Renowned AME Church bishop and educator. Payne became the sixth bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal(AME) Church. Payne purchased Wilberforce University, near Xenia, Ohio, from the Methodist Episcopal Church. He became president of the institution and, during his 13 years as president, placed the school on a firm financial footing. In 1865 he founded the South Carolina Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which became a launching pad for building the church throughout the south. In 1866, lengthy historical research he had accomplished permitted him to publish his "Semi-Centenary and the Retrospection of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Church in the United States of America." In 1876 Payne resigned as president of Wilberforce but stayed at the school as chancellor and dean of the theological school. The church relieved him of some of his episcopal duties so he could have time to write. During the 1880s he produced two important works, "Treatise on Domestic Education"(1885) and "Recollections of Seventy Years" (1888). The Payne Theological Seminary of Wilberforce University, as well as many AME churches, are named in his honor.
Renowned AME Church bishop and educator. Payne became the sixth bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal(AME) Church. Payne purchased Wilberforce University, near Xenia, Ohio, from the Methodist Episcopal Church. He became president of the institution and, during his 13 years as president, placed the school on a firm financial footing. In 1865 he founded the South Carolina Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which became a launching pad for building the church throughout the south. In 1866, lengthy historical research he had accomplished permitted him to publish his "Semi-Centenary and the Retrospection of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Church in the United States of America." In 1876 Payne resigned as president of Wilberforce but stayed at the school as chancellor and dean of the theological school. The church relieved him of some of his episcopal duties so he could have time to write. During the 1880s he produced two important works, "Treatise on Domestic Education"(1885) and "Recollections of Seventy Years" (1888). The Payne Theological Seminary of Wilberforce University, as well as many AME churches, are named in his honor.
Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett
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