News briefs from around the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America.
1Jun 30, 2022
James Robert Kendall, 87, of Troy, Tennessee, died June 22, 2022. Jim was a member of New Ebenezer Cumberland Presbyterian Church (West Tennessee Presbytery) where he served both as an elder and as church treasurer for many years.
2Jun 29, 2022
Brian Thomas Leslie, 53, of Marshall, Texas, died June 24, 2022. Brian was born on March 28, 1969, in Springfield, Missouri, to the Cumberland Presbyterian family of Reverend Dr. Marvin E. And Jenann Demuth Leslie. Brian was a lifelong Cumberland Presbyterian, starting out as the preacher’s kid and growing up to serve the church in […]
3Jun 29, 2022
The Reverend Wendell Trotter of Hazel Green, Alabama, died June 29, 2022. Wendell was an honorably retired member of Columbia Presbytery. This article is incomplete. More information will be added as it becomes available.
4Jun 29, 2022
Paul Edwin Power, 92, of Elkton, Kentucky, died June 21, 2022. He was a dairy farmer. Paul was a member of Elkton Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Cumberland Presbytery) where he served as an elder. After Elkton CPC closed, he attended Petrie Memorial United Methodist Church.
5Jun 27, 2022
Audrey Jean Franklin Goodman 90, of Winona, Texas, died June 22, 2022. She was a member of Elmira Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Trinity Presbytery) of Longview, Texas, where she served as nursery supervisor for many years.
6Jun 27, 2022
Tom and Paris Longmire, members of Maryville Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee) where Tom’s father Ron Longmire has been pastor for 38 years, decided in March 2020 to grow their own home garden. Then Tom began to wonder how to branch out from helping put food on his family’s table to aiding others […]
7Jun 26, 2022
NASHVILLE, TN 6/25/2022: Bethel University Assistant Sports Information Director Austin Childress and former Bethel Cross Country runner Anthony Garza were involved in a traffic accident Friday afternoon in Middle Tennessee. Both young men were taken to area hospitals where Garza was later released. After incurring multiple injuries, Childress was later flown to Vanderbilt where he […]
8Jun 25, 2022
Preliminary minutes and committee reports can be found on the General Assembly website: www.cumberland.org Assembly opened 9:30 by the Reverend Duawn Mearns. Missions Ministry Team proceeded to commission missionaries. In a heartfelt address urging unity and civility, the Rev. Mearns resigned as moderator of this meeting. Newly elected Moderator the Reverend Mike Wilkinson took […]
9Jun 25, 2022
2022:06:25: Attendees at General Assembly were informed on Wednesday morning that a commissioner had tested positive for COVID-19. The office of the General Assembly urged the use of masks for the duration of the meeting. While some commissioners complied, many did not. Since the original announcement, several other persons, including attendees of CPWM Convention, organizational […]
10Jun 21, 2022
The Reverend Dr. Robert D. Rush (Trinity Presbytery) has been the Pastor at First Presbyterian Church (New Covenant Presbytery, PCUSA) in Tomball, Texas, for a little over ten years and to celebrate his time there, on June 12, 2022 a luncheon was held. During the meal, the 3,000 sq. ft fellowship hall that was built […]