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From Rev. Dr. Jody Hill, President, Memphis theological Seminary When the pandemic began, the Hamilton Chapel in Founders Hall was under renovation. Construction was completed in the summer of 2020, but it would be almost two years before we felt comfortable opening the chapel for in-person services. Over the past month, we’ve kicked off a […]

Focus Breathe in clear thoughts of peace and reflection as you prepare to hear God speak to you through the scripture and the writer. Put aside all the things the world says you have to accomplish today and use this time to rest in God’s presence. Read 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Yet true godliness with contentment […]

Joyce Barrus Foreman, 90, of Burlington, North Carolina, died September 22, 2022. She was married to the late Ben M. Barrus while he, with Milton L. Baughn and Thomas H. Campbell, wrote A People Called Cumberland Presbyterian in the early-1970s. Joyce was a member of Edisto Beach Baptist Church, Edisto Island, South Carolina.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – The First Cumberland Presbyterian Church is housing its 20th annual Pumpkin Patch starting Saturday morning (9/24/2022). The public is encouraged to join the festivities at the church at 7702 Indiana Ave. This is a family-friendly event! All proceeds from the Pumpkin Patch will go to educational programs on the Navajo Reservation […]

Focus Are you tired? Take this time to rest. Relax every part of yourself. Breathe slower. Be ready for what God has before you today. Read Psalm 91:1-6; 14-16 1 Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 This I declare about the […]

Focus Let your soul take a moment of rest as you hear God’s word. Put your busy schedule, wandering mind, stressful thoughts, and burdened heart at the feet of the cross and open up to God’s voice as the Giver of Life tends your soul. Read Psalm 91:1-6; 14-16 1 Those who live in the […]

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 2 Corinthians 8:8-15 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 8 I do not say this as a command, but I […]

Focus Prepare yourself to discern what is and what is not of God today. Still yourself so you can hear how God is calling you. Read Luke 20:45-21:4 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 45 In the hearing of all the people he said to the disciples, 46 “Beware of the scribes who like to walk around in […]

Robert Donnell Presbytery met September 17, 2022, at the Goosepond Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Scottsboro, AL. Vice-Moderator Rev. Matthew Ingram called the meeting to order, and the Rev. Dr. Pam Phillips-Burk prayed the constituting prayer. Rev. Ingram was elected as Moderator and Rev. Christy Ashton was elected Vice-Moderator. Licentiate Angela Anderson gave a brief devotion. Denomination […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Jeremiah 10:1-16 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 10 Hear the word that the Lord speaks to you, O house of Israel. 2 Thus says the Lord: Do not learn the way of the nations     or be […]