Communications

Buddy F. Hannaford, 81, best known as Bud, of Fairfield, Illinois, died May 6, 2022. Bud was a member of the Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church (North Central Presbytery). He served as an elder and Sunday school teacher for the youth. He was the building contractor for the original Cumberland Presbyterian church building in Fairfield in […]

In a called meeting held May 7, 2022, the Presbytery of East Tennessee endorsed the Reverend Michael Wilkinson as a candidate for moderator of the 191st General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Jerry Allen Boyd, 85, of Benton, Kentucky, died Sunday, May 1, 2022. He was a member of Benton Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) where he served as an elder and Sunday school superintendent. He previously served Wingo, Kentucky, Old Cumberland Presbyterian Church (unaffiliated) as an elder, youth group director, and Sunday school teacher.

Keiko Sesoko, mother of the late Reverend Masayoshi Sesoko of Japan Presbytery, died April 28, 2022. “She was a sweet woman of strong faith and warm character,” said the Reverend Makihiko Arase of Japan Presbytery. “Many people, including myself, were given comfort and guidance through her. We praise the name of the Lord for her […]

The Dyersburg Choral Society will present its first spring concert since 2019 on Thursday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m., at Dyersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Preesbytery), located at 2280 Parr Ave. in Dyersburg. The Choral Society, which functions under the auspices of Dyersburg State Community College and a grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission, […]

This week on the Cumberland Road podcast is guest Rev. Dr. Pat Pickett is a Cumberland Presbyterian minister, an artist, a professor, and leading an eclectic worshiping community.   This is part one of a two part conversation. Cumberland Road is a podcast hosted by Rev. T. J. Malinoski that explores Cumberland Presbyterian’s faith journeys with […]

Juanita Victoria Butler Benson, 95, of Camden, Arkansas, died April 28, 2022. Born into a Cumberland Presbyterian family, Juanita graduated from Fairview Public School in 1944. She went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in education from Bethel College (now Bethel University) in McKenzie, Tennessee, and later a master’s from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, […]

BETHEL UNIVERSITY: The Mid-South Conference Polar Plunge is an opportunity for Mid-South Conference student-athletes to get involved in supporting local Special Olympics programs in a fresh way. Bethel’s version of the “Plunge” took place Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in front of the Vera Low Building next to the Wildcat. Two students who exemplify the true […]

The Reverend Hugh R. Hannah, 68, an honorably retired minister of Trinity Presbytery, died May 1, 2022, in Cleveland, Tennessee, after struggling valiantly with multiple sclerosis for many years. He was born and raised on the Hannah family farm in Bradley County, Tennessee, attended Bradley County schools and graduated from Bethel College (new Bethel University) […]

New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian, 7680 New Hope Church Road, Paducah, will host it Annual Derby Day Fish Fry for outreach programs and ministries from 4 — 7 p.m. Saturday, May 7. Cost is adults $12, children (ages 4 — 11) $12; and children under age 3 free. Menu includes fish, french fries, coleslaw, beans, hush […]