Communications

Madera County (California) Historical Society Borden’s Cumberland Presbyterian Church, shown here circa 1900, stood right beside Rev. W.B. McElwee in his protestations against Madera’s Grand Fiesta of 1901. It issued a denunciation of its own. Although the article forgets the church and pastor were Cumberland Presbyterian, the article is interesting none-the-less. Read it here: http://www.maderatribune.com/single-post/2020/10/07/Pioneer-preacher-cracked-the-whip

John Stephen Forester died Friday, October 2, 2020 from complications of COVID-19. Steve was born September 6, 1948, in Batesville, Arkansas, to the Reverend J.C. Forester and Willie Mae Forester. The family settled in McKenzie, Tennessee, in 1964. Steve graduated from McKenzie High School in 1967. He attended Bethel College (now university) and graduated in […]

Bethel University will hold the 2021 Hendrix Scholarship Competition for high school seniors on February 26 & 27, 2021. Students participate in an essay, an academic exam and an interview. Lodging and meals provided on the Bethel campus. The competition winner will earn full tuition, room and board, and the runner-up will earn full tuition. […]

The Reverend Ernest Harris, 97 (Trinity Presbytery), known to most as Ernie, died September 24, 2020, in Ukiah, California, where he lived near his son, Robin, and daughter in law, Becky. The Reverend Mark McNeese said of Ernie, “He was truly one of my heroes and I was very blessed to be considered a brother […]

Barry James Rolen, 38, of Talbott, Tennessee, died September 4, 2020, four days after having retired from the United States Air Force. Barry was born on October 9, 1981. He was a member of Talbott Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee).

Bill Lamb, 70, of Eagleville, Tennessee, died on Thursday, September 24, 2020. He was a member of Rocky Glade Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Murfreesboro Presbytery) where he served as an elder and as clerk of the session. Bill served as a helicopter mechanic in the Tennessee Army National Guard and retired as Deputy Director of Contracting […]

Sylvia Elizabeth Parker Scott will turn 100 on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Mrs. Scott is a long-time member of the Church Street Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, Alabama. “Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. Came to Huntsville in 1947 as a bride and have been here ever since,” says Scott. “You heard her say that […]

Robert “Buck” Dayton Hayes, 93, of Smyrna, Tennessee, died September 22, 2020. Having been a member for over 70 years, Mr. Robert was Jerusalem Cumberland Presbyterian Church’s oldest living member at the time of his death. He was an elder, a deacon, and served as church treasurer for 35 years. He was a veteran of […]

Memphis Theological Seminary has announced fall semester course topics for Sunday Morning Seminary, a free virtual educational opportunity offered by their faculty. Both ongoing and archived courses may be accessed through the seminary website at memphisseminary.edu. October 4 & 11, 2020, Faith Formation in the 21st Century, presented by Dr. Carmichael Crutchfield., Professor of Christian […]

This week’s guest on “Cumberland Road” is the Reverend Nate Mathews, senior pastor at the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Lubbock, Texas. He talks about experiencing the love of God that is real, raw and unconditional. Next Wednesday, the Reverend Samantha Hassell, will be the guest on Cumberland Road. She has been a Christian educator […]