Communications

Ed Hughes, MTS’ Director of Library Services, will be presenting a paper at the 2023 American Library Association Conference, June 22-27, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois. The title of his presentation is, “Extending Roaming to the Classroom.” Ed will focus on how librarians can connect with students and faculty if they are not coming into the […]

Dr. Mary Lin Hudson will be delivering the 2023 Bowen Lectures on Monday, March 27th at 7:30pm and Wednesday, March 29th at 11:15 am. Her overall title is “The Changing World of the Worshiping Church.” Lecture 1 is titled, “The Times They Were a-Changing: Looking back with fresh eyes over 50 years of transition in […]

The Reverend Chin Ann Ang, 71, known as John, of Springfield, Missouri, died January 29, 2023. An honorably retired member of Missouri Presbytery, John was born December 25, 1951, in Republic of Singapore in Southeast Asia to Ang Gim Seng and Tan Geok Hong. John grew up in the Republic of Singapore where he attended […]

The Reverend Dr. Paul C. Collins, 86, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, died February 23, 2023. He was an honorably retired member of Presbytery del Cristo. Paul was born in Chicago, Illinois, on July 15, 1936. He attended Judson University in Elgin, Illinois, and graduated in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts in theology and history. […]

In 1909, Henderson Brandon & Son built Huntsville, Alabama’s historic Church Street Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Although that building has been replaced, it will still be a focus of Historic Huntsville Foundation’s“Brick by Brick: The Legacy of Henderson and Daniel Henderson” as part of their “Rooted in History” exhibition series. Henderson Brandon & Son was Huntsville’s […]

Janet Lowery Brown, 81, of Samboan, province of Cebu, in the Philippines, formerly of Nebo, Kentucky, died January 29, 2023. Janet was an active member of Rose Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) and Rose Creek CPWM until she moved to the Philippines.

Betsy Jane Dearing Bruce, 96, of Nebo, Kentucky, died February 11, 2023. She was a faithful member of Rose Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) in Nebo, where she taught Sunday school for several years. She researched the history of Rose Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church from establishment to the present and gathered pictures of former […]

George Eddie Kimery, 77, of the Philadelphia Community, Limestone, Tennessee, died February 10, 2023. George was a skilled magician. He made and sold some of the most popular illusions the industry has ever seen through Magic. . .by George and Chalet Magic. He was a member of Philadelphia Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee).

On Saturday, February 11, 2023, in the first game of a double header against the Cougars of Cleary University from Howell, Michigan, Bethel Wildcats’ senior Marco Santa hurled an 89-pitch no-hitter to lead the Wildcats to a 2-0 victory. Santa struck out ten of the 24 batters he faced in the seven inning shootout. His […]

Brittany Jane Evans Meyers, 23, of Vicksburg, Mississippi, formerly of Dover, Arkansas, died of cancer January 16, 2023. Brittany grew up in the Dover Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Arkansas Presbytery).