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Landon Clay Matheny, 7, of Troy, Tennessee, died June 9, 2021. Landon just finished first grade at Hillcrest Elementary in Troy. He was a member of Protemus Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) and a patent at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

H. Jean Ridgeway Smith, 89, Cleveland, Alabama, died June 15, 2021. She was a member of Green’s Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Grace Presbytery) where she taught Sunday school and was a member and past officer of the Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry (CPWM) group.

The Reverend Tim Smith is widely known as “the voice of the Tigers,” in Fayetteville, Tennessee. Smith, pastor of the Fayetteville, Tennessee, Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Columbia Presbytery, has been a part of Fayetteville High School ever since the institution was initiated ten years ago. Rujena Dotson, Supervisor of Fayetteville City Schools, nominated Tim for […]

Job Position Opening – Director of Youth Ministries The Winchester Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Winchester, TN., is seeking to hire a full-time Director of Youth Ministries for our congregation.  The position is open to both ordained clergy and non-ordained lay persons. Winchester, TN. is located in Franklin County of southern-middle Tennessee and is a part […]

Camp Israel Folsom in Choctaw Presbytery near Broken Bow, Oklahoma, seeks a caretaker. If someone feels called to camp ministry in Choctaw Presbytery, please contact the Reverend Kristi Lounsbury at klounsbury@cumberland.org.

Dr. Tony Janner Memorial Golf Tournament Saturday, July 10, 2021, 8:00 a.m. Carroll Lake Golf Course (near McKenzie, Tennessee, off SR 22) 4-Person Scramble, $200 per team Men’s and Women’s Teams Welcome 3 Flights, First & Second Place Awarded Boxed Lunches, Sodas, Water/Concession Stand Long Drive Contest/Hole-in-One Contest Opening Ceremony/Salute Proceeds In Tony’s Name Go […]

The Reverend Dr. Robert Aaron Craig, 86, often known as Bobby, died October 24, 2020, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, of COVID-19. Bobby was an honorably retired member of North Central Presbytery who served the Cumberland Presbyterian denomination as Director of Development and Deferred Giving for the Board of Finance, Foundation, and Management (now the Board of […]

Janet Turner, 72, of Louisville, Kentucky, a member of Louisville First Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery), died June 15, 2021. Janet had registered and was planning to attend the 2021 Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry Convention in Louisville.

Marion Earl Alexander, 97 of Loudon, Tennessee, died June 8, 2021. He was a member of the Loudon Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee) where he served as an elder. He was a member of the Men’s Sunday School Class for over 66 years. Marion was born January 11, 1924, on the family farm […]

June 11, 2021, Bethel University College of Arts & Sciences and College of Health Sciences announced the names of Cumberland Presbyterian students earning Honor Roll and Dean’s List status for the Spring 2021 semester. Dean’s List: Eli Moore (Dyersburg, Tennessee), Sarah Morgan (Winchester, Tennessee), Sydney Moyer (Hokes Bluff, Alabama), Hannah Patterson (Dyer, Tennessee), Corinne Smith […]