241Sep 30, 2022
Choctaw Presbytery met at McGee Chapel, Broken Bow, OK on September 24, 2023. The outgoing moderator was Tony Ward, an elder (McGee Chapel). Elder Ronald Lewis was elected the new moderator. Elder Jimmy Scott, vice moderator. Vice Moderator, Rev. Joe Butler brought greetings on behalf of the General Assembly and provided the sermon during the worship service by […]
242Sep 28, 2022
Moderator: Rev. Ron McMillan (West Tennessee Presbytery) Vice Moderator: Rev. Corey Cummings (West Tennessee Presbytery) Received, discussed at length, editorially changed, amended, and adopted the report of the Committee to Divide West Tennessee Presbytery. Elected the following commission to organize Presbytery of the Midsouth on October 1, 2022 in Medina, Tennessee: Lana Moore (Missouri […]
243Sep 28, 2022
The eyewall of Hurricane Ian made landfall at 2:20 p.m. EDT on North Captiva Island, a barrier island just west of Fort Myers, Florida. Fortunately, this was not in the vicinity of our CP Churches. Christ Church is located in Lutz, Florida which is 25 miles north of Tampa with Beth-El Farm Worker Ministry in […]
244Sep 28, 2022
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the eyewall of Hurricane Ian made landfall at Florida’s Sanibel and Captiva Islands at approximately 12:00 noon CDT September 28, 2022. The center if Ian is still located off the west coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico and is moving North/Northeast at nine miles […]
245Sep 28, 2022
From Rev. Dr. Jody Hill, President, Memphis theological Seminary When the pandemic began, the Hamilton Chapel in Founders Hall was under renovation. Construction was completed in the summer of 2020, but it would be almost two years before we felt comfortable opening the chapel for in-person services. Over the past month, we’ve kicked off a […]
246Sep 27, 2022
Joyce Barrus Foreman, 90, of Burlington, North Carolina, died September 22, 2022. She was married to the late Ben M. Barrus while he, with Milton L. Baughn and Thomas H. Campbell, wrote A People Called Cumberland Presbyterian in the early-1970s. Joyce was a member of Edisto Beach Baptist Church, Edisto Island, South Carolina.
247Sep 27, 2022
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – The First Cumberland Presbyterian Church is housing its 20th annual Pumpkin Patch starting Saturday morning (9/24/2022). The public is encouraged to join the festivities at the church at 7702 Indiana Ave. This is a family-friendly event! All proceeds from the Pumpkin Patch will go to educational programs on the Navajo Reservation […]
248Sep 23, 2022
Robert Donnell Presbytery met September 17, 2022, at the Goosepond Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Scottsboro, AL. Vice-Moderator Rev. Matthew Ingram called the meeting to order, and the Rev. Dr. Pam Phillips-Burk prayed the constituting prayer. Rev. Ingram was elected as Moderator and Rev. Christy Ashton was elected Vice-Moderator. Licentiate Angela Anderson gave a brief devotion. Denomination […]
249Sep 22, 2022
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Rogersville, Alabama (Hope Presbytery), has opened their pumpkin patch for the 2022 season. There are hundreds of pumpkins for you to choose from to decorate your home for fall. The pumpkins are available on an honor system, meaning you donate what you think is appropriate or what you can. There […]
250Sep 21, 2022
Cumberland Presbytery met in its Fall meeting on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at the Campbellsville First CPC. Reports were received and adopted. Johnnie Bailey was added to the Roll of Probationers. Rev. Stephen Guarneros was dropped from the Roll of Ordained Ministers per his request. Rev. Kevin Brantley, Stated Clerk