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All times and dates listed here have been confirmed as of press date. Unless otherwise stated, all cancellations and postponements are due to concerns over COVID-19. East Tennessee Presbytery, postponed, date to be determined. Emmaus Presbytery, date and location unknown. Andes Presbytery, June 13, 2020. Virtual meeting.† Missouri Presbytery, June 27, 2020. Met via ZOOM. […]

Ruby “Susie” Estes Denman, 92, of Murfreesboro, widow of the Reverend E.H. “Denny” Denman, Jr., (d. June 22, 2011), and a member of the Smithville Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery) died on August 1, 2020. Susie was born July 18, 1928, in Fosterville, Tennessee, to Walter and Sally Benson Estes. The Denmans served a number […]

Peggy Jean Johnson Teague, 88, died August 27, 2020, in Tullahoma, Tennessee. She was a member of Winchester Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery) where she served as a pianist and organist for over 25 years. Read more: https://www.tullahomanews.com/obituaries/peggy-jean-johnson-teague-obituary/article_af813bb2-e942-11ea-9375-4336ba418ea9.html

Harry Baker, 89, of Paducah, Kentucky, died on Saturday, August 29, 2020. He was a long-time member of the Margaret Hank Memorial Cumberland Presbyterian Church, which was merged into Grace Covenant Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery), where he served on various boards and committees. Harry was a 1950 graduate of Butler High School in Princeton, […]

A Prayer for Those Affected by the Destruction of Hurricane LauraBy Kristi Lounsbury As the Psalmist tells us, your people can cry out to you in their distress and you will calm the storm (Psalm 107:28-29). Mighty God, we cry out to you now as we have many people hurting from the path of destruction […]

New Hopewell Presbytery (CPCA) September 2020 meeting and Tennessee Synod (CPCA) October 2020 meeting have been postponed to 2021. No additional information is available at this time.

Kenny Adams, 57, of Monticello, Arkansas, husband of Denise Adams and stepfather to the Reverend Joshua Murray, died August 23, 2020. Kenny was a member of the Rose Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Arkansas Presbytery). He was born October 26, 1963. This article is incomplete. More information will be added as it becomes available.  

Seminary’s pandemic challenge: Protect students, equip them to protect others Read more: https://dailymemphian.com/article/16288/seminarys-pandemic-challenge-protect-students?fbclid=IwAR1CoiYXbjP_PAeU3ECXsLPmi5qH0fi5hsba80nBaGfkjGjh2AtVK33x0Bw&utm_source=Alumni&utm_campaign=3c298c8c95-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_10_29_08_58_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_794179eb18-3c298c8c95-1285639778

Mary Katherine King Mary Katherine Gonce King, 74, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, died August 17, 2020. She was organist for the Bowling Green Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery) for over three decades. She was born in Florence, Alabama, to Jack and Carrie Gonce on June 18, 1946. Mary Katherine learned to play the organ at […]

Huntsville, Alabama, August 19, 2020: “Congressman John Lewis said when you see something that is not just, you have to speak up,” said Mitchell Walker, president of the Greater Huntsville Interdenominational Ministerial Fellowship and pastor of Church Street Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America which is than a mile from the Madison County Courthouse. Walker referred […]