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Jobyna “Jody” Raulston Davidson Ables, 93, of Jasper, Tennessee, died February 22, 2022. She was active in the Ebenezer Church (Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery), Jasper, Tennessee, from the time worship was reactivated there in 1996, and had served as an elder since the session was reestablished.

Jericho Brass Band, a British-style brass band, will go “Around the World in Song & Sound” at 7 p.m. EST Friday, February 25, 2022, at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1505 N. Moore Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Admission is free. jerichobrassband.org

As of this posting, all meetings are scheduled to be traditional in-person gatherings. February 18, 2022, Trinity Presbytery, Stone Oak Cumberland Presbyterian Church, San Antonio, Texas. February 26, 2022, Japan Presbytery, Koza Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. March 5, 2022, West Tennessee Presbytery, Kirby Pines Estates, 3535 Kirby Parkway, Memphis, Tennessee, 38115. March […]

Ministry Council Summary of Actions (2/20/2022) The Ministry Council met for its regular meeting on February 19-20, 2022, in person and via ZOOM. Those present were Carla Bellis, Rev. Kenny Butcher, Rev. Dr. Michael Clark, Rev. Juan David Correa, Amy Cresswell, Debbie Hayes, Rev. Phillip Layne, Rev. Derek Jacks, Lora Rogers-Kerner, Victory Moore, Angelica Poveda, […]

Ministry Council Summary of Actions (8/21/2021) The Ministry Council met via Zoom on Saturday August 21, 2021. In attendance were elected members Carla Bellis, Rev. Kenny Butcher, Rev. Dr. Michael Clark, Rev. Juan David Correa, Amy Cresswell, Debbie Hayes, Rev. Phillip Layne, Rev. Derek Jacks, Lora Rodgers Kerner, Angelica Poveda, Melinda Reams, Ted Shirai, Rev. […]

Marion Joanne Talley VanCleave, 84, of Henderson, Tennessee, died January 31, 2022. She was born December 19, 1937, in the Talley Store Community of Chester County, Tennessee, to Riley Allen Talley, Jr. and Ruth Augusta Sewell Talley. She graduated from Chester County High School in 1955 and attended Bethel College (now Bethel University) in McKenzie, […]

From: Ollie McClung, Dear Friends in Mission, we are planning a return trip to Waverly, TN to help with repairs and rebuilding from the devastating floods last year. As many of you are aware, it, sadly, often takes a year or two for a community to be able to get folks back into homes following […]

Marshall Clyde Watson, 73, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, died February 18, 2022. A lifelong Presbyterian, Marshall served the Lord faithfully at Lookout Valley Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, Memorial Presbyterian Church in Montgomery, Alabama, and most recently at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga (Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery). He served on the deaconate and session in four Presbyterian denominations: […]

The Reverend Roosevelt Baugh died February 19, 2022. Roosevelt was an honorably retired member of Red River Presbytery and the former pastor of St. Mark Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth, Texas. Roosevelt was born June 8, 1936, in Huntsville, Alabama, to Robert Lee Baugh and Clara Louise Cook. Long before his call to the […]

(PNS: February 16, 2022) Because of the ongoing pandemic, the 2022 Presbyterian Youth Triennium, which had been scheduled for July 24-27 in Indianapolis, Indiana, has been canceled. According to PYT director Gina Yeager-Buckley, this decision came out of a deep desire to prioritize the safety and health of all Triennium participants, including those working the […]