Most Tennessee State Parks, including Montgomery Bell which encloses the Cumberland Presbyterian Birthplace Shrine, will open for day-use visitation between 7am and sunset starting April 24, 2020. The public will have access to most trails, boat ramps, marinas, golf courses and other outdoor recreation opportunities. Park facilities and overnight accommodations will remain closed, as will […]

The Board of Missions of the Presbytery of East Tennessee is recommending that congregations of the Presbytery of East Tennessee extend the suspension of public worship through the month of May 2020. This guidance extends to actions and events of all presbyterial agencies such as in-person board meetings and any and all presbytery-wide or presbytery […]

The Reverend Casey Nicholson (Presbytery of East Tennessee) successfully concluded the oral defense of his dissertation “Approaches to Pastoral Counseling: An Exploration of The Implementation of Secular Methods and Techniques in Pastoral Psychotherapy” on April 21, 2020, and was awarded his doctorate by Memphis Theological Seminary. Congratulations Doctor Nicholson. Casey graduated as part of the […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read John 20:11-20 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, […]