Dr. Carolyn Hawkins Brown, 75, of Greeneville, Tennessee, died May 24, 2021. She was a member of the Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee), where she served as an elder and the chairperson of the Mission and Outreach Committee. She developed and initiated outreach programs for children through Vacation Bible School. She served […]

Missouri Governor Mike Parson has appointed Cumberland Presbyterian Jamie Bellis Johansen to the Missouri State Fair Commission. Jamie, a member of White Oak Pond Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Missouri Presbytery), is passionate about agriculture and impacting the next generation. She and her husband, Kevin,  grew up showing cattle at the Missouri State Fair. Jamie, also a […]

Kurt M. Weil, an elder and long-time member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Germantown (West Tennessee Presbytery) died June 7, 2021. Kurt’s wife, Rose Weil, who survives, was once the administrative assistant for the church.

Allan L. Edsell II died January 1, 2021. Allan was an elder in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the husband of OUO Coordinator Calotta Loyd Edsell. Pandemic restrictions delayed Allan’s memorial service of celebration which will now be held at Brenthaven Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Brentwood, Tennessee, Saturday, June 12th, 2021. Visitation will begin at […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything, but God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 New Revised Standard Version 6 So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body […]