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Cumberland Road – new episode Alan Butler, the Coordinator of Benefits for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, shares his faith journey from a camp experience, to his call to ministry to becoming the new Coordinator of Benefits of the Board of Stewardship in a new episode of Cumberland Road. You can find Cumberland Road on your favorite apps […]

The regular scheduled Fall meeting of Presbytery of East Tennessee, originally slated for October 3, 2020, has been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A new meeting date will be announced as soon as possible.

Lynn Mansfield Allen, 82, of Dunlap, Tennessee, died August 17, 2020. According to his pastor, the Reverend Jimmy Byrd, “he was a devoted member” of the New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery) in the Sequatchie valley. Lynn was born August 29, 1937 to William Chester and Pauline Mansfield Allen. Lynn graduated from Sequatchie County […]

The Reverend Newman Ray Board, 82, (Covenant Presbytery) of Caldwell County, Kentucky, died August 19, 2020. Ray was born November 18, 1937, in Caldwell County, Kentucky, to William Cecil Board and Ava Lee Goodaker and raised in the Southern Baptist Church. Saved on September 11, 1949, Ray was baptized on October 10, 1949, by the […]

O. Harold Mainer, 98, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died August 16, 2020. He was a faithful member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Caulksville, Arkansas (Arkansas Presbytery). He served in the United States Navy in World War Two and is believed to have been the last living Pearl Harbor survivor in Arkansas. At the beginning […]

Mary Janie Jackson, 94, of Kenton died Saturday, August 15, 2020, in Dyersburg. She was a devoted member of Cool Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery). She was born October 10, 1925, in Dyer County, to Allen Kirk and Agnes Tidwell Kirk. Janie served as secretary for U.S. Congressman Ed Jones, also a Cumberland […]

Bethel University announced on July 29, 2020, the addition of America’s first scholarship driven Kayak Bass Fishing team to their already robust bass fishing program. According to coach Garry Mason, Bethel was the first American college or university to offer scholarships for bass fishing in any form so the addition of kayak bass fishing as […]

Barton Joseph “Bart” Williams, 64, died on August 13, 2020, in Dyersburg, Tennessee. He was an active member of the Newbern Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery). According to the Dyersburg State Gazette, “for the past forty years, Bart Williams, or “Mr. Bart” as he is best known around town, has been a fixture of […]

Just launched is a new podcast called Cumberland Road hosted by Rev. T. J. Malinoski.  Cumberland Road explores Cumberland Presbyterian’s inspiring faith journey and relationship with God from around the world and how their faith impacts their daily lives, interactions with others and their vocation.  Listen and subscribe so that you can catch up on […]

Dear Cumberland Presbyterian Church Family, Every year, many of our Cumberland Presbyterian congregations celebrate Seminary Sunday during worship. This is a chance for us to connect with our denomination, communicate important updates, and thank you for your continued support.Since many of our churches are not meeting for in-person worship at this time, I wanted to […]