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The Reverend Aaron Holmes, 88, of Atwood, Tennessee, an honorably retired minister of West Tennessee Presbytery, died August 1, 2021. Aaron was born August 4, 1932, in Atwood, Tennessee. He graduated from Milan High School and then Bethel College (now Bethel University) in McKenzie, Tennessee, with a degree in education. He worked at Milan Army […]

Lorena Glasner Wiseman, 95, died July 29, 2021. She was born March 26, 1926, in Estill Springs, Tennessee. She graduated from Cowan Public School in 1941, and Central High School in 1945. September 16, 1950, she married David G. Wiseman, Jr., and moved to the Harmony Community where she joined the Harmony Cumberland Presbyterian Church […]

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Roy Gene Martin, 91, of Columbia, Tennessee, 91, died February 12, 2021. Martin was a life-long Cumberland Presbyterian born to Lee and Grace Martin, a Cumberland Presbyterian family, in Cord, Arkansas, April 20, 1929. He served as an elder at Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Columbia Presbytery) from 1961. Roy excelled in basketball and baseball, […]

Mary Alice Sawyer, 90, of Cowan, Tennessee, died July 20, 2021.She was “a faithful and proud” elder of the Cowan Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery), having joined the church in 1947. She taught Sunday school and Bible school as well as chairing many committees. She loved singing in the choir and many services benefitted from […]

Cathy Littlefield has agreed to a temporary contract beginning August 1, 2021, to serve as an interim while the Ministry Council seeks a new Women’s Ministry Coordinator. Her primary responsibilities will include meeting consistently with the Women’s Ministry Executive Team to ensure proper shepherding, communication, planning, and resources development for Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico, […]

Faith Fellowship Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Columbia, Tennessee (Columbia Presbytery) lent its support to Kid’s Place Child Advocacy Center, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, in memory of dedicated church elder Meredith Campbell Bybee who died unexpectedly in May 2020. Faith Fellowship and Kid’s Place partnered to create “Meredith’s Toy Box” to honor Bybee. Church members collected 319 toys, […]

Memphis Theological Seminary’s Director of Student Services, Barry Anderson, was featured in a WREG Memphis story about the Iona Burrito Ministry. Anderson serves as the coordinator for the Burrito Ministry, which provides food, clothing, and supplies to people experiencing homelessness in downtown Memphis. Anderson says, “We just don’t judge what happens that brings a person here. This is […]

Pastor Christopher Phifer was officially appointed as the Assistant Dean for the Elders Academy, Logistics & Operations of The Franklin Knight-Solomon Williams Institute for the General Council of Pastors and Elders of the Church Of God In Christ worldwide serving 15,000 pastors and 40,000 ordained elders. We are so honored that Pastor Phifer is Memphis […]

MEMPHIS 7/28/2021: MTS is delighted that the safety and effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccines have made it possible for us to re-open and welcome our community back to campus. At the same time, we’re aware that certain health conditions, as well as the rapid spread of the Delta variant, mean that some MTS folks are […]