The Christian Recorder was originally a weekly paper called the
Mystery, later
The Christian Herald, started by Rev. Augustus R. Green in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was published by the AME Church Book Concern in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a city that became a publishing center. The paper covered all geographic areas of the AME Church, but regional versions also developed, including the
Southern Christian Recorder and the
Western Christian Recorder. These two were later merged to create the
Southwestern Christian Recorder. In 1952 after the AME Church Book Concern was dissolved, the paper's headquarters moved to
Nashville, Tennessee. In 1960 the
Southwestern Christian Recorder and
The Christian Recorder combined to form
The AME Christian Recorder. In 1984, the paper reverted to using the original name
The Christian Recorder. Today, the paper is a member of the Associated Church Press, the Religion Communicators Council, and the National Newspaper Publishers Association. ==See also==