Communications

Glenn Reeves, 80, of Glasgow, Kentucky, died November 17, 2021. Glenn was an active member of Glasgow Cumberland Presbyterian Church for over 50 years and served as an elder. Glenn worked as a builder for nearly 40 years.

Fredonia Christmas Parade Names Glenna Louise Shinall Rowland Grand Marshal November 18, 2021, Fredonia, Kentucky: The Fredonia Activities Committee has named Glenna Louise Shinall Rowland as the grand marshal for next month’s Christmas parade. According to officials with the Fredonia Activities Committee, Rowland is a lifelong resident of Fredonia and graduated from Fredonia High School […]

Dr. Prue Wilton Kelly, 85, of Murray, Kentucky, died November 17, 2021. Dr. Kelly was a member of Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) near Murray. He was the first resident trained Radiologist in Murray and served at Murray-Calloway County Hospital from September 1, 1967, to July 1, 2014.

November 18, 2021: Cumberland Presbyterian ministers Dusty Luthy and Dave Tucker co-host a podcast called Spiritual Living in a Chaotic World.  The podcast is for listeners seeking to find God in all circumstances of life.  T.J. Malinoski was their most recent guest.  Malinoski is the Director of Evangelism and New Church Development for the Cumberland […]

Mitchell George Lawson, 100, of Rogersville, Tennessee, died November 16, 2021. He and wife Frances Porter Lawson were long-time faithful and active members of Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Powell, Tennessee. He was born on March 4, 1921, in Rogersville. George attended Rogersville City School before entering military service October 19, 1942. He served […]

Violet Ann Hudelson McCain, 91, of Eastpointe, Michigan, widow of the Reverend Terence Robbins McCain formerly of North Central Presbytery, died November 15, 2021. Violet was born November 7, 1930. Born to Agnes Hudelson in Fairfield, Illinois, Violet attended Bethel College (now Bethel University) in McKenzie, Tennessee, where Terence, of Moulton, Alabama, was already a […]

Doug Doran, 60, of Birmingham, Alabama, an elder at Rocky Ridge Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Grace Presbytery) in Birmingham, died November 15, 2021. Doug was born July 10, 1961, and raised in Birmingham. He went to Shades Valley High School in Birmingham and graduated in 1980.

Memphis, November 15, 2021: The Missions Ministry Team (MMT) is pleased to announce that the Reverend Rebecca Zahrte has accepted the call to be the new full-time Director of Ministry with Women. For the last four years, Becky has served as pastor of two Cumberland Presbyterian churches (Madisonville First in Madisonville, KY, and Rose Creek […]

The Reverend James Columbus Greenwell, 86, known widely as “J.C.,” of Knoxville, Tennessee, died November 13, 2021. He was a minister without charge in the Presbytery of East Tennessee. J.C. was born to Dewey Edward Greenwell and Elizabeth May “Lizzy” Rye Greenwell on April 4, 1935, in McEwen, Tennessee, but he claimed Erin, Tennessee, as […]

The Russellville First Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Arkansas Presbytery) will celebrate its 150th anniversary on Sunday, November 21, 2021, with a homecoming celebration.   November 21 is also the 44th anniversary of the present church building. First CPC was the first established church in Russellville, and is part of the fruit of the earliest protestant missionary […]