GA Updates

Red River Presbytery has endorsed the Reverend Judy Madden for election as Moderator of the 192nd General Assembly scheduled to meet in Denton, Texas in June 2023. Reverend Judy Madden, is well known In Red River Presbytery as a “leader of leaders.” Judy is an ordained minister on staff at Pathway (formerly St. Matthew) Cumberland […]

The 146th General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America will meet in Independence, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, June 4-7, 2023, at the Embassy Suites Hotel by Hilton,  5800 Rockside Woods Blvd. The theme is Awaken! Answering God’s Call to Witness based on Romans 13:11-12 KJV.

On March 11, 2023, Japan Presbytery released their official response to the proposed amendments to the constitution of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The full text follows: Japan Presbytery’s Response to the Proposed Amendments to the Constitution 2.92, 4.2, and 6.35 Praise the name of the Lord! We, Japan Presbytery, extend our heartfelt greetings to all […]

Meeting on March 4, 2023, Cornerstone Presbytery (formerly part of West Tennessee Presbytery), meeting at ACTS Korean Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee, endorsed the Reverend Mitch Boulton as a candidate for moderator of the 192nd General Assembly which will meet in Denton, Texas, from June 18-23, 2023. A biography of Rev. Boulton: Mitch Boulton […]

Preliminary minutes and committee reports can be found on the General Assembly website: www.cumberland.org   Assembly opened 9:30 by the Reverend Duawn Mearns. Missions Ministry Team proceeded to commission missionaries. In a heartfelt address urging unity and civility, the Rev. Mearns resigned as moderator of this meeting. Newly elected Moderator the Reverend Mike Wilkinson took […]

2022:06:25: Attendees at General Assembly were informed on Wednesday morning that a commissioner had tested positive for COVID-19. The office of the General Assembly urged the use of masks for the duration of the meeting. While some commissioners complied, many did not. Since the original announcement, several other persons, including attendees of CPWM Convention, organizational […]

The Reverend Duawn Mearns, Moderator of the General Assembly, convened the 191st Assembly at approximately 2:00 PM Mountain Time. The 190th General Assembly tasked the Office of the General Assembly with smoothing the transition between moderators as had been recommended by the Committee on Stewardship/Elected Officers/OUO to which had been referred the Report of the […]

Not having met over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America will hold their 145th General Assembly July 10 through July 14, 2022, hosted by Huntsville Presbytery, at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 800 Monroe Street SW, Huntsville, Alabama 35801.

You are invited to a joint banquet hosted by Memphis Theological Seminary, Bethel University, and Cumberland Youth & Family Services at this year’s General Assembly. The event will be held on Wednesday, June 22 at 5:30pm in the La Ventana Ballroom. Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, there is no cost for the […]

In a called meeting held May 7, 2022, the Presbytery of East Tennessee endorsed the Reverend Michael Wilkinson as a candidate for moderator of the 191st General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.