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We are part of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, a denomination serving Christ since our founding in a Tennessee log cabin in 1810. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church has approximately 100,000 members in the United States, Columbia, Hong Kong, Japan, and Liberia. Our headquarters are in Memphis, Tennessee. We support Bethel College (McKenzie, TN), Memphis Theological Seminary, and the Cumberland Presbyterian Children's Home (Denton, TX).
The term Presbyterian in our name refers to our form of government. This same form of government is used by a number of denominations which are identified as being of the Reformed/Presbyterian tradition including but not limited to the PCUSA, PCA, and RCA. The term is taken from the Greek word "presbuteros," which is usually translated "elder". A Presbyterian church governs its congregation by both teaching elders (the pastor) and ruling elders (men and women elected by the congregation). Together they make up the "Session" and join with "Sessions" of other regional churches in their denomination forming a "Presbytery." Presbyteries are joined to form "Synods" which act as church courts of review. The "General Assembly" is the highest church court and meets yearly.
Our theology has been described as "Medium Theology" because it takes the middle ground between Calvinism and Armenianism. Self described as a "Whosoever will, may come" church, Cumberland Presbyterians stress free will, while rejecting strict "predestination". Simply stated, CP's acknowledge that salvation is a free gift of God to all who respond to God in faith. |
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Phone: 865-483-8433 |
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