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There is a Civil War era cannonball in the wall of the Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Greeneville, Tennessee (Presbytery of East Tennessee). Stories about the “Greeneville Cannonball” seem to come around about once a decade as each new generation “discovers” the controversial artifact. The Reverend Walter Chestnut, an accomplished Cumberland Presbyterian historian with ties […]

William Gipson Knight, 92, of Winchester, Tennessee, died January 2, 2022. William had been a member of Goshen Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery) in Winchester for more than 60 years. Her served as an elder and sang in the choir. His first job as “the Knight of the Turntable,” a DJ on Winchester’s WCDT radio.

We know that many of our congregations calculate their Our United Outreach giving at the end of the year, and that for many it is important that their contributions be properly credited for 2021. This is just to let you know that in order for proper 2021 credit, your gift must be postmarked by no […]

February 24, 2022, MTS Master’s Degree Preview Day. Sponsored by Memphis Theological Seminary. There is no cost to participate but you must register. Contact the Office of Admissions at Admissions@MemphisSeminary.edu or 901.334.5891. Register at https://memphisseminary.edu/schedule-a-visit/.

February 7, 2022, 11:00 AM, Virtual Book Tour Stop with Dr. Christopher Carter, author of The Spirit of Soul Food: Race, Faith, and Food Justice. Sponsored by Memphis Theological Seminary. Register at www.memphisseminary.edu/events.

The Reverend Dr. M. Rebecca Salisbury, 76, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died January 4, 2022. Rebecca was retired, a member without charge, of Murfreesboro Presbytery. She was the widow of the Reverend Dr. Loyce Standefer Estes who died June 9, 2010. Rebecca was born in 1945 to the Reverend A.D. Salisbury, Jr., and Helen Margaret Lawson […]

Mayburn Artice Putman, 91, of Lexington, Alabama, died January 1, 2022. Mayburn was a faithful member of Nebo Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Hope Presbytery) for more than 70 years. He worked for North Alabama Fabricating Company (NAFCO) for 37 years.

Although the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Lakeland, Florida, became a congregation of the Presbyterian Church (USA) during the partial union of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Church in 1906, the congregation thrived for decades before dwindling and being closed in 2013. Lakeland Cumberland Presbyterian Church was founded in 1888. The original wooded frame […]

Robert Bane, 85, of Watertown, Tennessee,  died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. Born March 12, 1936, to Ardle and Lottie Jaco Bane, Robert was a member and longtime elder of the Watertown Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery) and worked in the welding and fabrication industry. He was the father of the Reverend Ted Bane (Nashville Presbytery).

Joan L. Boardman Gore, 88, formerly of Aberdeen, South Dakota, died in Bartlett, Tennessee, at 1:00 AM on January 2, 2022, of old age. She would have been 89 on Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Joan was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, in 1933, to James and Kathleen Green Boardman. She grew up in England during […]