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# Greater Allen A.M.E. Church

Staunton, Virginia

## Sitemaps

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## Posts

- [Praise House Service — Sunday, November 8, 2026](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/2024/01/praise-house-service-sunday-november-8-2026/) - Allen Chapel was jumping to the sounds of our great ancestors as we celebrated an uplifting time of praise, preaching, and dance, honoring a rich spiritual heritage.
- [Know Your Neighbor: Community Yard Sale and Resource Fair](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/2023/09/know-your-neighbor-community-yard-sale-and-resource-fair/) - Join us on Saturday, September 30th, 10am- 3pm for our day of service, “Know Your Neighbor: Community Yard Sale & Resource Fair.” The free event will be held in Allen’s Chapel’s parking lot.
- [Shenandoah Green Awarded Prestigious Grant —  Allen Chapel Receives New Tree Plantings](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/2021/08/shenandoah-green-awarded-prestigious-grant-allen-chapel-receives-new-tree-plantings/) - Shenandoah Green Awarded Prestigious Grant — Allen Chapel Receives New Tree Plantings Allen Chapel was recently featured in a Climate Reality Project national blog post. Shenandoah Green received one of just 18 worldwide grants from the Climate Reality Project for its environmental community work, which featured plantings at Allen Chapel here in Staunton. Upon hearing
- [State of the Country: 2013](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/2013/01/state-of-the-country-2013/) - State of the Country: 2013 To Bishop William P. DeVeaux, the presiding prelate of the Second Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, to Dr. Pam DeVeaux, our beloved Episcopal Supervisor, Host Presiding Elder Chester Morris and Associate Presiding Elder James P. Beatty, to all the clergy and laypersons assembled, your Committee on the
- [State of the Country: 2021](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/2021/05/state-of-the-country-2021/) - In thinking of America, I sometimes find myself admiring her bright blue sky — her grand old woods — her fertile fields — her beautiful rivers — her mighty lakes, and star-crowned mountains. But my rapture is soon checked, my joy is soon turned to mourning. When I remember that all is cursed with the infernal actions of
- [Food Farmacy](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/2021/07/food-farmacy/) - Connecting Excellent Care with Fresh Food Access Food Farmacy matches chronic disease and nutrition education with free produce to help individuals better control their health care and health outcomes. The program is open to anyone interested in learning preventive health measures for diabetes and other chronic diseases through food and diet education. What to Expect
- [Redeeming the Promise of Jubilee](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/2015/03/redeeming-the-promise-of-jubilee/) - Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
- [Prophetic Preaching is Wilderness Preaching](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/2021/06/prophetic-preaching-is-wilderness-preaching/) - Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim.

## Pages

- [Church Home](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/) - Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church Staunton Virginia has been a cornerstone of faith and service in our community since 1865.
- [Who We Are](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/who-we-are/) - At Allen Chapel Staunton, we welcome all who are seeking a deeper connection to God in service to one another. Our hearts and minds and doors are always open.
- [Sermons](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/sermons/) - Allen Chapel has been blessed with the leadership of Rev. Edward A. Scott who — for more than 25 years — has been a clarion voice for God’s people in Staunton, Virginia. Watch and listen to video samples of his sermons that resonate.
- [Contact](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/contact/) - Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church welcomes all to join us in worship and fellowship. As the oldest church established by people of color west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, we’re proud of our legacy of service and bridge-building between Staunton’s Southern history and its growing diversity and integration.
- [News](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/news/) - Read the latest articles and posts from Allen Chapel and its pastor, Rev. Dr. Edward A. Scott
- [Our History Christ Our Redeemer](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/our-history-christ-our-redeemer/) - Nurturing a Campus, Building a Church Rev. Andrea Cornett-Scott received an appointment to plant a new church: Christ Our Redeemer A.M.E. Church at the hand of Bishop Vinton R. Anderson at the Virginia Annual Conference in May 2000. This was to be the newest church planted in the Virginia Annual Conference in more than seventy
- [Our History Allen Chapel](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/our-history-allen-chapel/) - Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church was established by people of color in the city of Staunton in 1865. Their act of faith has served as an inspiration to those who seek to serve a God who makes a way out of no way. Their legacy of effective partnership with God continues to motivate the calling of the church to the will of God. Our mission to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to cheer the fallen, to set at liberty the captive quickens our resolve to love as Christ has commanded.
- [Our Beliefs](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/our-beliefs/) - We believe in God our Father, Christ our Redeemer, the Holy Spirit our Comforter, Humankind our Family. Our commitment to emancipation and liberty is determining for our walk as Christians who are African Methodists.

## Portfolio

- [Wild Water Scrament](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/portfolio-items/wild-water-sacrament/) - Rev. Scott recounts the baptism of the Lord. Of course, you remember that the “wild one”John the baptizer was there in the waters of the Jordan River ready to baptize those who would come to him — whether they be citizens or immigrants it matters NOT! (Can you foresee the weaving of current day politics
- [Preach!](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/portfolio-items/preach/) - Rev. Scott discusses the public’s rioting responses to police brutality — in the aftermath of the choking of George Floyd and the killing of other innocent Black Americans. “Smell this world right now: it stinks of disease. That disease is hatred.” | Rev. Edward A. Scott, Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, Staunton, VA
- [Was Jesus a Bigot?](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/portfolio-items/was-jesus-a-bigot/) - Rev. Scott discusses how the words from our mouths come straight from the heart . . . and uses the story of a Canaanite woman who calls out Jesus by using his own words against him. On this day, “Theory meets reality” on a dusty road . . . that leads to us to this
- [Casting Out Unclean Spirits](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/portfolio-items/casting-out-unclean-spirits/) - Rev. Scott begin with the familiar story of healing in the midst of “belief vs.unbelief”. But he brings it forward this July 4th through the incomparable history of Frederick Douglass, sharing a speech Douglass gave a decade before the Civil War to the Women’s Anti-Slavery Society of Rochester, NY. Douglass’ voice in his day was
- [Wild Beasts and Angels](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/portfolio-items/wild-beasts-and-angels/) - Rev. Scott discusses the significance of “40” — be it days, night or years — and more specifically the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness with the beasts and the angels before returning to face his fate. (Now you do realize those 40 days are what we now celebrate as the reflective season of
- [Rest](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/portfolio-items/rest/) - Based on New Testament Gospel scripture from Mark 6:30-32, and the Old Testament reading from Genesis 2:1-3. Rev. Scott discusses the concept of “rest”. Ahhh . . . are you ready to slow things down just a bit? | Rev. Edward A. Scott, pastor of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church in Staunton, Virginia.

## Categories

- [Uncategorized](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/category/uncategorized/)
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- [International](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/category/international/)
- [World](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/category/world/)
- [Jubilee](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/category/jubilee/)
- [Worship](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/category/worship/)
- [Health](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/category/health/)
- [State of the Country](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/category/state-of-the-country/)
- [Politics and Religion](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/category/politics-and-religion/)
- [Environmental Stewardship](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/category/environmental-stewardship/)

## Tags

- [police reform](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/tag/police-reform/)
- [white supremacy](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/tag/white-supremacy/)
- [election integrity](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/tag/election-integrity/)
- [right to vote](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/tag/right-to-vote/)
- [pandemic](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/tag/pandemic/)
- [economic disparity](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/tag/economic-disparity/)
- [President Obama](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/tag/president-obama/)
- [gun violence](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/tag/gun-violence/)
- [Boston Marathon bombing](https://allenchapelstaunton.org/tag/boston-marathon-bombing/)