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Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Micah 4:8-13 New Revised Standard Version 8 And you, O tower of the flock,    hill of daughter Zion,to you it shall come,    the former dominion shall come,    the sovereignty of daughter Jerusalem. 9 Now why do you […]

The Missions Ministry Team has reported the death from COVID-19 of the Reverend Aida Melendez Diego December 14, 2021. She was leading a worshiping community in Miami, Florida, and serving as a member of the Grace Presbytery committee on pastoral care/concerns. She worked as a chaplain for Compassionate Care Hospice in Hialeah, Florida. Aida graduated […]

(RNS) — Christmas is just 10 days away, and most Americans will celebrate the birth of Jesus. But a new poll from Pew shows the share of U.S. adults who consider themselves Christian is falling. Only 63% of Americans self-identify as Christian this year, a marked drop from 75% 10 years ago. The declining number […]

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 Acts 28:23-31 New Revised Standard Version Paul Preaches in Rome 23 After they had set a day to meet with him, they came to him at his lodgings in great […]

According to the National Weather Service, two tornadoes struck the area of Burns, Tennessee, and southern Dickson County. Burns is adjacent to Montgomery Bell State Park and the park has a Burns mailing address.  An EF1 tornado touched down at 2:49 a.m. and stayed on the ground for five minutes, traveling through downtown Burns and […]

The home of Ann Webb Minton in the Cool Springs, Tennessee, community was destroyed by a tornado on December 11, 2021. Ann, a member of the Cool Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) was with her daughter Erin Street in Arlington, Tennessee, at the time the storm struck.

We now have confirmation that Bowling Green Cumberland Presbyterian Church suffered no appreciable damage. The Bowling Green church suffered considerable storm damage a number of years ago. We have not yet heard from Mt. Olivet CPC but it seems likely to have been outside of the damaged areas. WBKO in Bowling Green has confirmed the […]

On December 13, 2021, the session of Greensburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery) approved disaster relief for those affected by the tornadoes of December 11, 2021. The session designated $500 for a Campbellsville First CPC family who have lost everything. They also directed the next two Sundays’ offerings be a “LOVE Offering to Help Those […]

A ministry group from Vincennes, Indiana, brought significant supplies of food, household items, pet food, etc., and is set up for distribution from the fellowship hall of Brier Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery) at 3467 State Route 175 N, Bremen, KY, 42325.

New Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Weakley County, Tennessee, suffered significant structural damage during a tornado on the morning of December 11, 2021. While the structure is generally intact it was twisted on its foundation by the storm. The session initially thought the building was beyond repair but now hope to find a firm specializing […]