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The Reverend Geoffry Barrett, 77, (Cumberland Presbytery) of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, died Sunday, May 24, 2020. He was born October 8, 1942, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Julius and Etta Elizabeth Teter Barrett. He was educated at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky, and Trinity College in Newburgh, Indiana. Geoff came to […]

The Reverend James John Pinnell, 63, (West Tennessee Presbytery), pastor of the Gleason Cumberland Presbyterian Church, died on May 25, 2020, after a battle with cancer. He was born January 4, 1957, to the Reverend Samuel Johnnie Pinnell and Dorothy Ann “Dottie” Brown Pinnell, a family with deep roots in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Jim’s […]

Focus Slow your breathing and become aware of the taking in and letting out of your breath. Focus on putting things aside so you will be open to what God is saying to you today. Read Acts 4:1-12 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests, the […]

Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read Romans 8:14-17 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Acts 2:1-11 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything other than God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read 1 Kings 8:54-65 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Now when Solomon finished offering all this prayer and this plea to the Lord, he arose […]

Focus Slow your breathing and become aware of the taking in and letting out of your breath. Focus on putting things aside so you will be open to what God is saying to you today. Read 1 Peter 4:7-11 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The end of all things is near; therefore be serious and […]

All Tennessee State Parks, and most park facilities, reopened in May 2020. Most Tennessee State Parks, including Montgomery Bell, home to the Cumberland Presbyterian Birthplace Shrine, are operating from 7:00 AM to sunset, but there may be some exceptions. The public can now access most trails, boat ramps, marinas, golf courses and other outdoor recreation […]

Due to concerns of spreading COVID-19, the Missions Ministry Team has cancelled Sunday worship services at the Birthplace Shrine Chapel until further notice. All Tennessee State Parks, and most park facilities, have reopened. Most Tennessee State Parks, including Montgomery Bell, are operating from 7:00 AM to sunset, but there may be some exceptions. The public […]

The Cumberland Presbyterian Magazine has been designated the “publication of record” for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church by the General Assembly of that body. The “publication of record” refers to a publicly available periodical which has been authorized by a judicatory to publish public or legal notices. The Cumberland Presbyterian has been established as the “publication […]