50th Quadrennial Session

GENERAL CONFERENCE

African Methodist Episcopal Church

Rev. Anthony B. Vinson, Sr.

Director

MUSIC AND CHRISTIAN ARTS MINISTRY

2012 HIGHIGHTS

MCAM Fall Executive Board Meeting St. Philip AME Church, Atlanta, GA Rev. Dr. William Watley, Pastor The Rt. Rev. Preston Williams, Presiding Prelate

Beverly Thomas Fine Arts Institute Cassopolis, MI

2012 MCAM Fall Executive Board Meeting & Concert

2013 HIGHIGHTS

Beverly Thomas Fine Arts Institute Cassopolis, MI

2013 MCAM Conference Fine Arts Building, Chicago, IL

“AME LIVE” CD & DVD Recording St. John AME Church, Aurora, IL Rev. Jesse Hawkins, Pastor The Rt. Rev. John R. Bryant, Host Bishop

2013 MCAM Fall Executive Board & Workshops Mt. Hermon AME Church, Ft. Lauderdale, FL The Rev. Dr. Henry Green, Host Pastor The Rev. Adam J. Richardson, Host Bishop

2013 MCAM Conference & LIVE CD & DVD Recording

HAMMOND USA – 2013 MCAM Conference Sponsor

2013 MCAM Conference Worship Explosion Service

2013 MCAM Conference Workshops

2013 Conference Theme: I AM

2013 AME LIVE CD & DVD Recording Concert

2014 HIGHIGHTS

2014 Connectional Christian Education Congress Nashville, TN

AME LIVE CD/DVD Release Concert Election of Officers (2014-2018)

Rev. Maurice Wright II, Associate Director Barbara Bouie, Asst. Director of Choirs (2014-2025)

Rev. Stephanie Butler Adams, Coordinator of Liturgical Dance

David Mitchell, Coordinator for Drama Ministry

Adrian Dunn, Coordinator of Youth and Young Adults, MCAM Conference Chair and Media Manager

Beverly Hall, Recording Secretary

Yolanda Snyder, Corresponding Secretary

Wayne Singleton, Financial Secretary

Rev. Kevin Desire, Worship Director

Jason Bivens, Historiographer

2014 HIGHIGHTS

Nobody Like Our God, Single Release

AME LIVE CD Release Concerts Boston/Cambridge, MA

Chicago, IL

Tampa, FL

Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church AME LIVE

AME LIVE Performance National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses

Beverly Thomas Fine Arts Institute Cassopolis, MI

2014 MCAM Fall Executive Board & Workshops Allen Temple AMEC, Tampa, FL

The Rev. Dr. David Green, Host Pastor The Rt. Rev. Adam J. Richardson, Host Bishop Guest Clinicians: Stephen Hurd and Oscar Williams

NOBODY LIKE OUR GOD – SINGLE RELEASE

2014 AME LIVE Release Concert Chicago, IL

2014 AME LIVE CD & DVD Release

2014 AME LIVE Release Concert WMS Executive Board Meeting

Little Rock, AR

2014 AME LIVE Release Concert & MCAM Workshop Tampa, FL

2014 AME LIVE Release Concert & MCAM Workshop Boston, MA

National Convention of Gospel Choirs & Choruses

MCAM Executive Board, Tampa FL

MCAM Salutes Daisy Brown

2015 HIGHIGHTS

Dancer In Me Conference - Los Angeles, CA

2015 Rhythm of Gospel Awards - Birmingham, AL Special Events CD of the Year Contemporary Choir of the Year Producer of the Year (Adrian Dunn and Curtis Lindsey, Jr.)

AME LIVE CD Release Concert - Indianapolis, IN

Beverly Thomas Fine Arts Institute, Cassopolis, MI

WMS Quadrennial

Lay Biennial

2015 MCAM Conference Coppin AME Church, Chicago, IL

The Rt. Rev. John R. Bryant, Host Bishop

2015 “Dancer in Me” Conference Los Angeles, CA

MCAM at the 2015 ”Dancer In Me” Conference – Los Angeles, CA

MCAM at the 2015 ”Dancer In Me” Conference – Los Angeles, CA

Producer of the Year – Adrian Dunn and Curtis Lindsey Jr.

International AME Church Mass Choir “AME LIVE”

Special Event CD of the Year International AME Church Mass Choir

Contemporary Choir of the Year

International AME Church Mass Choir

2015 AME LIVE Release Concert & MCAM Workshop Indianapolis, IN

GIA African American Ecumenical Hymnal Committee Rev. Vinson represented the AME Church on the GIA Ecumenical Hymnal Committee and provided leadership and consultation throughout the Connectional Church and across denominational lines.

2015 MCAM Conference & DVD Recording

2015 MCAM Concert & DVD Recording, Chicago, IL

2015 MCAM Concert & DVD Recording, Chicago, IL STEINWAY & SONS

2015 CONFERENCE SPONSOR

Stewardship

INCOME Quarterly Budget $48,640.00

Membership Dues $2,440.00

CD / DVD Sales $26,715.42

Meetings / Workshops $81,831.00

TOTAL INCOME $159,626.42

NET ORDINARY INCOME $4,312.41

Music & Christian Arts Ministry Financial Report January 2012 – April 2016

EXPENSES Advertising & Promotion $3,515.73

Conference/Meetings 85,946.80

Connectional Travel $29,246.24

Operational Expenses $17,402.51

CD/DVD Production & Promotion $19,202.73

TOTAL EXPENSES $155,314.01

Recommendations o We recommend that the name Music and Christian Arts

Ministry (MCAM) be adopted at every level of the Connectional Church in place of Music Department.

o We encourage every Bishop to appoint an Episcopal District Director of MCAM, and that the same be done on the Annual Conference and Presiding Elder District levels, and that financial support be given for MCAM leadership.

Future Goals o We anticipate the opportunity to provide greater leadership to Music and

the Arts on a Connectional level.

o More specifically, we look forward to becoming the primary consulting resource to ALL MUSIC and CHRISTIAN ARTS on a Connectional level (e.g. General Conference, General Board and Convocations etc.)

Future Goals o Furthermore, we would like to partner with the various

departments of the church for other connectional meetings to provide greater resources for the enhancement and enrichment of music and arts at Connectional meetings.

Future Goals

o We look forward to creating opportunities for diverse and contemporary artistic expressions that encourage the participation of youth and young adults on a Connectional level.

Future Goals o We look forward to producing the second edition of the

AME Church Service Music CD, and anticipate creating a forum for the promotion of AME recording artists.

o We have partnered with the International Women’s Missionary Society, and look forward to collaborating with other departments of the church and with Episcopal Districts to provide training and instruction.

Thank You We thank our Commission Chair, Bishop John F. White and our Executive Director, Dr. Daryl B. Ingram for their stellar and supportive leadership of MCAM

Thanks also to the Bishops of the church for embracing the Music and Christian Arts Ministry and helping to advance its mission and vision and especially to those that supported the AME LIVE CD/DVD recording.

Thank You Finally, we thank the members of MCAM’s leadership team for their tireless efforts, sacrifice and commitment to fulfilling the goals and objectives of this ministry.

Thank You We thank MCAM past directors Dr. Jimmie James, Willie J. Williams, the late Rev. Sylvester Laudermill Jr., upon whose shoulders we stand and we salute the late Dr. Don Lee White who was instrumental in the formation of the Connectional Music Committee of the AMEC now known as MCAM.

Thank You Lastly, we thank the Presiding Elders, Pastors and the entire membership of the African Methodist Episcopal Church for their continued prayers and support.

To God be the Glory!