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From Red River Presbytery: It had been our hope to be able to have a regular type Presbytery.  Covid, sadly, had other plans.  As of today, our September Presbytery will be modified for safety.  We will begin at 10:00 am with worship as we have a Candidate, Kevin Bulgerelli, who will be bringing the message.  […]

Dr. Linda “June” Morton, 78, died in Florida August 31, 2021. She was from Nashville, Tennessee, and was a member of the West Nashville Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was a Trustee of Memphis Theological Seminary and a member of the Civil Air Patrol. June graduated from West End High School in Nashville before attending George […]

Shirley Ann Hollabaugh, 86, of London, Arkansas, died August 29, 2021. She was an active member of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Russellville, Arkansas (Arkansas Presbytery), for more than 40 years. Her passion was Cumberland Presbyterian Women. She served as Convention President in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1987.

Doreen Broomfield Carter, 84, died August 20, 2020, in Clarksville, Tennessee. She was a member of Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Nashville Presbytery) in Clarksville. Doreen emigrated to the United States in 1958 and was naturalized as an American citizen in 1964. Doreen chose to support Austin Peay University substantially through her estate, establishing the Robert […]

Paul E. Ray, 97, of Hawesville, Kentucky, died Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. Paul was a member and elder of Dukes Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery) in Hawesville, Kentucky, where he taught Sunday school for many years. He was a 1942 graduate of Beechmont High School in Hawesville. Paul was a proud veteran of the US […]

Elder Ruby Wilkerson, 96, died August 30, 2021. When she was younger, Ruby was a very active elder in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America. She was Pat Wood’s mother. Pat is the wife of New Hopewell Presbytery Moderator, the Reverend Dr. R. Stanley Wood.

The Reverend John Clayton Lawson, 73, pastor of the Daingerfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Trinity Presbytery), died unexpectedly at home August 26, 2021. John was born August 10, 1948, in Texarkana, Arkansas, to B.B. Blanton Lawson and Miriam K. Lawson. John graduated from Atlanta High School in Cass County, Texas, and went on to get a […]

MMT Disaster Relief We have talked with Dyllan Simmons, our Cumberland Presbyterian contact in Waverly. He stated that the volunteers are overwhelmed with the abundance of generous giving. He has asked that if you have gathered supplies to be donated to please hold them for a couple of weeks before delivering them. He also noted […]

The Missions Ministry Team is now accepting applications for the position of Director of Ministry with Women. If you are interested in learning more or applying, please utilize the following links: Director of Ministry with Women – Official Job Announcement Director of Ministry with Women – Job Description Director of Ministry with Women – Application […]

The Admissions Office at Memphis Theological Seminary reports 41 new incoming students for the Fall 2021 semester. Seventeen of these students are Cumberland Presbyterians, one of largest incoming classes of CP students MTS has ever had. MTS further reports 136 students registered in master’s courses, recovering from their shortfall last spring as a result of […]