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Charles “Charlie” Gordon Floyd, 72, of Franklin, Tennessee, died April 24, 2020 after a long battle with vascular dementia. He was a member of Brenthaven Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Nashville Presbytery) and served nine years on the Cumberland Presbyterian denominational Board of Stewardship, Foundation, and Benefits. He concluded his service to the BOS in 2016, having […]

Like a bone-jarring, stomach-turning roller coaster ride with a sweaty lap bar and no headrest the months of March, April, and now May is flinging the Christian faith onto a new ride of examining its worship, pastoral care and mission.  Some are screaming and shouting along the way.  Others just want to get back to […]

Most Tennessee State Parks, including Montgomery Bell which encloses the Cumberland Presbyterian Birthplace Shrine, will open for day-use visitation between 7am and sunset starting April 24, 2020. The public will have access to most trails, boat ramps, marinas, golf courses and other outdoor recreation opportunities. Park facilities and overnight accommodations will remain closed, as will […]

The Board of Missions of the Presbytery of East Tennessee is recommending that congregations of the Presbytery of East Tennessee extend the suspension of public worship through the month of May 2020. This guidance extends to actions and events of all presbyterial agencies such as in-person board meetings and any and all presbytery-wide or presbytery […]

The Reverend Casey Nicholson (Presbytery of East Tennessee) successfully concluded the oral defense of his dissertation “Approaches to Pastoral Counseling: An Exploration of The Implementation of Secular Methods and Techniques in Pastoral Psychotherapy” on April 21, 2020, and was awarded his doctorate by Memphis Theological Seminary. Congratulations Doctor Nicholson. Casey graduated as part of the […]

North Central Presbytery: Junior/Junior High Camp has been canceled. Cumberland Presbytery: All camps scheduled for the summer of 2020 have been cancelled. West Tennessee Presbytery: Due to health, safety, and economic concerns from the Covid-19 pandemic, the WTN Discipleship Ministry Team has made the difficult decision to cancel all West TN Presbytery summer camps. The […]

24 ministers and 20 churches have voted to cancel the Spring meeting (April 18, 2020) of Murfreesboro Presbytery which was to be held at the Winchester Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

The Spring meeting for Nashville Presbytery has been postponed to May 30, 2020. Presbytery hopes they will not need to postpone it further.

First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Rogersville, Alabama, has teamed up with the Muscle Shoals Music Association, FAME Recording Studios, and Premium Mountaire chicken company in “Operation Drumstick” to feed musicians, waiters, waitresses and others in the music industry who are out of work. It is estimated that around 200 gig and session musicians are out […]

The Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home has posted a variety of resources and two videos at CPCH.org/goblue to help the community show support during April’s Child Abuse Prevention Month.