Archive

Laurel Peeples Hisey, 92, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, best known as Lollie, died January 10, 2022. Trained in special education, Lollie had a passion for entertaining. She was in the University Players at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga and formed the Cumberland Players at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga (Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery). She wrote plays and […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read Genesis 1:27-31 New Revised Standard Version 27 So God created humankind in his image,    in the image of God he created them;    male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them, and God said to […]

The Dickson, TN CP Church is seeking someone to serve as Youth Minister / Associate Pastor.. We are wiling to work with a student currently preparing for ministry. This is an opportunity to work with a great congregation with the potential of moving into a senior pastor position in the not too distant future.. Interested […]

Rev. Johan Daza has announced his resignation as Director of Cross-Culture Immigrant Ministries. His last day of work will be May 31, 2022. Johan and his wife Erin have been called to serve as the Mennonite Central Committee Country Representatives for Colombia, South America. They will lead a team of 20 people from different nationalities […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for a peace at this time. Read Psalm 118:5-6 New Revised Standard Version 5 Out of my distress I called on the Lord;    the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.6 With the Lord on my side I do not fear.    What can mortals […]

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 Genesis 3:8-10 New Revised Standard Version 8 They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife […]

Blog written by Maddie Taylor   Hello, my fellow CP Young Adults! My name is Maddie Taylor and from August of 2019 to December of 2021, I served as the Education and Communications Intern for the Coalition for Appalachian Ministry! This position was brand new when I was hired back in 2019 and was transformed […]

Donald Bruce Baldree, 91, of Cleveland, Tennessee, died January 9, 2022. Don was gifted with a strong singing voice and an ear for harmony. He and his two middle siblings performed as a gospel trio as young adults. Don shared his musical gifts as a chorister at Cleveland Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery) where he […]

He calls himself the “chief servant” of the seminary that helps prepare the next generation of pastors, ministers, chaplains, and other spiritual leaders of the church. The Rev. Dr. Jody Hill, president of Memphis Theological Seminary (MTS) described the school’s mission during a recent meeting of the Rotary Club of Olive Branch. Hill said MTS, […]

(RNS) January 7, 2022, by Kathryn Post. On New Year’s Day, 43 congregations of the Reformed Church in America split from the national denomination, one of the oldest Protestant bodies in the United States, in part over theological differences regarding same-sex marriage and the ordination of LGBTQ clergy. The departure of the theologically conservative congregations […]