Five smiling Black men pose together indoors. Four wear suits and one in the center wears a black and red academic or clerical robe. They all wear boutonnieres.

Leading in Purpose, Serving in Love

Our Men's Ministry, Aby Men, is purposed to provide spiritual support, encouragement, fellowship, guidance, outreach, and leadership opportunities for men in our church and surrounding communities. In partnership with our pastor, Aby Men promotes spiritual growth by deepening men's relationships with Jesus Christ through prayer and targeted Bible study.  We strive to create authentic community by building honest, supportive, and accountable friendships with other men.  And we work to equip men to lead and serve within their families, church, and broader communities.

Men's Ministry Mission Statement

The men Men’s Ministry of Abyssinian Baptist Church will consistently honor God in all areas of our lives: While seeking to educate and uplift all the men of the Abyssinian Baptist Church and community. We will strive to empower men to be accountable in all aspects of their lives: church, personal, workplace, community, and God.

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Join us for our 74th Annual Men's Day and our Men's Week services and events starting Monday, October 5 through Sunday, October 11, 2026.  Men's Week is our opportunity to celebrate the men of our church and larger communities as we uplift the name of Jesus Christ, focus on learning and education, and foster increased brotherhood.

Men of Faith: Leading in Purpose, Serving in Love.

Promotional graphic for a Men of Faith event, featuring a photo of speaker Adam Clayton Powell, III. The event is on Monday, October 5, 2026.
Join us for an Evening of Christian Education and Conversation with our brother, Adam Clayton Powell, III, on Monday, October 5 at 7:00PM in our church sanctuary. Come prepared to engage in a dialogue about our living histories!
A flyer for a 'Men of Faith' revival with a photo of the speaker, Rev. Dr. Carl L. Washington Jr. It is the 74th Annual Men's Week on October 7, 2026.
Wednesday, October 7 at 7:00PM, we welcome our Men's Week Revivalist, the Rev. Dr. Carl L. Washington, Jr., Pastor of the New Mount Zion Baptist Church in Harlem and President of the Empire State Convention Congress of Christian Education.  We pray you will join us in revival service for an inspiring message for our men of faith!
A promotional flyer for a Men of Faith prayer breakfast, featuring a circular portrait of speaker District Attorney Alvin Bragg smiling in a suit and tie.
Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 9:00AM-11:00AM in the Dr. Calvin O. Butts III Educational and Cultural Center (adjacent to our church building) is our "Just for Men Prayer Breakfast" with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg as our keynote speaker. We encourage our brothers to join the Men's Ministry and our Male Diaconate for a morning of prayer, worship, fellowship, food and learning. The menu will be hearty and space is limited! Register today and bring a brother with you!

Just for Men Prayer Breakfast tickets are $25.00 (to cover the cost of the food) and tickets may be purchased below. Note: Menu will include fresh fruit, eggs, applewood smoked bacon, home fries, chicken & apple sausage, assorted bagels, croissants & muffins, fish & grits, crispy buttermilk fried chicken, and our waffle station.
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A promotional flyer for a Men of Faith worship service featuring a photo of speaker Rev. Dr. Alyn E. Waller. The event is on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
74th Annual Men's Day is Sunday, October 11, 2026 and we welcome Rev. Dr. Alyn E. Waller, Senior Pastor of the Enon Baptist Church as our Men's Day speaker.  Service begins promptly at 10:00AM. We ask all brothers who are able to sit in unified worship wearing shades of brown and olive green accents as we invoke God's Spirit to uplift the brotherhood of believers.