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Rev. Harry Chapman is the founding pastor of Westside Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  Westside is celebrating its 25th year shepherding the first Cumberland Presbyterian congregation in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. It is part of Presbytery del Cristo and a church plant of Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Harry has a Master of Divinity from Denver Seminary. His wife, Sally, is an LPCC and also g...

Jonathan Calheiros writes, "It all begins in Israel in 2005 when Jonathan and Carolina meet for the first time in the Holy Land. Two young people from different cultures and languages, but with the same call to serve God.  After their marriage in 2007, Jonathan and Carolina Calheiros began their ministry in praise and worship, their goal being to exalt the name of Christ and guide people to encoun...

Rev. Abby Prevost says, "I have had the gift of serving at the Welti Cumberland Presbyterian Church as the Associate Pastor of Christian Education since 2016. My nieces and nephews are my favorite part of life; the rest of my family is pretty great, too. I was born and raised in Columbus, Mississippi where First Cumberland Presbyterian Church is the family of faith that helped raise me and shape m...

Rev. Jason Mikel is a second career pastor at Jenkins Cumberland Presbyterian Church, founder of the Nashville Burrito Ministry, and current PhD student at the University of Memphis in Communication and Rhetoric. He's married to wife Suzanne, has a blended family of four boys, and two grandsons, and holds ties in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church that go back generations.  Please contact Jason at...

Rev. Tammy Greene is the minister at the Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Greeneville, Tennessee. She grew up Cumberland Presbyterian and other than a 10 year stint with the Presbyterian USA Church and a dalliance with the Southern Baptists as a high schooler has remained Cumberland Presbyterian. Her 16 year career as a banker was interrupted by God at age 40 to follow the call to seminary...

Rev. Dr. Gloria Villa Diaz has been the bilingual pastor for inmates residing in county jails, state prisons, federal institutions, and detention centers, through New Day in Christ Ministries, for the last 11 years, ( newdayinchrist.org ). As some inmates leave prison to experience extreme poverty, she became member of the board of Crossroads at Park Place to serve those in severe need in SE Houst...

William "Rusty" Rustenhaven III is a life-long Cumberland Presbyterian and a CP minister since 1983.   He is the son of a Cumberland Presbyterian minister, Dr. William "Bill" Rustenhaven, Jr. and life-long CP, Dolores Jones Rustenhaven.   Rusty graduated from Bethel College and Memphis Theological Seminary.   He has served the Savannah, TN, Clarksville, TN, and the Marshall, TX Cumberland Presbyte...

Dave Tucker has been a minister for over thirty years. Dave earned his Master of Divinity at Brite Divinity School, with certificates in "Pastoral Care" and "Theology, Ethics & Church History." Dave is trained in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) and is a Spiritual Director. Dave also specializes in marriage counseling, and consults with those dealing with grief and loss. Currently Da...

Cathy Littlefield, the Cumberland Presbyterian Women's Ministry Interim, states: "I’m Cathy Littlefield, someone today told me I am of jack of all trades! I replied, but a master of none!  I love doing work in the church, for the church and outside of the church.   I tend to “overload” my plate!  I’m married to Buddy Littlefield, we both are elders in the Booneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church....

Alfred Roundtree was born and raised in Lauderdale County, Tennessee.  He is the minister at the Walton Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America in Henry, Tennessee.  Alfred works full time with individuals with intellectual disabilities and also is a financial couch educating people on the importance of financial literacy. Alfred is married with two boys; 28 and 13 years old. Music is prov...

Rev. Kevin Jenkins is a 2000 Graduate of Ole Miss (B.A. History) and 2018 Graduate of Memphis Theological Seminary (M. Div).  He is currently working toward Doctor of Ministry at Trinity Seminary.  He was ordained December 2018 and is the full-time pastor at New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church in North Central Presbytery.  He serves as chair for the presbytery's Pastoral and Congregational Car...

Chris Warren is an ordained minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and serves the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee together with his wife, Rev. Joy Warren. They have two awesome children, one a sophomore at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, and the other a senior in high school. Chris loves dogs, woodworking, and making music.  His blog can found at...

Reverend Cliff Hudson has served the Richard City, Chattanooga 1st, Cleveland congregations, and is currently serving the Silverdale Cumberland Presbyterian church. He has been the Director of Development for Our United Outreach (OUO) since 2013. He has served on Historical Foundation board and the Program of Alternate Studies (PAS) advisory council. Cliff has served the denomination in various ro...

Rev. Lee Hollingshed  is Chaplain of Hickory Log Personal Care Home and was ordained by Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church on May 28, 2017. The Hickory Log residents, all men, work with her in planning their worship services, Bible Studies, and other activities.  Her favorite part of her ministry is pastoral care, in home or in hospital settings.  She and her wonder...

Chris Smith is from San Antonio, Texas and a graduate from the University of Memphis.   He is the Director of Information Technology at Memphis Theological Seminary and has been working there since 2014.  Chris is a member of the Brunswick Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Arlington, Tennessee. Music is provided by Pierce Murphy, Caldera Blue .  Source:  https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Pier...

Rev. Johan Daza was born and raised in Colombia South America. He is the third child, out of four, of two ordained Cumberland Presbyterian ministers. He is a son, husband, father, brother, minister, student, and denominational staff. He is married to Erin and they have three children, Alana, Elías and Felipe. He is a member of Emaús Presbytery in Colombia and he serves with the Missions Ministry T...

Rev. Chris Anderson.   Pastor Mount Olive Cumberland Presbyterian (5.6 years) and Pineville Cumberland Presbyterian (2 years).   Arkansas Presbytery – Vice Chair, Board of Missions.  6th generation Cumberland Presbyterian.  Born and reared in Batesville, Arkansas.  Home church is Faith-Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian.  Grandparents Vaughn and Avis Anderson were the primary planters of the Faith c...

Rev. Victor Hassell is the pastor of the Sturgis Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) in Sturgis, Kentucky. He and his wife, Rev Samantha Hassell, and their three children (Victoria, Mallory, and John) have been serving at Sturgis CPC for almost fourteen years. Music is provided by Pierce Murphy, Caldera Blue .  Source:  https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Pierce_Murphy/through-...

Jamie Berkley writes:   I am a 5th generation Cumberland Presbyterian; I have attended the Newbern Cumberland Presbyterian Church all of my life. I am also an attorney, and I am lucky to serve as an Assistant Public Defender in the 28th Judicial District, defending people who cannot afford an attorney. I am in a book club; I love to read. I have three dogs. I love a good road trip, and I have a sp...

Alfonso Marquez writes:  "I was born in Juarez, Mexico on December 27, 1961. I grew up there until the age of 17 when I received a scholarship to go to study at a Normal School (School to prepare Teachers). I finished and practice for only 6 months in Mexico City. I returned to Juárez on December 1979. In January 1980 I decided to get across the border to work in Las Cruces New Mexico and at the s...

Rev. Tim Smith is pastor of the Fayetteville Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, Tennessee. His father is Rev. Kirk Smith who is a Cumberland Presbyterian minister. As a native of the Fayetteville area he has been blessed to serve the Fayetteville Church for the past 17 years and the Boonshill Church for four years prior to this. Currently, he serves in numerous leadership positions th...

Leanne Kerner is a native of Paducah, Kentucky. She is a graduate of Bethel University with a Bachelors of Science and a graduate of Memphis Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity. She was ordained by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in May of 2017. Leanne has served Cumberland Presbyterian congregations  in Kentucky and Tennessee before moving to Dallas, Texas in March of 2020. Leanne...

Elinor Brown is an ordained Cumberland Presbyterian minister and member of West Tennessee Presbytery. She is the Discipleship Ministry Team Leader and works at the Cumberland Presbyterian Center in Cordova, Tennessee. She and her husband, new grandparents to Evelyn, live in Memphis as does their daughter Sydney and son in law Brian. Elinor loves to make clergy stoles, swim and play with Evelyn in...

Brent Wills - Education :  Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Middle Tennessee State University, Masters of Education degree from Middle Tennessee State University, and Master of Divinity from Memphis Theological Seminary. Vocation Experience :  Served 11 years as a high school geometry teacher before going to seminary. Current Ministry and Vocations :  Pastor of Jerusalem Cumberland P...

Rev. Kip Rush, the first full time pastor of the new Brenthaven Church, has been a life long Cumberland Presbyterian. Raised in Austin, Texas, he grew up in the St. Paul Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He answered the call to the ministry in 1983 and after a year at the University of Texas, he moved to McKenzie, Tennessee to attend Bethel College. While at Bethel, he met and married his wife, Jodi...