Communications

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 […]

Albert Couch Boykin Sr., 90, of Scottsboro, Alabama, died February 26, 2023. Known as Bert, he was a Sunday school teacher and elder at Scottsboro Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Robert Donnell Presbytery).

Trevor Martin Scott, a senior at Tennessee’s South Gibson High School, is the 2023 winner of the Hendrix Scholarship at Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee. The runner-up is Raanan Sellers, a senior at Obion County High School, also in Tennessee. The scholarship is the top academic scholarship awarded annually and provides the winner with a […]

Ruby Mae Tarrance, 101, of Bremen, Kentucky, died March 1, 2023. She was born Dec. 12, 1921, in Horse Branch, Kentucky, and was a member of Brier Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery). She wrote two books, Curse of Sawmill Holler and Roads End.

On March 2-3, 2023, severe storms causing tornadoes occurred from Texas to Indiana across the areas of many Cumberland Presbyterian churches. The Missions Ministry Team is seeking information regarding any damages which might have been caused. If any churches were damaged, we will post information as it is available.

Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee, named Blake Bernier head coach of Esports January 30, 2023. Bernier lives in Springville, Tennessee, and has been a General Education Recruiter at Bethel since April 2021. He will also continue in that position. Bernier commented, “My love for video games dates to the NES system with Mario Bros and […]

Having served the Cumberland Presbyterian denomination for 36 years, Rev. Dr. Lynndon “Lynn” Thomas has announced his resignation as Director of Global Missions position effective July 1, 2023. Lynn has served in this position since 2011. Prior to that, he served as Director of Cross-Cultural Ministry (USA) and as a missionary to Colombia. Lynn has […]

Joann Hall, 95, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, died February 26, 2023. Joann was a devoted member and elder of the Bowling Green Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery).

Cumberland Presbyterian Resources is seeking a part-time shipping clerk. The ideal candidate will be able to work 16-20 hours per week, have some knowledge of shipping systems (USPS, FedEx, UPS), have a general knowledge of the Cumberland Presbyterian denomination, be able to lift up to 50 lbs., be able to stand for long periods of […]

As of February 28, 2023, Memphis Theological Seminary in Memphis, Tennessee, is seeking applications for a full-time Admissions Recruiter and a full-time Development Officer. Please click this link to learn more about the Admissions Recruiter position. Please click this link to learn more about the Development Officer Position.