Posts by Matthew Gore

Joe Ronald O’Dell, 80, of Greeneville, Tennessee, died March 18, 2022. He was an active member of Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee), serving as an elder and teaching Sunday school.

McKENZIE, TENN. (March 16, 2022) — The historic pipe organ at the McKenzie First Cumberland Presbyterian Church was rededicated during a concert on Wednesday, March 16. The organ was first dedicated on March 28, 1953 when it was installed in the historic First Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Stonewall Street in downtown McKenzie. When the church […]

2022 CPWM Convention Registration is LIVE! Ready for Convention in Albuquerque? Who wants to know what the new theme is? Well, here you go! The theme is Revive Us Again! Based on Psalm 85:6, “Will you not revive us again, that your people may rejoice in you?” Registration is now LIVE!!!! Share with your friends! […]

Only 27% of respondents in a Pew study said they attended services in person this month. Back in September, when the coronavirus was still surging, 26% said they attended in-person religious services. March 22, 2022 By Yonat Shimron (RNS) — Across the country, religious congregations have reopened, or reopened with some health restrictions still in […]

Roland David Morris, 74, of Fairfield, Illinois, died March 20, 2022. He was a lifelong member of the Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church (North Central Presbytery), where he served as a Sunday school teacher, elder, morning worship guitarist, video and sound technician, and leader of Crusaders children’s program. He also helped with children’s musicals. The Reverend […]

Billy Don Haney, 87, of Cleveland, Tennessee, died March 9, 2022. He was a member of Charleston Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery) where he served as an elder for more than 30 years.

The European Union (EU) has opened its borders to Ukrainian refugees, and they are now arriving in Spain, where the CP Church has a presence with mission churches and our missionaries, Reverends Wilson and Diana Lopez. The “Renacer CP Church” in Madrid is accepting donations and will use them to purchase medicines, clothing, food, diapers, […]

Dinah Ruth Dodd McInturff, 80, died in Johnson City, Tennessee, March 15, 2022. She was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Greeneville, Tennessee (Presbytery of East Tennessee), where she sang in the choir, led the children’s choir, and taught children’s Sunday School. She provided a sourdough bread ministry to the ill and bereaved […]

Jessie Lois Justice Hines, 90, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, died March 10, 2022. A long-time member of the Mt. Olivet Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery), she was active in women’s groups, taught Sunday School and VBS, and enjoyed church wide fellowships.

Brandon Matlock Hayes of Clarksville, Tennessee, will receive Scouting’s Silver Beaver at a council recognition dinner scheduled for March 26, 2022, at Christ United Methodist Church in St. Matthews, Kentucky. Brandon is a 2016 graduate of Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee, and the son of the Reverend Brian Hayes (Covenant Presbytery) and Ministry Council elected […]