Communications

Memphis Theological Seminary President Jody Hill announced April 21, 2021, campus would reopen June 1, 2021, resuming pre-COVID-19 on-campus hours of operation, though the library will only be open to faculty, staff, and students. Given the safety and efficacy of the vaccine, members of the MTS community are strongly encouraged to take advantage of receiving […]

Margaret Mary Agnor, mother of the Reverend Mary Kathryn Agnor Kirkpatrick (Trinity Presbytery), died April 19, 2021. Mary was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Marshall, Texas (Trinity Presbytery). She grew up in Marshall and graduated from Marshall High School before attending East Texas Baptist University in Marshall and the University of Texas […]

Red River Presbytery has nominated and endorsed the Reverend Duawn Mearns, pastor of Covenant Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Ada, Oklahoma, for Moderator of the 190th General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church to be held in Louisville, Kentucky, June 27 through July 2, 2021. Duawn is a native of Hector, Arkansas and grew up in the […]

Cy Peter Queen, 49, died after a sudden heart attack Tuesday evening, April 13, 2021. He was an elder and musician at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Murfreesboro (Murfreesboro Presbytery). He was born Nov. 18, 1971, to Tim Queen and Kathy Miller Queen. He attended Vanderbilt University’s Blair Music Academy on a vocal scholarship. Cy […]

Martha Ann Hazelwood, 83, of the Flat Creek Community in Williamson County, Tennessee, died Tuesday, April 6, 2021. She was a member of Ash Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Columbia Presbytery) and the widow of William “Bill” Hazelwood.

Dr. Katie Best Butler, 90, of Camden, Arkansas, died April 08, 2021. Born into the Cumberland Presbyterian family of John Ramsey and Sallie Victoria Butler, Katie grew up in the Fellowship Cumberland Presbyterian Church until she became a charter member of the Camden Cumberland Presbyterian Church when she was sixteen. Both churches are currently in […]

It is with great pleasure Cumberland Presbyterian Resources welcomes the Reverend Andy McClung to the position of part-time shipping clerk. Andy brings numerous gifts to this position, including his organizational skills and his knowledge of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and her people. Previously, Andy served as the editor of Encounter: Bible Study for Adults, curriculum […]

The Reverend Frank E. Hare, 90, of Amesville, Ohio, died April 9, 2021. Frank was born August 15, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Frank E. Hare, Sr. and Edith Landis Hare. For many years, Frank served as coordinator of the Coalition for Appalachian Ministry (CAM). A 1955 graduate of Pittsburgh-Xenia Seminary, Frank served PC (USA) […]

Leo Hobson Smith, 90, well known as Hobby, died April 9, 2021, in Oneonta, Alabama. Hobby was an elder at Green’s Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Grace Presbytery) and for over 40 years took care of the church’s cemetery.

First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Lubbock, Texas, will host a Community Carnival Saturday April 17, 2021, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. All proceeds will go to Exodus Prison Ministry and Open Door Survivor Ministry.