African Methodist Episcopal Church

Jarena Lee was born free in a land built on slavery. Denied a pulpit, denied authority, and denied permission, she preached anyway-because God called her. As the first Black woman officially recognized to preach in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, she traveled alone, broke barriers with fire in her voice, and left behind a legacy not of protest, but of obedience. This episode of The Golden Thread dives into her extraordinary spiritual authority, the radical clarity of her call, and what it means today to say yes when the Spirit speaks-even when the world says no.