Bishop Thomas L. Brown, Sr., Presiding Prelate
6th Episcopal District of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
(404) 963-6652 (office)
email: 6thDistrictCME@gmail.com
The Sixth District for the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church is headquartered in the charming offices of the Institute of Church Administration building, located on Beckwith Street in Southwest Atlanta. We are convenient to Phillips School of Theology at the Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) and the Atlanta University Complex.
HISTORY OF THE CME CHURCH
The Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, or the CME Church as it is commonly called, came into existence as a result of the movement from slavery to freedom. During the years following the birth of Methodism, the denomination grew rapidly. The Methodist Episcopal Church South was an outgrowth of Wesley's Methodism.
Some Blacks, converted to Christianity by slave masters, accepted the Methodist doctrine as it was. However, with the passage of time, the emancipation of Blacks from slavery created the desire by Blacks to have and control their own church. This desire led formerly enslaved persons who had been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, to start their own independent religious organization.
The Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, or the CME Church as it is commonly called, came into existence as a result of the movement from slavery to freedom. During the years following the birth of Methodism, the denomination grew rapidly. The Methodist Episcopal Church South was an outgrowth of Wesley's Methodism.
Some Blacks, converted to Christianity by slave masters, accepted the Methodist doctrine as it was. However, with the passage of time, the emancipation of Blacks from slavery created the desire by Blacks to have and control their own church. This desire led formerly enslaved persons who had been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, to start their own independent religious organization.