The Reverend Endia J. Scruggs, 79, pastor emerita of Madkins Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America, died April 28, 2023. Endia was born August 19, 1943, in Madison County, Alabama, and educated in the Madison Country School System. She received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts Degrees in Religion from the Heritage Bible […]

Bethel University’s spring commencement ceremony is set for Saturday, May 6, 2023, starting at 10 a.m. in Crisp Arena located inside the Vera Low Center for Student Enrichment on the McKenzie, Tennessee, campus. The University anticipates that 322 degrees will be conferred during the ceremony honoring spring graduates. Each graduate will receive four tickets to […]

The Board of Stewardship, Foundation, and Benefits has announced the resignation of the Reverend Alan Butler from the position of Coordinator of Benefits effective later in 2023. Butler will be pursuing his call as a chaplain and begin the CPE program. “The Board of Stewardship expresses its appreciation for the work that Alan has done […]

Thomas M. Jackson, 95, of Memphis, Tennessee, best known as Tommy, died April 26, 2023. Tommy was a longtime member and elder of Faith Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cornerstone Presbytery) in Bartlett, Tennessee, where he was quick to offer his woodworking and handyman skills to any project.   4/27/2023

The Missions Ministry Team continues to accept applications for the position of Director of Global Missions. Deadline for application has been extended to noon (Central Daylight Time) Saturday, June 10, 2023. Language Requirements for the position have been revised. If you are interested in learning more or applying, please utilize the following links and note […]

The music video for singer Nicole Witt’s country music track “Bourbon” was partly filmed in the chapel at the Cumberland Presbyterian Birthplace Shrine at Montgomery Bell State Park near Burns, Tennessee. The artist neither sought permission to use the chapel nor credited the denomination in the video. It is not known if Ms Witt is […]

Memphis Theological Seminary announced April 26, 2023, their commencement speaker will be Bishop Marvin Frank Thomas, Sr., the presiding bishop of the First Episcopal District of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, which includes Arkansas and Tennessee. Prior to his election as bishop, he served as the seventh president/dean of The Phillips School of Theology (“The […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Exodus 24:1-11 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition The Blood of the Covenant 24 Then he said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the […]

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 Psalm 134 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Psalm 134 Praise in the Night A Song of Ascents. 1 Come, bless the Lord, all you servants […]

Betty Jo Lansden, 91, of Madisonville, Kentucky, died April 20, 2023. Betty was a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Madisonville (Covenant Presbytery).