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 […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything other than God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read Ezekiel 34:1-16 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The word of the Lord came to me: Mortal, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel: prophesy, and […]