Communications

The Reverend Jewell George Woodliff, 83, died April 18, 2020. He was born February 22, 1937, in Ratliff, Arkansas, and joined the Booneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Booneville, Arkansas, on June 27, 1952. George came under the care of Porter Presbytery on September 21, 1961, was immediately instructed to preach at Logan Hall Cumberland Presbyterian […]

Malcolm Hazelwood, 84, of the Flat Creek Community in Tennessee, died on Monday, April 27, 2020. He was a member of the Ash Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Columbia Presbytery where he served as a Deacon, then as an Elder. He was retired from the Williamson County Health Department. Read more: https://www.murfreesboropost.com/obituaries/malcolm-hazelwood/article_1ac5fb60-8db3-11ea-9f51-0740f0fc93da.html

St. James #2 Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America (CPCA) is prayerfully seeking a God-fearing individual, under the direction of the Holy Spirit. The selected applicant will be responsible to God and the church to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus with an open and caring spirit. The selected applicant must be anointed by God to serve […]

On April 30, 2020, the General Assembly Executive Board of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America announced the postponement of the 145th meeting of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America to 2021 due to continued concerns over the unabated COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting will still take place at the Galt House […]

May 1, 2020, the General Assembly Executive Board of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America announced the retirement of the Reverend Dr. Gloria Lynne Herring as Administrative Director of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America effective April 27, 2020. Dr. Herring was elected Stated Clerk of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America in 1998 and […]

Hardly unexpected in light of the postponement of the 190th General Assembly meeting to 2021, the Reverend Cardelia Howell-Diamond, Coordinator of Women’s Ministry for the Missions Ministry Team, announced on May 1, 2020, that the 2020 Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry Convention which had been scheduled to meet concurrently with General Assembly in Louisville, Kentucky, has […]

The Reverend Nathan Wheeler, coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Discipleship Ministry Team, announced May 1, 2020, the Cumberland Presbyterian Youth Conference scheduled for June 21 through 26, 2020, has been cancelled. The official announcement follows: The Cumberland Presbyterian Youth Conference (CPYC) for the last 96 years has gathered youth and adult […]

Amid continued concerns over the unabated COVID-19 pandemic, in an unprecedented move, the Board of Directors of the General Assembly Corporation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church voted April 30, 2020, to reschedule the 190th meeting of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church from June 7 through 12, 2020, to June 27 through July […]

The Board of Christian Education following multiple discussions and in light the COVID-19 pandemic and the absolute necessity to maintain the health and safety of the summer campers and summer camp staff has voted to suspend all scheduled camps for the 2020 Presbytery of East Tennessee summer camping season at both Camp Chilhowee and Camp […]

Charles “Charlie” Gordon Floyd, 72, of Franklin, Tennessee, died April 24, 2020 after a long battle with vascular dementia. He was a member of Brenthaven Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Nashville Presbytery) and served nine years on the Cumberland Presbyterian denominational Board of Stewardship, Foundation, and Benefits. He concluded his service to the BOS in 2016, having […]