Communications

(RNS) — Christmas is just 10 days away, and most Americans will celebrate the birth of Jesus. But a new poll from Pew shows the share of U.S. adults who consider themselves Christian is falling. Only 63% of Americans self-identify as Christian this year, a marked drop from 75% 10 years ago. The declining number […]

According to the National Weather Service, two tornadoes struck the area of Burns, Tennessee, and southern Dickson County. Burns is adjacent to Montgomery Bell State Park and the park has a Burns mailing address.  An EF1 tornado touched down at 2:49 a.m. and stayed on the ground for five minutes, traveling through downtown Burns and […]

The home of Ann Webb Minton in the Cool Springs, Tennessee, community was destroyed by a tornado on December 11, 2021. Ann, a member of the Cool Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) was with her daughter Erin Street in Arlington, Tennessee, at the time the storm struck.

We now have confirmation that Bowling Green Cumberland Presbyterian Church suffered no appreciable damage. The Bowling Green church suffered considerable storm damage a number of years ago. We have not yet heard from Mt. Olivet CPC but it seems likely to have been outside of the damaged areas. WBKO in Bowling Green has confirmed the […]

On December 13, 2021, the session of Greensburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery) approved disaster relief for those affected by the tornadoes of December 11, 2021. The session designated $500 for a Campbellsville First CPC family who have lost everything. They also directed the next two Sundays’ offerings be a “LOVE Offering to Help Those […]

A ministry group from Vincennes, Indiana, brought significant supplies of food, household items, pet food, etc., and is set up for distribution from the fellowship hall of Brier Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery) at 3467 State Route 175 N, Bremen, KY, 42325.

New Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Weakley County, Tennessee, suffered significant structural damage during a tornado on the morning of December 11, 2021. While the structure is generally intact it was twisted on its foundation by the storm. The session initially thought the building was beyond repair but now hope to find a firm specializing […]

A tornado touched down in Campbellsville, Kentucky, around 3:15 in the morning of December 11, 2021. An estimated 70 homes were destroyed and at least one death has been reported. Neither Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church or First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, both of Cumberland Presbytery, have reported any significant damage.

The stained glass windows at the Dresden Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) were reportedly made by Tiffany & Co. in around 1890. After the tornadoes in the early morning of December 11, 2021, very little remains of them. The church also suffered additional damage.

The Reverend Ronald B. Mays (Covenant Presbytery) reports Wingo Old Cumberland Presbyterian Church (formerly of Mayfield Presbytery) is being used as a shelter and as a local donation site for the community. Wingo is located just south of Mayfield, Kentucky. Missions Ministry Team: We humbly ask for prayers for those who were in the path […]