Communications

John Robert Moore, 86, of Brunswick, Tennessee, died July 11, 2022. He grew up in the Highland Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Memphis and was a member of Faith Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) in Bartlett, Tennessee, where he served as an elder.

Navigating Tough Conversations – Part 1 July 21, 2022, 10 AM (CST) A tough conversation is any situation you face where: there are differences of opinion, emotions are strong, and it is imperative that the conversation goes well If you’ve ever reflected on a conversation and verbally kick yourself, saying, “That didn’t go well. What […]

Rogelio Salinas, 88, of Clarksville, Tennessee, died July 10, 2022. He was a member of Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Nashville Presbytery) where he served as a Sunday school teacher and an elder. He retired after 30 years from the United States Army, having served as in both Korea and Vietnam.

The Program of Alternate Studies was in their first block of classes at Bethel University when an outbreak of COVID-19 among students and instructors caused the cancellation of in person classes. The remaining students and faculty will leave the Bethel campus today, July 13, 2022. The remainder of the summer school will be shifted to […]

Dorothy Lou Williams Bellis, 85, of Aurora, Missouri, died July 4, 2022. She and husband Dale were lifelong members of Orange Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Missouri Presbytery) and the church was always the center of their marriage and family. Dorothy sang in the Orange Quartet which traveled ministering through gospel music. For many years, she directed […]

Dear Friends in Mission, We have an opportunity to go to Kentucky in the fall to help rebuild from the widespread tornado damage of which I am sure everyone knows. The primary work is finishing rebuilding the Brier Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church manse, which was destroyed by the tornado. If we have enough volunteers and […]

Mary Charlotte Tidwell Wildsmith, 79, of Knoxville, Tennessee, died July 7, 2022. She was a member of Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee) for 40 years, where she served for more than three decades as a member of the Kitchen Committee.

Elaine Toney Hill, 71, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, died July 2, 2022. She was a member and elder of Christian Fellowship Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America (Hiwassee Presbytery). She served in integral roles with the local, presbyterial, and denominational levels of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America.

Jason Lee Morris, 52, of Henderson, Tennessee, died July 3, 2022, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was a member of the now closed Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) in Henderson. He coached girls and boys Dixie Youth and Chester County Youth League Basketball. His sister, Carol Morris Ramsay, was Chief Accountant of the […]

James Robert Kendall, 87, of Troy, Tennessee, died June 22, 2022. Jim was a member of New Ebenezer Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) where he served both as an elder and as church treasurer for many years.