MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Due to the latest developments with the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Southern States Athletic Conference has announced the suspension of regular season competitions for all team sports until Wednesday, March 25. Bethel University is a member of the SSAC. SSAC Commissioner Mike Hall: “The health and well-being of our student-athletes, coaches, fans and […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NAIA announced today that effective immediately, it will be cancelling all remaining winter championship events, including those that are currently underway. The health and safety of our student-athletes, as well as all involved in our championship events, is the NAIA’s highest priority. We will continue to monitor COVID-19 developments and […]

From Rev. Chris Anderson, I just received a call from our stated clerk, Janie Stamps. The Arkansas Presbytery will not have its spring meeting. It has been canceled. No word of a makeup date has been discussed. I would advise anyone that has a hotel room booked to cancel it immediately. That’s all the information […]

Jessica Clark, 31, a member of and nursery worker for the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Cookeville, Tennessee (Murfreesboro Presbytery), died in the E4 tornado which struck Cookeville early on March 3, 2020. Hundreds of people were lined out the door of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church to honor the life of a young woman who […]

Paul writes in 1 Thessalonians 3 “may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all….” Once again we are at the heart of stewardship. The favorite Bible verse for Cumberland Presbyterians through the years has been John 3:16, which portrays God’s love for us as the basis of […]

March 11, 2020 Dear Friends, Because our Presbytery meeting involves pastors/leaders from multiple churches across our region, the Hamilton County Health Department is recommending that we alter our plans for Saturday’s meeting. In consultation with Michael Sharpe, Stated Clerk of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Cliff Hudson, Vice-Moderator of the TN-GA Presbytery, and Kriss McGowan, Stated […]

Hester Marie Morrow Allen, 87, long time employee of the Board of Christian Education, widow of the Reverend Paul Wayne Allen, and sister of the late Reverend Hubert Morrow, died March 10, 2020. For BCE, Hester had primary responsibility for children’s ministry and the consultant program. She coordinated the publication of the Sunday school quarterly […]

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read II Timothy 1: 3-7 “I am grateful to God – whom I worship with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did – when I remember you constantly in my prayers night […]