Special Events & Activities
Family Empowerment Weekend
📅 Saturday & Sunday, November 15–16, 2025
📍 Historic Tanner Chapel A.M.E. Church
Join us for Family Empowerment Weekend—a time of faith, family, and fellowship designed to strengthen our homes and deepen our worship.
Saturday, November 15 | Family Empowerment Seminar
🕘 9am – 2pm
📝 Registration is required
Register Here
Enjoy a free continental breakfast and lunch as we learn, grow, and engage together.
Guest Facilitator: Rev. Dr. Roger A. Richardson
Pastor of Christ Our Redeemer A.M.E. Church (Blackjack, MO) and author of The Family Church – Faith | Family | Fellowship
Sunday, November 16 | Family Empowerment Worship Service
🕙 10am
Rev. Dr. Richardson will also bring the morning message as our Guest Preacher for Family Empowerment Sunday.
📝 Registration is required for Saturday’s seminar.
Register Here
This special weekend continues our church’s annual focus—The Year of the Family, Part II—exploring the powerful connection between music, worship, and mental health in the life of the believer and families.
Come ready to be inspired, renewed, and reconnected.
NEW MEMBERSHIP TRAINING CLASSES
Every Sunday in November | 8:30AM (8:45AM on 1st Sunday)
Location: BNTSR Office Building, 3rd Floor, Suite #300 Conference Room
Joining the Historic Tanner Chapel A.M.E. Church is more than becoming part of a congregation—it’s stepping into a faith-filled community rooted in worship, service, and spiritual growth. Our New Member Orientation Series helps guide new members through what it means to be part of the Tanner family and the broader A.M.E. Church.
📘 Orientation includes four required classes—offered every Sunday in August.
✅ Completion of all four qualifies you for Full Church Membership.
🎉 New members are officially “read in” during a special membership service.
📖 Each participant receives a free Tanner Membership Handbook.
We are excited to welcome you into the journey of discipleship and belonging.
👉 Download the Orientation Schedule (PDF)
Greater Phoenix Urban League | 61st Whitney M. Young Jr. Awards Dinner
Our very own pastor, Rev. Dr. Benjamin N. Thomas Sr., is the 2025 Individual Award Honoree
📅 Friday, November 14, 2025
📍 Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, 6902 East Greenway Parkway, Scottsdale, AZ
⏰ Reception: 6 PM | Dinner: 7 PM
This year’s theme: “Empowering a Legacy of Community & Sustainability”
The Whitney M. Young, Jr. Awards Dinner supports programs of the Greater Phoenix Urban League and helps to transform the lives of individuals and families in the valley and across the state.
Tickets are $350 and can be purchased here: BUY TICKETS.
Welcome New Members Coffee & Tea Hour
Every 5th Sunday | 8:30AM | Fellowship Hall
Next Coffee & Tea Hour - Sunday, November 30th
New to Tanner? Let’s celebrate your journey!
Every 5th Sunday, new members who have completed their Membership Training are invited to a special Coffee & Tea Hour with the Pastor. This is a meaningful time of fellowship and connection with our Pastor, the Care Leaders of the Care Leader Council, and fellow church members.
☕ Enjoy a light continental breakfast with coffee, tea, juice, and water
💬 Build new relationships and get to know your church family
🕊️ Be encouraged and welcomed into the heart of Tanner
We look forward to seeing you at the table—where faith, fellowship, and warm conversation are always served.
