and Family Ministry is in need of amazing people like you to serve for upcoming events and other additional projects. Please scan the QR Code and to share your interest and availability.
The Youth and Family Ministry is working to establish a Scouting America Troop (formerly Boy Scouts)
We are looking for volunteers to work with a Cub Scouts Pack (Grade K-5) and a Scout BSA Troop (Age 11-17).
If you have an interest in supporting youth by sharing your talents and gifts, including, but not limited to leadership or military expertise or love nature and the outdoors, please reach out.
If you know any children who may be interested in or curious about scouting, let us know!
The Lamp Oil of Black Women and African Methodism anthology is now on sale!
The collection features section introductions from Bishop Francine A. Brookins, Bishop Erika D. Crawford and Rev. Debyii L. Sababu-Thomas, Ph.D., contributions from women and girls of Metropolitan ranging in age from 7 to 97 and three women clergy on Metropolitan's ministerial staff, a litany written by Rev. Evan Taylor, a foreword by Rev. William H. Lamar IV, and a special first note extracted from an interview with Rev. Dr. Marie Phillips Braxton conducted by Dr. Dora Muhammad, the editor of the publication.
Join the Lorraine Gillian Health Commission and the Richard Allen Young Adult Council on Sunday, June 21, immediately following service in Douglass Hall, for a conversation with our very own Dr. Flavia B. Walton. Dr. Walton will share information on brain health and dementia awareness, including warning signs, caregiving considerations, available resources, and ways to support loved ones affected by dementia. All are welcome to join us for fellowship, learning, community care, and an opportunity to ask questions in a supportive and engaging environment.
The Immigration Ministry invites you to join us in supporting the Mobilization Team for Rosa Gutiérrez Lopez as they prepare for her annual ICE check-in on Wednesday, June 24 in Baltimore. Last year, we prayed and she returned home. This year, a community response is planned for mass mobilization before, during, and after her proceedings to prepare for several possible outcomes, primarily her anticipated detention. We are mobilizing in-person and remotely to demonstrate that Rosa does not stand alone. We are staying prayerful while lifting our voices and moving our feet. Email us for details if you wish to become a part of the community response: immigration@metropolitanamec.org.
Please see the SAMS Food Bank announcement for Sunday, June 14th and June 21st as the SAMS Food Bank will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2026. Please also include in Pastor's updates.
The Sarah Allen Missionary Society Food Bank of the Metropolitan AME Church announces food bank operations will be held on Saturday, June 27th from 9 am to 3 pm. The SAMS Food Bank is also accepting new food bank recipients.
Please see the link below to sign up for volunteer opportunities with the SAMS Food Bank. For more information, please contact Sister Virginia Boateng at vab-59@hotmail.com.
Have something to share with the congregation? Please send ALL announcement information to announcements@metropolitanamec.org. Blurbs should be no longer than 75 words. Announcements can be submitted by Tuesday for the following week OR by the 4th Sunday for the next month.
Stay connected to what’s unfolding in Metropolitan’s young adult community.
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We are at a pivotal place globally, politically, and spiritually. Our world is beautiful yet broken; holy, yet not fully healed. We have weathered similar storms with grace and strength, and we shall do so again. This is our moment to proclaim the unlimited power and majesty of our God.
All encumbrances must be eliminated so we can be an even stronger voice and catalyst for justice, livable wages, affordable housing, and food security.
We must liquidate the mortgage we assumed several years ago to restore the beauty and physical health of our beloved Metropolitan. Once free, we will have additional energy and resources to further our work to make manifest God’s reign here on earth.
In this moment, Metropolitan has a mind to work.
Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in 1838. From its founding, Metropolitan AME Church, has and continues to do what other churches will not. We are known locally, nationally, and internationally, to be deeply spiritual and deeply engaged in the world. From anti-slavery leadership in the mid-19th century, in the harboring of runaway slaves, to organizing power, people and money toward the flourishing of all people in the District of Columbia today. Metropolitan has been not just a significant center of worship, but also an institution in the forefront of the civic, cultural, and intellectual life among African Americans and others. Today, Metropolitan is focused on theologically sound teaching and preaching in worship; combatting food insecurity through our Food Bank; addressing ecological devastation by addressing heat islands in metropolitan cities with Smart Surfaces Coalition; equipping parents and families with culturally responsive and biblically grounded teaching through the Sankofa project; and building Black Equity and Wealth through Homeownership, prioritizing community safety and holding political leaders accountable with Washington Interfaith Network.
-Pastor William H. Lamar IV
We're grateful for your generosity.
There are several ways to give:
via check mailed to Metropolitan AME Church, 1518 M Street NW, Washington, DC. 20005;
via Credit card: on our website and via Realm;
via Text: To text to give, text “metro1518” to 73256;
“Truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
Let us continue to lift each other in prayer - please pray for those experiencing grief or in need of health, strength, and healing. Lord, hear the prayers of your people.
Have a prayer you would like to share in community, you can leave your prayers on our prayer wall here.
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