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Tom and Paris Longmire, members of Maryville Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee) where Tom’s father Ron Longmire has been pastor for 38 years, decided in March 2020 to grow their own home garden. Then Tom began to wonder how to branch out from helping put food on his family’s table to aiding others […]

NASHVILLE, TN 6/25/2022: Bethel University Assistant Sports Information Director Austin Childress and former Bethel Cross Country runner Anthony Garza were involved in a traffic accident Friday afternoon in Middle Tennessee. Both young men were taken to area hospitals where Garza was later released. After incurring multiple injuries, Childress was later flown to Vanderbilt where he […]

Preliminary minutes and committee reports can be found on the General Assembly website: www.cumberland.org   Assembly opened 9:30 by the Reverend Duawn Mearns. Missions Ministry Team proceeded to commission missionaries. In a heartfelt address urging unity and civility, the Rev. Mearns resigned as moderator of this meeting. Newly elected Moderator the Reverend Mike Wilkinson took […]

2022:06:25: Attendees at General Assembly were informed on Wednesday morning that a commissioner had tested positive for COVID-19. The office of the General Assembly urged the use of masks for the duration of the meeting. While some commissioners complied, many did not. Since the original announcement, several other persons, including attendees of CPWM Convention, organizational […]

The Reverend Dr. Robert D. Rush (Trinity Presbytery) has been the Pastor at First Presbyterian Church (New Covenant Presbytery, PCUSA) in Tomball, Texas, for a little over ten years and to celebrate his time there, on June 12, 2022 a luncheon was held. During the meal, the 3,000 sq. ft fellowship hall that was built […]

The Reverend James Cannon Barry of Tyler, Texas, died June 14, 2022. James, better known as Jim, was a member of Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery. He had served the denomination as a member of the Missions Ministry Team and was a former pastor of Falling Water Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Hixon, Tennessee. This article is incomplete. More […]

Owen Stephen Kerley, 89, of rural Simpson, Illinois, died June 19, 2022. Steve was a member of the Gilead Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) in Simpson and served on the Gilead Cemetery board.

The Reverend Duawn Mearns, Moderator of the General Assembly, convened the 191st Assembly at approximately 2:00 PM Mountain Time. The 190th General Assembly tasked the Office of the General Assembly with smoothing the transition between moderators as had been recommended by the Committee on Stewardship/Elected Officers/OUO to which had been referred the Report of the […]

The deadline to register for Children’s Fest is Tuesday June 21, 2022. Children’s Fest We hope to see the children of your church on Saturday, July 16, 9 am – 3:30 pm, Bethel University, McKenzie, Tennessee! Children’s Fest 2022 focuses on Genesis 1:26-31. Children can expect a fun day learning how we were created in […]

The Pastoral Development Ministry Team has partnered with PeopleJOY, a financial wellness company specializing in Student Loan Debt. Due to new changes in the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program, MINISTERS are now included!!! PeopleJOY representatives are available to help borrowers with assessments, submitting forms and necessary paperwork, and quarterly coaching and follow-up. Borrowers will […]