Communications

The Reverend David Bayer, 73, pastor of Fulton Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) in South Fulton, Tennessee, died Thursday, April 9, 2020, at Hillview Nursing Home in Dresden, Tennessee. David was born in Chicago, Illinois, to William and Wanita “Nell” Myrick Bayer. He earned a degree in public speaking from Columbia College Chicago, primarily […]

Tennessee State Parks announced April 3, 2020, all parks would be closed at least from April 4, 2020, through April 14, 2020, in support of Governor Bill Lee’s Executive Order 23. All park-hosted events are cancelled through at least April 15, 2020. For Cumberland Presbyterian, this means there will be no access to the Birthplace […]

SYNOD OF THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 7407 BONNY OAKS DRIVE CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE 37421 April 7, 2020 Stated Clerks within Synod of the Southeast: The stated meeting of Synod is scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2020. Synod Stated Clerk Reverend Cliff Hudson and I have been in conversation about the wisdom of meeting […]

The Reverend John Randall Shoulta, 72, White Plains, Kentucky, died April 4, 2020. John was pastor of the Mount Carmel and Lisman Cumberland Presbyterian Churches in Kentucky (Covenant Presbytery). He was a member of the Ministry Council of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. John was born on July 3, 1947, in Paducah, Kentucky, to William and […]

Mae Liang Gam, 96, died April 2, 2020, in Arden Hills near Saint Paul, Minnesota. Her husband was the Reverend Dr. Samuel McAdow Gam (1916-1989) and her father-in-law the Reverend Gam Sing Quah. She dedicated her life to missionary work in Hong Kong and China until her retirement. Mae Liang was born to Shui Sing […]

With great regret, Jodi Rush, DMT staff person for children’s ministry announced the cancellation of the “Love Your Neighbor” events at First Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, on May 16, 2020, and at New Hope in Yale, Illinois, on May 30, 2020. At this time, the event at Bethel University on July 18, 2020, is still […]

March 31, 2020 Dear member Presbyteries of Mission Synod and Delegates, RE: Cancellation of the Spring Meeting of Mission Synod With due caution and concern for the health and well-being of attendees to the Spring meeting of Mission Synod and with many Federal, State and local restrictions on travel, I am as moderator of Mission […]

Wednesday, April 1, 2020, and Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at 8:00 p.m. Central Time, the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home will hosting Zoom meetings designed to provide an overview of their services and address how they are responding to the COVID-19 crisis. Anyone can attend. Meeting ID: 649-253-523

“So this was me last night. All the prayers you can offer are so welcome. I was again frontline in the COVID-19 ER last night while we accepted all these super scared residents from the nursing home. I felt so bad for them. Pray for them as well. They are scared. What this means for […]

In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Red River Presbytery has cancelled their spring 2020 meeting which had already been postponed. Full text of the announcement is below. With our President extending the social distancing period to April 30, the Executive Council of Red River Presbytery voted to cancel the Spring 2020 meeting of Red […]