The ladies of the CPWM (and some of the menfolk) enjoyed lunch with Kathleen Murphy yesterday. Kathleen shared some ideas in which the ladies of the church can be involved in some of the ministries of My Own Backyard. She also shared that they frequently collect toiletries for different groups around Middle Tennessee. Here is another simple way we can help our community. I ask that when you go grocery shopping (and pick up a few extra canned good items for Grace Works) that you also pick up some travel tooth paste, shampoo, soap, mouth wash, etc. and bring them to church on a regular basis. We will pass these along to Kathleen and she will distribute them accordingly. It is a small way we can impact our community.
Grace Cumberland Presbyterian Church
About Us
Grace Cumberland Presbyterian Church began as a New Church Development Project or Mission Church in 1989. The Columbia, Murfreesboro, and Nashville Presbyteries, and the Board of Missions of the Cumberland Presbyterian denomination supported the new Church. The idea for a new Cumberland Presbyterian congregation was discussed by the ministers of the Tennessee Synod in 1987 when it was learned that Williamson County was the fastest growing county in Tennessee and that Saturn was coming to the area. Funding was committed by the sponsoring agencies, Randy Hammer was called as the organizing Pastor, and work was begun to gather a new congregation. The Core Fellowship Group was gathered through door to door canvassing, newspaper ads and articles, cable television, phone calls, and mailings. Temporary meeting space was secured at Wonderland Nursery off Columbia Avenue in Franklin. The fellowship’s first worship service was held on October 15, 1989, with fifty-five (55) persons in attendance. In October 1990, the congregation was able to move into a two-story colonial structure on Lewisburg Pike. In 1997, work was begun on a new colonial sanctuary, restrooms and kitchen. The congregation held its first worship service in the new sanctuary on March 8, 1998. Reverends Earl West and Ted Bane served the church between 2003 and 2008. Our church is continuing to reach new people for Christ under the guidance of our lay leadership and our ministry team, Tim Baranoski and Terry Kinnaman. The church is guided in its goals, ministry, and programs by a Vision or Mission Statement. A five-member Church Session, elected by the congregation, meets with the Pastor and has administrative and spiritual oversight of the congregation. Using our God-given talents to demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ by ministering to the physical, emotion and spiritual needs of all people is our primary goal. “A Church with a Mission” is our congregation’s adopted slogan. Our Affiliation Grace Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Grace CPC) is a member of the Columbia Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Denominational offices are located in Memphis, TN. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church was founded on February 4, 1810, near Dickson, Tennessee, on the McAdow farm that is now a part of Montgomery Bell State Park. The founders of our church preached a ‘whosoever will believe” gospel, a rejection of the idea that some are predestined to heaven and others are predestined to hell. Cumberland Presbyterians are what might be called “free will Presbyterians.” God has given all persons free will and the ability to accept everlasting life.