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Prayer – Psalms 91 reminds us that God is our fortress and our refuge. We are not to fear the terror of night, pestilence, plague, or war. The Psalmist says that God loves us, that God hears those who acknowledge God’s name. Followers of Christ have the privilege to call on God’s name. We encourage […]

Bryan Belue, 52, of Rogersville, Alabama, died March 3, 2022. He was a member and Elder of Hurricane Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Hope Presbytery) in Rogersville.

Leonard D. Denney, 88, of Chico, Texas, died February 23, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was an elder at Zion Valley Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Red River Presbytery) in Chico. Leonard was born April 27, 1933, to Hurston P. Denney and Ruth M. Redwine Denney. He served as a corporal in the US Army in […]

The Board of Stewardship is searching for a new administrative assistant. A job description for the position follows. In addition to a salary, other benefits include, health insurance, retirement, vision and dental insurance, long term disability and paid vacation. While we are looking for a person with a variety of skills, one plus is a […]

Clifford Spencer Odell, Sr., 83, of Vance, Alabama, clerk of the session of Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Grace Presbytery) in Vance, reportedly died in February 2022.

The New Hopewell Presbytery CPCA will meet in person on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Fairview Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America in Dyersburg, Tennessee. The Leonard Gauldin is pastor host. Due to caution over COVID-19, the presbytery has not met since 2019. Attendees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 including the booster. Masks will be […]

Mary Jo Breeding Hitchcock, 94, died February 26, 2022 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was born in Cookeville, Tennessee, in 1928 to Hop Lee Breeding and Rosa Bullock Breeding, a Cumberland Presbyterian family. The family attended Mt. Hermon Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Cookeville (Murfreesboro Presbytery), then when Jo and husband Armon moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, (now […]

Jerry Franklin Hicks, 74, of Benton, Kentucky, died February 25, 2022, in Paducah, Kentucky. An electrician, Jerry was a civilian employee at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. He was very active in the community in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, before retiring to Marshall County, Kentucky (Land Between the Lakes). Jerry was an elder in the Hopkinsville Cumberland Presbyterian Church […]

Aline Mary Spencer, 89, of Winchester, Tennessee, died February 18, 2022, in Winchester. Aline was a member of the Winchester Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery) where she was a member of the Joy Club. She previously taught Sunday school at the Harmony Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery) in Winchester.

Howard Davis Stone, 81, of Hartford, Kentucky, died in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on February 23, 2022. He was a member and elder of the Lisman Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) in Lisman, Kentucky. He had also served as an elder at Ashland Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Clay, Kentucky.1 Howard retired from Dotiki Mines after 31 […]