Sondra Baird Roddy, 73, of Lexington, Kentucky, died May 3, 2022, after a heroic battle with ovarian cancer.  She is survived by her husband of 53 years, The Reverend Dr. Lowell Roddy, sons David Roddy of Portland, Tennessee, Sean Roddy (Gina) of Winchester, Kentucky, and daughter Alicia Roddy Olsen (John) of Lexington, Kentucky.  She has […]

The “Yearbook” is the official annual compilation of statistics of the world-wide Cumberland Presbyterian denomination. The 2022 edition will soon be ready and printed copies are available to pre-order. This edition contains information for 2021 and address changes through May 2022. The office of the General Assembly offers each congregation one free copy. Requests for […]

Congratulation to the Reverend Dr. Lynn Thomas for his two-part article on the Reverend Edmond Weir which was honored by the Associated Church Press May 12, 2022, with their Award of Excellence for a scholarly article. We are delighted with the award! Click here to read the article!

Dear Cumberland Presbyterians:    Memorial Day has special significance for all of us. Our freedom has been protected by people who have served in the military; many gave the ultimate sacrifice of their own lives.    The General Assembly has approved a Memorial Day offering for the Presbyterian Federal Chaplaincies (formerly known as the Presbyterian Council for […]

Lincoln College will close Friday, May 13, 2022, after 157 years. The institution, located in Lincoln, Illinois, failed to raise millions of dollars to help it recover from low student enrollment during the coronavirus pandemic and was also hit by a cyber-attack, from which it has not recovered. No last minute benefactor has emerged to […]

You are invited to a joint banquet hosted by Memphis Theological Seminary, Bethel University, and Cumberland Youth & Family Services at this year’s General Assembly. The event will be held on Wednesday, June 22 at 5:30pm in the La Ventana Ballroom. Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, there is no cost for the […]

Richard Albert Armstrong, Sr., of Fayetteville, Tennessee, died May 5, 2022. He was an elder at Concord Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Robert Donnell Presbytery) in New Market, Alabama.

Buddy F. Hannaford, 81, best known as Bud, of Fairfield, Illinois, died May 6, 2022. Bud was a member of the Fairfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church (North Central Presbytery). He served as an elder and Sunday school teacher for the youth. He was the building contractor for the original Cumberland Presbyterian church building in Fairfield in […]

In a called meeting held May 7, 2022, the Presbytery of East Tennessee endorsed the Reverend Michael Wilkinson as a candidate for moderator of the 191st General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Jerry Allen Boyd, 85, of Benton, Kentucky, died Sunday, May 1, 2022. He was a member of Benton Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) where he served as an elder and Sunday school superintendent. He previously served Wingo, Kentucky, Old Cumberland Presbyterian Church (unaffiliated) as an elder, youth group director, and Sunday school teacher.