The mission of the African Methodist Episcopal Church is to minister to the spiritual, intellectual, physical and emotional, and environmental needs of all people by spreading Christ's liberating gospel through word and deed. At every level of the Connection and in every local church, the African Methodist Episcopal Church shall engage in carrying out the spirit of the original Free African Society, out of which the A.M.E. Church evolved; that is, to seek out and save the lost, and serve the needy through a continuing program of:

1. Preaching the gospel,
2. Feeding the hungry,
3. Clothing the naked,
4. Housing the homeless,
5. Cheering the fallen,
6. Providing jobs for the jobless,
7. Administering to the needs of those in prisons, hospitals, nursing homes, asylums, and mental institutions, senior citizen's
8. Homes; caring for the sick, the shut-in, the mentally and socially disturbed, and
9. Encouraging thrift and economic advancement.

Purpose Statement

	to present Jesus Christ and make disciples
	to develop Christian maturity
	to minister to the needs of the membership and community, near and far
	to preach and teach God's Word so as to build a relevant or hermeneutical bridge between God's Word and daily life
	challenges
	to worship God in spirit and in truth
	to welcome and fellowship with all regardless of race or nationality
	to develop effective members in the church, and Christian leadership at home and abroad
	to evangelize and minister to all in need

Goals

	a totally saved, tithing, and serving congregation
	a bible believing and living Christian fellowship
	a commitment to teaching Christian principles, morals and responsibility to God and one another
	a supportive missionary relationship with our sister churches in Texas, the United States, and the world