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The eyewall of Hurricane Ian made landfall at 2:20 p.m. EDT on North Captiva Island, a barrier island just west of Fort Myers, Florida. Fortunately, this was not in the vicinity of our CP Churches. Christ Church is located in Lutz, Florida which is 25 miles north of Tampa with Beth-El Farm Worker Ministry in […]

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the eyewall of Hurricane Ian made landfall at Florida’s Sanibel and Captiva Islands at approximately 12:00 noon CDT September 28, 2022. The center if Ian is still located off the west coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico and is moving North/Northeast at nine miles […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Rogersville, Alabama (Hope Presbytery), has opened their pumpkin patch for the 2022 season. There are hundreds of pumpkins for you to choose from to decorate your home for fall. The pumpkins are available on an honor system, meaning you donate what you think is appropriate or what you can. There […]

Cumberland Presbytery met in its Fall meeting on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at the Campbellsville First CPC. Reports were received and adopted. Johnnie Bailey was added to the Roll of Probationers. Rev. Stephen Guarneros was dropped from the Roll of Ordained Ministers per his request. Rev. Kevin Brantley, Stated Clerk

Betty Barkley Wright, 86, of Paducah, Kentucky, died September 18, 2022. Betty was a lifelong member of New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) where she taught Sunday School, sang in the choir, and served as a youth leader.

Dwayne Williams, 81, of Middleton, Tennessee, died August 23, 2022. He was a member of the Bolivar Cumberland Presbyterian Church and grew up in the Morella Cumberland Presbyterian Church, both in West Tennessee Presbytery. His son, the Reverend Cory Dwayne Williams is pastor of the Dyersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery).