Our Vision of Ministry:

We are part of the Body of Christ with diverse gifts who have a mutual love for God and one another. Our purpose is discipleship through teaching of God's Word, nurture of fellow Christians, service to God's kingdom, and proclamation of God's sovereignty to the world.

The Cumberland Presbyterian Denomination
Vision of Ministry:

Biblically-based and Christ-centered, born out of a specific sense of mission, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church strives to be true to its heritage: to be open to God's reforming spirit, to work cooperatively with the larger Body of Christ, and to nurture the connectional bonds that make us one.

The Cumberland Presbyterian Church seeks to be the hands and feet of Christ in witness and service to the world and, above all, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church lives out the love of God to the glory of Jesus Christ.

 

A Brief History:

The Cumberland Presbyterian denomination was organized in Dickson County, Tennessee on February 4, 1810. It was an outgrowth of the Great Revival of 1800 -- one of the most powerful revivals that this country has ever witnessed. The founders of the Church were Finis Ewing, Samuel King and Samuel McAdow. They were ministers in the Presbyterian Church, who rejected the doctrine of election and reprobation as taught in the Westminster Confession of Faith. The points where we dissented from the Westminster Confession fall in four categories. We believe:

1. That there are no eternal reprobates.

2. That Christ died not for a part only, but for all people.

3. That all infants dying in infancy are saved through Christ and the sanctification of the Spirit.

4. That the Spirit of God operates on the world in such a manner as to leave all people inexcusable.

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The Overall Church Structure:

Session - ordained ministers and elders elected by the congregation.

Presbytery - elders and ministers from each session who oversee the local churches.

Synod - representatives elected from each presbytery to oversee several presbyteries.

General Assembly - the international governing body made up of equal numbers of lay people and clergy chosen by the presbyteries.

Requirements for Church Membership:

* Confess Jesus Christ as Lord.

* Trust in Christ as our forgiving Savior.

* Promise to follow Christ and his example for living.

* Commit to participate in the worship and work of the church.