Communications

Owen Stephen Kerley, 89, of rural Simpson, Illinois, died June 19, 2022. Steve was a member of the Gilead Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) in Simpson and served on the Gilead Cemetery board.

The Reverend Duawn Mearns, Moderator of the General Assembly, convened the 191st Assembly at approximately 2:00 PM Mountain Time. The 190th General Assembly tasked the Office of the General Assembly with smoothing the transition between moderators as had been recommended by the Committee on Stewardship/Elected Officers/OUO to which had been referred the Report of the […]

The deadline to register for Children’s Fest is Tuesday June 21, 2022. Children’s Fest We hope to see the children of your church on Saturday, July 16, 9 am – 3:30 pm, Bethel University, McKenzie, Tennessee! Children’s Fest 2022 focuses on Genesis 1:26-31. Children can expect a fun day learning how we were created in […]

The Pastoral Development Ministry Team has partnered with PeopleJOY, a financial wellness company specializing in Student Loan Debt. Due to new changes in the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program, MINISTERS are now included!!! PeopleJOY representatives are available to help borrowers with assessments, submitting forms and necessary paperwork, and quarterly coaching and follow-up. Borrowers will […]

Synod of Great Rivers at their last meeting initiated the division of West Tennessee Presbytery into two judicatories one of which is tentatively named Cornerstone Presbytery. As of yet, the Cumberland Presbyterian Magazine has not received any official communication from the organizing committee of this body. However, Arkansas Presbytery has posted some documents relating to […]

The Synod of Great Rivers has set in motion the division of West Tennessee Presbytery into two new presbyteries, the newly forming Presbytery of the Midsouth* invites you to their Facebook page (A Work in Progress: CPC Presbytery of the Midsouth). This page is an online forum to help share information and answer questions churches […]

The Second Annual Dr. Tony Janner Memorial Golf Tournament is Saturday, July 16, 2022, in McKenzie, Tennessee. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the McKenzie First Cumberland Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Fund. The Reverend Dr. Tony Janner, the tournament’s namesake, was a retired pastor of the church and planned to serve as interim pastor. He died from […]

The Missions Ministry Team is thrilled to lead a Missions Conference on June 12, 2022 (Sunday) at the Knoxville First CP Church. The Missions Conference will start at 3:30 PM (Eastern Time) and will be led by CP missionaries Socorro Delgado Pejendino and new missionaries to Guatemala, John Jairo & Esperanza Correa. At 6:00 PM […]

Robert Thomas Roots, 82, of Campbellsville, Kentucky, died May 6, 2022. Bobby was a lifelong member of Campbellsville Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery) where he served as an elder. He also served the citizens of Taylor County, Kentucky, as a magistrate on the fiscal court for 37 years.

Ilene Pearman Pentecost, 91, of Glencoe, Alabama, died May 18,2022. She was a dedicated and faithful member of Glencoe Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Grace Presbytery), where she taught Sunday school.