St. Peter A.M.E Church
Tunica,Mississippi
OUR PASTOR
Reverend Dr. Leoda M. Topps is pastor, retired educator, mother and grandmother. She has a Bachelor of Science degree,
a Master of Science degree, and a Doctor of Divinity degree
She serves as a SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program) Volunteer with North Central Area Agency on Aging.
Rev. Topps is the President of the Eighth Episcopal District Women In Ministry. She is the pastor of Saint Peter African Methodist Episcopal Church in Tunica, MS. She has served as pastor of Edwards Chapel A.M.E. in Coldwater, MS, New Tuscahoma A.M.E. in Holcomb, MS, Mount Herman A.M.E. Grenada, MS, and Rayburn Chapel A.M.E. Grenada, MS. She was the first female to serve as pastor of Mount Herman A.M.E., Edwards Chapel A.M.E
and St. Peter A.M.E.
OUR CHURCH
The St.Peter AME Church is an African Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Mission of the African Methodist Episcopal Church is to minister to the social, spiritual, physical development of all people. At every level of the Connection and in every local church, the African Methodist Episcopal Church shall engage in carrying out the spirit of the original Free African Society, out of which the AME Church evolved: that is, to seek out and save the lost, and serve the needy. It is also the duty of the Church to continue to encourage all members to become involved in all aspects of church training. The ultimate purposes are: (1) make available God's biblical principles, (2) spread Christ's liberating gospel, and (3) provide continuing programs which will enhance the entire social development of all people. In order to meet the needs at every level of the Connection and in every local church, the AME Church shall implement strategies to train all members in: (1) Christian discipleship, (2)Christian leadership, (3) current teaching methods and materials, (4) the history and significance of the AME Church, (5) God's biblical principles, and (6) social development to which all should be applied to daily living.Preaching the gospel,feeding the hungry,
clothing the naked,housing the homeless,
cheering the fallen, providing jobs for the jobless,
administering to the needs of those in prisons, hospitals, nursing homes, asylums and mental institutions, senior citizens' homes; caring for the sick, the shut-in, the mentally and socially disturbed,encouraging thrift and economic advancement.,[3] and bringing people back into church. (The Doctrine and Discipline of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2012)
