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Dolores Rustenhaven, 88, of Marshall, Texas, died July 17, 2022. Born February 14, 1934, Dolores was from Overton, Texas. She graduated from Overton High School in 1952. As a clergy spouse to the late Reverend William Rustenhaven, she lived and ministered across the Cumberland Presbyterian denomination. According to Beth O’Gwynn Rustenhaven writing on Facebook, Dolores […]

Below are churches that are in active searches for a pastor or some other type of leadership, as indicated parenthetically. Our purpose in sending you this listing, along with contact information for search committee chairs who have email contact, is to make the openings known to a wider audience of clergy than just those who […]

Timothy John Orr, 56, of Newbern, Tennessee, died July 18, 2022. Tim was a member of Dyersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) and a former trustee of Memphis Theological Seminary. He was the youngest son of the Reverend Melvin and Naomi Orr. Tim had a long and fruitful relationship with MTS. In the summer […]

Rev. Dr. Autura Eason-Williams, pastor of Capleville United Methodist Church, a Memphis Theological Seminary alumna, and sometimes adjunct faculty member at MTS, was ordered from her vehicle, a Chevrolet Malibu, and shot three times in an apparent carjacking at her home in Whitehaven, a neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee, on July 18, 2022. The incident was […]

Eleanor McCoy Oliver, 82, of Hendersonville, Tennessee, died of COVID-19 on July 11, 2022. She was a member of St. Luke Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Nashville Presbytery) in Madison, Tennessee, and had deep Cumberland Presbyterian Roots as a descendant of the Zwingle family which included a number of Cumberland Presbyterian Ministers. Beth Oliver is Director of […]

Douglas Lawrence Duff, 57, of Greeneville, Tennessee, better known as Doug, died July 8, 2022. He was an active member at the Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee) where he served as an elder, participated in numerous church committees, and chaperoned youth outings. Doug dedicated much of his time to organizing and working […]

John Robert Moore, 86, of Brunswick, Tennessee, died July 11, 2022. He grew up in the Highland Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Memphis and was a member of Faith Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) in Bartlett, Tennessee, where he served as an elder.

Navigating Tough Conversations – Part 1 July 21, 2022, 10 AM (CST) A tough conversation is any situation you face where: there are differences of opinion, emotions are strong, and it is imperative that the conversation goes well If you’ve ever reflected on a conversation and verbally kick yourself, saying, “That didn’t go well. What […]

Rogelio Salinas, 88, of Clarksville, Tennessee, died July 10, 2022. He was a member of Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Nashville Presbytery) where he served as a Sunday school teacher and an elder. He retired after 30 years from the United States Army, having served as in both Korea and Vietnam.

The Program of Alternate Studies was in their first block of classes at Bethel University when an outbreak of COVID-19 among students and instructors caused the cancellation of in person classes. The remaining students and faculty will leave the Bethel campus today, July 13, 2022. The remainder of the summer school will be shifted to […]