GREATER MOUNT CARMEL
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Loving God, Building Community, Serving Humanity
ABOUT US
Welcome to the Greater Mount Carmel AME Church online ministry! We greet you in the name of our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. We are delighted you have connected with us and are hopeful that this resource will provide a way in which you can stay connected and informed of our ministry activities.
OUR BELIEFS
The Motto "God Our Father, Christ Our Redeemer, the Holy Spirit Our Comforter, Humankind Our Family" is a great summary of what the African Methodist Episcopal Church believes.
Also known as the AME Church, the denomination is Methodist in terms of its basic doctrine and order of worship. It was born, through adversity, of the Methodist church and to this day does not differ in any major way from what all Methodists believe.
The split from the main branch of the Methodist Church was not a result of doctrinal differences but rather the result of a time period that was marked by man's intolerance of his fellow man, based on the color of his skin. It was a time of slavery, oppression and the dehumanization of people of African descent and many of these un-Christian practices were brought into the church, forcing Richard Allen and a group of fellow worshippers of color to form a splinter denomination of the Methodist Church. To find the basic foundations of the beliefs of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, you need look no further than The Apostles' Creed:
“I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only son our Lord who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead; and buried. The third day he arose from the dead' he ascended into heaven and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Church Universal, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting. Amen.”
Here's a listing of organizations/ministries within Greater Mt. Carmel AMEC:
Music Ministry
Class Leaders
Christian Education Department
Steward Board
Trustee Board
Usher Board
Women's Missionary Society
Lay Organization
Young People's Division
Sons of Allen Men's Ministry
Health & Wellness Ministry
Stewardess Board
Liturgical Dance Ministry
Greeters and Hospitality Ministry
Church Media Ministry
Food Services Ministry
Outreach Ministry
Marketing
OUR PASTOR
Rev. Marques Harvey, DMin, MDiv, MPH
Reverend Marques Harvey is an ordained, Itinerant Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church. He accepted the call to ministry under the leadership of the Reverend Dr. Kenneth E. Marcus at Turner Chapel AME Church, Marietta, Georgia, where he served actively for over 15 years.
In May of 2021, Rev. Harvey was appointed at the Atlanta North Georgia Annual Conference as the Pastor of Greater Mount Carmel AME Church in Doraville, Georgia. Together, they are connecting persons to the liberating love of Jesus Christ and fulfilling the mission of ministering to the spiritual, physical, and social development of the community.
Rev. Harvey received his undergraduate degree from Benedict College in Biology/ Pre-Medicine and earned the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree from the Morehouse School of Medicine. Later, he matriculated to the Candler School of Theology at Emory University and graduated (with honors) and received a Masters of Divinity (M.Div.) degree with a concentration in Ethics & Theology and a Certificate in Black Church Studies.
Rev. Harvey pursued additional studies earning a Doctorate of Ministry (D.Min) at the Wesley Theological Seminary, in Washington D.C. During the course of his 20 plus year career in the field of public health, Rev. Harvey has been employed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Emory University, the Research Triangle Institute (RTI), and the Morehouse School of Medicine.
A creative minister with expertise in the intersections of public health, pastoral care, and social justice, Rev. Harvey has responded to God’s call in communities from the United States to the African continent. His preaching gifts have opened opportunities to collaborate with many faith communities, schools and community based organizations. He is happily married to his partner in life and ministry, Dr. Linda Harvey, and they are the proud and loving parents of two children.
Our Presiding Elder
Rev. Dr. Larry W. Hudson, Presiding Elder, North Atlanta District, Atlanta North
Georgia Annual Conference
Our Episcopal Supervisor
Christy Davis Jackson Esq., Episcopal Supervisor Sixth Episcopal District, AME Church
Our Presiding Prelate
Reginald T. Jackson, Presiding Bishop, Sixth Episcopal District, AME Church
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