Sons of Allen Purpose

*To lead men to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

*To organize all African Methodist Men in Christian Fellowship and Social Action.

*To develop African Methodist Men in the skill of prayer, evangelism, Christian Stewardship, and Christian Spiritual and Social Services.

*To teach the men of our church the history, aims, beliefs, and program of the church, and encourage Christian worship and bible study.

*To enlist and develop men as leaders and role models for the youth of the Church.

*To encourage African Methodist Episcopal Men to engage in community, state, national and world affairs as Christian citizens.

*To promote the participation of African Methodist Episcopal men in the work of the local and connectional Church in the keeping with  

  their abilities, interest and the time schedule.

*To encourage such interchurch and connectional activities among African Methodist Episcopal men that will aid in creating a sense of Christian community.

*To encourage our men to become witnesses for Christ in their daily occupations.

*To create a conscious loyalty to the total program of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

The Membership

Membership in the Sons of Allen of the African Methodist Episcopal Church shall consist of all men in the congregrations and communities.  A unit of the Sons of Allen shall be established in each African Methodist Episcopal Church, Presiding Elder district, Annual Conference, and Episopal District, and shall be organized in accordance to this constitution. 

The organization in the local church shall be known as a unit; in the Presiding Elder district, it shall be known as a Chapter; on the Annual Conference level, it shall be known as a Conference; and on the Episcopal District level, it shall be known as a District.

The Scope of Work

The work of the Sons of Allen of the African Methodist Episcopal Church shall be promoted through four (4) committees:

            A.        Membership

            B.         Programs

            C.         Projects

            D.        Publicity

There shall also be six (6) Commissions:

            A.        Commission on Christian Fellowship

            B.         Commission of Christian Service

            C.         Commission of Christian Training

            D.        Commission on Devotional Life

            E.         Commission on Prison Ministry

            F.         Commission on Youth Ministries.