The Reverend John Clayton Lawson, 73, pastor of the Daingerfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Trinity Presbytery), died unexpectedly at home August 26, 2021. John was born August 10, 1948, in Texarkana, Arkansas, to B.B. Blanton Lawson and Miriam K. Lawson. John graduated from Atlanta High School in Cass County, Texas, and went on to get a […]
MMT Disaster Relief We have talked with Dyllan Simmons, our Cumberland Presbyterian contact in Waverly. He stated that the volunteers are overwhelmed with the abundance of generous giving. He has asked that if you have gathered supplies to be donated to please hold them for a couple of weeks before delivering them. He also noted […]
The Missions Ministry Team is now accepting applications for the position of Director of Ministry with Women. If you are interested in learning more or applying, please utilize the following links: Director of Ministry with Women – Official Job Announcement Director of Ministry with Women – Job Description Director of Ministry with Women – Application […]
The Admissions Office at Memphis Theological Seminary reports 41 new incoming students for the Fall 2021 semester. Seventeen of these students are Cumberland Presbyterians, one of largest incoming classes of CP students MTS has ever had. MTS further reports 136 students registered in master’s courses, recovering from their shortfall last spring as a result of […]
In the beginning of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount he offers a series of “blessings.” One of those blessings goes like this: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” I always thought that to be an odd blessing. Shouldn’t it be: “Blessed are those who ARE righteous……?” Those who […]
Overnight on August 20-21, 2021, more than 15 inches of rain was reported to have fallen in areas west of Nashville, Tennessee, according to the National Weather Service. As of noon on August 24, 2021, at least 22 people had been confirmed dead and over 50 remained missing. As of yet, there are no reports […]
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Cleveland, Tennessee (Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery) bought the old Bradley County Jail on Second Avenue in Cleveland more than 20 years ago. The church used the space for offices and classrooms and operated a popular Halloween “haunted house” in the jail for several years. Cleveland’s pastor, the Reverend Jennifer Newell, said, “It has […]
Several years ago Trinity Presbytery reluctantly closed First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, and sold the property. Located at 6800 Woodrow Avenue in the Crestview neighborhood of “North Austin,” the 1.5-acre church site recently changed hands from Oregon based Intrinsic Ventures to 6800 Woodrow LP which was granted a demolition permit prior to closing […]
Johnnie Mae Ross McCloud, of Lebanon, Missouri, died August 22, 2021. Johnnie was an elder at White Oak Pond Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Johnnie was active in women’s ministry at White Oak Pond. She also served Cumberland Presbyterian Women as president on the presbyterial and synodic levels. Johnnie was the widow of the Reverend Theron Marshall […]
From WHJL: News Channel 11 Dr. Casey Nicholson, of Greeneville, has announced he is running for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Tennessee in a bid to unseat Republican Governor Bill Lee. Nicholson decided to run in response to Governor Lee’s mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic. A native Tennessean, Nicholson is an ordained Cumberland Presbyterian […]
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