The Wilmington District: Christian Education Department

Important updates from CED and beyond!

The full CED Month 2025 catalogue is now available!

All four of the Thrive on Thursday sessions and the Family Meeting is now available on our YouTube Channel!

Please view these powerful and informative sessions with your church families.

CED Month '25 Collection

Get Ready to ELEVATE! Registration now OPEN!

Registration for Elevate 2025: Flourish and Thrive is now open!! Prepare now to join us for ELEVATE, the winter meeting of the Christian Education Department of the AME Zion Church! This impactful conference will be held in Baltimore, MD, at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor, December 27-30, 2025. This year's theme is "Flourish and Thrive" rooted in Jeremiah 29:4-7. Don't miss this powerful time as we come together to lead our congregations into vibrant ministry despite the shifting landscape. Learning experiences are being prepared for youth, children, young adults, clergy, and CED leaders. We hope to see you in Baltimore for our Zion's premiere educational and evangelistic experience. Let's get ready to ELEVATE!

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September is CED Month!!

We are excited to share our 2025 Christian Education Month theme:

“F.R.E.S.H. Fire: Reclaiming the Past, Igniting the Future”

This theme invites us to explore FRESH approaches to Christian education ministry that are:
- Focused – Rooted in purpose and intentional discipleship
- Relevant – Speaking to today’s realities with timeless truth
- Engaging – Capturing hearts and minds of emerging generations
- Sound – Built on strong theology and solid teaching
- Holistic – Ministering to the whole person: mind, body, and spirit

In a time of cultural shifts, political uncertainty, and spiritual hunger, we believe God is calling us to reclaim our Methodist fundamentals—class meetings, social holiness, discipleship, and sound doctrine—with fresh perspective and renewed commitment.

Click below to download this year’s CED Month Resource Guide and Sunday Service Template! To download the entire folder, click "quick download it". The folder includes:

CED Month Theme Outline
2025 CED Sunday Worship Template (plus Word version)
2025 CED Month theme logo and graphics
CED Sunday Offering Announcement
Promotions for Thrive on Thursday and other events
Suggestions for enhancing your CED Sunday Celebration
CED theme songs, logos, and publication details

We encourage every local church and conference to actively participate in Christian Education Month and to celebrate Christian Education Sunday, which is celebrated the 3rd Sunday of September, the 21st. Join us as we celebrate the men and women on the front lines of fostering the development of credible, committed, Christian disciples in our Zion!

Happy CED Month!

Download the 2025 CED Month Resources!