2012 Minutes of theGeneral Assembly2012 MINUTES OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Cumberland Presbyterian Church

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THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

2012 MINUTES
General Assembly
Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Vision of Ministry
Biblically-based and Christ-centeredborn 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 thelove of God to the glory of Jesus Christ.

Priority Goals• Recruit, educate and nurture clergy and laity for their specific ministries.
• Revitalize and equip congregations and presbyteries to fulfill the mission (vision)of the church.
• Establish new congregations.
• For the next 5 years focus on evangelism.

ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY SECOND MEETINGFLORENCE, ALABAMA***********

NEXT MEETING - MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEEJUNE 17 - 21, 2013***********

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Vision of Ministry and Priority Goals...............................................................................................Title Page
Program...........................................................................................................................................................4
Commissioners................................................................................................................................................6
Youth Advisory Delegates..............................................................................................................................7
Committees and Abbreviations.......................................................................................................................7
Committee Meeting Rooms............................................................................................................................7
Committee Assignments.................................................................................................................................8
Assembly Meetings and Officers....................................................................................................................9
By Laws of General Assembly Corporation.................................................................................................12
Memorial Roll of Ministers..........................................................................................................................22
Living General Assembly Moderators..........................................................................................................23
Membership of Boards and Agencies...........................................................................................................24
Reports
Moderator...............................................................................................................................................32
Stated Clerk............................................................................................................................................34
Ministry Council Report One.................................................................................................................39
Ministry Council Report Two.................................................................................................................97
Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits..................................................................................112
Board of Trustees of the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home.................................................151
Board of Trustees of Memphis Theological Seminary.........................................................................157
Board of the Historical Foundation......................................................................................................168
Commission on Chaplains and Military Personnel..............................................................................178
Joint Committee on Amendments........................................................................................................180
Permanent Judiciary Committee..........................................................................................................181
Nominating Committee........................................................................................................................182
OUO Committee...................................................................................................................................184
Place of Meeting Committee................................................................................................................186
Unified Committee on Theology and Social Concerns........................................................................188
Board of Trustees of Bethel University................................................................................................190
Evaluation Committee..........................................................................................................................199
Joint Committee on Covenant Relationship.........................................................................................206
Memorials
From West Tennessee Presbytery Concerning Alienated Congregations.............................................210
From Synod of Great Rivers Concerning Administering of Sacraments
by Ministers of Other Denominations...........................................................................................210
Agency Budgets..........................................................................................................................................212
Audits .......................................................................................................................................................220
Minutes.......................................................................................................................................................358
Appendices..................................................................................................................................................368
Inside Back Cover.......................................................................................................................................395

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MINUTES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY2012

PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Assembly Meetings:
Marriott Shoals Hotel & Convention Center
General Assembly Office: Sheffield Room in the Convention Center
Retiring Moderator:
The Reverend Don M. Tabor, Nashville Presbytery
Host:
Hope and Robert Donnell Presbyteries
Pastor Host:
The Reverend Dwayne McDuff, pastor at First CP Church in Florence, Alabama
Worship Director:			 The Reverend Victor Hassell, Covenant Presbytery
Music Director:
Ms. Kathy Eazell, Choral Director at First CP Church, Rogersville, Alabama
Pianist:					 Ms. Karen Cantrell, First CP Church, Rogersville, Alabama

SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2012
Location			

Time		 Event

Convention Center   2:00 p.m. Setup Displays
Convention Center   3:00 p.m. Orientation for Commissioners and Youth Advisory Delegates								 Orientation for Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs
(Commissioner/YAD Packets may be picked up before or after theorientation session in the session in the General Assembly Office.)
Springfield CPC

  5:30 p.m BBQ and Singing Vocal Authority

Shoals Atrium
Florence
Tuscumbia
Sheffield

Springfield CPC, Rogersville, AL

FIRST DAY - MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012
Convention Center  8:30 a.m. Registration for Commissioners and Youth Advisory Delegates(for those who did not register on Sunday)
Sheffield
  9:00 a.m. Pre-Assembly Workshops & Health Fair
Convention Center(Muscle Shoals, Shoals A, Jackson, Wilson
Tower/Hotel
Kennedy, Roosevelt, Landrum)
10:15 a.m. Break
Convention Center 10:30 a.m. Pre-Assembly Workshops
(Muscle Shoals, Shoals A, Jackson, Wilson
Tower/Hotel
Kennedy, Roosevelt, Landrum)
11:45 a.m. Break
12:00 p.m. Ministry Council Luncheon
Singing River
Convention Center   2:00 p.m. Opening Worship
Shoals C, D, E
The Retiring Moderator: The Reverend Don M. Tabor     Nashville Presbytery
Worship Director: The Reverend Victor Hassell, Covenant Presbytery  3:00 p.m. Break for Commissioners and YAD’s to move to Commissioners								Section for business session
  3:15 p.m. Constitution of the General Assembly
Adoption of the Agenda
Report of the Credentials Committee								 Election of Moderator								 Election of Vice-Moderator
Presentation by the Stated Clerk, Mike Sharpe
Communications
Corrections to preliminary minutes
Committee Appointments and Referrals to Committees
Welcome, Pastor Host, Local Officials
Introduction of Board and Agency Representatives
Convention Center   4:30 p.m. General Assembly Committees meet(Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia, Jackson, Wilson
Tower/Hotel
Kennedy, Roosevelt, Landrum)
  5:30 p.m. Break for Dinner
EVENING PROGRAM
Conference Center   7:00 p.m. Moderator’s Reception honoring the 								 Moderator and Vice-Moderator of the General
Assembly, the Immediate Past Moderator, the PresidentElect and the President of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Women’s Convention

Singing River/Terrace

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SECOND DAY - TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2012
Convention Center  8:30 a.m. Devotional, Elder Commissioner, Mr. Akimasa Nakano
Shoals C, D, E     Japan Presbytery
  9:00 a.m. General Assembly Business Session
Presentation by the Commission on Chaplains (Mary McCaskey-Benedict)
Resolutions by Commissioners. Adjourn for Committee Meetings
Committee Meetings
(Tuscumbia, Muscle Shoals, Jackson, Wilson
Kennedy, Roosevelt, Landrum)
  9:00 a.m. Women’s Ministry Convention
Shoals A, B
12:00 p.m. Children’s Home Luncheon

Convention Center
Tower/Hotel
Convention Center
Florence 1st CPC
2422 Darby Drive
Convention Center   1:30 p.m. Committee Meetings
Tower/Hotel
Convention Center     5:30 p.m. Bethel University Dinner

(Tuscumbia, Muscle Shoals, Jackson, Wilson
Kennedy, Roosevelt, Landrum)
Singing RiverEVENING PROGRAM
Convention Center  7:00 p.m. Step Out Evangelism Program - Missions Ministry Team

Shoals C, D, E

THIRD DAY - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2012
Convention Center
Tower/Hotel
Convention Center
Convention Center
Convention Center(Tuscumbia, Muscle Shoals, Jackson, Wilson
Kennedy, Roosevelt, Landrum)
11:00 a.m. Convention Workshops
Shoals A, B, C, D, E
12:30 p.m. Memphis Theological Seminary Luncheon
Singing River  2:00 p.m. Convention Workshops
Shoals A, B, C, D, E
  5:00 p.m. Conclusion of Committee Meetings
Dinner Break  8:30 a.m. Devotions in Committee Rooms

EVENING PROGRAM
Convention Center

Convention Center  7:00 p.m. Worship/Holy Communion - Guest Preacher,
Shoals C, D, E     The Reverend Doctor Mitchell Walker      Senior Pastor, Church Street CPCA, Huntsville, Alabama(a special offering will be received for the “Step-Out Evangelism Program”)
  8:30 p.m. Reception Honoring Women in MinistrySinging River(reception to begin following worship service)

FOURTH DAY - THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012
Convention Center   7:00 a.m. Program of Alternate Studies BreakfastConvention Ceneter   8:30 a.m. Devotional, Youth Advisory Delegate, Anna Shepherd     West Tennessee Presbytery
  9:00 a.m. General Assembly Business
Women’s Ministry Convention
12:00 noon Lunch Break
12:00 p.m. Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry Luncheon  2:00 p.m. General Assembly Business  5:00 p.m. Dinner BreakTake Down Displays

Singing River
Shoals C, D, E

Singing River
Shoals C, D, E

EVENING PROGRAM
Convention Center  7:00 p.m. General Assembly BusinessClosing Worship: The Reverend Victor Hassell
Covenant Presbytery(In the event that business is not concluded on Thursday, theclosing worship will be at the conclusion of business on Friday morning.)

Shoals C, D, E

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COMMISSIONERS
to theONE HUNDRED EIGHTY FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLYPRESBYTERYMINISTERCOMMITTEEELDERCOMMITTEE

Andes (2).......................... Cenobia de Daza.................. C/M/P........................... Johan Daza.......................... C/M/P
Arkansas (3)..................... Steve Mosley............................J....................... George Jones..............................HE........................... Dwight Shanley.....................TSC.................... Sam Jeffus............................... C/M/P
Cauca Valley (3)......................................................................................... Gloria Ordonez ..........................HE
Choctaw (1)...................... Virginia Espinoza..................TSC.................... Lola John....................................S/E
Columbia (2).................... Troy Green............................TSC.................... Rickey Massey...........................S/E........................... Scott Yates..............................S/E
Covenant (3)..................... Steve Guarneros.................MC/C/D................ Gary Angelly..............................S/E........................... Victor Hassell..............Worship Director.......... Mike Jones..............................MC/C/D........................... Brian Hayes......................... C/M/P.................. Jim McDowell...........................TSC
Cumberland (3)................ Wayne Brooks..........................J....................... David DeSpain...........................S/E........................... Steve Delashmit......................S/E..................... Joe Hobbs..................................TSC........................... Ron Ferree..........................MC/C/D................ Faye Welch.............................. C/M/P
Del Cristo (3)................... Clay Bower............................TSC.................... Linda Anglley...............................J........................... Cynthia Maddux.......................J....................... Dana Cook............................ CPCH/HF........................... Jerry Smyrl....................... CPCH/HF............... Diane Sowell.............................TSC
East Tennessee (4)............ J.C. Greenwell.................. CPCH/HF............... Bob Leach....................................J........................... J. David Hester...................MC/C/D................ Mary McCarter..................... CPCH/HF........................... Leonard Turner.......................HE..................... Terry Murray........................... C/M/P........................... Kevin Wood..............................J....................... Marianne Sharp..........................S/E
Grace (3)......................... Donny Acton..........................S/E..................... Lita Swindle......................... CPCH/HF........................... Tom Hartung........................ C/M/P........................... Jearl Hunley............................S/E
Hong Kong (2)Hope (1)............................ Pat Driskell............................TSC.................... Charles Lash...........................MC/C/D
Japan (2)........................... Keitaro Ohi.......................... C/M/P.................. Akimasa Nakano..................... C/M/P
Missouri (1)...................... Randy Shannon................ CPCH/HF............... Larry Nottingham...................MC/C/D
Murfreesboro (4).............. James Diamond......................S/E..................... Dan Hiveley...............................TSC........................... Tommy Jobe.............................J....................... Lucinda Lea................................HE........................... Lisa Oliver........................ CPCH/HF............... Irma Massey...........................MC/C/D........................... Lyon Walkup.........................TSC.................... James Sandlin....................... CPCH/HF
Nashville (4)..................... Jay Earheart-Brown.......... CPCH/HF............... Charles Baggett..........................S/E........................... Roger Patton...........................HE..................... Keith Vanstone..........................TSC........................... Jeff Stoval...........................MC/C/D................ Karen Williams.............................J........................... Don Tabor............................ C/M/P
North Central (2).............. J.B. Gates............................MC/C/D................ Dean McReynolds........................J........................... Eduardo Montoya.....................J....................... Victory Moore............................HERed River (3).................... Randall McGee...................MC/C/D................ Ralph Gifford...............................J........................... Wes Johnson........................ C/M/P.................. Patricia Long..............................HE........................... Tom Spence............................HE..................... Wayne McElhannon............. CPCH/HF
Robert Donnell (1)........... Mark Davenport.....................HE..................... Gina Stewart...............................S/E
Tenn./Georgia (2)............. Glen Brister............................S/E..................... Dotty Manis............................MC/C/D........................... Phil Sumrall............................HE..................... Deborah Swafford................... C/M/P
Trinity (2)......................... Joshua Murray.................. CPCH/HF............... Nancy Abernathy..................... C/M/P........................... Robert Rush............................HE..................... Karen Lock........................... CPCH/HF
West Tennessee (5)........... Melvin Orr................................J....................... Gwen Holland........................MC/C/D........................... Lisa Peterson..........................HE..................... Wayne Kidd............................. C/M/P........................... Earl Phelps.............................TSC.................... George Marston............................J........................... Jim Ratliff............................ C/M/P.................. Beverly Stott......................... CPCH/HF

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THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHYOUTH ADVISORY DELEGATES
to theONE HUNDRED EIGHTY FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY(Each Presbytery is eligible to send two Youth Advisory Delegates)

PRESBYTERYDELEGATECOMMITTEE

Arkansas..........................................................Mandy Jones.............................................................................. S/E..........................................................Mindy Jones................................................................................. J
Choctaw
Columbia.........................................................Will Gentry................................................................................ HE..........................................................Tyler McPeak......................................................................... MC/C/D
Covenant.........................................................Breanna Clayton......................................................................... HE..........................................................David Russell...........................................................................C/M/P
Cumberland.....................................................Matthew Vertrees...................................................................... TSC
del Cristo
East Tennessee................................................Jessica Franklin.....................................................................CPCH/HF..........................................................Abraham Marquez.................................................................... TSC
Grace
Hope ..........................................................Austin Lash.................................................................................. JJapan ..........................................................Yumi Yamazaki........................................................................C/M/P
Missouri ..........................................................Tyler Kupersmith..................................................................CPCH/HF
Murfreesboro...................................................Jesse Hays.................................................................................... J..........................................................Ethan Morgan...........................................................................C/M/P
Nashville.........................................................Jack Emerson......................................................................... MC/C/D
North Central..................................................Tristen Mettle......................................................................... MC/C/D
Red River........................................................Alana Hughes............................................................................. S/E..........................................................Abby Rodgers........................................................................... TSC
Robert Donnell................................................James Agee................................................................................ TSC
Tennessee Georgia
Trinity ..........................................................Matthew Colonia.................................................................... MC/C/D..........................................................Justin Kingsley........................................................................... S/E
West Tennessee...............................................Anna Shepherd......................................................................CPCH/HF

COMMITTEES ABBREVIATIONS AND MEETING ROOMSMarriott Shoals Hotel
ABBREV.
J

Judiciary

COMMITTEE		MEETING ROOM
Landrum Boardroom

Tower
ABBREV.
CPCH/HF
HE
S/E
TSC

COMMITTEE		
Children’s Home/Historial Foundation
Higher Education
Stewardship/Elected Officers
Theology/Social Concerns

MEETING ROOMS
KennedyJacksonRoosevelt
WilsonConference Center
ABBREV.
C/M/P
MC/C/DCOMMITTEE		
Chaplains/Missions/Pastoral Development
Ministry Council/Communications/Discipleship

MEETING ROOMS
Tuscumbia
Muscle Shoals

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COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
1.

CHAPLAINS/MISSIONS/PASTORAL DEVELOPMENT
Chair: Rev. Jim Ratliff
Co-Chair: Elder Nancy Abernathy
Ministers: Cenobia de Daza, Johan Daza, Tom Hartung, Brian Hayes, Wes Johnson, Keitaro Ohi,     Don Tabor
Elders: Sam Jeffus, Wayne Kidd, Terry Murray, Akimasa Nakano, Deborah Swafford, Faye Welch
Youth Advisory Delegates: Ethan Morgan, David Russell, Yumi Yamazaki

2.

CHILDREN’S HOME/HISTORICAL FOUNDATION
Chair: Rev. Lisa Oliver
Co-Chair: Elder Lita Swindle
Ministers: Jay Earheart-Brown, J.C. Greenwell, Joshua Murray, Randy Shannon, Jerry Smyrl
Elders: Dana Cook, Karen Lock, Mary McCarter, Wayne McElhannon, Beverly Stott, James Sandlin
Youth Advisory Delegates: Jessica Franklin, Tyler Kupersmith, Anna Shepherd

3.

HIGHER EDUCATION
Chair: Rev. Lisa Peterson
Co-Chair: Elder Patricia Long
Ministers: Mark Davenport, Roger Patton, Robert Rush, Tom Spence, Phil Sumrall, Leonard Turner
Elders: George Jones, Lucinda Lea, Victory Moore, Gloria Ordonez
Youth Advisory Delegates: Breanna Clayton, Will Gentry

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JUDICIARY
Chair: Rev. Tommy Jobe
Co-Chair: Elder Karen Williams
Ministers: Wayne Brooks, Cynthia Maddux, Eduardo Montoya, Steve Mosley, Melvin Orr,     Kevin Wood
Elders: Linda Anglley, Ralph Gifford, Bob Leach, George Marston, Dean McReynolds
Youth Advisory Delegates: Jesse Hays, Mindy Jones, Austin Lash

5.

MINISTRY COUNCIL/COMMUNICATIONS/DISCIPLESHIP
Chair: Rev. Randall McGee
Co-Chair: Elder Gwen Holland
Ministers: Ron Ferree, J.B. Gates, Steve Guarneros, J. David Hester, Jeff Stovall
Elders: Mike Jones, Charles Lash, Dotty Manis, Irma Massey, Larry Nottingham
Youth Advisory Delegates: Matthew Colonia, Jack Emerson, Tyler McPeak, Tristen Mettle

6.

STEWARDSHIP/ELECTED OFFICERS
Chair: Rev. Steve Delashmit
Co-Chair: Elder Gina Stewart
Ministers: Donny Acton, Glen Brister, Jim Diamond, Jearl Hunley, Scott Yates
Elders: Gary Angelly, Charles Baggett, David DeSpain, Lola John, Rickey Massey, Marianne Sharp
Youth Advisory Delegates: Alana Hughes, Mandy Jones, Justin Kingsley

7.

THEOLOGY/SOCIAL CONCERNS
Chair: Rev. Virginia Espinoza
Co-Chair: Elder Diane Sowell
Ministers: Clay Bower, Pat Driskell, Troy Green, Earl Phelps, Dwight Shanley, Lyon Walkup
Elders: Dan Hiveley, Joe Hobbs, Jim McDowell, Keith Vanstone, Steve Walker
Youth Advisory Delegates: James Agee, Abraham Marquez, Abby Rodgers, Matthew Vertrees

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CREDENTIALS:
Chair: Elder Larry Nottingham
Members: Reverend Cynthia Maddux, Elder Beverly Stott
Youth Advisory Delegate: Alana Hughes

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THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH9ASSEMBLY MEETINGS AND OFFICERS
Historical Review of the Stated Meetings and Officers of:
THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERY, 1810-1813

Date		

Place

Moderator

Clerk

Members

1810, February..........................Sam McAdow’s House.........................Samuel McAdow............................... Young Ewing.....................3..................................................Dickson Co., TN
1810, March 20.........................Ridge Meeting-House,..........................Samuel McAdow............................... Young Ewing...................14..................................................Sumner Co., TN.
1810, October 23.......................Lebanon Meeting-House.......................Finis Ewing........................................ Young Ewing...................16
1811, March 19.........................Big Spring, Wilson Co., TN..................Robert Bell......................................... Young Ewing...................19
1811, October 9.........................Ridge Meeting-House...........................Thomas Calhoun................................ David Foster....................23
1812, April 7.............................Suggs Creek Meeting-House................Hugh Kirkpatrick............................... James B. Porter................28
1812, November 3.....................Lebanon, KY.........................................Finis Ewing........................................ Hugh Kirkpatrick.............22
1813, April 6.............................Beech Meeting-House...........................Robert Bell......................................... James B. Porter................34..................................................Sumner Co. TN
THE CUMBERLAND SYNOD, 1813-1828
1813, October 5.........................Beech Meeting-House...........................William McGee.................................. Finis Ewing......................13
1814, April 5.............................Suggs Creek..........................................David Foster....................................... James B. Porter................27
1815, October 17.......................Beech Meeting-House...........................William Barnett.................................. David Foster....................15
1816, October 15.......................Free Meeting-House, TN......................Thomas Calhoun................................ David Foster....................22
1817, October 21.......................Mt. Moriah, KY....................................Robert Donnell................................... Hugh Kirkpatrick.............27
1818, October 20.......................Big Spring, TN......................................Finis Ewing........................................ Robert Bell......................27
1819, October 19.......................Suggs Creek, TN...................................Samuel King....................................... William Barnett...............24
1820, October 17.......................Russellville, KY....................................Thomas Calhoun................................ William Moore................30
1821, Third Tues. in Oct...........Russellville, KY......................................Minutes not recorded
1822, October 15.......................Beech Meeting-House...........................James B. Porter.................................. David Foster....................47
1823, October 21.......................Russellville, KY....................................John Barnett....................................... Aaron Alexander..............48
1824, October 19.......................Cane Creek, TN....................................Samuel King....................................... William Moore................68
1825, October 18  .....................Princeton, KY........................................William Barnett.................................. Hiram McDaniel..............76
1826, Third Tues. in Oct...........Russellville, KY......................................Minutes not recorded
1827, November 20...................Russellville, KY....................................James S. Guthrie................................ Laban Jones.....................63
1828, October 21.......................Franklin, TN..........................................Hiram A. Hunter................................. Richard Beard..................94
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 18291829, May 19............................Princeton, KY........................................Thomas Calhoun................................ F. R. Cossitt.....................26
1830, May 18............................Princeton, KY........................................James B. Porter.................................. F. R. Cossitt.....................36
1831, May 17............................Princeton, KY........................................Alex Chapman................................... F. R. Cossitt.....................34
1832, May 15............................Nashville, TN........................................F. R. Cossitt........................................ F. R. Cossitt.....................36
1833, May 21............................Nashville, TN........................................Samuel King....................................... F. R. Cossitt.....................35
1834, May 20............................Nashville, TN........................................Thomas Calhoun................................ James Smith.....................48
1835, May 19............................Princeton, KY........................................Sam King........................................... James Smith.....................42
1836, May 17............................Nashville, TN........................................Reuben Burrow.................................. James Smith.....................43
1837, May 16............................Lebanon, TN.........................................Robert Donnell................................... James Smith.....................49
1838, May 15............................Princeton, KY........................................Hiram A. Hunter................................. James Smith.....................47
1840, May 19............................Elkton, KY............................................ Reuben Burrow................................. James Smith.....................55
1841, May 18............................Owensboro, KY....................................William Ralston................................. C. G. McPherson.............56
1842, May 17............................Owensboro, KY....................................Milton Bird........................................ C. G. McPherson.............57
1843, May 16............................Owensboro, KY....................................A. M. Bryan....................................... C. G. McPherson.............68
1845, May 20............................Lebanon, TN.........................................Richard Beard.................................... C. G. McPherson.............95
1846, May 19............................Owensboro, KY....................................M. H. Bone......................................... C. G. McPherson.............86
1847, May 18............................Lebanon, Ohio.......................................Hiram A. Hunter................................. C. G. McPherson.............71
1848, May 16............................Memphis, TN........................................Milton Bird........................................ C. G. McPherson...........100
1849, May 16............................Princeton, KY........................................John L. Smith..................................... C. G. McPherson.............75
1850, May 21............................Clarksville, TN......................................Reuben Burrow.................................. Milton Bird....................102
1851, May 20............................Pittsburgh, PA........................................Milton Bird........................................ Milton Bird......................71
1852, May 18............................Nashville, TN........................................David Lowry...................................... Milton Bird....................107
1853, May 17............................Princeton, KY........................................H. S. Porter......................................... Milton Bird....................108
1854, May 16............................Memphis, TN........................................Isaac Shook........................................ Milton Bird....................112
1855, May 15............................Lebanon, TN.........................................M. H. Bone......................................... Milton Bird....................101
1856, May 15............................Louisville, KY.......................................Milton Bird........................................ Milton Bird......................99
1857, May 21............................Lexington, MO......................................Carson P. Reed................................... Milton Bird....................106
1858, May 20............................Huntsville, AL.......................................Felix Johnson..................................... Milton Bird....................124
1859, May 19............................Evansville, IN.......................................T. B. Wilson....................................... Milton Bird....................131
1860, May 17............................Nashville, TN........................................S. G. Burney....................................... Milton Bird....................168
1861, May 16............................St. Louis, MO........................................A. E. Cooper...................................... Milton Bird......................51
1862, May 15............................Owensboro, KY....................................P. G. Rea............................................. Milton Bird......................58
1863, May 21............................Alton, IL................................................Milton Bird........................................ Milton Bird......................73
1864, May 19............................Lebanon, OH.........................................Jesse Anderson................................... Milton Bird......................65
1865, May 18............................Evansville, IN.......................................Hiram Douglas................................... Milton Bird......................78
1866, May 17............................Owensboro, KY....................................Richard Beard.................................... Milton Bird....................155
1867, May 16............................Memphis, TN........................................J. B. Mitchell...................................... Milton Bird....................176
1868, May 21............................Lincoln, IL............................................G. W. Mitchell.................................... Milton Bird....................184
1869, May 20............................Murfreesboro, TN.................................S. T. Anderson.................................... Milton Bird....................173
1870, May 19............................Warrensburg, MO..................................J. C. Provine....................................... Milton Bird....................167

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Date
Place
Moderator
Clerk
Members
1871, May 18........................Nashville, TN........................................ J. B. Logan............................................... Milton Bird............................173
1872, May 16........................Evansville, IN....................................... C. H. Bell................................................. Milton Bird............................182
1873, May 15........................Huntsville, AL....................................... J. W. Poindexter....................................... John Frizzell..........................165
1874, May 21........................Springfield, MO.................................... T. C. Blake............................................... John Frizzell..........................185
1875, May 20........................Jefferson, TX......................................... W. S. Campbell........................................ John Frizzell..........................169
1876, May 18........................Bowling Green, KY.............................. J. M. Gill.................................................. John Frizzell..........................184
1877, May 17........................Lincoln, IL............................................ A. B. Miller............................................. John Frizzell..........................171
1878, May 16........................Lebanon, TN......................................... D. E. Bushnell......................................... John Frizzell..........................205
1879, May 15........................Memphis, TN........................................ J. S. Grider............................................... John Frizzell..........................143
1880, May 20........................Evansville, IN....................................... A. Templeton........................................... John Frizzell..........................194
1881, May 19........................Austin, TX............................................. W. J. Darby.............................................. John Frizzell..........................187
1882, May 18........................Huntsville, AL....................................... S. H. Buchanan........................................ John Frizzell..........................188
1883, May 17........................Nashville, TN........................................ A. J. McGlumphey.................................. T. C. Blake.............................204
1884, May 15........................McKeesport, PA.................................... John Frizzell............................................ T. C. Blake.............................148
1885, May 21........................Bentonville, AR.................................... G. T. Stainback........................................ T. C. Blake.............................185
1886, May 20........................Sedalia, MO.......................................... E. B. Crisman.......................................... T. C. Blake.............................193
1887, May 19........................Covington, OH...................................... Nathan Green........................................... T. C. Blake.............................187
1888, May 17........................Waco, TX.............................................. W. H. Black............................................. T. C. Blake.............................217
1889, May 16........................Kansas City, MO................................... J. M. Hubbert........................................... T. C. Blake.............................217
1890, May 15........................Union City, TN...................................... E. G. McLean.......................................... T. C. Blake.............................220
1891, May 21........................Owensboro, KY.................................... E. F. Beard............................................... T. C. Blake.............................213
1892, May 19........................Memphis, TN........................................ W. T. Danley............................................ T. C. Blake.............................229
1893, May 18........................Little Rock, AR..................................... W. S. Ferguson......................................... T. C. Blake.............................226
1894, May 17........................Eugene, OR........................................... F. R. Earle................................................ T. C. Blake.............................167
1895, May 16........................Meridian, MS........................................ M. B. DeWitt........................................... T. C. Blake.............................208
1896, May 21........................Birmingham, AL................................... A. W. Hawkins......................................... J. M. Hubbert.........................200
1897, May 20........................Chicago, IL............................................ H. S. Williams......................................... J. M. Hubbert.........................224
1898, May 19........................Marshall, MO........................................ H. H. Norman.......................................... J. M. Hubbert.........................221
1899, May 18........................Denver, CO........................................... J. M. Halsell............................................. J. M. Hubbert.........................181
1900, May 17........................Chattanooga, TN .................................. H. C. Bird................................................ J. M. Hubbert.........................230
1901, May 16........................West Point, MS..................................... E. E. Morris............................................. J. M. Hubbert.........................226
1902, May 15........................Springfield, MO.................................... S. M. Templeton...................................... J. M. Hubbert.........................255
1903, May 21........................Nashville, TN........................................ R. M. Tinnon........................................... J. M. Hubbert.........................247
1904, May 19........................Dallas, TX............................................. W. E. Settle.............................................. J. M. Hubbert.........................251
1905, May 18........................Fresno, CA............................................ J. B. Hail.................................................. J. M. Hubbert.........................249
1906, May 17........................Decatur, IL............................................ Ira Landrith.............................................. J. M. Hubbert.........................279
1906, May 24........................Decatur, IL............................................ J. L. Hudgins........................................... T. H. Padgett..........................106
1907, May 17........................Dickson, TN.......................................... A. N. Eshman.......................................... J. L. Goodknight....................140
1908, May 21........................Corsicana, TX....................................... F. H. Prendergast..................................... J. L. Goodknight....................136
1909, May 20........................Bentonville, AR.................................... J. T. Barbee.............................................. J. L. Goodknight....................142
1910, May 19........................Dickson, TN.......................................... J. H. Fussell............................................. J. L. Goodknight....................144
1911, May 18........................Evansville, IN....................................... J. W. Duvall............................................. J. L. Goodknight....................109
1912, May 16........................Warrensburg, MO.................................. J. D. Lewis............................................... J. L. Goodknight....................119
1913, May 15........................Bowling Green, KY.............................. J. H. Milholland....................................... J. L. Goodknight....................112
1914, May 21........................Wagoner, OK......................................... F. A. Brown.............................................. J. L. Goodknight....................105
1915, May 20........................Memphis, TN........................................ William Clark.......................................... D. W. Fooks...........................116
1916, May 18........................Birmingham, AL................................... J. L. Price................................................. D. W. Fooks...........................125
1917, May 17........................Lincoln, IL............................................ F. A. Seagle.............................................. D. W. Fooks...........................102
1918, May 16........................Dallas, TX............................................. C. H. Walton............................................ D. W. Fooks...........................117
1919, May 15........................Fayetteville, AR.................................... J. H. Zwingle........................................... D. W. Fooks...........................101
1920, May 15........................McKenzie, TN....................................... J. E. Cortner............................................. D. W. Fooks...........................123
1921, May 19........................Greenfield, MO..................................... Judge John B. Tally................................. D. W. Fooks...........................108
1922, May 18........................Greeneville, TN..................................... Hugh S. McCord...................................... D. W. Fooks...........................102
1923, May 17........................Fairfield, IL........................................... P. F. Johnson, D. D.................................. D. W. Fooks...........................105
1924, May 15........................Austin, TX............................................. D. M. McAnulty...................................... D. W. Fooks.............................93
1925, May 21........................Nashville, TN........................................ W. E. Morrow.......................................... D. W. Fooks...........................114
1926, May 20........................Columbus, MS...................................... I. K. Floyd............................................... D. W. Fooks...........................111
1927, May 19........................Lakeland, FL......................................... T. A. DeVore............................................ D. W. Fooks.............................97
1928, May 21........................Jackson, TN........................................... J. L. Hudgins........................................... D. W. Fooks.............................97
1929, May 16........................Princeton, KY........................................ H. C. Walton............................................ D. W. Fooks.............................98
1930, May 15........................Olney, TX.............................................. O. A. Barbee............................................ D. W. Fooks.............................92
1931, May 21........................Evansville, IN....................................... J. L. Elliot................................................ D. W. Fooks.............................98
1932, May 19........................Chattanooga, TN................................... G. G. Halliburton..................................... D. W. Fooks...........................104
1933, June 14........................Memphis, TN........................................ W. B. Cunningham.................................. D. W. Fooks.............................94
1934, June 14........................Springfield, MO.................................... A. C. DeForest......................................... D. W. Fooks...........................103
1935, June 13........................McKenzie, TN....................................... C. A. Davis.............................................. D. W. Fooks...........................104
1936, June 18........................San Antonio, TX................................... E. K. Reagin............................................ D. W. Fooks...........................100
1937, June 16........................Knoxville, TN....................................... George E. Coleman................................. D. W. Fooks...........................109
1938, June 16........................Russellville, AR.................................... D. D. Dowell........................................... D. W. Fooks...........................117
1939, June 15........................Marshall, MO........................................ E. R. Ramer............................................. D. W. Fooks...........................126
1940, June 13........................Cookeville, TN...................................... Keith T. Postlethwaite............................. D. W. Fooks...........................116
1941, June 19........................Denton, TX........................................... L. L. Thomas........................................... D. W. Fooks...........................120
1942, June 18........................McKenzie, TN....................................... George W. Burroughs.............................. D. W. Fooks...........................108
1943, June 17........................Paducah, KY......................................... A. A. Collins............................................ D. W. Fooks.............................94
1944, June 15........................Bowling Green, KY.............................. I. M. Vaughn............................................ D. W. Fooks.............................94
1945, May 31........................Lewisburg, TN...................................... S. T. Byars............................................... Wayne Wiman.......................103
1946, June 13........................Birmingham, AL................................... C. R. Matlock.......................................... Wayne Wiman.......................105
1947, June 12........................Knoxville, TN....................................... Morris Pepper.......................................... Wayne Wiman.......................108

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Date		
Place
Moderator
Clerk		Members
1948, June 17...................... Nashville, TN...................................Paul F. Brown................................................. Wayne Wiman......................105
1949, June 16...................... Muskogee, OK..................................Blake Warren.................................................. Wayne Wiman......................109
1950, June 15...................... Los Angeles, CA...............................L. P. Turnbow................................................. Wayne Wiman........................98
1951, June 14...................... Longview, TX...................................John E. Gardner............................................. Wayne Wiman......................105
1952, June 12...................... Memphis, TN....................................Emery A. Newman......................................... Wayne Wiman......................120
1953, June 18...................... Gadsden, AL.....................................Charles L. Lehning, Jr.................................... Wayne Wiman......................107
1954, June 17...................... Dyersburg, TN..................................John S. Smith................................................. Wayne Wiman......................124
1955, June 16...................... Lubbock, TX.....................................Ernest C. Cross.............................................. Shaw Scates..........................118
1956, June 21...................... Cookeville, TN.................................Hubert Morrow.............................................. Shaw Scates..........................118
1957, June 21...................... Evansville, IN...................................William T. Ingram, Jr..................................... Shaw Scates..........................119
1958, June 18...................... Birmingham, AL...............................Wayne Wiman................................................ Shaw Scates..........................116
1959, June 17...................... Springfield, MO................................Virgil T. Weeks............................................... Shaw Scates..........................120
1960, June 15...................... Nashville, TN...................................Arleigh G. Matlock........................................ Shaw Scates..........................130
1961, June 21...................... Florence, AL.....................................Ollie W. McClung.......................................... Shaw Scates..........................126
1962, June 20...................... Little Rock, AR.................................Eugene L. Warren.......................................... Shaw Scates..........................126
1963, June 19...................... Austin, TX........................................Franklin Chesnut............................................ Shaw Scates..........................117
1964, June 17...................... Chattanooga, TN...............................Vaughn Fults.................................................. Shaw Scates..........................123
1965, June 16...................... San Francisco, CA............................Thomas Forester............................................. Shaw Scates..........................114
1966, June 15...................... Memphis, TN....................................John W. Sparks............................................... Shaw Scates..........................124
1967, June 21...................... Paducah, KY.....................................Raymon Burroughs........................................ Shaw Scates..........................123
1968, June 19...................... Oklahoma City, OK..........................Loyce S. Estes................................................ Shaw Scates..........................115
1969, June 18...................... San Antonio, TX...............................J. David Hester............................................... Shaw Scates..........................116
1970, June 17...................... Knoxville, TN...................................L. C. Waddle.................................................. Shaw Scates..........................116
1971, June 16...................... Jackson, TN......................................E. Thach Shauf............................................... Shaw Scates..........................116
1972, June 19...................... Kansas City, MO..............................Claude D. Gilbert........................................... Shaw Scates..........................110
1973, June 18...................... Ft. Worth, TX....................................Thomas H. Campbell..................................... Shaw Scates..........................101
1974, June 17...................... Bowling Green, KY..........................David A. Brown............................................. Shaw Scates..........................116
1975, June 16...................... McKenzie, TN..................................Roy E. Blakeburn........................................... Shaw Scates..........................120
1976, June 21...................... Tulsa, OK.........................................Hubert W. Covington..................................... T. V. Warnick........................115
1977, June 30...................... Tampa, FL.........................................Fred W. Bryson.............................................. T. V. Warnick........................122
1978, June 19...................... McKenzie, TN..................................Jose Fajardo................................................... T. V. Warnick........................120
1979, June 18...................... Albuquerque, NM.............................James C. Gilbert............................................. T. V. Warnick........................126
1980, June 16...................... Evansville, IN...................................Robert L. Hull................................................ T. V. Warnick........................126
1981, June 15...................... Denton, TX.......................................W. Jean Richardson........................................ T. V. Warnick........................126
1982, June 21...................... Owensboro, KY................................W. A. Rawlins................................................ T. V. Warnick........................124
1983, June 20...................... Birmingham, AL...............................Robert G. Forester.......................................... T. V. Warnick........................127
1984, June 11...................... Chattanooga, TN...............................C. Ray Dobbins.............................................. T. V. Warnick........................125
1985, June 17...................... Lexington, KY..................................Virgil H. Todd................................................ Roy E. Blakeburn.................125
1986, June 23...................... Odessa, TX.......................................James W. Knight............................................ Roy E. Blakeburn.................125
1987, June 15...................... Louisville, KY..................................Wilbur S. Wood.............................................. Roy E. Blakeburn.................125
1988, June 6........................ Tulsa, OK.........................................Beverly St. John............................................. Robert Prosser......................119
1989, June 12...................... Knoxville, TN...................................William Rustenhaven, Jr................................ Robert Prosser........................96
1990, June 25...................... Ft. Worth, TX....................................Thomas D. Campbell..................................... Robert Prosser........................88
1991, June 24...................... Paducah, KY.....................................Floyd T. Hensley, Jr........................................ Robert Prosser......................106
1992, June 22...................... Jackson, TN......................................John David Hall............................................. Robert Prosser......................102
1993, June 21...................... Little Rock, AR.................................Robert M. Shelton.......................................... Robert Prosser......................100
1994, June 20...................... Albuquerque, NM.............................Donald C. Alexander...................................... Robert Prosser......................100
1995, June 19...................... Nashville, TN...................................Clinton O. Buck............................................. Robert Prosser......................102
1996, June 17...................... Huntsville, AL..................................Merlyn A. Alexander...................................... Robert Prosser........................95
1997, April 11..................... Nashville, TN...................................Merlyn A. Alexander...................................... Robert Prosser........................80
1997, June 16...................... Louisville, KY..................................W. Lewis Wynn.............................................. Robert Prosser........................95
1998, June 15...................... Chattanooga, TN...............................Masaharu Asayama........................................ Robert Prosser........................97
1999, June 21...................... Memphis, TN....................................Gwendolyn Roddye....................................... Marjorie Shannon...................96
2000, June 19...................... Bowling Green, KY..........................Bob G. Roberts.............................................. Robert D. Rush.......................96
2001, June 18...................... Odessa, TX.......................................Randolph Jacob.............................................. Robert D. Rush.......................88
2002, June 17...................... Paducah, KY.....................................Bert L. Owen.................................................. Robert D. Rush.......................95
2003, June 23...................... Knoxville, TN...................................Charles McCaskey......................................... Robert D. Rush.......................96
2004, June 21...................... Irving, TX.........................................Edward G. Sims............................................. Robert D. Rush.......................87
2005, June 27...................... Franklin, TN.....................................Linda H. Glenn............................................... Robert D. Rush.......................91
2006, June 18...................... Birmingham, AL...............................Donald Hubbard............................................. Robert D. Rush.......................87
2007, June 18...................... Hot Springs, AR...............................Frank Ward..................................................... Robert D. Rush.......................84
2007, December 7............... Nashville, TN...................................Frank Ward..................................................... Robert D. Rush.......................62
2008, June 7........................ Japan.................................................Jonathan Clark............................................... Robert D. Rush.......................82
2009, June 15...................... Memphis, TN....................................Sam Suddarth................................................. Robert D. Rush.......................86
2010, June 13...................... Dickson, TN.....................................Boyce Wallace................................................ Robert D. Rush.......................88
2011, June 20...................... Springfield, MO................................Don M. Tabor................................................. Michael Sharpe.......................82
2012, June 17...................... Florence, AL.....................................Robert D. Rush.............................................. Michael Sharpe.......................90

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BYLAWS
Bylaws of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church General Assembly Corporation
A Non-profit Religious Corporation Organized and Existing
Under the Laws of the State of Tennessee
Article 1-Religious Corporation
1.01 Purpose.  The Cumberland Presbyterian Church is a spiritual body comprised of a portionof the universal body of believers confessing Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.  As an ecclesiastical body,the Cumberland Presbyterian Church is a connectional Church which includes all of the judicatories of
the Church.  The highest judicatory of this ecclesiastical body is the General Assembly of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church (referred to in these Bylaws as “the Church”).  This corporation has been formed toserve and support the Church by holding real and personal property of the Church, employing staff to serve
the Church, and performing other secular and legal functions.
1.02 Ecclesiastical Authority Not Limited by Corporate Powers.   The enumeration in statestatutes or these Bylaws of specific powers which may be exercised by the Commissioners, Board of
Directors, or the officers of the corporation when acting in their corporate capacity shall not limit theirauthority when acting in their ecclesiastical capacity for the Church.
1.03 Church Authorities.  The doctrine of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, expressed in the
Confession of Faith, Constitution, Rules of Discipline, and Rules of Order of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, shall have precedence over any inconsistent provision of these Bylaws.
Article 2-Terminology
2.01 Delegates.  The corporation’s delegates shall be called “Commissioners.”
2.02 General Assembly.  A meeting of the Commissioners shall be called a “General Assembly.”
2.03 President.  The corporation’s president shall be called the “Stated Clerk.”
2.04 Ecumenical Representative.  A person who is not a member of a Cumberland Presbyterian
Chuch or presbytery but who supports the mission of a denominational entity and is elected to a term ofservice on that entity shall be called an “Ecumenical Representative.”
Article 3-Offices
3.01 Location.  The principal office of the corporation in the State of Tennessee shall be located in
Shelby County, Tennessee.  The corporation may have such other offices, either within or outside the Stateof Tennessee, as the General Assembly or the Board of Directors may direct from time to time.
Article 4–Commissioners
4.01 Commissioners.  The Commissioners shall have the powers and authority described in thecorporation’s charter and these Bylaws.  Included among them are the power to:a.  Elect the elected members of the Board of Directors.
b.  Approve any amendment to the corporation’s charter except an amendment to delete     the names of the original directors; to change the name of the registered agent, or to     change the address of the registered office;c.  Elect and remove the Moderator, Stated Clerk, and the Engrossing Clerkd.  Fill vacancies on the corporation’s various boards, agencies and committees, and on     the boards of any subsidiaries;e.  Approve the merger or dissolution of the corporation, or the sale of substantially all of     the corporation’s assets; andf.  Transact such other business of the corporation as may properly come before any     meeting of the Commissioners.
4.02 Selection of Commissioners: Number and Qualifications.  Commissioners shall be selectedby the presbyteries.  A presbytery shall be entitled to send one minister and one elder for each 1,250, or
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Commissioner must be serving as a member of a session at the time of the General Assembly at which
he or she will serve.  A Commissioner shall continue to serve until no longer qualified or until his or her
successor is selected and qualified.  The clerk of each presbytery shall certify the presbytery’s duly electedcommissioners, youth advisory delegates, and alternates to the Stated Clerk in a manner provided by theStated Clerk.
4.03 Youth Advisory Delegates.  Each presbytery may select not more than two youth advisorydelegates who should be from 15 through 19 years of age.  Advisory delegates may serve as members withfull rights on General Assembly committees, but shall not vote as Commissioners.
4.04 Annual Meeting and Notice.  The Commissioners shall meet annually at a date and time
established by the General Assembly.  The meeting shall be continued from day to day until adjournment.  
Written notice of the meeting shall be mailed to the stated clerks of all presbyteries and published in the
Cumberland Presbyterian at least sixty (60) days prior to the proposed meeting.
4.05 Special Meetings and Notice.  The Moderator, or in case of the Moderator’s absence, death,or inability to act, the Stated Clerk, may with the written concurrence or at the written request of twenty
Commissioners, ten of whom shall be ministers and ten elders, representing at least five presbyteries, call a
special meeting of the Commissioners.  If warranted by a change of circumstances, a called special meeting
may be cancelled by the Moderator, or in case of the Moderator’s absence, death, or inability to act, theStated Clerk, with the written concurrence of at least ten of the Commissioners who requested or concurredin the call of the special meeting.  Written notice of any special meeting shall be mailed to the stated clerksof all presbyteries, to all Commissioners, and to their alternates at least sixty (60) days prior to the meeting.  
The notice shall specify the particular business of the special meeting, and no other business shall betransacted.
4.06 Place of Meeting.  The General Assembly may designate any place within or outside thestate of Tennessee as the place for an annual meeting.  If the Commissioners fail to designate a place for anannual meeting, or if an emergency requires the place to be changed, the Board of Directors may designate aplace for the annual meeting.  The Moderator or the Stated Clerk, as the case may be, when calling a special
meeting shall designate the time and place of the meeting in the notice of the meeting.
4.07 Quorum.  Any twenty or more Commissioners, of whom at least ten are ministers and tenelders, entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum at any General Assembly.  When a quorum is once present
to organize a meeting, business may continue to be conducted and votes taken despite the subsequent
withdrawal of any Commissioner.  A meeting may be adjourned despite the absence of a quorum.
4.08 Voting.   Every Commissioner shall be entitled to one vote, which must be cast by theCommissioner in person; no proxies are permitted.  All corporate actions shall be taken by majority vote
except as otherwise provided by the corporation’s parliamentary authority.   Voting for members of theBoard of Directors shall be non-cumulative.
Article 5-Board of Directors
5.01 Authority.  The Board of Directors shall manage the business and affairs of the corporation
except for any power or authority which is reserved to the Commissioners or delegated to any other agencyof the corporation.  The Board of Directors is authorized to amend the corporation’s charter only to delete
the names of the original directors; to change the name of the registered agent; or to change the address of
the registered office.
5.02 Composition of the Board of Directors.   The Board of Directors shall consist of seven(7) members, who shall be the directors of the corporation.   Six (6) members shall be elected by theCommissioners and the Stated Clerk shall serve by virtue of office.  All members, whether elected or ex
officio, shall have all of the privileges of office.
5.03 Qualification for Election.  Each person elected to the Board of Directors shall be a natural
person who is a person in good standing of a presbytery or local Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  No
two directors shall be from the same presbytery, provided, however, that a director who moves from one
presbytery to another may continue to serve until the expiration of his or her term of office.
5.04 Election and Tenure.  The elected members of the Board of Directors shall serve terms of
three (3) years each.  The terms shall be staggered so that two (2) directors shall be elected each year.  Each
person elected shall serve until his or her successor has been elected and qualified.
5.05 Action of Board in Emergency or By Default.  If, for any reason, the General Assembly fails
to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors at the next General Assembly, then the Board of Directors may
fill the vacancy by majority vote of the members then in office.
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as it may set.  Special meetings may be called by or at the request of the Stated Clerk or any three directors
at any place, either within or outside the state of Tennessee.
5.07 Notice.   Notice of any meeting shall be given at least five (5) days before the date of themeeting, except that notice by mail shall be given at least ten (10) days before the date of the meeting.  
Notice may be communicated in person; by telephone, fax, or electronic mail; or by first class mail orcourier.  Except as specifically provided by these Bylaws, neither the business to be transacted at nor the
purpose of any special or regular meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice of themeeting.
5.08 Notice of Special Actions.  Any meeting of the Board of Directors at which one or more of thefollowing actions shall be considered must be preceded by seven (7) days written notice to each memberthat the matter will be voted upon, unless notice has been waived.  Actions requiring such notice are:amendment or restatement of the corporate charter; approval of a plan of merger for the corporation; sale of
all or substantially all of the corporation’s assets; and dissolution of the corporation.
5.09 Officers of the Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors may have such officers of theboard as it may deem appropriate.
5.10 Quorum and Voting.  A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transactionof business at any meeting of the Board of Directors.  When a quorum is once present to organize a meeting,it is not broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any of those present.  A meeting may be adjourned despite
the lack of a quorum.  The vote of a majority of the members present at a meeting at which a quorum ispresent shall be the act of the Board of Directors unless a greater vote is specifically required by the Charteror the Bylaws.
5.11 Conference Meetings.  Any or all the members of the Board of Directors or any committee
designated by it may meet by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment
which permits all persons participating in the meeting to hear each other simultaneously.  A member who
participates in a meeting by such means is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.
5.12 Action by Written Consent.  Whenever the members of the Board of Directors are requiredor permitted to take any action by vote, such action may be taken without a meeting on written consent,
setting forth the action so taken and signed by all of the members entitled to vote,5.13 Emergency Actions.  If the Board of Directors determines by a vote of three-fourths of all its
members that an emergency exists of such magnitude as to threaten the work of the whole Church, or of allboards and other agencies of the Church, and that the emergency requires action before the next meeting of
the General Assembly, then the Board of Directors shall exercise the powers of the Commissioners in such
emergency.
5.14 Compensation.  Members of the Board of Directors shall receive no compensation in theircapacity as members of the Board of Directors.  Members may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendanceat each meeting of the Board of Directors.
5.15 Removal of Directors.  An elected member of the Board of Directors may be removed by theCommissioners for misfeasance or if he or she is no longer qualified to be elected to the Board of Directors.
Article 6-Waiver of Notice6.01 Written Waiver.  Any notice required to be given to any member of the Board of Directors
or a Commissioner under these Bylaws, the Charter, or the laws of Tennessee may be waived.  The waiver
shall be in writing, signed (either before or after the event requiring notice) by the person entitled to thenotice, and delivered to the corporation.
6.02 Waiver by Attendance.   The attendance of a member of the Board of Directors or a
Commissioner at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of the meeting, unless the person attends
a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business because the meeting was
not properly called or convened.
Article 7-Moderator and Vice-Moderator
7.01 Nomination and Election.  At the beginning of each annual meeting the General Assembly
shall elect a Commissioner to serve as Moderator until the next annual meeting.  Nominations for Moderator
shall come from the floor.  One nominating speech, not to exceed ten minutes, shall be permitted on behalfof each nominee.  If there is more than one nominee, the election shall be conducted by written ballot.  A
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the election.  If no nominee receives a majority of the votes cast, a run-off election shall be conducted.  Only
those leading nominees who together received a majority of the votes cast on the preceding ballot shall be
included in the run-off election.
7.02 Nature of Office.   The Moderator of the General Assembly is the ecclesiastical head of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church during the tenure of the office and a spiritual representative of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church wherever God leads.  The Moderator receives a precious gift and great
opportunity for service in the Church: the freedom to go anywhere and to listen to the mind, heart and spirit ofthe denomination and to speak with and to the Church.  The office of Moderator has great honor and respect,
and the person elected to the Office is a priest, prophet, and pastor of the Church at large.  The Moderator
prays with and for the work of the Spirit of God in the life of the denomination at every opportunity.  TheModerator participates in the life and work of the Church as far as possible, and pays particular attention
to ecumenical relations, especially with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America.  Judicatories,
congregations, and others are urged to invite the Moderator, and the Moderator is encouraged to attend
meetings of Church entities and judicatories to observe the life and work of the Church at every level.
7.03 Duties and Privileges of Office.
a.  The Moderator shall preside at all meetings of the General Assembly.
b.  The Moderator shall appoint, with the consent of the General Assembly, such special     committees as are needed;c.  The Moderator shall serve as chairperson of the General Assembly Program Committee     and as a member of the Place of Meeting Committee;d.  The Moderator shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the General     Assembly.
e.  The Moderator shall serve as an advisory member of the Ministry Council during tenure     in office and for the year following tenure.
f.  The Moderator shall observe the places and times God is calling the Church to service,     assess the need for a Denominational response to God’s call, and report items that     concern the General Assembly.
g.  The Moderator shall wear the official cross and stoles of office during the term of office.
7.04 Expenses of Office.  Any allowance budgeted by the General Assembly to offset the expensesof the Moderator shall be administered by the Stated Clerk.  Persons issuing an invitation to the Moderator are
encouraged to agree in advance on arrangements for the payment of travel expenses.  Upon the Moderator’s
retirement from office, a gavel and a replica of the Moderator’s cross shall be presented to the Moderator.
7.05 Vice-Moderator.  The General Assembly shall elect a Vice-Moderator in like manner.  TheVice-Moderator shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the Moderator of the General Assemblyand perform the duties of the Moderator in the event of the Moderator’s disability or absence from office
for any reason.
7.06 Removal.   The Moderator or Vice-Moderator may be removed by the General Assembly
whenever in its judgment the removal would serve the best interests of the corporation.
Article 8-Stated Clerk
8.01 President.  The Stated Clerk is the principal executive officer of the corporation and shall also
have the titles of “president” and “treasurer”.
8.02 Nomination and Election.  The Nominating Committee may nominate the serving StatedClerk for re-election.  If the Nominating Committee declines to nominate the serving Stated Clerk for reelection, or if the Stated Clerk has vacated the office, resigned, or declined to be re-nominated, then the
Corporate Board shall conduct a search for and nominate a candidate to the General Assembly.  In either
event, further nominations may be made by the Commissioners.  The Commissioners shall elect the StatedClerk by majority vote.
8.03 Term of Office.  The Stated Clerk shall be elected to a term of four (4) years.  The regular termof office begins on January 1 and ends on December 31.  There is no limit on the number of terms which
may be served by an individual Stated Clerk.
8.04 Duties. The Stated Clerk shall be concerned with the spiritual life of the Church and withmaintaining and strengthening a united witness for the Church.   The Stated Clerk shall also generally
supervise and control the business affairs of the corporation and see that all orders and resolutions of theGeneral Assembly are carried into effect.  In fulfillment of these duties, the Stated Clerk shall:
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02.  Maintain records of the corporation and respond to requests for official records of       General Assembly actions and interpretations of its actions.
03.  Represent the Church when an official of the General Assembly is needed.
04.  Represent the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in establishing and maintaining       relations with other Churches, particulary those of the Presbyterian and Reformed       tradition, and in addressing common concerns.
05.  Sign all documents on behalf of the corporation or the Cumberland Presbyterian       Church.
06.  Represent the corporation or the Church in litigation or other legal matters affecting the      Cumberland Presbyterian Church, including the selection and employment of legal      counsel.
07.  Make suitable arrangements for General Assembly meetings, including researching       possible meeting sites, contracting for facilities, and arranging space for committee       meetings and sessions of the General Assembly;
08.  Provide for printing and other communication needs of the General Assembly while in       session.
09.  Call meetings of the Place of Meeting Committee and the Program Committee.
10.  Prepare and distribute an information form to be completed by Commissioners for the       Moderator’s use in making committee appointments.
11.  Advise the Moderator in the appointment of committees.
12.  In consultation with the Moderator, refer all matters to come before the next General       Assembly; and provide copies of all such referrals to the Commissioners and advisory       delegates before the General Assembly convenes.
13.  Prepare and distribute preliminary minutes and an agenda for General Assembly       meetings which shall provide time for the consideration of any appropriate business,        including memorials from a judicatory or denominational entity delivered to the Stated       Clerk in writing by April 30.
14.  Supervise the recording and publication of minutes and a summary of actions taken by       each General Assembly.
15.  Make copies of General Assembly minutes available to ordained ministers, licentiates,       candidates, commissioners, clerks of sessions, members of denominational entities,       schools of the Church, synod, and presbytery clerks, to the Stated Clerk’s exchanges       and other interested persons in order to encourage lower judicatories and persons in       the Church to implement the actions of the General Assembly.
16.  File the minutes of each General Assembly with the Historical Foundation as a       permanent record.
17.  Maintain and update annually the Digest of the General Assembly actions.
18.  Represent the Church at large on the Ministry Council.
19.  Provide support services for the Moderator and all denominational entities.
20.  Receive and make any appropriate response to communications to the Cumberland       Presbyterian Church or General Assembly.
21.  Maintain a name and address file on congregations, session clerks, pastors, and other       leadership of congregations with statistical information about congregations,       presbyteries, and synods.
22.  Solicit, receive, publish, and disseminate annual reports from churches.
23.  Review reports by denominational entities and assist them in complying with correct       reporting and budgeting procedures and in avoiding duplication of work.
24.  Hold, report annually, and distribute as authorized by the General Assembly or the       Ministry Council the Contingency Fund and all other General Assembly Funds not       entrusted to the care of a denominational entity.
25.  Call the Judiciary Committee into session or by other means secure the advice of the       committee on appropriate matters.
26.  Communicate with presbyteries and synods on behalf of the General Assembly and       attend their meetings from time to time.
27.  Provide training for presbytery and synod clerks and orientations for General Assembly       commissioners.
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8.05 Removal.   The Stated Clerk may be removed by the General Assembly whenever in its
judgment the removal would serve the best interests of the corporation.
Article 9-Other Officers
9.01 Secretary.  The chief executive officer of the Ministry Council shall, by virtue of office, be thesecretary of the corporation, and shall in general perform all duties incident to the office of secretary.
9.02 Engrossing Clerk.  The Engrossing Clerk shall be elected by the General Assembly to a termof four (4) years.  The regular term of office begins on January 1 and ends on December 31.  There is nolimit on the number of terms which may be served by an individual Engrossing Clerk.  The Engrossing
Clerk shall serve as Stated Clerk pro tempore during the meeting of the General Assembly in the event theStated Clerk is absent or unable to serve.  The Engrossing Clerk shall perform such other duties as may fromtime to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the General Assembly.
9.03 Additional Officers.  The corporation may have such additional officers as it may from time
to time find necessary or appropriate.
Article 10-ORGANIZATION AND RELATIONSHIPS
Church:10.01 Generally.  The following are denominational entities related to the Cumberland Presbyterian01.  Subsidiary corporations: Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits of the       Cumberland Presbyterian Church; Memphis Theological Seminary of the Cumberland       Presbyterian Church; Ministry Council of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
02.  Related corporations: Bethel University; Historical Foundation of the Cumberland       Presbyterian Church; Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America and the       Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home.
03.  Commissions: Military Chaplains and Military Personnel.
04.  Committees: Committee on Nominations; Joint Committee on Amendments; Judiciary,       Our United Outreach; Place of Meeting Committee; Program Committee; Unified       Committee on Theology and Social Concerns.
10.02 Election and Tenure.   The following qualifications and rules relate to service on any
denominational entity.
01.  Unless elected as an Ecumenical Representative, no person shall be qualified to serve       except a member in good standing in a presbytery or local congregation of the       Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
02.  No person who is employed in an executive capacity including Chief Executive, Vice       President, Team Leader, Director, or equivalent in the Cumberland Presbyterian           Church is eligible to serve on a denominational entity.  No employee of a denominational       entity is eligible for service on the same denominational entity.
03.  Each person shall be elected for a term of three years unless elected to fill the remainder       of an unexpired term.  However, if a person elected to serve on a denominational entity      where residence in a particular synod is a qualification for election shall move to      another synod while in office, the term to which he or she was elected shall      terminate at the close of the next meeting of the General Assembly.
04.  Members of the Committee on Nominations may not be elected to a consecutive term.  
       All other persons may serve up to three consecutive terms for a total not to exceed nine      years in office.
05.  A Cumberland Presbyterian who has served on any entity is not eligible to serve on the       same entity (except for an authorized consecutive term) until at least two (2) years have      elapsed since the conclusion of the previous service.
06.  A Cumberland Presbyterian who is serving on any entity is not eligible to serve on       another entity until at least one (1) year has elapsed since the conclusion of the previous      service.
07.  An Ecumenical Representative who is serving or has served on any entity is not eligible      to serve on any other entity (except for an authorized consecutive term on the same      entity) until at least one (1) year has elapsed since the conclusion of the previous      service.

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10.03 Resignation or Removal.
01.  Any person serving on a denominational entity who is no longer qualified or eligible       to serve shall be deemed to have resigned.
02.  Any person serving on an incorporated denominational entity may resign by delivering         written notice of resignation to the secretary or an executive officer of the denominational      entity, who shall promptly report the resignation to the Stated Clerk.  Any person      serving on an unincorporated denominational entity may resign by delivering written      notice of resignation to the Stated Clerk.  A resignation is effective when delivered      unless some other effective date is specified in the written resignation.
03.  No member who continues to meet the standard  requirements for election or       appointment to any denominational entity shall be removed from office except for       misfeasance.  Removal of a person elected by the General Assembly shall be by vote       of the General Assembly.
10.04 Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits.  The corporation shall elect the eleven(11) directors of the Board of Stewardship as provided in its charter.
10.05 Historical Foundation.   The corporation shall elect six (6) of the twelve (12) directorsof the Historical Foundation as provided in its charter.  The corporation shall elect the directors of theHistorical Foundation in such a manner that, immediately following any election, there shall be at least one(1) member from each synod and no person shall be elected if the election would cause two directors fromthe same presbytery to be serving simultaneously.  The remaining six (6) directors shall be elected by the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America.
10.06 Memphis Theological Seminary.  The corporation shall elect the twenty-four (24) directorsof Memphis Theological Seminary as provided in its charter.  The corporation shall elect the directors insuch a manner that, immediately following any election, there shall be at least eleven (11) directors who aremembers of ecumenical partners of the Seminary.
10.07 Ministry Council.
01.  The corporation shall elect the fifteen (15) directors of the Ministry Council as provided       in its charter.
02.  The corporation shall elect the directors of the Ministry Council in such a manner that       immediately following any election, there shall be three (3) directors from each synod;       at least six (6) but no more than nine (9) directors who are ordained clergy; and no more      than nine (9) directors of the same gender.
03.  The Stated Clerk, Moderator, and Immediate Past Moderator shall be designated as       Advisory Members to the board of directors of the Ministry Council.  In addition, the       corporation shall elect three (3) youth Advisory Members who shall be between the       ages of 16 and 19 years of age, inclusive, when elected.
10.08 Commission on Chaplains and Military Personnel.  The commission shall consist of three(3) members elected by the corporation.
Article 11-COMMITTEES
11.01 General.  The corporation shall have the committees provided for in these Bylaws and suchother standing or special committees as the General Assembly may create from time to time.  Except asotherwise provided in these Bylaws, the Moderator, in consultation with the Stated Clerk, shall appoint allcommittees.
11.02 Committees of Commissioners and Youth Advisory Delegates.   Prior to each General
Assembly, the Moderator, in consultation with the Stated Clerk, shall organize the Commissioners andYouth Advisory Delegates into the following committees: Chaplains/Missions/Pastoral Development,Children’s Home/Historical Foundation, Higher Education, Judiciary, Ministry Council/Communications/
Discipleship, Stewardship/Elected Officers, and Theology and Social Concerns.   Each committee shallconsider such matters expected to come before the General Assembly as are referred to it by the StatedClerk.  Any denominational organization the work of which is affected by a matter before a committee shallbe entitled to address the committee.
11.03 Committee on Nominations.
01.  The committee shall consist of ten (10) persons elected by the corporation in such a       manner that, immediately following any election, the committee shall have at least one      minister and one lay person from synod.  It is preferred but not required that no two      members shall be from the same presbytery.

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1902.  Approximately one third of the members of the committee shall be elected each year       by the Genera Assembly and shall serve one term not to exceed three years.
03.  The committee shall meet not earlier than February 15 each year and shall nominate to       the General Assembly qualified persons to fill all vacancies to be filled by vote of the       General Assembly, including vacancies on the Committee on Nominations, unless       another method of nomination is provided in these Bylaws.  The report of the                                    committee shall list the names of nominees, the presbytery if a minister, and the       presbytery and the local congregation if a lay person.  The Committee on Nominations      shall be intentional in nominating persons who represent the global nature of the      Church.
04.  Presbyteries and synods and their moderators and stated clerks are requested to assist        the Committee on Nominations by recommending persons for any position by providing      the name and qualifications of the potential nominees to the Stated Clerk no later than      February 1 on a form to be provided by the Stated Clerk.  Nominations from the                                         floor shall also be in order.
05.  No person shall be nominated for election by the General Assembly unless the nominee      has within the past year given his or her consent to the nomination.
11.04 Joint Committee on Amendments.  The Judiciary Committee shall appoint as many as fiveof its members to act in committee with an equal number of members of the Judiciary Committee of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America.  Upon the request of the General Assembly of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church or the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America, thisJoint Committee shall prepare for the consideration of both general assemblies proposed amendments to
the Confession of Faith, Catechism, Constitution, Rules of Discipline, Directory for Worship, and Rules ofOrder.
11.05 Judiciary Committee.
01.  The committee shall consist of nine (9) persons elected by the corporation in such a        manner that, immediately following any election, the committee shall have at least       four members (4) who are ordained ministers and at least three (3) members who are       licensed attorneys-at-law.  The Stated Clerk shall be staff liaison to the committee,       attending its meetings and providing resources and counsel.
02.  The committee shall meet at least annually upon the call of its chairperson or the Stated       Clerk.
03.  The committee shall provide advice and counsel to the Stated Clerk.  Upon the written       request of any judicatory or denominational entity made to the chairperson or Stated       Clerk, the committee shall render an advisory opinion on matters of church law or       procedure.  The chairperson shall secure the views of all members of the committee       and write the advisory opinion based on the majority view of the members.  The       committee shall not render legal opinions on matters of civil law nor otherwise engage       in the practice of law.
04.  At least one member of the committee shall attend each meeting of the General       Assembly to advise with its officers and Commissioners on matters of church law or       procedure.  At the Moderator’s request a member of the committee shall be available       to advise the Moderator during the business sessions of the General Assembly.
05.  The committee shall be a commission within the meaning of section 2.5 of the Rules       of Discipline to hear and determine appeals from synods.
11.06 Our United Outreach Committee.
01.  The committee shall consist of five (5) persons elected by the corporation in such a       manner that, immediately following any election, the committee shall have one person       from each synod.  Seven (7) additional members will include a member of the Ministry      Council, a member of the Corporate Board, a member of the Board of Stewardship,      Foundation and Benefits, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Historical      Foundation, and a Cumberland Presbyterian member of the Boards of Trustees of      Bethel University, the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home, and Memphis      Theological Seminary.  The executives of the above named denominational entities      shall serve as non-voting, Resource/Advocacy members.
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11.07 Place of Meeting.  The committee shall consist of the Moderator, the Stated Clerk and a
representative of the Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministries.
11.08 Program Committee.  The committee shall consist of the Moderator, Stated Clerk, Directorof Ministries, Assistant to the Stated Clerk who serves as secretary, the pastor of the host church, four elected
representatives designated by the Ministry Council from among its ministry teams, and one representative
designated by each of the following: Bethel University, Board of Stewardship, Foundation, and Benefits,
Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home, Historical Foundation, Memphis Theological Seminary, andthe Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry.  The committee will begin planning for two years prior tothe meeting of a particular General Assembly.
11.09 Unified Committee on Theology and Social Concerns.  The committee shall consist ofeight (8) members elected by the corporation, the Stated Clerk, and the President of Memphis TheologicalSeminary.  At least one member of the committee other than the Seminary’s president shall be a Cumberland
Presbyterian member of the faculty of Memphis Theological Seminary.
Article 12-Indemnification
12.01 Indemnification.  The corporation shall indemnify any director, officer or employee who
is, or is threatened to be, made a party to a completed, pending, or threatened action or proceeding fromany liability arising from the director’s, officer’s or employee’s official capacity with the corporation.  This
indemnification shall extend to the personal representation of a deceased person if the person would beentitled to indemnification under these Bylaws if living.
12.02 Costs and Expenses Covered by Indemnification.  Indemnification provided under these
Bylaws shall extend to the payment of a judgment, settlement, penalty, or fine, as well as attorney’s fees,
court costs, and other reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the director or officer with respect tothe action or proceeding.
12.03 Limitation on Indemnification.  No indemnification shall be made to or on behalf of any
person if a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to that person establishes his or her liability:
01.  for any breach of the duty of loyalty to the corporation;
02.  for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a       knowing violation of law; or03.  for any distribution of the assets of the corporation which is unlawful under Tennessee       law.
Article 13-Trustee for the Corporation
13.01 Trustee.  The Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, a nonprofit corporation existing under the laws of the state of Tennessee, holds certain real property
and other assets of the Church as trustee for the use and benefit of the Church.  The Board of Stewardshipmay continue to hold such real property and other assets, but after the adoption of these Bylaws, it shall holdthose assets as trustee for the use and benefit of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church General Assembly
Corporation.
13.02 Other Assets.  Other, additional property may from time to time be conveyed to the Boardof Stewardship to be held by it as trustee for the corporation.  All assets held by the Board of Stewardshipas trustee for the corporation shall be held at the pleasure and direction of the General Assembly.
Article 14-Parliamentary Authority
14.01 Designation.  The parliamentary authority of the corporation in all meetings shall be thelatest revised edition of the Rules of Order as set out in the Confession of Faith and Government of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  In matters not provided for in the Rules of Order, the parliamentary
authority shall be Robert’s Rules of Order, latest revised edition.
14.02 Standing Rules.  The following shall be Standing Rules for meetings of the General Assemblyand may be suspended as provided in the parlimentary authority. (see Rules of Order 8.34c)
Standing Rules
1.  Unless otherwise determined by the General Assembly or by the Stated Clerk in the event of an
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of the same week.
2.  Reports of all standing and special committees shall be considered in the order established by theModerator in consultation with the Stated Clerk.  Committee reports may be presented orally or in writing
provided to all Commissioners and youth advisory delegates.  Those presenting committee reports shallhave the opportunity to make remarks and give explanation, such presentations not to exceed ten minutes
unless time is extended by two-thirds vote taken without debate.  All committees recommendations shall be
submitted in writing.
3.  All materials from denominational entities for consideration or action by a General Assembly
shall be submitted to the Stated Clerk at least thirty (30) days before the meeting of General Assembly.
4.   Resolutions and memorials proposed for adoption by individual commissioners rather thandenominational entities or judicatories of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church shall be introduced no later
than the close of business on the second day of a meeting of General Assembly, and, when introduced, shallbe referred by the Moderator, in counsel with the Stated Clerk, to the appropriate committee or committees
for report and recommendations to the Assembly.
Article 15-REPORTS AND AUDITS
15.01 Congregational Reports.  Annually by December 1, the Stated Clerk shall mail to session
clerks statistical forms for reporting congregational data.  Session clerks shall mail the completed forms
to presbytery clerks by February 1.  The presbytery clerk shall mail the composite statistical report for all
congregations of a presbytery to the Stated Clerk by February 10.
15.02 Institutional Reports.   In order to be considered for inclusion in the General Assembly
budget, all denominational entities shall deliver to the Stated Clerk an annual report including a concise
description of the organization’s work during the previous year and a line item budget for the forthcoming
year.  Financial reports should be condensed as much as possible while conveying all essential informationon the organization’s operations.  All denominational entities except academic institutions on a fiscal year
are requested to maintain their books on a calendar year.
15.03 Reporting Schedule.  An electronic copy and two written copies of the annual report signedby two officers of the organization shall be delivered to the Stated Clerk by March 15 each year.  Organizations requesting funds from Our United Outreach shall submit multi-year program budgets to the Our
United Outreach Committee.
15.04 Audits.   Organizations and operations included in the General Assembly budget shall be
audited annually by a certified public accountant.  Copies of the auditor’s report, including any recommendations for changes in the procedures relating to internal financial controls, shall be delivered to the StatedClerk.  Organizations with total receipts of $100,000 or less are not required to have an audit but shall submit their books and financial statements to the Stated Clerk annually.
15.05 Bonds.  Each organization or person whose financial records are required to be audited shallhave a fidelity bond in an amount adequate to protect all funds held by the organization or person.
Article 16-AMENDMENTS
16.01 Manner of Amendment.   Except as provided below, these Bylaws may be amended orrepealed only by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the votes cast in a duly constituted meeting of theGeneral Assembly.  No portion of the Bylaws may be amended or repealed by the Board of Directors.  Fair
and reasonable notice of any proposed amendment shall be provided as required by state law.
16.02 Extraordinary Actions.  In order to be effective the following actions must be approvedby (1) the affirmative vote of two consecutive General Assemblies, or (2) a ninety percent (90%) vote of asingle General Assembly.
01.  Terminating the existence of a denominational entity named in Bylaw 10.01
02.  Creating a new denominational entity other than a temporary committee or task force.
03.  Decreasing the Our United Outreach budget allocation to a denominational entity by       more than 40% of the amount distributed to it during the previous calendar year; or
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MEMORIAL ROLL OF MINISTERS
IN MEMORY OF
MINISTERS LOST BY DEATH
NAME............................................PRESBYTERY.......................AGE.................DATE
Craig, David L................................................East Tennessee............................62........................07/09/11
Denman, E. H..................................................Murfreesboro...........................................................06/22/11
DuBose, Paul..................................................Arkansas..................................................................12/09/11
Edwards, Ray..................................................Cullman...................................................................02/20/11
Hull, Robert L.................................................West Tennessee...........................80........................03/05/11
Kulpe, David A...............................................Grace ...................................................................05/29/11
Muenzler, Leroy..............................................Trinity .......................................76........................12/01/11
Patterson, Grady..............................................Cullman...................................................................06/02/11
Springer, Robert J...........................................North Central..........................................................09/18/11
Stanley, Jeff.....................................................Grace ...................................................................01/03/11
Wilson, James D.............................................West Tennessee.......................................................06/17/11

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LIVING GENERAL ASSEMBLY MODERATORS
2011—REV. DON M. TABOR, 9611 Mitchell Place, Brentwood, TN 37027
2010—REV. BOYCE WALLACE, Cra 101 No 15-93, Cali, Colombia, South America
2009—ELDER SAM SUDDARTH, 206 Ha Le Koa Court, Smyrna, TN 37167
2008—REV. JONATHAN CLARK, 88 Woodcrest Drive, Winchester, TN 37398
2007—REV. FRANK WARD, 8207 Traditional Place, Cordova, TN 38016
2006—REV. DONALD HUBBARD, 2128 Campbell Station Road, Knoxville, TN 37932
2005—REV. LINDA H. GLENN, 619 N. 24th Avenue, Humboldt, TN 38343
2004—REV. EDWARD G. SIMS, 2161 N. Meadows Drive, Clarksville, TN 37043
2003—REV. CHARLES MCCASKEY, 679 Canter Lane, Cookeville, TN 38501
2001—REV. RANDOLPH JACOB, 610 W. Adams Street, Broken Bow, OK 74728
1999—ELDER GWENDOLYN G. RODDYE, 3728 Wittenham Drive, Knoxville, TN 37921
1998—REV. MASAHARU ASAYAMA, 3-15-9 Higashi, Kunitachi-shi, Tokyo, JAPAN
1996—REV. MERLYN A. ALEXANDER, 80 N. Hampton Lane, Jackson, TN 38305
1995—REV. CLINTON O. BUCK, 4986 Warwick, Memphis, TN 38117
1993—REV. ROBERT M. SHELTON, 7128 Lakehurst Avenue, Dallas, TX 75230
1992—REV. JOHN DAVID HALL, 109 Oddo Lane SE, Huntsville, AL 35802
1990—REV. THOMAS D. CAMPBELL, PO Box 315, Calico Rock, AR 72519
1989—REV. WILLIAM RUSTENHAVEN, Jr., 703 W. Burleson, Marshall, TX 75670
1988—ELDER BEVERLY ST. JOHN, 806 Evansdale Drive, Nashville, TN 37220
1987—ELDER WILBUR S. WOOD, Box 122, Palestine, AR 72372
1985—REV. VIRGIL H. TODD, 3095 Glengarry Road, Memphis, TN 38128
1982—REV. WILLIAM A. RAWLINS, 3100 Cook Lane, Longview, TX 75604
1981—REV. W. JEAN RICHARDSON, 7533 Lancashire, Powell, TN 37849
1979—REV. JAMES C. GILBERT, 3720 West Biddison, Ft. Worth, TX 76109
1978—REV. JOSE FAJARDO, 101 Vanderbilt, Waxahachie, TX 75165
1975—REV. ROY E. BLAKEBURN, 111 Park Place, Greeneville, TN 37743
1969—REV. J. DAVID HESTER, 1212 Woodbury Court, Knoxville, TN 37922

IN MEMORY OF:
Moderator of the 172nd General Assembly

REV. BERT OWEN
Died January 30, 2012

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICERS
MODERATOR
THE REVEREND ROBERT D. RUSH
17822 DEEP BROOK DRIVESPRING, TX 77379(832)559-1500
rushrd74@comcast.net
VICE MODERATOR
THE REVEREND TROY GREEN
105 COBB HOLLOW LANEPETERSBURG, TN 37144(931)659-6627
petersburgpreacher@att.net
STATED CLERK AND TREASURER
THE REVEREND MICHAEL SHARPE
8207 Traditional Place
Cordova, TN 38016(901)276-4572
FAX (901)272-3913
msharpe@cumberland.org
ENGROSSING CLERK
DR. THOMAS J. CRAIG, JR. (thru December 31, 2012)
8958 Carriage Creek Road
Arlington, TN 38002(901)382-0428
tjc102@comcast.net
ENGROSSING CLERKTHE REVEREND VERNON SANSOM (beginning January 1, 2013)
7810 Shiloh Road
Midlothian, TX 76065(972)825-6887
vernon@sansom.us

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY CORPORATION(Members whose terms expire in 2013)(1)MR. TIM GARRETT, 150 Third Avenue South, Suite 2800, Nashville, TN 37201
     tgarrett@bassberry.com(2)REV. ROY HALL, 87 Lee Hall Street, Scottsboro, AL 35769
     royhall@scottboro.org(Members whose terms expire in 2014)(3)REV. TERRY HUNLEY, 48 Charleston Square, Jackson, TN 38305
     thunley1@charter.net(3)MS. GRACE WHITFIELD, 245 Monterey Circle, Gadsden, AL 35901
     gracenaomi@aol.com(Members whose terms expire in 2015)(3)REV. MELISSA MALINOSKI, 9087 Fenmore Cove, Cordova, TN 38016
     mmalinoski@gcpchurch.org(3)MR. JERRY WEATHERSBY, 119 County Road 743, Cullman, AL 35055
     jerryw@cullmanelectric.com*Ecumenical Partners     +Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America

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MINISTRY COUNCIL(The Ministry Teams under the Ministry Council are the successors to the program boards.)(Members whose terms expire in 2013)(2)MS. JILL CARR, PO Box 1547, Lebanon, MO 65536(1)REV. TROY GREEN, 105 Cobb Hollow Lane, Petersburg, TN 37144(2)MS. ELIZABETH HORSLEY, 1200 Imperial Drive, Denton, TX 76201(2)MS. GWEN RODDYE, 3728 Wittenham Drive, Knoxville, TN 37921(2)REV. SAM ROMINES, PO Box 127, Lewisburg, KY 42256(Members whose terms expire in 2014)(2)MS. MANDY CLARK, 192 Williams Place, Columbus, MS 39702(2)REV. MICHELE GENTRY DE CORREAL, Calle 3 Norte #12-87, Armenia, Quinido,
COLOMBIA, SOUTH AMERICA(1)REV. LANNY JOHNSON, 163 Creek Lane, McMinnville, TN 37110(1)REV. TOM SANDERS, 4201 W Kent Street, Broken Arrow, OK 74012(3)MR. ROY SHANKS, 3997 N 100th Street, Casey, IL 62420(Members whose terms expire in 2015)(2)MS. SALLY ALLEN, 3325 Poplar Hill, Clarksville, TN 37043(1)MS. MARY ANN COLE, 620 Plum Springs Road, Bowling Green, KY 42101(3)REV. CARLTON HARPER, 8764 Cody Dan Court, Ooltewah, TN 37363(1)REV. RON MCMILLAN, 675 Kimberly Drive, Atoka, TN 38004(2)REV. LISA SCOTT (address on file)
YOUTH ADVISORY MEMBERS
MS. MADISON RUSH, 513 Meadowlark Lane, Brentwood, TN 37027 (Term expires in 2013)
MR. ETHAN MORGAN, 119 Mountain Top Lane, Cookeville, TN 38506 (Term expires in 2014)
MR. SEBASTIAN PHILLIPS, 265 Cantrell Road, Smithville, TN 37166 (Term expires in 2015)
ADVISORY MEMBERS
REV. ROBERT D. RUSH, 17822 Deep Brook Drive, Spring, TX 77379
REV. MICHAEL SHARPE, 8207 Traditional Place, Cordova, TN 38016
REV. DON M. TABOR, 9611 Mitchell Place, Brentwood, TN 37027

COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY TEAM
(Members whose terms expire in 2013)(1)MR. PAUL EARHEART-BROWN, 502 E Lamar Alexander Parkway #2519, Maryville, TN 37804(Members whose terms expire in 2014)(2)MS. B. DENISE ADAMS, 126 Ray, Monticello, AR 71655(1)MRS. DUSTY SHULL, 938B North 37th Street, Paducah, KY 42001(Members whose terms expire in 2015)(2)REV. JAMES D. MCGUIRE, 220-2 Southwind Circle, Greeneville, TN 37743(2)REV. MICHAEL CLARK, 134 Overlook Court, Winchester, TN 37398*Ecumenical Partners     +Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America

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DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY TEAM
(Members whose terms expire in 2013)(2)REV. MINDY ACTON, 1413 Oak Ridge Drive, Birmingham, AL 35242(3)REV. TOM MARTIN, 1017 Rivermont Place, Chattanooga, TN 37415(3)REV. VERNON SANSOM, JR., 7810 Shiloh Road, Midlothian, TX 76065(Members whose terms expire in 2014)(1)MS. LEILA DIXON, 4406 John Reagan Street, Marshall, TX 75672(1)REV. AARON FERRY, 6840 Sonya Drive, Nashville, TN(2)MS. SAMANTHA HASSELL, 510 N Main Street, Sturgis, KY 42459(Members whose terms expire in 2015)(2)MS. JOANNA D. BELLIS, 17246 Highway K, Aurora, MO 65605(1)REV. CHRISTIAN SMITH, 7401 Bonny Oaks Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37421(1)MS. RACHEL COOK, 210 Bynum Street, Scottsboro, AL 35768

MISSIONS MINISTRY TEAM
(Members whose terms expire in 2013)(2)REV. MAKIHIKO ARASE, 3-355-4 Kamikitadai Higashiyamato-Shi, Tokyo, 207-0023 JAPAN(3)MR. MIKEL DAVIS, 102 Willow Wood, Ovilla, TX 75154(1)REV. VICTOR HASSELL, 510 N Main Street, Sturgis, KY 42459(3)MRS. JO ANN SHUGERT, 5208 Bellis Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76244(3)MR. SAM SUDDARTH, 206 Ha Le Koa Court, Smyrna, TN 37167(Members whose terms expire in 2014)(1)REV. JAMES BUTTRAM, 3917 Stonebridge Drive, Powell, TN 37849(2)REV. JIMMY BYRD, 176 E Valley Road, Whitwell, TN 37397(2)REV. RICARDO FRANCO, 7 Hancock Street, Melrose, MA 02176(1)MRS. NANCY GORDAN, 822 County Road 1400 N, Lerna, IL 62440(3)MRS. BEVERLY STOTT, 200 East Main Street, Dresden, TN 38225(Members whose terms expire in 2015)(2)REV. JIM BARRY, 1405 Anna Street, Hixson, TN 37343(1)MS. RACHEL BETTY, 1312 Kenwood Drive, Nashville, TN 37216(1)REV. CARDELIA HOWELL-DIAMOND, 1468 Williams Cove Road, Winchester, TN 37398(2)MS. SHERRY POTEET, P.O. Box 313, Gilmer, TX 75644

PASTORAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY TEAM
(Members whose terms expire in 2013)(1)MS. MICAIAH THOMAS , 4833 Caldwell Mill Lane, Birmingham, AL 35242(3)REV. TOMMY THOMPSON, 9160 Tchulahoma Road, Southaven, MS 38671(Members whose terms expire in 2014)(1)REV. AMBER CLARK, 134 Overlook Court, Winchester, TN 37398(1)REV. DON F. THOMAS, 400 Park Hill Road, Collierville, TN 38017(Members whose terms expire in 2015)(2)REV. LINDA SNELLING, 15791 State Highway W, Ada, OK 74820(3)REV. ROBERT E. SHELTON, 10508 Royalwood Drive, Dallas, TX 75238*Ecumenical Partners     +Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY BOARD OF:
I. TRUSTEES OF BETHEL UNIVERSITY(Members whose terms expire in 2012)(2)*MR. MICHAEL (MIKE) CARY, 181 Angel Cove, Huntingdon, TN 38344(1)*MR. ANDY CREIGHTON, PO Box 1467, Smyrna, TN 37167(3)MR. BILL DOBBINS, 5716 Quest Ridge Road, Franklin, TN 37064(1)MR. CHARLIE GARRETT, 107 Willow Green Drive, Jackson, TN 38305(2)*MS. CHARLENE P. JONES, 137 Moore Avenue W, McKenzie, TN 38201(1)REV. EUGENE LESLIE, 4541 Old Medina Road, Medina, TN 38355(Members whose terms expire in 2013)(2)MS. NANCY M. BEAN, 3510 Clubhouse Drive, Somerset, KY 42503(2)DR. LARRY A. BLAKEBURN, 230 Heathridge Drive, Dyersburg, TN 38024(1)*JUDGE BEN CANTRELL, 415 Church Street #2513, Nashville, TN 37219(1)+DR. ARMY
AL(2)MR. LAWRENCE (LADD) DANIEL, 13023 Taylorcrest, Houston, TX 77079(3)DR. JAMES (JIMMY) M. LATIMER, 3381 Moss Rose Drive, Memphis, TN 38115(1)DR. ROBERT LOW, c/o New Prime, Inc., 2740 W Mayfair Avenue, Springfield, MO 65803(3)*MR. DWIGHT REASONS, 256 State Route 152 W, Humboldt, TN 38343(2)MR. BEN T. SURBER, 1145 Hico Road, McKenzie, TN 38201(Members whose terms expire in 2014)(1)*DR. JANET AYERS, 314 Whitworth Way, Nashville, TN 37205(1)*MS. LISA COLE, PO Box 198615, Nashville, TN 37219(3)*DR. PAUL COWELL, c/o Whitestone Country Inn, 1200 Paint Rock Road, Kingston, TN 37763(1)MR. CHESTER (CHET) DICKSON, 24 W Rivercrest Drive, Houston, TX 77042(3)REV. LINDA H. GLENN, 49 Mason Road, Three Way, TN 38343(1)*MR. ARTHUR (ART) LAFFER, JR., 410 Wilsonia Avenue, Nashville, TN 37205(3)*DR. RAY MORRIS, PO Box 924528, Norcross, GA 30010(2)MR. BOBBY OWEN, 1625 Cabot Drive, Franklin, TN 37064(1)DR. ED PERKINS, 721 Paris Street, McKenzie, TN 38201(2)REV. ROBERT (ROB) TRUITT, 1238 Old East Side Road, Burns, TN 37029
Trustee Emeritus – Dr. Vera Low, 3653 Prestwick Court, Springfield, MO 65809 (deceased)

II. TRUSTEES OF CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIANCHILDREN’S HOME
(Members whose terms expire in 2012)(1)*MS. KAY GOODMAN, 1042 Bobcat Road, Sanger, TX 76266(2)MS. PAT HUFF, 249 Rancho Drive, Saginaw, TX 76179(1)REV. MELISSA KNIGHT, 2352 Stephen Way, Yuba City, CA 95991(2)MS. RUBY LETSON, 2921 Alexander, Florence, AL 35633(1)*MR. BARON H. SMITH, 3401 Hasland Drive, Flower Mound, TX 75022(Members whose terms expire in 2013)(2)REV. ALFONSO MARQUEZ, 389 Bethel Drive, Lenoir City, TN 37772(1)MS. PATRICIA LONG, 525 E Oak Street, Aledo, TX 76008(2)MR. MICKEY SHELL, 2143 Griderfield-Ladd Road, Pine Bluff, AR 71601(3)+MS. JOY WALLACE, 6940 Marvin D. Love Freeway, Dallas, TX 75237*Ecumenical Partners     +Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America

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2012(Members whose terms expire in 2014)(2)+MS. MAMIE HALL, 305 Tiffton Circle, Hewitt, TX 76643(2)REV. YOONG KIM, 8601 Dogwood Road, Germantown, TN 38139(1)*MR. JOEL MURO, 1616 Wood Ridge Court, Corinth, TX 76210(3)REV. NORLAN SCRUDDER, 29688 South 534 Road, Park Hill, OK 74451(2)REV. DON TABOR, 9611 Mitchell Place, Brentwood, TN 37027

III. TRUSTEES OF HISTORICAL FOUNDATION(Members whose terms expire in 2013)(2)+MS. VANESSA BARNHILL, 819 King Street, Sturgis, KY 42459(2)MS. PAMELA DAVIS, 5111 County Road 7545, Lubbock, TX 79424(2)+MS. NAOMI KING, 3850 Millsfield Highway, Dyersburg, TN 38024(1)MS. MARY KATHRYN KIRKPATRICK, 401 1/2 Henley-Perry Drive, Marshall, TX 75670(2)MS. SIDNEY MILTON, 27 Kalee Lane, Calvert City, KY 42029(Members whose terms expire in 2014)(2)+MS. EDNA BARNETT, 7 Breezewood Cove, Jackson, TN 38305(1)MR. MICHAEL FARE, 401 E Deanna Lane, Nixa, MO 65714(1)*MS. DOROTHY HAYDEN, 3103 Carolina Avenue, Bessemer, AL 35020(2)+REV. RICK WHITE, 124 Towne West, Lorena, TX 76655(Members whose terms expire in 2015)(3)REV. TOMMY JOBE, 807 Rockwood Drive, Nolensville, TN 37135(2)DR. SIDNEY L. SWINDLE, 4407 Swann Avenue, Tampa, FL 33609

IV. TRUSTEES OF MEMPHIS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
OF THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH(Members whose terms expire in 2013)(1)MR. MICHAEL R. ALLEN, 149 Windwood Circle, Alabaster, AL 35007(1)*DR. INETTA RODGERS, 1824 S Parkway E, Memphis, TN 38114(1)MS. DIANE DICKSON, 24 West Rivercrest, Houston, TX 77042(2)*MR. HARVEY G. FERGUSON, 630 Gaines Road, Hernando, MS 38682(2)*MR. DAN HATZENBUEHLER, 1544 Carr Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104(3)*REV. EMILY MATHENY, 1509 Granville Lane, Memphis, TN 38104(2)MR. TIM ORR, 1591 Laura Lane, Dyersburg, TN 38024(2)*MRS. K.C. WARREN, 215 Buena Vista Place, Memphis, TN 38112(Members whose terms expire in 2014)(3)*REV. D. TOM BELL Jr., PO Box 4286, Huntsville, AL 35815(2)REV. DOY DANIELS Jr., 6083 S First Street, Milan, TN 38358(2)MS. PAT MEEKS, 8540 Edney Ridge Drive, Cordova, TN 38016(1)REV. JENNIFER NEWELL, 2322 Marco Circle, Chattanooga, TN 37421(2)REV. ROBERT M. SHELTON, 7128 Lakehurst Avenue, Dallas, TX 75230(2)*MS. NANCY VERNON, 2612 Fresno Place, Fort Smith, AR 72901(2)+DR. JOE WARD, 2620 Rabbit Lane, Madison, AL 35758(2)*MS. RUBY WHARTON, 1183 E Parkway South, Memphis, TN 38114(Members whose terms expire in 2015)(3)*DR. DAVID BOYLE, 4750 St Elmo Street, Memphis, TN 38128(2)REV. KEVIN BRANTLEY, 729 Old Hodgenville Road, Greensburg, KY 42743(3)REV. JODY HILL, 4030 St Andrew Circle, Corinth, MS 38834(3)MS. JAN HOLMES, 5209 87th Street, Lubbock, TX 79424(2)MR. MARK MADDOX, 225 Oak Drive, Dresden, TN 38225(3)REV. J. CRAIG MARTINDALE, 2913 Pellas Place, Murfreesboro, TN 37127(2)MR. TAKAYOSHI SHIRAI, 25 Minami Kibogaoka Asahi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa-ken 241-0824 JAPAN(1)*REV. MELVIN CHARLES SMITH, 1263 Haynes Street, Memphis, TN 38114*Ecumenical Partners     +Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America

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V. STEWARDSHIP, FOUNDATION AND BENEFITS(Members whose terms expire in 2013)(2)MR. CHARLES G. FLOYD, 1617 Championship Drive, Franklin, TN 37064(1)MS. SUE RICE, 1301 Brooker Road, Brandon, FL 33511(1)MS. DEBBIE SHELTON, 1255 MG England Road, Manchester, TN 37355(3)REV. MICHAEL WILKINSON, 3515 Highway 14, Millbrook, AL 36054(Members whose terms expire in 2014)(2)MR. CHARLES DAY, 9312 Owensboro Road, Falls of Rough, KY 40119(2)MS. SYLVIA HALL, 930 Sherry Circle, Hixson, TN 37343(2)MR. JACKIE SATTERFIELD, 2303 County Road 730, Cullman, AL 35055(3)MRS. DEBRA SHANKS, 3997 North 100th Street, Casey, IL 62420(Members whose terms expire in 2015)(2)MR. ANDREW B. FRAZIER, JR., 107 Doris Street, Camden, TN 38320(3)MR. ROBERT LATIMER, RR 1 Box 123, Miami, MO 65344(1)MR. MICHAEL ST. JOHN, 324 Carriage Place, Lebanon, MO 65536

GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMISSIONS:
I. MILITARY CHAPLAINS AND PERSONNEL(3) Term Expires in 2013–REV. PAUL COLLINS, 915 Warms Sands SE, Albuquerque,
NM 87123(1) Term Expires in 2014–REV. MARY MCCASKEY BENEDICT, 783 Isaac Drive, Clarksville,
TN 37040(2) Term Expires in 2015–REV. LOWELL RODDY, 2583 Hedgerow Lane, Clarksville,
TN 37043
These three persons and the Stated Clerk represent the denomination as members of the PresbyterianCouncil for Chaplains and Military Personnel, 4125 Nebraska Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016

GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES
I. JUDICIARY(Members whose terms expire in 2013)(2)REV. SHERRY LADD, 4521 Turkey Creek Road, Williamsport, TN 38487
     swladd@local.net(1)REV. ANDY MCCLUNG, 919 Dickinson Street, Memphis, TN 38107
     scubarev@att.net(2)MS. FELICIA WALKUP, 179 Mary Anne Lane, Manchester, TN 37355
     fbwalkup@gmail.com(Members whose terms expire in 2014)(1)REV. PERRYN RICE, 537 Edgerowe Court, Cookeville, TN 38506
     perryn@cookevillecpchurch.org(1)REV. ROBERT D. RUSH, 17822 Deep Brook Drive, Spring, TX 77379
     rushrd74@comcast.net(2)MR. WENDELL THOMAS, JR., 1200 Paradise Drive, Powell, TN 37849
     volbaby@comcast.net(Members whose terms expire in 2015)(1)REV. ANNETTA CAMP, 2263 Mill Creek Road, Halls, TN 38040
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2012(3)MR. CHARLES DAWSON, PO Box 904, Scottsboro, AL 35768
     rdpfcd@scottsboro.org(2)MS. KIMBERLY SILVUS, 1128 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040
     kgsilvus@gmail.com

II. JOINT COMMITTEE ON AMENDMENTS
The committee consists of five members of the Judiciary Committee of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church in America and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

III. NOMINATING(Members whose terms expire in 2013)(1)REV. J. DON CLARK, 1601 Lake Ridge Circle, Birmingham, AL 35216
     jdsjcl@charter.net(1)MS. DEWANA LATIMER, 1012 Junior Jones Road, Humboldt, TN 38343
     dlatimer@jscc.edu(1)MS. DIANN PHELPS, 4743 Happy Hollow Road, Hawesville, KY 42348
     haor@juno.com(1)REV. LYON WALKUP, 225 Bertha Owens Road, Morrison, TN 37357
     dirtroad@blomand.net(Members whose terms expire in 2014)(1)MRS. FRANCES DAWSON, PO Box 904, Scottsboro, AL 35768
     rdpfcd@scottsboro.org(1)REV. DON NUNN, 203 Bridgers Hill Road, Longview, TX 75604
     dwnunn@earthlink.net(1)MR. KEN SMITH, 6197 34th Street, Lubbock, TX 79407
     knsmth@earthlink.net(1)REV. JESSE THORNTON, 122 E Cherry Street, Chandler, IN 47610
     jessthornton@msn.com(Members whose terms expire in 2015)(1)MR. RICK GAMBLE, 2430 Mount View Road, Manchester, TN 37355
     blgamble@charter.net(1)REV. ISAAC GRAY, 1211 AR 223 Highway, Pineville, AR 72566
     arkus1@hotmail.com

IV. OUR UNITED OUTREACH COMMITTEE(Members whose terms expire in 2013)(2)MR. RON D. GARDNER, 8668 Wood Mills Drive W, Cordova, TN 38016(Members whose terms expire in 2014)(2)MS. SHARON RESCH, PO Box 383, Dongola, IL 62926(2)REV. WILLIAM RUSTENHAVEN III, PO Box 1303, Marshall, TX 75671(Members whose terms expire in 2015)(2)REV. TIMOTHY SMITH, 712 Morningside Drive, Fayetteville, TN 37334(1)MR. RANDY WEATHERSBY, 1502 Pinecrest Street NW, Cullman, AL 35055

V. PLACE OF MEETING
THE STATED CLERK OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THE MODERATOR OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
A REPRESENTATIVE OF WOMEN’S MINISTRIES OF THE MISSIONS MINISTRY TEAM
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VI. UNIFIED COMMITTEE ON THEOLOGY AND SOCIAL CONCERNS(Members whose terms expire in 2013)(2)MS. LEZLIE P. DANIEL, 13023 Taylorcrest Road, Houston, TX 77079
     lululoop@me.com(1)+SISTER JIMMIE DODD, c/o Mt. Tabor CPCA, 1798 Campbell Street, Jackson, TN 38301
     dodd125@gmail.com(1)REV. BYRON FORESTER, 2376 Eastwood Place, Memphis, TN 38112
     bforester@bellsouth.net(2)REV. JANICE OVERTON, 3320 Pipeline Road, Birmingham, AL 35243
     janice@overtoninsurance.com(1)+DR. CHARLES E. REESE, 2903 Grand Avenue, Dallas, TX 79215
     creese213@yahoo.com(1)+ELDER JOY WALLACE, 541 Glen Arbor, Dallas, TX 75240
     jwallace@joyfoodsinc.com
President of Memphis Theological Seminary - Ex-officio Member(Members whose terms expire in 2014)(1)+DR. NANCY FUQUA, 1963 County Road 406, Towncreek, AL 35672
     fug23@bellsouth.net(1)REV. RANDY JACOB, PO Box 158, Broken Bow, OK 74728
     chocpres@pine-net.com(3)+REV. JACKIE LANG, 904  35th Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401(2)+REV. NOVALENE SITGRAVES, 3345 Grand Avenue, Louisville, KY 40211(2)+REV. BILLY TRIBBLE, 1202 South Evenside Avenue, Henderson, TX 75654(Members whose terms expire in 2015)(1)DR. STEVE PARRISH, 4610 Dunn Avenue, Memphis, TN 38117
     sparrish@memphisseminary.edu(1)MR. DAVID PHILLIPS-BURK, 114 Raspberry Way, Madison, AL 35757
     dlphillipsburk@aol.com(1)REV. SHEILA ROBERTSON O'MARA,
Arnold,     chaplainsheila@aol.com

OTHER DENOMINATIONAL PERSONNEL
REPRESENTATIVES TO:
American Bible Society:  REV. MICHAEL SHARPE, 8207 Traditional Place, Cordova, TN 38016
Caribbean and North American Area Council, World Alliance of Reformed Churches:
STATED CLERK MICHAEL SHARPE, 8207 Traditional Place, Cordova, TN 38016(Member whose terms expire in 2014)(2)MS. LAURIE SHARPE, 3423 Summerdale Drive, Bartlett, TN 38133

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The Report of the Moderator
I. GREETINGS
I want to thank you for the privilege of serving as Moderator of the 181st General Assembly.  As I
have said many times this past year, I am the most unlikely person in all of the Church to have been given
the opportunity to serve in the role of Moderator.  This has been a phenomenal year for the Tabor family.  
Cheryl and I have traveled thousands of miles meeting and greeting people all across this Great Church that
we call Cumberland Presbyterian.  Thank you for making this year one that we will remember for the restof our lives.

II. COMMENDATIONSThe Boards and Agencies, Ministry Council, and Leadership Teams have wonderful persons wholead these programs of the Church.  I want to express thanks and gratitude to all of our denominational
leaders.  They are servants of the Lord and His Church in the truest sense of the word.  Also, I want to thankyou who serve as members on all of our Boards, Agencies, Ministry Council and Leadership Teams.  Youspend many hours traveling and attending meetings.  The investment of your time and energy is invaluable
to the Church.  Thank you all for being such great servants.

III. COMMUNICATIONS
One of the great needs that I see in the Church is better communication.  It is amazing to me that somany people do not know the actions of the General Assembly.  The Stated Clerk sends a summary of theGeneral Assembly Actions to all pastors and stated clerks.  Each Church session should set aside time toreview the actions of each General Assembly.  Our congregations and leaders need to be informed people.  
Therefore, I make the following recommendation:
Recommendation 1: That the General Assembly encourage each session to establish
one meeting a year for the purpose of reviewing the actions of General Assembly.

IV. OUR UNITED OUTREACH
2011 was a very good year for Our United Outreach because people and Churches gave generously.  
We came within $13,000 of our budgeted needs.  Fantastic!  The goal for 2012 has increased.  I know thatthe economy is a real issue for many people but I encourage you to give sacrificially.  One of my dreams is
to see every Cumberland Presbyterian Church give to Our United Outreach.  The General Assembly asks
each Church to give 10%, a tithe on the offerings our congregations receive.  Sadly, last year more than 300
congregations had no record of giving.  I challenge each Cumberland Presbyterian Church to give to Our
United Outreach in 2012, so that the entire Church may be empowered to spread the Good News of Jesus.

V. TURN AROUND CHURCHESAs I see it, our denomination has been in a non-growth mode for several years now.  We have seena decline in church membership, little or no emphasis in evangelism, few new innovative and exciting
programs at each level of the Church.  The Cumberland Presbyterian Church must turn around and become
committed to church growth.   God birthed us in the most difficult times on the frontier not to unlike
the difficult times people experience today. We must look expectantly to Him for leadership, guidance
and inspiration.   I know some congregations are in non-growth areas and that is no fault of their own.  
On the other hand, we have many congregations that are located in larger metropolitan areas with many
opportunities to reach out to people.
I see a new movement called Step Out, Called to Tell / Sent to Share beginning to take shape in
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it, speak it and do it!  Every congregation can become involved and share the excitement.  Reverend T.
J. Malinoski has been called by the Missions Leadership Team to lead the movement.   In order for us
Cumberland Presbyterians to start thinking about Church growth and evangelism, Church planting andmission field expansion, we need something new and dynamic to capture our attention and our commitment.   
Reverend Malinoski cannot do it alone and the Church cannot expect it.  He needs our unconditional loveand prayers, the kind of passionate prayer to God that moves beyond the superficial and enters into the holy
sanctuary much like Isaiah and where conversations with God have the potential of moving heaven andearth.  We must pray passionately and expectantly!  Therefore, I make the following recommendation:
Recommendation 2: That the General Assembly call the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church all over the globe to passionate prayer in faith believing that God will fulfill His will andpurpose for Church growth and evangelism, Church Planting, and mission field expansion.

VI. THE CHURCH, THE BODY OF CHRIST, A PLACE OF
HEALING AND HOPE
I want to emphasize the importance of the Church fulfilling the role as the body of Christ.  People
are lost, suffering and broken. They have lost their purpose and find no way out of their situation.  They
must see hope beyond their struggles, hope that comes only through the Lord Jesus Christ.  The Church
is the place of shelter, protection, and refuge, the place where people find acceptance, unconditional love,
forgiveness, hope and healing.  The Church must become a living organism reaching out to people wherever
they are in the name of Jesus Christ.  In most cases, they will not be like us but that is okay because our role
is to be the body of Christ.
As Moderator, I challenge the Cumberland Presbyterian Church to be the Church of the Living God
in the truest sense of the word ministering where ever there are people in need.
Respectfully submitted,
Don M. Tabor, Moderator

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THE REPORT OF THE STATED CLERK
I. THE OFFICE OF THE STATED CLERKThe Stated Clerk was elected in June 2010, to fill a two-year unexpired term created by theretirement of Robert D. Rush and officially assumed the responsibilities of the office on October 15, 2010.  
The Constitution, the Rules of Discipline, the Rules of Order, and the General Assembly Bylaws (foundin the front of the General Assembly Minutes) list the many responsibilities for the person who holds the
position of Stated Clerk, the primary task is to maintain and strengthen a united witness for the Church.  TheStated Clerk shall also generally supervise and control the business affairs of the Corporation, and see thatall directives of the General Assembly are implemented.
The Office of the General Assembly also provides budgeting, accounting, and support services
for commissions, committees, agencies and task forces without executive assistance.  This past year, thisincluded assistance to the General Assembly Evaluation Committee and the General Assembly Committee
reviewing the Covenantal Relationship between the General Assembly and Bethel University.
Some of the newer initiatives and activities that have been launched this past year include:• Development of an initial web presence for the following General Assembly Committees/
Commissions without  staff: Nominating Committee, Unified Committee on Theology and Social Concerns,
Commission on Military Chaplains and Personnel, Our United Outreach Committee.
• Creation of spring and fall Denominational Updates, a compilation of talking points obtained
from each board and agency that may be shared by visiting denominational staff and the moderator when
making visits to presbyteries and in other settings.  The updates are also shared with presbytery clerks.
• Development of a Travel Chart, to assist with the coordination of travel plans by denominational
staff to meetings of presbyteries.  The travel chart is also shared with presbytery clerks.
• Provided orientation/training to several of the General Assembly boards, agencies and presbyteries
on the use of video conferencing technology for their meetings.
The Stated Clerk is grateful to the Church for calling him to serve in this position and appreciates
the support of the Church for the Office and for the person who holds this position.

II. STAFF
Ms. Elizabeth Vaughn continues to serve as the Assistant to the Stated Clerk, a position that requires
her to maintain accurate records of ministers, probationers, congregations, record income and expenses andto authorize payment of all items in the Office of the General Assembly budget.  The Church is fortunate tohave a person with such knowledge, efficiency and dedication to work.  The Stated Clerk and the Assistantto the Stated Clerk are currently the only employees of the Office of the General Assembly.
Dr. Tommy Craig, who has served as Engrossing Clerk since 1999, has declined the nomination toserve another term.  The stated clerk is grateful for the many contributions that Dr. Craig has given throughhis service in this position.  He is to be commended for his work in keeping meticulous minutes, helping
each committee chair and co-chair in preparing clear and accurate reports, assisting with commissioner
orientations, and being an instrumental member of the onsite office team during the meeting of General
Assembly.
RECOMMENDATION 1: That the 182nd General Assembly commend Dr. Tommy Craig forhis dedicated and excellent service as Engrossing Clerk, from 1999 – 2012.

III. ECUMENICAL RELATIONSHIPSThe Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church have
one heritage, one Confession of Faith and share in several co-operative relationships such as the HistoricalFoundation, the United Board of Christian Discipleship, youth ministry, Unified Committee on Theology
and Social Concerns.  The Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America and the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church also participate with other Reformed bodies in ministry.  Although working through partnerships,
the witness of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
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RECOMMENDATION 2: That the Stated Clerk be authorized select three to five persons
to serve on an advisory committee, to assist with exploring additional opportunities for a unified
ministry and mission with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church has always been involved in ecumenical relationships, theoldest of which is the American Bible Society.   The American Bible Society seeks to make scriptures
available to every person in his/her language.  Support for the American Bible Society helps to fulfill thispurpose.  In order to be able to reach more persons, the American Bible Society works with other Bible
societies, some local and some international.  The Bible can and does change human lives.
The World Alliance of Reformed Churches and the Reformed Ecumenical Council merged into
the World Communion of Reformed Churches, June 18-28, 2010.  The World Communion of Reformed
Churches represents approximately eighty million members of two hundred thirty Denominations fromone hundred seven countries, including Reformed, Congregationalists, Presbyterian and United Churches.  
Resources and updates from the World Communion of Reformed Churches are available on their website:  
www.wcrc.ch
Through co-operative ministries, chaplains for the military and veteran’s hospitals are endorsed,
migrant workers and persons in Appalachia are served, and missionaries are sent into a variety of countries.  
Through ecumenical partnerships disaster relief funds are distributed.  Through working co-operatively
church school and camping materials are developed.   Habitat for Humanity enables many persons
throughout the world to secure better housing.  The Cumberland Presbyterian witness is more effective
through participation with other Christians in these and various other ministries.

IV. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
The 181st General Assembly submitted to the presbyteries the following Constitutional
Amendments:
3.32a The Cumberland Presbyterian Church is a connectional church and all lower judicatoriesof the church to-wit: synod, presbytery, and the particular churches are parts of that body and therefore
all property held by or for a particular church, a presbytery, a synod, the General Assembly, or the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, whether legal title is lodged in a corporation, a trustee or trustees, oran unincorporated association, and whether the property is used in programs of the particular church orof a more inclusive judicatory or retained for the production of income, and whether or not the deed tothe property so states, is held in trust nevertheless for the use and benefit of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church.
3.32b The Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America is a connectional church and all lower
judicatories of the church to-wit: synod, presbytery, and the particular churches are parts of that body andtherefore all property held by or for a particular church, a presbytery, a synod, the General Assembly, or
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America, whether legal title is lodged in a corporation, a trustee ortrustees, or an unincorporated association, and whether the property is used in programs of the particularchurch or of a more inclusive judicatory or retained for the production of income, and whether or not
the deed to the property so states, is held in trust nevertheless for the use and benefit of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in America.
3.33 Whenever property of, or held for, a particular church ceases to be used by the church, as aparticular church of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church/Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America
in accordance with this Constitution, such property shall be held, used, applied, transferred or sold asprovided by the presbytery in which that particular church is located.
3.34 Whenever a particular church is formally dissolved by the presbytery, or has become extinct
by reason of dispersal of its members, the abandonment of its work, or other cause, such property as it may
have shall be held, used, and applied for such uses, purposes, and trusts as the presbytery in which said
particular church is located may direct, limit, and appoint, or such property may be sold or disposed of as
the presbytery may direct, in conformity with this Constitution.
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the presbyteries vote affirmatively within a year after the amendment is submitted to the presbyteries.  
The following presbyteries voted in the affirmative: Andes, Arkansas, Choctaw, Columbia, Covenant,
Cumberland, East Tennessee, Grace, Hong Kong, Hope, Japan, Missouri, Murfreesboro, Nashville, North
Central, Red River, Robert Donnell, Tennessee-Georgia, Trinity, and West Tennessee.
The following presbyteries did not report:  del Cristo and Cauca Valley.
RECOMMENDATION 3: That the 182nd General Assembly declare that the Constitutional
Amendment has been approved.

V. CHANGES IN BYLAWS
The 181st General Assembly adopted a new Covenantal Relationship between the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home.  As a result of that action, theGeneral Assembly needs to revise Article 10-ORGANIZATION AND RELATIONSHIPS, 10.01, .01 - .02,
and 10.05 of the Bylaws of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church General Assembly Corporation to reflect
the organizational change and new relationship with the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home.
Recommendation 4: That General Assembly Bylaw A. 10.01, .01 be amended by deleted thewords Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home.
The changed bylaw would then read:
01. Subsidiary corporations: Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, Memphis Theological Seminary of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church; MinistryCouncil of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Recommendation 5: That General Assembly A. 10.01, .02 is amended by adding the words
Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home.
The changed bylaw would then read:
02. Related corporations: Bethel University, Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America; Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home.
Recommendation 6: That General Assembly Bylaw A. 10.05 be deleted.
10.05 Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home. The corporation shall elect the fifteen (15)directors of Children’s Home as provided in its corporate articles. The corporation shall elect the directors
in such a manner that, immediately following any election, there shall be at least six (6) directors who aremembers of ecumenical partners of the Children’s Home.

VI. THE CORPORATE BOARD
In the called meeting in December 2007, the General Assembly elected a new board of directors
for the General Assembly Incorporation.  With the merging of program boards into the Ministry Council,
trust funds would become more vulnerable in the event the corporation was sued.  The General Assembly
Bylaws, Article 5 outlines the responsibilities for the Corporate Board.
The board met once this past year.  Actions include: reviewed and approved the proposed budgets
for 2012 and 2013 for the Office of the General; approved the 2012 and 2013 housing allowance for thestated clerk; reviewed the current status of denominational loans.
As of April 13, 2012 the indebtedness for the denomination:
New Center Buildings$221,573.25
Maintenance debt on Union Avenue$200,422.32
Organizational Task Force$  39,830.76
Computer Loan
$153,001.73
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37$14, 041.08 are being applied to the retirement of the Organizational Task Force Loan.  The annual Shared
Services budget for the operation of the Center, includes $54,000 to pay on the maintenance debt for theUnion Avenue Property and $38,049 to pay on the Computer Loan.  Various individuals, congregations,and presbyteries continue to make contributions on the New Center Building debt, enabling the Office of
the General Assembly to make monthly payments.  Once the Organizational Task Force loan is paid off,
regular monthly payments will be made on the New Center Buildings Loan.  All monies are borrowed fromthe Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits instead of commercial lenders.  At the current rate ofpayments, it is anticipated that all loans may be paid in full by July 2015.
The board also reviewed the General Assembly Evaluation Committee Report, particularly section
F. Orienting New Members and Clarifying Responsibilities of the General Assembly Corporate Board.  Theboard affirmed recommendations 17 & 18 of the report, and if approved by General Assembly will move
forward to implement the actions.

VII. MINUTES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The 179th General Assembly voted to make the minutes available on a CD, which resulted in acost saving of over $6,000 for printing minutes and mailing them to persons requesting them.  The StatedClerk is aware that not all persons desiring minutes may have access to a computer and that it will takelonger to find information on a disc than in a printed copy.  It is permissible to download and print a copyof the minutes from the website (www.cumberland.org/gao).  The resource center also prints and sells a
few copies of the General Assembly Minutes each year.  For information contact Matthew Gore, mhg@
cumberland.org.

VIII. ENDORSEMENT FOR MODERATORThe Reverend Robert D. Rush, Trinity Presbytery, has been endorsed as Moderator of the 182nd
General Assembly.

IX. STATISTICAL INFORMATION
The annual congregational report forms are mailed to the session clerk on December 1, and due inthe office of the Stated Clerk of the Presbytery on February 1, and all reports are to be in the Office of theGeneral Assembly by February 10.
In 2012, over a hundred congregations failed to report, thus statistics are not accurate.  The statistics
for a non-reporting congregation may be several years old, but it is the latest information available.  TheGeneral Assembly Office continues to shorten and simplify the reporting process.  Efforts also continue tofurther simplify online reporting for those able to utilize the technology.  Hard copies of the report forms
will still be made available for those congregations who do not have access to the internet.
The 178th and 179th General Assembly directed “that each presbytery request that its Board ofMissions or similar agency, as they minister to the needs of the churches within their presbyteries, remindthe churches that it is important that they submit annual reports which are part of our history and offer
assistance when needed in preparation of these reports.”   If a congregation fails to receive a report, aduplicate form can be requested from the Office of the General Assembly or one may be printed from theweb site (www.cumberland.org/gao), and going to the section on congregational reports.
Compiled statistical information is available in the annual Yearbook available online (www.
cumberland.org/gao) or in cd/print format, available through Cumberland Resource Distribution –resources@cumberland.org  (901-276-4581).

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Summary of 2011 Activity

2012

X. CONTINGENCY FUND

Balance Forward 1/1/2010					Income in 2011:
Our United OutreachInterest					Total Income:			$ 34,634.36$2,297.57
     876.35$3,173.92

Expenditures in 2011:
General Assembly Evaluation Committee Expense
General Assembly Covenant Review Committee Expense
Total Expenditures: 		
$4,246.06
Total Fund Balance as of 12/31/11				
*Restricted Funds:$   4,281.16*$33,562.22

In Priority Goals Programming $9,000 was designated for the Pastoral
Development Ministry Team. (Beg. Bal. $9,000 less $4,718.84 spent to doworkshops for presbyterial committees on ministry.)    4,100.00

The current balance designated by the 178th General Assembly to print
the Catechism in the various languages represented in the church.

    1,000.00

Pastoral Development Ministry Team (Approved 1/03 - Beg. Bal. $15,000
less $9,866.53 used for Ordination Task Force. The Commission requests
that only $1,000 be kept in reserve.)      301.14

2010 GA Program Planning Committee		
Total Amount of *Restricted Funds:		

$ 9,682.30 (12/31/11)

Total Amount of Unrestricted Amount:$23,879.92 (12/31/11)

Total Fund Balance:				

$33,562.22 (12/31/11)

Respectfully submitted,
Michael G. Sharpe, Stated Clerk

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THE REPORT ONE OF THE MINISTRY COUNCIL
To the 182nd General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in session in Florence,
Alabama, June 17-22, 2012.

I. MINISTRY COUNCIL

Edith Busbee Old, Director of Ministries
A. INTRODUCTION
1. OUR HISTORY
The 176th General Assembly formed an Organizational Task Force to evaluate, with the guidanceof an outside consultant firm, how the denominational organization and structure worked together; torecommend needed changes to the organization and/or structures as revealed through the evaluation process;to discern new and innovative ways to meet priority goals; and to improve the total ministry for the Churchof the future.
The Task Force reported to the 177th General Assembly, concluding that a major part of theorganizational dysfunction of the denominational structure had roots in the semi-autonomous board structure
as it existed at that time.  Program boards and their employees often functioned in a parallel manner that
hampered cooperative/collaborative efforts and encouraged competing agendas.  The Task Force report
included recommendations regarding a single governing board for all programming agencies.  The General
Assembly adopted the concept with some changes, approving a plan to dissolve the Board of Missions, theBoard of Christian Education, the Board of Publications, and the Commission on the Ministry and combine
them in a single board, the Ministry Council.
The Task Force report and the actions of General Assembly were more conceptual than procedural,
requiring that many of the initial meetings of the Ministry Council be spent in developing a process formaking the necessary changes.  The first Ministry Council meeting was held in August 2007, and we haveat present met a total of 18 times.
Many of the early meetings revolved around grasping a vision of what our restructured organizationneeded to be and how it would work.  In addition, the legal process of merging the Boards into the MinistryCouncil was lengthy and complicated, but necessary in order to balance the requirements of civil law
related to incorporated bodies with requirements of ecclesiastical Law and to protect the assets of theBoards.  We were blessed by the continued effectiveness of Boards during the transition, but also found thatthe transition itself from Boards to Ministry Teams was met with an understandable degree of resistanceto change.  Financial issues stemming from two decades of OUO shortfalls, inherited debts related to theOrganizational Task Force, and the initial lack of a budget for the Ministry Council were compounded byan accounting system that did not allow updated reports.
We are excited about the progress we have made in moving beyond the obstacles and challenges
we experienced in our early years and feel we are now better positioned to focus on what we should be
about—discerning new and innovative ways to meet priority goals and improving the total ministry for the
Church of the future.
2. OUR CORPORATE MODEL
The following corporate model was adopted by the General Assembly, and is supported in the
Bylaws of the Ministry Council.
a.  Ministry Council Members include fifteen individuals elected by the General Assembly, andthree Youth Advisory members, plus the Stated Clerk, Moderator and immediate Past Moderator of theGeneral Assembly as Advisory Members.  The Director of Ministries is also a member of the Council.
The Ministry Council serves as the primary long- and short-range planning agency of the church,
striving to ensure that all segments work on a unified mission and that human and material resources are
distributed and utilized to carry out the ministry of the church in an effective manner.  The Ministry Council
is accountable to the General Assembly.
b.  The Director of Ministries is under direct employment of and is responsible to the MinistryCouncil.  The Director gives executive leadership to the Ministry Council in accomplishing duties definedin our Bylaws and supervises the Global Ministry Leadership Team.
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Ministry Teams, coordinating the ministries in a unified, collaborative manner.  The GMLT meets the third
Wednesday of every month and minutes are disseminated to the Ministry Council and to the four Teams.
d.  The Ministry Council Teams are:  Communications Ministry Team, Discipleship Ministry Team,
Missions Ministry Team, and Pastoral Development Ministry Team.
Teams are made up of both Staff Team Members and Elected Team Members.  Staff Team Members
are employees of the Ministry Council; Elected Team Members are elected by the Ministry Council, as
dictated by the corporate model adopted by the General Assembly.  The Ministry Teams provide planningand implementation of the ministries of the Church.   Ministry Teams report to the Ministry Council.
(Appendix A) (Appendix B)
3. OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
It is important to start by acknowledging that without the support of the Ministry Teams, our listof accomplishments would be short indeed.  We are also grateful to the Center agencies with whom wework as part of the Center Interagency Team, and to the institutions outside the Center with whom we havedone cooperative work.  We appreciate and benefit from the tenacity and skillful leadership provided by our
Director, Edith Busbee Old.
In our report to the 181st General Assembly, the Ministry Council provided a lengthy list ofaccomplishments from our beginning through April 2011 (cumberland.org/gao/minutes/2011/2011_
Minutes.pdf).  Below is a summary of some major items from within the subsequent timeframe of April
2011 through and until April 2012 when report number two of the Ministry Council was submitted forinclusion in the Commissioner’s packets:a.  Adopted a Standard Process for Creating, Refining, and Sustaining Ministries—The Directorof Ministries and the Global Ministry Leadership Team (Director of Ministries and four Ministry Team
Leaders) now use the following 5-step process to create, refine, and sustain ministries and resources tobenefit individuals and groups:
1) Get the Facts – Ministry Council and Teams research new tools and delivery methods forministries and resources.  Simultaneously, we conduct ongoing needs assessment.  And, with global financial
concerns, shrinking membership, and competing causes, we constantly research new funding mechanisms.
2) Involve the People – Listen.  We’re compelled to interact with individuals and groups within
the denomination (including but not limited to women, youth, presbyteries, congregations, and pastors)
to glean new ideas and to accept constructive criticism for those areas in which we need to improve.  We
reach out through communication venues considered traditional within the denomination as well as newer
communication means.
3) Develop a Plan – Global Ministries Leadership Team (GMLT) meets monthly; individual teams
meet regularly; Ministry Council and teams meet concurrently and jointly.  The Director of Ministries,
all four Ministry Team Leaders and all MC/MT staff meet twice a year in an “All Hands Meeting” tocommunicate challenges and explore opportunities for collaboration; this is in addition to the annual All
Denominational Center Staff All Hands Meeting.  The goal of each and every meeting is to develop, refine,and execute plans for furthering ministries.
4) Focus on Results – Inherent in measuring success is tracking outcomes.  By tracking trends andsales and gathering anecdotal information, the Ministry Council and Teams are able to gauge effectivenessof ministries and resources.  These results are systematically shared with the denomination through reports
to the Ministry Council and General Assembly, on the website, and in The Missionary Messenger and The
Cumberland Presbyterian.
5) Provide Positive Reinforcement – Ministry Council and Team staff regularly visit presbyteries
and congregations to extend public recognition of their local successes, whether it is for faithful tithing to
Our United Outreach, promoting youth or women’s ministries, or missionary support.  We communicate
these success stories with the Church via print and electronic media.
b.   Updated Job Description for Discipleship Ministry Team Leader, Conducted a Search, andFilled the Position—With the hiring of Reverend Elinor Swindle Brown, all four Ministry Team Leaders
represent new leadership.  That is, those persons who transitioned from the former structure of individualboards and agencies and served initially as Team Leaders have since moved on to other opportunities.  In
its first four years, the Ministry Council hired:  Mark J. Davis, Communications Ministry Team Leader;
Reverend Milton L. Ortiz, Pastoral Development Ministry Team Leader; Reverend George Estes, Missions
Ministry Team Leader; and Reverend Elinor Brown, Discipleship Ministry Team Leader.
c.   Created Two Educational Displays—The Ministry Council created two educational displaysthat were introduced at the Women’s Ministry Convention and General Assembly in June 2011.   The

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displays travelled throughout the denomination, as a visual tool to enhance understanding of the MinistryCouncil that has been described as a beehive:  workers, both staff and elected members, gathering ideas andresources from throughout the Church, from around the globe, bringing them back to tweak and tailor as
may be helpful, then taking them back out to share and enhance ministries of the local congregations, again,
across the globe.  The displays are portable and available for use by groups and congregations.
d.   Supported Stewardship Education—The Ministry Council provides human and financial
resources to promote stewardship education, including Our United Outreach.   During this timeframe,
Sowgand Sheikholeslami, Communications Ministry Team Senior Art Director, freshened up the OUO
logo. Recipient agencies now may use this image on collateral publications to consistently remind the
Church that without Our United Outreach funds, ministries will be adversely impacted.  Reverend Elinor
Brown, then Stewardship Education/Our United Outreach Promotion/Adult Christian Education, created ascript for use in a pre-meeting workshop for the 181st General Assembly that taught/reminded 34 attendeesof how Our United Outreach is a tithe and how the tithe is used across the denomination.  The MinistryCouncil participated with the Office of the General Assembly in creating documents to be sent out by
the OUO Committee.  The Ministry Council helped with a “fourth quarter push” to alert individuals andcongregations that for the first time in 20 years, the OUO goal was nearing the 100% mark.  The MinistryCouncil worked closely with the OUO Committee to provide analytic data and made every effort toaccomplish that goal.  By the deadline by which donations had to be received in order to be counted for
2011, we had attained 99.5% of the $2,600,000 goal.
e.   Visited All Stateside Presbyteries— From June 2011 through April 2012, The Director of
Ministries and Ministry Team staff visited and made presentations to each and every stateside presbytery(some multiple times), to both Andes and Cauca Valley presbyteries, the CP Church Council of Mexico,
more than 30 congregations and 10 regional meetings including CPWM:
DIRECTOR OF MINISTRIESJuly 17, 2011
Waynesboro (Tennessee) Worship presentation
August 21
Appleton (Arkansas) Worship presentation
September 10
Cumberland Presbytery
September 11
Glasgow CP Church, Glasgow, Kentucky
September 17
Robert Donnell Presbytery
September 18
Corinth, Mississippi Shiloh CP Church – Worship presentation
September 23-24
Choctaw Presbytery
October 1
Covenant Presbytery
October 2
Fredonia CP Church, Fredonia, Kentucky
October 6
Murfreesboro Presbytery
October 11
Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery
October 14
Grace Presbytery
October 23
Brenthaven Church (Tennessee)
October 23
Columbia Presbytery
February 19, 2012
Russellville (Arkansas) Church Presentation
March 9Presbytery del Cristo
March 17
Hope Presbytery
April 13
North Central Presbytery
Presbytery of East Tennessee
April 14
April 15
Beaver Creek Church (Knoxville, Tennessee)
April 15
Oak Ridge CP Church (Tennessee)
April 24
Nashville Presbytery
COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY TEAM LEADER
September 9-10
Arkansas Presbytery
October 15
Red River Presbytery
March 17
Missouri Presbytery
April 14
Covenant Presbytery
DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY TEAM
April 9-10, 2011
Casa de Fe, Malden, Massachusetts (Presbytery of East Tennessee) –Youth Work
March 10-11, 2011
Presbytery del Cristo in conjunction with the Miniversity on Stewardship
April 25-26, 2011
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CPCG, Germantown, Tennessee (West Tennessee Presbytery) – Stewardship Task
Force
Cumberland Presbytery – BCE Meeting
Faith CP Church, Bartlett, Tennessee (West Tennessee Presbytery) –Sunday WorshipCasa de Fe, Malden, Massachusetts (East Tennessee Presbytery) - Family Retreat
Missouri Presbytery
Trinity Presbytery
West Tennessee Presbytery
Union CP Church (Presbytery of East Tennessee) – Minister’s Conference
North Central Presbytery
Christ, Lutz, Florida (Grace Presbytery) – Sunday Worship
Christ, Lutz, Florida (Grace Presbytery) – Sunday WorshipWest Tennessee Presbytery – Youth Rally
Columbia Presbytery – BCE Meeting
Sturgis, Sturgis, Kentucky (Covenant Presbytery) – Stewardship Retreat forfamilies and Sunday Worship
Cumberland Presbytery
Mt. Zion CP Church, Columbus, Mississippi (Grace Presbytery) – Sunday Worship
Mt. Zion CP Church, Columbus, Mississippi (Grace Presbytery) – Sunday Worship
Beaver Creek, Knoxville, Tennessee (Presbytery of East Tennessee) – Outdoor
Ministry Workshop

August 6-7
August 28
September
September 17-18
September 23-24
October 1
October 11-13
October 14-15
November 28
December 18 & 25
February 12, 2012
February 24-25
March 2-3
March 15-17
March 25
April 22
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October 14
Grace Presbytery
October 14-15
North Central Presbytery
October 25
Nashville Presbytery
February 17-18
Trinity Presbytery
March 17
Robert Donnell Presbytery
March 17
Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery
April 14
Covenant Presbytery
April 26
Murfreesboro Presbytery
7 boards and agencies, 14 congregations, 3 regional women’s ministry gatherings
The meetings with congregations included accompanying itinerating missionaries Lee and Ortega(June and December 2011).  Some presentations were for clusters of churches such as the denomination day
event for Gibson County (Tennessee), missions emphasis for Cullman (Alamaba) area churches.
PASTORAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY TEAM LEADER
June 28
Hispanic Pastors meeting
July 13 - 19
Mexico Council of Churches of the CPC of Mexico
August 6
COM of Murfreesboro Presbytery
COM and Clergy Care of Grace Presbytery
August 12
September 17
Hispanic Ebenezer Church, Chicago, Illinois
September 18
Comunidad Cumberland, Chicago, Illinois
September 24
Hope Presbytery
September 24
Hispanic Church, Birmingham, Alabama
September 29
Hispanic Church, McMinnville, Tennessee
September 30
Misericordia Hispanic, Lenoir City, Tennessee
October 1
Presbytery of East Tennessee
October 23
Naples Hispanic, Naples, FL
October 30
Cristo Salva Hispanic, Memphis, Tennessee
February 13
Andes Presbytery
February 17
Cauca Valley Presbytery
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their presbytery meetings.
f.  Added e-commerce Functions to Webpages—The Ministry Council invested human and financial
resources in adding an e-commerce function to our webpages, allowing payment for resource materialpurchases, online registration fees and charitable donations using credit cards to be made seamlessly andsecurely in a “one stop shop” approach.
g.  Launched International Children’s Art Contest—February 2012 until April 2, 2012.  Beginningat this year’s General Assembly, the Ministry Council will sell sets of Christmas cards and All-Occasion
cards.  The sets feature designs from two children within the Cumberland Presbyterian Church/Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in America.  The Christmas artwork depicts their interpretation of “Comfort and Joy.”
The All-Occasion artwork depicts their interpretation of “Meeting People Where They Are” based on 1
Corinthians 9:22b-23.  “I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some.
I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings.” - New Living Translation.  All entries
are prominently displayed at this year’s General Assembly.
h.   Created a Unified Publications Task Force (UPTF) to evaluate and bring recommendations
regarding the creation of a single source unified publication to represent the denomination, in order toimprove both stewardship and functionality.  That in-depth report is within the Communications Ministry
Team section of this report.  Instructed the UPTF to bring to the April 2012 MC meeting the dates that The
Cumberland Presbyterian magazine and The Missionary Messenger will be available online for those who
prefer that format.
i.  Continued eVotions and Documented Participation—Ministry Council staff and elected members
tangibly support new methods of evangelism, specifically by writing many of the Ministry Council’s online
devotions.   eVotions (http://ministrycouncil.cumberland.org) are inspirational and challenging devotions
that are available around-the-clock throughout the world.  The Ministry Council extends an open invitation
to others to participate as writers and readers of eVotions.  Since we started accumulating data (October
4, 2011, and through February 29, 2012) eVotions has had 3,244 unique page views and 3,732 total pageviews.  eVotions has accounted for 7.37% of our total page views for that same period.  The average timespent on the page is 2 minutes, 24 seconds.
j.  Reviewed Youth Advisory Member Requirements—The Ministry Council seeks to include themany varied perspectives of Cumberland Presbyterians and as a result, when the Ministry Council wasformed, there was intentionality to include on the Council three positions for Youth Advisory members.  In
fact, the Ministry Council is the only denominational board that has Youth Advisory members.  However,the covenant requirements for attendance have been difficult for the youth to abide by given conflicting
school calendars and requirements to maintain college scholarships.  As a result, the Ministry Council isreviewing how to best utilize Youth Advisory members, and a subcommittee will bring a report to the April
2012 Ministry Council meeting.
k.   Revised Staff Job Descriptions—Ministry Council conducted an extensive workflow
evaluation and revised all 18 Ministry Council/Ministry Team staff job descriptions to better reflect current
responsibilities, looking ahead to what we need to be doing to meet expanding needs from the denomination
while incorporating access to changing technology.
l.  Conducted an Online Survey—In keeping with our ongoing efforts of evaluation, a MinistryCouncil Online Survey was created.  The online survey was promoted via presentations, meetings and on
the website itself.  The quantity of responses was disappointing: four total received.
m.  Adjusted Residence Requirement for Vacant Positions—The 175th General Assembly directedthat “all General Assembly Executive offices be based in this new center.”  Recognizing extant national
economic conditions and varied needs within other job descriptions, the Ministry Council did not requirethat two new manager-level positions, Evangelism and New Church Development (Missions MinistryTeam) and Children and Family Ministries (Discipleship Ministry Team), be based at the Denominational
Center, though they are encouraged to do so.  It is believed that by removing the geographic requirement, alarger pool of qualified candidates resulted and enhanced external interaction may be achieved.
n.   Reaffirmed Missionary Crisis Team—The Ministry Council endorsed the creation of a
Missionary Crisis Team (MCT) to be responsible for the management of any crisis related to missionaries,
responding as necessary until the crisis is concluded.  To test the effectiveness of the MCT, a drill was
conducted in October 2011 to test procedures, policies and staff preparedness to handle a missionary crisis.
A member of the MC Executive Committee, a former Moderator of the General Assembly and others
outside the Denominational Center as well as some from other agencies housed at the Center leant realism
to the challenge as staff experienced what can happen, incorporating the element of potential new crises
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Church in America General Assemblies Mission Board and the Ministry Council.
p.   Established the Asia Consortium Facilitator and Fund Developer Position—The MinistryCouncil established the Asia Consortium Facilitator and Fund Developer for Missions Ministry Team andMinistry Council Position as a part-time position dedicated in part to broadening our funding sources.  Todate, Reverend Robert Watkins’ focus on his new position has resulted in $38,000 from new and $52,672
from repeat donors.  Reverend Watkins’ records reflect 140 direct contacts during the first 3 months.  Of
those, 33% or a total of 48 were positive responses; these include individuals and churches.
q.  Formalized the Approach to Managing Ministry Council Endowments—We are reviewing theendowments of the Ministry Council and Ministry Teams to be certain they are doing the work that theoriginal donors intended.  Among these are a number of endowments that have potential to fund ministries
but, for lack of meeting the minimum required, cannot be used.  When an endowment is established, thedonor is free to set a dollar amount to which the account must grow to distribute the income.  We have founda few endowments have almost grown to the point where distributions can begin and are working to close
the gaps on these so they can may actively support ministry.
r.  Followed through on difficult decisions related to health insurance for employees of the MinistryCouncil, implemented a 4-year plan to incrementally require employees to pay for premiums for dependents.
This plan is not followed by all Center agencies.  As of February 2012, 6.5% of the Ministry Council budget
had gone to health insurance, with a 9.3% projection for the entire year of 2012.  The Ministry Council 2013
budget that has been submitted to General Assembly reflects 8.5% of the budget will be required to pay
for health insurance.  Prior to 2012, Ministry Council and Ministry Team staff (and before the restructure,
the related boards) received 100% of dependent health insurance premiums paid as part of their benefit
package.  In 2013, Ministry Council staff members who opt to take dependent health insurance will pay
20% of the premium; in 2014, they will pay 30%; in 2015, they will pay 100% of their elected dependent
health insurance premium.
s.   Participated in Risk Assessment of the Center—Using knowledge and skills gained throughthe attendance of three staff members at a crisis management training event, the Director of Ministries
coordinated a Center staff “All Hands Meeting” where time was invested in gathering staff input related
to risk assessment.  The shared goals of the Center agencies are to provide uninterrupted services to the
Church that are within the purview of Center agencies as requested/approved by General Assembly andthe Ministry Council; ensure the safety and well-being of Center staff; provide relevant and appropriate
information to the Church in the event of a crisis; and to protect and safeguard important informationin the event of a crisis.  Varied potential risks were identified and then a group consensus resulted in aclear prioritization of risks that could disrupt daily operations at the Denominational Center.  The Center
Interagency Team has taken the data and is forming a guide of procedures for use in the event of one of theidentified emergencies.
t.  Continued support of “Year of the Clergy” by hosting a breakfast at General Assembly during
which special certificates were awarded. Promoted Year of the Clergy in all Fall 2011 presbytery meetings.
u.  Planned Future Pre-Meeting Workshops—The Director of Ministries and Ministry Team Leaders(GMLT) followed up on the success of the pre-meeting workshops from the 181st General Assembly byplanning four new workshops for this year’s General Assembly:•  Enhancing Communications in the Local Congregation Workshop will show you how
to make newsletters and written communications more effective AND how to use electronic media to youradvantage. Look for details in upcoming issues of The Cumberland Presbyterian.
•  The CP Church and Immigration Workshop will include an interactive immigration gamefor fun and serious reflection, provide information about current US immigration laws, and hear the real-lifestories of Cumberland Presbyterian leaders who work with this issue every day.  The workshop, Coming
to America – Cumberland Presbyterian Stories, will inform and remind participants that the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church is growing as recent immigrants help to form new congregations, serve as ordained
Cumberland Presbyterian pastors and elders, and contribute to presbyterial and denominational life throughour Cross Culture ministry.
•  Discerning God’s Call Workshop will assist and inform those who shepherd inquirers
regarding God’s Call, review the process for ordination in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and providea refresher on related guidelines and procedural policies.
•  Faith and Ministry WITH young adults Workshop - Young adults are in a quarterlife
crisis.  They are trying to figure out work, life, career, and relationships; and all too often faith becomesa very low priority.  Living out faith as a young adult is a constant balance with challenges at every turn.
This workshop will explore the quarterlife crisis, how to help young adults live out the Christian faith, theChurch’s compartmentalization of ministry, and the effects it has on ministry with young adults.

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Late in the process of identifying a contractor to assist, we were apprised that the denominational website
URL is registered to the Office of the General Assembly and, therefore, not under the authority of the
Ministry Council.  Because the demand for an updated and user-friendly website made this project a priority
for the Ministries of the Church, the Ministry Council moved forward to overhaul and improve its content
on webpages accessible via the denominational website.
w.   Began a Guided Study—Reverend Troy Green began (and continues) leading the MinistryCouncil in a guided study of “Spirited Leadership – Empowering People To Do What Matters” by Thomas
G. Bandy as part of a sequential approach to evaluating denominational Priority Goals.
x.  Continued exploring and evaluating different meeting models and found that the most successful
is to meet both concurrently and jointly with Ministry Teams.  The Ministry Council and Ministry Teams
meet together, break out for individual work, share meals and fellowship, and then report out to the wholegroup.  This method ensures two-way dialogue and helps elected members take back vital information totheir congregations and presbyteries.
y.  Approved Personnel Handbook Revisions—Ministry Council Personnel Handbook Revisions
were considered by GMLT and CIT and recommended to the Ministry Council.  Any time revisions areapproved, Ministry Council Staff receive an electronic copy of the complete manual with revisions and signan acknowledgement that they are aware of the revisions.
		
1. Inclement weather – The Ministry Council generally follows the inclement weather
policy of the Memphis City Schools in determining when to close prior to the beginning of a work day.
The Center Interagency Team will determine the need to close the Center offices should inclement weather
occur during a work day or when Memphis City Schools are not in session.  Field staff should consult with
their supervisor when inclement weather affects their area.
		
2.  Center Interagency Team will determine the Denominational Center holiday schedule.
		3.   Employment of Relatives/Non-fraternization – revised language to read: The 180th
General Assembly (2010) adopted a no nepotism policy in regard to future hiring practices in the
Denominational Center.   Nepotism is defined as “Nuclear family members of existing Denominational
employees.”		
4. Cell phones – revised language to read: When on Ministry Council business, cell phoneuse (including “texting”) is prohibited while behind the wheel of any vehicle (Ministry Council-owned,
private or rental).
		
5. Environmental Stewardship – removed the word “composting.”		
6. When renting a car for Ministry Council business, individuals are to purchase thecollision damage waiver from the rental car company.  This is due to possible gaps in coverage offered bycredit card companies, the denomination’s commercial auto and liability policies and the coverage offeredby the rental car company.
z.  Reviewed General Assembly Priority Goals in the January 2011 meeting through small groupbreakout sessions which included Ministry Council and Ministry Team members.  These three goals wererecommended by the General Assembly Council, established in 1995 by the General Assembly and wereintended to last 10 years, that is until 2005.  The three goals and all areas needing attention within the scopeof the Ministry Council have been and continue to be discussed as the Ministry Council implements the
5-step process to set goals for the Global Ministry Leadership Team and Ministry Teams to strategize andimplement.
This list is by no means a complete record of our actions during this time; rather, it provides
a snapshot of our efforts.   More detailed information about accomplishments and initiatives of specific
Ministry Teams are found within the body of our report.  We ask that the Church remain in prayer for thework of the Ministry Teams and for the Ministry Council as we continue to pursue God’s Will in our work.  
4. OUR REPORT
Each Ministry Team submitted a report to the Ministry Council with information to be included inthis report to General Assembly.  The Ministry Teams’ information and appropriate Recommendations from
the Ministry Council are included in this report in the following order:  II. Communications Ministry Team;
III. Discipleship Ministry Team; IV. Missions Ministry Team; and V. Pastoral Development Ministry Team.  
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1. ORGANIZATION AND MEETINGS
The Ministry Council elected Chairperson Reverend Carlton Harper, First Vice Chairperson
Reverend Lisa Scott, Second Vice Chairperson Reverend Sam Romines, Secretary Elizabeth Horsley, andAssistant Secretary Gwen Roddye to direct the work of the Council.
The Ministry Council unanimously agreed to create the office of Assistant Secretary and establishedthat the person serving as the Assistant Secretary of the corporation shall be authorized to assist the Secretaryin performing the duties incident to the office of Secretary and to perform duties of the Secretary during theabsence or disability or refusal of the Secretary, or in case of a vacancy in the office of the Secretary.  No
Bylaws change was required.
The Council met three times in regular session since the 180th General Assembly.   Meetings
included:  a) a concurrent/joint meeting with Ministry Teams at the Center in August 2011, with Orientation
for new Council and Team members prior to the meeting; (b) a joint meeting with Ministry Teams at Faith
Church in Bartlett, Tennessee, in January 2012; and (c) a regular session at the Center in April 2012.  TheGMLT works with the MC to set meeting agendas and as needed, Team Leaders meet directly with the
Ministry Council during the meeting to share information.  Printed MC meeting materials are no longer
mailed, but are downloadable two weeks prior to each Ministry Council meeting via a password protected
section within Ministry Council pages, allowing up-to-the-minute document retrieval and saving resources
related to traditional mailing.
The Ministry Council Covenant (Appendix D) is signed annually by each member, acknowledging
that serving on the Ministry Council is a Call to serve God through service in the church.  The Covenant
outlines expectations for Council Members to actively exercise good stewardship of that Call.  Within thelast year, each member of the Ministry Council completed a self-evaluation, extending them the opportunity
to reflect on their contributions to the work of the Council.
Ministry Council members rotating off have the opportunity to complete a final evaluation.  Theinformation collected is used to enhance the work of the Ministry Council.
2. MINISTRY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THOSE WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE
Members whose terms expire in 2012(2)Rev. Carlton Harper, Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast(1)Ms. Toni Prosser, West Tennessee Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers(1)Rev. Lisa Scott, Missouri Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers(1)Rev. Drew Hayes, Cumberland Presbytery, Synod of the Midwest(1)Ms. Sally Allen, Nashville Presbytery, Tennessee Synod
Members whose terms expire in 2013(2)Ms. Jill Carr, Missouri Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers(1)Rev. Troy Green, Columbia Presbytery, Tennessee Synod(2)Ms. Elizabeth Horsley, Red River Presbytery, Mission Synod(2)Ms. Gwen Roddye, Presbytery of East Tennessee, Synod of the Southeast(2)Rev. Sam Romines, Cumberland Presbytery, Synod of the Midwest
Members whose terms expire in 2014
(3)Mr. Roy Shanks, North Central Presbytery, Synod of the Midwest(2)Ms. Mandy Clark, Grace Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast(2)Rev. Michele Gentry de Correal, Andes Presbytery, Mission Synod(1)Rev. Tom Sanders, Red River Presbytery, Mission Synod(1)Rev. Lanny Johnson, Murfreesboro Presbytery, Tennessee Synod
Youth Advisory Members
Mr. Ricky Kirby, West Tennessee Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers (Term Expires in 2012)
Ms. Madison Rush, Nashville Presbytery, Tennessee Synod (Term Expires in 2013)
Mr. Ben Sweet, Presbytery of East Tennessee, Synod of the Southeast (Resigned—Term Expires in 2014)
Advisory Members
Rev. Michael Sharpe, Red River Presbytery, Mission Synod
Rev. Don Tabor, Nashville Presbytery, Tennessee Synod (Term Expires in 2013)
Rev. Boyce Wallace, Cauca Valley Presbytery, Mission Synod (Term Expires in 2012)
The terms of Reverend Carlton Harper, Ms. Toni Prosser, Reverend Lisa Scott, Reverend Drew
Hayes, and Ms. Sally Allen expire in 2012; all are eligible for re-election.  Ms. Prosser has opted not to servea second term.  The Youth Advisory Member term of Ricky Kirby expires in 2012, and he is not eligible forre-election.  Youth Advisory Member Ben Sweet, whose term expires in 2014, has resigned.  The Council

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expresses appreciation to Ricky Kirby, Ben Sweet and Ms. Toni Prosser for their contributions to the workof the Ministry Council.  The Council expresses sincere appreciation to Reverend Boyce Wallace for his
leadership and participation as a Ministry Council Advisory Member during his two years as Moderator andPast-Moderator of the General Assembly.
3. MINISTRY TEAM ELECTED TEAM MEMBERS
Elected Team Members are elected by the Ministry Council, as dictated by the corporate model
adopted by the General Assembly.  Current guidelines for electing Team Members were followed for 2012,
but the guidelines will be reviewed and possibly changed in the future.   In April 2011, future Elected
Team Members were recommended by the Ministry Teams and elected by the Ministry Council to terms
beginning after General Assembly.   Newly Elected Team Members are listed in the individual Ministry
Team sections of this report.
4. COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES TO 182nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Reverend Carlton Harper will be the Council’s representative to the 182nd General Assembly andReverend Sam Romines will be the alternate.  In 2010, the Council decided that the representative needs
another member present to assist with questions and information and elected Ms. Elizabeth Horsley to fillthat position.  Ms. Horsley has served in this capacity for several years, and the Council expresses great
appreciation to her for sharing her wisdom and expertise in this capacity.  Director of Ministries Edith B.
Old will also attend General Assembly.
5. MINISTRY COUNCIL STAFF
THE MINISTRY COUNCIL STAFF ROSTER
Ministry Council Administration
Edith Busbee Old, Director of Ministries
Megan Warren, Executive Assistant to the Director of Ministries
Communications Ministry TeamMark Davis, Team Leader
Sowgand Sheikholeslami, Senior Art Director
Joyce Reeves, Part-time Secretary
Discipleship Ministry Team
Reverend Elinor Swindle Brown, Team Leader
Matt Gore, Management, Promotion, and Distribution of Cumberland Presbyterian resources
Susan Groce, Youth and Young Adult Education
Cindy Martin, Children and Family Education and editing and production of resources
Christine Tyler, Administrative Assistant (retired on December 31, 2011)
Missions Ministry Team
Reverend George Estes, Missions Ministry Team Leader
Reverend Pam Phillips-Burk, Congregational Ministries-Women’s Ministry (Huntsville, Alabama, office)Reverend Lynn Thomas, Global Cross Culture Missions (Birmingham, Alabama, office)Reverend Robert Watkins, Asia Consortium Facilitator and Fund Developer (Somerset, Kentucky, office)
Joyce Reeves, Part-time Secretary
Marjorie Shannon, Administration and Finance (Cordova, Tennessee, office) (retired on December 31, 2011)
Jinger Ellis, Administration and Finance, began work on November 14, 2011
Reverend T. J. Malinoski, Evangelism and New Church Development (Greeneville, Tennessee office)Pastoral Development Ministry Team
Reverend Milton Ortiz, Team Leader
Joyce Reeves, Part-time Secretary
6. STAFFINGThe Ministry Council continues to address needs identified by the Organizational Task Force, among
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become opportunities for coaching and involve the staff at a greater level; written self-evaluations with thesupervisor’s evaluation provide a more comprehensive review.  In 2010, Team Leaders were tasked withreviewing current staff job descriptions and when appropriate, making revisions.  Implementation of newcomputer software has made many processes more efficient throughout the Center, and the change in the
structure of the Church almost four years ago has provided the opportunity to share human resources andequipment in a better way.  Less time is required for a number of formerly labor intensive tasks, freeing
staff to do more outreach.  Staff members completed “desk audits,” a new experience for all but two staff
with experience in the corporate arena, providing data that illustrates the time and resources required tosuccessfully complete Team goals.  In January 2011, the Ministry Council unanimously moved forwardwith staffing changes to chip away at barriers that existed between former boards.   Skill sets and staff
expertise are now being shared more easily between and among Teams, though work remains to be done.
Staffing changes included reducing the full time Missions Ministry Team Receptionist/Secretary
position to a part-time position effective June 2011.  The Ministry Council created a new part-time positionof Clerical Assistant to be shared equally/funded by Communications and Pastoral Development, effective
June 2011, and discontinued the position of Office Assistant for the Missions Ministry Team effective
June 30, 2011.  Tasks such as bulk mail projects are being reviewed for greater impact and more efficientdelivery.  Changes will include combining multiple projects, using electronic distribution, utilizing staff
from other Teams, and, if necessary, contracting with local vendors.
Given the need to have graphic design as part of all Ministry Council external publications, rather
than one team; and to ensure equitable accessibility to all teams, greater attention to cost controls, andconsistent images/look; the Missions Ministry Team Communications and Publications position was moved
to the Communications Ministry Team in January 2012.  In addition to providing art services, this position
will coordinate printing (on demand, outsourced, etc.) of all Ministry Council/Team publications to affectmeasurable cost-saving measures and greater impact of deliverables.
Recognizing the importance of tradition, sensitivity to audiences and need to communicate with all
the Church, the Ministry Council initiated a Unified Publications Task Force to gather input and consider
ways to have a signature publication of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church that is published regularly,
supported financially and editorially by the Church, and that can be produced as a quality publication
less expensively than the current two largest publications, The Cumberland Presbyterian magazine (2,900
subscribers) and The Missionary Messenger (distribution to more than 20,000 households).
The Ministry Council affirms the Church’s responsibility to be fervent in evangelism.  Conversations
with the MMT Leaders (former and current), pastors, church leaders, missionaries and new believers inSouth America and Asia affirm the need for concentrated efforts to nurture pastors and congregations andto provide education and church resources in English AND in other languages.  Therefore, the MinistryCouncil created a new part-time position of Asia Consortium Facilitator and Fund Developer.  Reverend
Bob Watkins moved from a full time position as Global Missions Director into this new part-time position in
July 2011.  (Reverend Watkins requested a reduction from full-time to part-time in preparation for retirement
some time in the future.)  Reverend Lynn Thomas succeeded Reverend Watkins as the Global Cross Culture
Missions Director with additional responsibility for Cross Culture ministry in the United States.  Following
an extensive evaluation of all Ministry Council positions in order to reflect on team specific and MinistryCouncil comprehensive needs, some staff position responsibilities were realigned to make better use ofhuman and financial resources.  As a result of the evaluation and due to budgetary constraints, the Office
Assistant position was discontinued June 30, 2011. The Council expresses appreciation to Ms. Melody
Collins for her contributions to the work of the former Board of Missions, the Missions Ministry Team andthe Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry.
A tangible benefit of the Ministry Council “one team approach” is the assistance by Pastoral
Development Ministry Team Leader Reverend Milton Ortiz with the Cross Culture Ministry that currently
falls within the purview of the Missions Ministry Team.
7. IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL LEADERS
The Ministry Council extends its appreciation to the Office of the General Assembly for theopportunity to provide an outline of the gifts and skills that are most useful to the MC in continuing thework set out for us by General Assembly.   In preparation for meeting with the Nominating Committee
in March, 2011, the Ministry Council provided a document that we believe to be helpful in identifying
potential leaders, and in helping those asked to serve to have a full understanding of their commitment.  
“WHO THE MINISTRY COUNCIL NEEDS,” the new document provided to the Nominating Committee,
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8. CENTER INTER-AGENCY TEAM (CIT)The Center Interagency Team (CIT) is responsible for efficient management of the Center property
and daily operations of the four agencies based at the Center.  The CIT provides leadership and oversight ofmatters related to human resources, technology and budget.  The CIT meets the second Wednesday of every
month and minutes are disseminated to the boards of each of the four agencies and to the four Team Leaders.  
Current CIT members include Reverend Mike Sharpe (General Assembly Office), Reverend Robert Heflin(Board of Stewardship), Susan Knight Gore (Historical Foundation/Archives), and Edith B. Old (MinistryCouncil) as Chairperson.  Decisions and actions of the CIT include:		
a. Shared Services
CIT oversees the budget of Shared Services, those expenses common to all agencies at theCenter.  This action simplified the accounting process used in the past whereby each agency was “billed”
for items such as utilities, “rent”, etc.  The Shared Services process has these common costs, necessary tomaintaining the denominational headquarters, as a separate recipient of Our United Outreach revenue.  This
allows enhanced transparency as to “real cost” of daily operations.  Currently, Shared Services expenses
are approximately $30,000 a month except for the months when annual software license and property &casualty insurance are paid.  The 2011 budget projected a $12,000 deficit for Shared Services; however,Shared Services ended 2011 with a surplus of $2,087.  The 2012 Shared Services budget as approved byGeneral Assembly reflects $15,000 deficit due to adding the Center’s computer loan payment, primarily theincreased costs associated with the implementation of the computer system (e.g. additional consultant costs
from Blackbaud beyond the initial scope contract and related costs for temporary help with data entry.)  Theproposed 2013 Shared Services budget reflects a slight surplus of $1,600.  Expenses for 2013 are projected
to be reduced $49,000 from 2011 driven by lower interest as a result of paying off Church Center loans andnot incurring additional developmental costs for the computer system.  The Building and Maintenance Loan
is projected to be paid off in December 2014.  The Computer Loan is projected to be paid off in July 2015.
The Ministry Council celebrates the projection that the Denominational Center will be debt free in three
years.
		b. Information Technology
CIT in cooperation with the Global Ministries Leadership Team (Director of Ministries
and the four Ministry Team Leaders) continued the implementation of RaisersEdge and FinancialEdge
software, radically improving database management and financial information management.  As a result,the database was vastly overhauled removing decades of duplicate and erroneous entries.  Financial reports
are provided on demand and have a higher level of accuracy than in the past.  An Information Security Teamwas formed (Benefits Coordinator Mark Duck, Communications Team Leader Mark Davis, and Matt Gore)
to review and make recommendations of measures to ensure computer security, to include but not limited
to disaster recovery.  Disaster recovery encompasses the processes, policies and procedures of restoring
operations critical to the resumption of Center (and to a large extent denominational) operations, including
regaining access to data (records, hardware, software, etc.), communications (incoming, outgoing, phone,
fax, etc.), workspace, and other business processes after a natural or human-induced disaster.  Engineered
Management Solutions, LLC was hired as a contracted vendor to provide tech support and is in its third yearof providing highly satisfactory service to the Center.
		
c. Personnel Handbooks
CIT agencies recommended policy to each agency’s personnel handbook that current Center
staff will not provide letter(s) of recommendation on behalf of persons applying for Center staff postions.  
In 2011, policy revisions clarifying recognized Center holidays and Inclement Weather procedures weremade to the handbooks.  Each agency has a separate handbook due to their status as separate legal entitities.
		d. Wish List
During monthly meetings, CIT discusses items that are needed or that might enhance theDenominational Center.  Unbudgeted items that have merit and are approved by CIT are placed on a “WishList” that appears on the website, allowing potential match to interested donors.
C. ELECTED TEAM MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIESIn the 2010 Report to the General Assembly, the Ministry Council listed those areas of responsibility
for non-staff team members.
Ministry Team Elected Team Member Responsibilities:
1.  Elect Leadership (at least a Chairperson)
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3.  Plan, prioritize, and implement the Ministry
4.  Make recommendations to GMLT
5.  Follow directives of the Ministry Council
6.  Send a report to the Ministry Council to be included in the Council’s report to General Assembly.
In August, 2011, the Ministry Council finalized a refined list of elected team member responsibilities.  
(Appendix E).  Annual August meeting agendas include an Orientation for new Elected Team Members.  
Each of the Ministry Teams operates under a Covenant signed by each member, committing their work in
answer to a Call.
D. OUR UNITED OUTREACH
Reverend Lisa Scott and Director of Ministries Edith B. Old serve on the Our United OutreachCommittee established by General Assembly.   Reverend Lanny Johnson (substituted for Reverend
Scott) and Edith B. Old presented a request for funding to the Committee as did representatives fromother recipient agencies.  Details of that Committee’s work can be found in a separate report. Among theaccomplishments to which the Ministry Council contributed is the growing awareness by congregations of
Our United Outreach. The Ministry Council also designed a new OUO logo that appears on publications/communications as a reminder that without OUO, the ministries would be heavily, adversely affected. The
Ministry Council wishes to affirm the work of the OUO Committee and its members, voting and non-voting,and to note specifically that awareness is growing as measured by the fact that in 2011, 17 congregations
participated that had not done so in 2010 and 6 congregations participated for the first time.  The MinistryCouncil would like express thanks and point to specific areas where Our United Outreach dollars directly
supported ministries during this time period, among them:
1.  Launched a registration application which will allow for online registration for events such as
the Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry Convention, Cumberland Presbyterian Youth Conference,
the Minister’s Conference, the Youth Evangelism Conference and The Forum.
2.  Funded the travel of staff to share information about the Ministry Council during at least one
meeting of every stateside presbytery.
3. Launched a usable Ministry Council section of the website that since its inception has had
11,638 visits by 5,326 unique visitors who have logged 41,546 page views.
4.   Equipped and trained 30 church leaders with tools of the trade in all areas of discipleshipministry at The Forum.
5.  Produced Planning Calendars that are used by more than 1,200 Cumberland Presbyterians.
6.  Helped 215 high school young people at CPYC know that it praises God when we Live Out
Loud in our faith.
7.  Provided a summer chaplain program at the Birthplace Shrine Chapel, Montgomery Bell State
Park, Burns, Tennessee, and has for at least 46 years.
8.  Funded the Ministers Conference which allowed for 85 ministers to get continuing education.
9.  Partnered with presbyteries to support 23 new, redeveloping and Cross Culture churches andfellowships.
10.  Provided $400 donation to Burrito Ministries in Memphis. Reverend Missy Rose donates themoney earned through her catering service to provide weekly distribution of food to a growing homelesspopulation.  The Ministry Council affirms Reverend Rose’s work with the Burrito Ministry and is pleased
that we can financially support this vital initiative by using her catering service as an economical andsatisfactory resource that has added value.
E. DIRECTIVES FROM GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1. PROVISIONAL STATUS FOR NEW CHURCHESThe 181st General Assembly directed “Global Center Staff to develop a program to instruct andguide presbyteries who might be interested in using Provisional Status when dealing with new churches
entering a presbytery.”   Stated Clerk Mike Sharpe met with Missions Ministry Team staff, revising thecurrent provisional status information.  The full text of the Provisional Status brochure was included in theCommittee on the Ministry Handbook presented at the 181st General Assembly last year.  The brochure wasoriginally created in 2001 after the 1999 GA approved the Provisional Status approach.  In virtually every

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case where Provisional Status is under consideration, Missions Ministry Team staff is working with thoseagencies to shepherd the process.  Reflecting on the number of presbyteries that Reverend Lynn Thomas
and Reverend George Estes have worked with directly in this regard, there has been a significant amount of
information shared.
2. CHURCH CALENDAR
The 181st General Assembly approved the Church calendar for 2011-2012 and recommended
that the dates for future calendars be extended beyond the present calendar year to at least 24 months inadvance.”  The Ministry Council has consulted with the Office of General Assembly; and, beginning nextyear, the Office of the General Assembly will be responsible for reporting the Church Calendar as it is acollection of events and dates for all denominational entities.  The Church Calendar is not the same thing
as the Planning Calendar; the Ministry Council will continue to publish the Planning Calendar that includes
dates from the Church Calendar along with other dates.
3. CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIANCHURCH IN AMERICA REUNIFICATION
The 181st General Assembly “encouraged the Ministry Council and the General Assembly Mission
Board of the CPCA to meet jointly to explore opportunities to share ideas, set goals, and objectives for the
future and ways to engage in joint activities in Christian education, stewardship, missions, and evangelism.”    
The United Board of Christian Discipleship meets in January just prior to the Ministry Council and Ministry
Team meeting.  The Ministry Council hosted CPCA General Assembly Mission Board representatives tothe United Board in a fellowship event meeting with the Ministry Council and Ministry Team Leaders on
Thursday, January 26, 2012.  The Ministry Council also launched an International Children’s Art Contest
that is open to children in both denominations. The Director of Ministries will attend the CPCA General
Assembly in early June 2012.
4. ENHANCED DENOMINATIONAL COMMUNICATION
The 181st General Assembly “encouraged Mark Davis, Communications Ministry Team Leader,
to extend CP Updates to include additional concerns that can be prayed for.”  These have been added to
CP Updates as well as to other forms of immediate electronic media including email blasts, Twitter andFacebook pages.
5. DENOMINATIONAL CENTER WEBSITESAt the 181st General Assembly, the Committee that reviewed the Ministry Council andCommunications Ministry Team Reports stated that it was their “will that the Ministry Council, Board of
Stewardship, Office of the General Assembly, and the Historical Foundation work together to ensure that
their websites are uniform in design and operation in order to be more user friendly for churches.”  TheMinistry Council and Communications Ministry Team have and will continue to share our learnings andresources to assist denominational agencies in their expansion into electronic communication.
6. CERTIFICATION OF YOUTH MINISTERS
The 181st General Assembly “Approved a Program for Certification of Youth Ministers andrecommended its use.”  Reverend Dietrich “Deech” Kirk, Executive Director of the Center for Youth Ministry
Training, made a presentation on the three-year training program conducted by the Center and MTS.”
Currently, three Cumberland Presbyterian students are enrolled in the CYMT program.  Two applicants
await acceptance to begin the 2012 Fall term and one additional certification candidate anticipates a Spring2013 enrollment.  Three additional potential candidates are discerning this opportunity to fulfill their Call.
Informational materials are in print and on the website to help presbyterial Committees on the Ministry
assist those called to youth ministry.  We continue to promote this opportunity to those called to Youth
Ministry and to Committees on the Ministry to assist and direct those called to this ministry.
7. DECADAL PLAN FOR EVANGELISM, CHURCH PLANTING AND MISSION EXPANSION
The 181st General Assembly “Adopted a ten-year plan for evangelism, church planting andmission expansion and directed the Ministry Council and other denominational agencies to proceed withfurther amplification and implementation of the plan.”  The Ministry Council and Missions Ministry Team
coordinated the creation of a full time position with goals and benchmarks tied to implementation of theplan. Reverend T. J. Malinoski was called to this position and began work January 1, 2012.   Reverend
Malinoski has made a number of presentations to presbyteries and will make a presentation at this General
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8. SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE CURRENT STRUCTURE
The 181st General Assembly “formed a special committee with the task of evaluating the current
denominational organizations of General Assembly, to include the Ministry Council, the Board of
Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits, and the General Assembly Office.  The purpose of this process is
to ascertain the success of these organizations in implementing the current structure.  The committee willreport to the 182nd General Assembly on both the successes and possible ways that the current structure
can be improved and made more efficient.”  That Committee was to provide their findings to the MinistryCouncil on/before January 15, 2012 to ensure the Ministry Council would have time to review and respondto the evaluation specific to the Ministry Council. Committee member Reverend Ron McMillan met with
the Council in August to provide an overview of the Committee’s plan of process.
In mid-January, the Ministry Council was informed that the report was delayed and would be
provided on/about February 15, 2012.  The report was received March 7, 2012.  We understand the difficultyof this long process and appreciate the thoroughness and scope that the report entailed.   The MinistryCouncil response will be included in Report Number Two.
F. FUTURE MEETING DATES
1. FORMULA FOR SETTING MEETING DATESThe Ministry Council established a formula for setting Ministry Council meeting dates withmeetings at the Center, a location close to Cordova, or possibly a retreat setting.  The Ministry Council
and Ministry Teams will meet in concurrent/joint session in August and January.  Teams are encouraged toschedule other necessary meetings at the same time as the other Council meetings to facilitate carpoolingand sharing expenses.   The Ministry Council plans for three meetings each year between meetings ofGeneral Assembly as follows:
4th weekend of August (Saturday/Sunday)—Ministry Council and Teams in concurrent sessions
Last weekend of January (Friday/Saturday)—Ministry Council and Teams in joint sessions
3rd weekend of April (Friday/Saturday)—Ministry Council
In an effort to extend equity to lay persons who serve, and for whom taking time from work can
be costly, challenging or a prohibition to serve; the Ministry Council has scheduled one meeting a year toinclude a Sunday.  On that Sunday, a worship service at an area church is attended by the Ministry Council.
2. MINISTRY COUNCIL MEETING DATES FOR 2012-20132012 Meeting Dates:
August 24 (Fri) Orientation for new Ministry Council/Ministry Team members.
August 25-26 (Sat/Sun) at Cordova, Tennessee; Ministry Council/Teams meet in concurrent sessions
2013 Meeting Dates:
January 25-26 (Fri/Sat) at Cordova, Tennessee; Ministry Council/Teams meet in joint sessions
April 19-20 (Fri/Sat) at Cordova, Tennessee
August 23 (Fri) Orientation for new Ministry Council/Ministry Team members, Cordova, Tennessee
August 24-25 (Sat/Sun)—Ministry Council and Teams meet concurrently, Cordova, Tennessee

II. COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY TEAMMark J. Davis, Team Leader

A. INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSEThe Communications Ministry Team (CMT) concentrates our efforts to focus on and strengthencommunication within the denomination and with the world at large through written, verbal and electronicmeans.  We understand our mission as one of articulating as clearly as possible who we are as Cumberland
Presbyterians—what it means to be a Cumberland Presbyterian—and why we choose to be Cumberland
Presbyterians.  We understand the importance of well-defined communication strategies in strengthening
our connectional nature.  We recognize that the world into which the Church is being called to minister isclearly and profoundly changing—to extents not seen in recent centuries.
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changes that are evolving daily.  “Adaptation” need not be a negative concept for the Church.  It need not
and should not mean abandoning our faith or our values.  But it should imply our willingness to be witnesses
to the good news in the language(s) being spoken in the cultural, sociological, and political communities
around us—to communicate in a way that first and foremost is consistent with our faith, but which also
clearly articulates the doctrines that define us, and which reinforces our connectional nature in meaningful
ways.
In order to effectively communicate to both our own membership and to the global community
in ways that keep our message relevant, we must consciously and intentionally nurture our Identity, ourConsistency and our Stewardship.
1. Identity:   One of the signature organizational trends of the last decade emphasizes theimportance and value of effective “branding” as a means of strengthening an organization both from within
and from the perspective of the organization’s current and potential “clients.”  Branding is not the same as“marketing”, and need not carry the negative associations that word often carries.  Work around developing
a Cumberland Presbyterian “brand” is work that aims to:a.  improve clarity around and understanding of our mission,b.  promote a disciplined approach to ensuring that the myriad activities of the Ministry Councilalign with that mission, andc.   establish a clear rallying point and a source of inspiration and information for Cumberland
Presbyterians around the globe.
It is an established principle of organizational dynamics that a clear vision describing theorganization’s goals and its trajectory toward those goals can help motivate its members to action.   IfChristianity is a verb, then having “motivation to action” as a goal of the Communications Ministry will bea good thing.
2. Consistency:   Now that the internet—and specifically, the worldwide web—has become
ubiquitous and a primary source of information, uniformity, or consistency in the “look and feel” of anorganization’s communications has become one hallmark of success.  A sad but inescapable by-productof the digital age has been a shortened attention span in human beings.   It is important that we work
to condense and “standardize” our communications—in all their various forms—to the greatest extent
possible and practical, to insure that we are delivering our message in ways that either satisfy needs quickly,
or encourage “persistence” in further study, thought or action.
3. Stewardship:  The Call to be good stewards of the gifts we’ve been given is neither new nor
old-fashioned.  In fact, perhaps more than ever before, effective stewardship of our resources is not onlya Christian imperative, but has emerged as an absolute economic necessity as well.   The Cumberland
Presbyterian Church has become a denomination of many faces.  To some, it may be The Cumberland
Presbyterian magazine, or The Missionary Messenger.  To others, Cumberland Presbyterianism may besummed up in our presence on a social media site, one of the denominational web sites, cumberlist, CP
Updates, or any of several other electronic or print media.  To some, unfortunately, the denomination has
likely become a seemingly endless series of mailings, many of which are very similar.  To be good stewards,
we must find ways of avoiding redundancies and take advantage of opportunities for consolidation.
B. GENERAL INFORMATION
1. ELECTED TEAM MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS
Members Whose Terms Expire In 2012
(1)Rev. James D. McGuire, Presbytery of East Tennessee, Synod of the Southeast
Members Whose Terms Expire In 2013
(1)Mr. Paul Earheart-Brown, Faith Congregation, West Tennessee Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers
Members Whose Terms Expire In 2014
(2) Ms. B. Denise Adams, Rose Hill Congregation, Arkansas Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers(1) Rev. Michael Clark, Murfreesboro Presbytery, Tennessee Synod(1) Ms. Dusty Luthy Shull, New Hope Congregation, Covenant Presbytery, Synod of the Midwest
In January 2012, the following returning CMT Elected Team Member was recommended by the
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Rev. James D. McGuire, Presbytery of East Tennessee, Synod of the Southeast to succeed himself for athree-year term.
2. STRUCTURE AND STAFF
Mark J. Davis is the Team Leader for the Communications Ministry Team.  At the direction of
the Ministry Council, our Senior Art Director, Sowgand Sheikholeslami, transferred from the Missions
Ministry Team to the CMT as of January 1, 2012.  With this transfer comes the implementation of a job
tracking/workflow management system, intended to facilitate more control over our printing and publishingcosts.  Ministry Teams and the Ministry Council will “contract” with the CMT for editorial, layout, design,and printing services, and will be charged back for each job based on actual costs (printing, materials, etc.)
plus a fully-loaded hourly rate derived from CMT staff members’ salary and benefits.  Benefits expectedfrom this change include: a more accurate costing and budgeting model associated with printing/publishingprojects, a more effective and efficient use of limited human resources, and greater accountability in termsof our ability to determine the true value of a printing/publishing job before initiating it.  The CMT is also
served on a part-time basis by Joyce Reeves in a secretarial capacity.  The Team Members meet a minimumof twice annually during regularly-scheduled Ministry Council meetings.  Any other business is conducted
electronically.
C. WORK OF THE COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY TEAM
1. THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN		
a. Mission
The purpose of The Cumberland Presbyterian magazine is to engage, inspire and unify
members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  The magazine is published 11 times per year, with theNovember and December issues comprising a combined issue.
		b. Editorial policy
The Cumberland Presbyterian is a medium for the communication of the gospel ofsalvation through Jesus Christ.  The magazine will provide unbiased reporting of news, and will allow
for open discussion of theological, social, cultural and denominational issues.  Signed editorials express
the views of the Editor and not necessarily those of the administrative agency, the Ministry Council. All
submissions—both solicited and unsolicited—will be subject to editing.   Not all submissions will be
published.  Photographic images in any form will not be returned, but will be sent to the Archives of theHistorical Foundation.
		c. Circulation
As of the March 2012 issue, paid circulation averaged around 2,200 per month.
		d. Subscriptions
The rates for subscriptions have not changed since the last General Assembly and may now
be purchased on-line at http://ministrycouncil.cumberland.org/subscription. Current subscription rates are:1)  $25.00 per year; $45.00 for two years2)  $22.00 per year when prepaid in groups of five or more3)  $2.27 per issue for billed subscriptions (minimum of five)4)  $20.00 per year for churches that adopt the New Member Plan, providing a
subscription to each new member family for one year		e. Advertising
Advertisements for open church staff positions will be listed once at no charge to thechurch placing the advertisement.  Congregations wishing to print memorials or to advertise items for saleor upcoming events are encouraged to do so for a nominal advertising fee of $5.00 per column inch.  Fullpage commercial advertisements (e.g., books, events not sanctioned by an agency of the denomination, etc.)
are $300.00.  Half-page commercial advertisements are $175.00.  Quarter-page commercial advertisements
are $100.00.  And eighth-page commercial advertisements are $75.00.  All commercial advertisements
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f. Current status
The magazine began a couple of new columns this year as it looks toward expanding anddiversifying content.  The Reader’s Forum will be a column dedicated to readers expressing their points ofview on topics of interest to both to Cumberland Presbyterians specifically, and to Christians in general, as
they strive to live their faith in the 21st century.  Kids’ Page is a new column developed expressly for young
Cumberland Presbyterians, and expands on the regular column written by Davie Peppers (who has now
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the content will be targeted toward late adolescents and early teens, accordingly.  Finally, we have begun
a Cumberland Cooks column which celebrates that penchant of Cumberland Presbyterians to express theirconnectedness through sharing meals.   With these new offerings, we’re attempting to respond to someof the excellent input we received via the survey distributed at the 2011 General Assembly and CPWM
Convention, as well as the fall meetings of most presbyteries.
The Cumberland Presbyterian is a member of the Associated Church Press (ACP), and subscribes
to both the Religion News Service (RNS), and Associated Press (AP).
2. MINISTRY COUNCIL WEB SITE (ministrycouncil.cumberland.org)
The Communications Ministry Team has received many positive comments and affirmations
around our new website, launched in September of 2011.  The Advent/Christmas season presented us with
an opportunity to add special content to the front page in the form of a Christmas greeting we received from
Reverend Roy Hall, of Robert Donnell Presbytery.  We also worked with the Discipleship Ministry Teamto provide on-line purchasing and access for the new youth ministry curriculum, Faith Out Loud!, which
has been very well received.  Additionally, we have added audio, video, and on-line event registration
capabilities.   Finally, with the assistance of some part-time help, we recently completed populating theeVotions page with archival devotions, going back to the program’s beginning in September 2010.  We are
now able to collect meaningful web traffic analysis that will allow us to tailor the functionality of the site toour most frequent users’ needs.
3. UNIFIED PUBLICATIONS TASK FORCEAt the direction of the Ministry Council in January 2011, the Communications Ministry Team
convened a task force charged with exploring the possibility of a single-source, unified publication which
would—among other goals—answer the question, “What kind of publication would it take to generate
excitement and interest in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and its mission in the world?”  The Task
Force developed a robust survey and a series of guidelines to follow in conducting focus groups.  Surveys
were distributed at the 2011 General Assembly, the 2011 CPWM Convention, meetings of Presbytery,
CPYC, and sent out in mass emailings.  At its meeting in January 2012, the Ministry Council received thereport of the Task Force.  (Appendix F)  After review of the report, the Ministry Council directed the Task
Force to take the following actions:•  present a plan to the Ministry Council in April for having digital versions of both The Cumberland
Presbyterian magazine and The Missionary Messenger available online by January, 2013, and a plan for
determining those who do not prefer to receive paper copies.
•  adjust print runs of The Missionary Messenger to better align with distribution by April 2012
(completed)
4. DENOMINATIONAL NEWS MEDIA
We wish also to draw attention to CP Updates as a means of sharing news, updates, concerns, prayer
and ministry opportunities.  CP Updates is an email newsletter that can be accessed through subscription or
online at http://www.cpmag.org/cpupdates.php.
In addition to CP Updates, the CMT employ a commercial mass-email service (soon to be replacedby the same functionality through the Ministry Council website), Facebook postings, and as time andresources permit, cumberlist.
5. COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRY TEAM WORKFLOW
Pursuant to the resource stewardship and consistency portions of our mission, the CMT have worked
with the other ministry teams to improve both collaboration and CMT workflow.  Besides implementationof a common tool for use in event registration we recently launched a web-based project management
application which will help greatly not only in tracking and normalizing the activities associated with ourmany collaborative projects, but by helping to identify potential resource constraints before they occur, thus
allowing us to execute our processes in more efficient and effective ways.

III. DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY TEAM
Reverend Elinor Swindle Brown, Team Leader

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Christian Discipleship is the life and practice of following Jesus Christ.
One may know about Jesus and even believe in Jesus as an important historical and spiritual
figure. But one becomes a disciple of Jesus by entering into a personal relationship with him and making
him the guiding force of one’s life. A disciple is not a “Jesus admirer” but a servant who follows faithfully
and willingly.
A disciple is a student—a life-long learner. Christian disciples devote their lives to the reading andstudying of God’s inspired word as found in the Old and New Testaments, and come to know the teachingsof Jesus through them and through interaction with others who share this identity.
Prayer, worship, life experiences and God’s grace enable disciples to develop a personal relationshipwith God through Jesus Christ. By being totally committed to Christ, disciples find their primary identity
in him. Their faith is nurtured, shaped, and then expressed in and through the faith community called the“church.”Disciples exhibit joy, peace, humility, self-control, and are guided in all things by love, God’s
greatest command. Through love, disciples are peacemakers and seek to relate to others with kindness,
integrity, generosity, and patience.
Disciples follow the example of Jesus, and give themselves—their time, energy, and money—tofurthering God’s kingdom by witnessing to the Good News, ministering to and with persons who are poorand those who are marginalized.
Above all, disciples share the love and grace of Jesus Christ with others, inviting them to a new life
in Christ.—Discipleship Statement from the Discipleship Ministry Team.
It is the purpose of the Discipleship Ministry Team to encourage and support the ministry of all
Cumberland Presbyterian Churches to make disciples according to the above statement.
B. GENERAL INFORMATION
1. DMT ELECTED TEAM MEMBERS
Members whose terms expire in 2012(1)Ms. Joanna D. Bellis, Missouri Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers(3)Rev. Jeffrey A. Gehle, Red River Presbytery, Mission Synod(3)Rev. Kip Rush, Nashville Presbytery, Tennessee Synod
Members Whose Terms Expire In 2013
(2)Rev. Mindy Acton, Grace Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast(3)Rev. Tom Martin, Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast(3)Rev. Vernon Sansom, Jr., Red River Presbytery, Mission Synod
Members whose terms expire in 2014
(2)Rev. Aaron Ferry, Presbytery of East Tennessee, Synod of the Southeast(1)Ms. Samantha Hassell, Covenant Presbytery, Synod of the Midwest
The terms of Joanna Bellis, Reverend Jeff Gehle and Reverend Kip Rush expire in 2012.   Jeffand Kip have faithfully served three terms and are not eligible to be re-elected.  We thank them for theirfaithful service, generous spirit and bubbling creativity.  Alan Butler from Trinity Congregation, Red River
Presbytery, Mission Synod, has also resigned.
In January 2012, the following future and returning DMT Elected Team Members were recommended
by the DMT and elected by the Ministry Council to terms beginning after General Assembly:
Joanna D. Bellis, Orange Congregation, Missouri Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers,
to succeed herself for a three-year term.
Rachel Cook, Scottsboro Congregation, Robert Donnell Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast,
to a three-year term.
LeIla Dixon, Marshall Congregation, Trinity Presbytery, Mission Synod, to fill the 2-year unexpired
term of Alan Butler.
Christian Smith, Silverdale Congregation, Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast,
to a three-year term.
2. STAFF MEMBERS
The new DMT Leader is Reverend Elinor Swindle Brown as of January 1, 2012.  Elinor has worked
for the denomination for nearly two decades.  Most recently, she served as the Coordinator of Children
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Presbytery and attend the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Germantown.  They have one adult daughter
Sydney.
Our Administrative assistant, Christine Tyler retired on December 31, 2011 after serving the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church for more than forty-three years.   Chris came to the board as the first
African-American full-time employee of the denomination.  DMT staff will miss Chris’ humble strength,knowing smile, and loving spirit.  The Church is blessed by God to have had such a dedicated and competentperson in this position all these years.
The position of Coordinator of Children and Family Ministry is open at this time.  Interviews will
be underway in March and the team hopes to have someone in this position soon after.
The remaining staff are as follows: Matthew Gore, Coordinator of CP Resources and Promotion
since 1992; Susan Groce, Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ministry since 2008; and Cindy Martin,
Coordinator of Adult and Third Age Ministry since 2011 (with DMT since 1998).
C. WORK OF THE DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY TEAMThe Discipleship Ministry Team (DMT) and the United Board of Christian Discipleship (UBCD),
a board made up of the DMT and the General Assembly Mission Board of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church in America, continue to evaluate and plan all programs and events sponsored by the two groups.
Each program and event listed below has a designation as to whether it is sponsored by the DMT or jointly
through the UBCD or the Mission Ministry Team (MMT).
1. PROGRAMS INITIATED
		a.  Pre-GA Workshop will be led by the Young Adult Ministry Council (YAMC). The topic
of the workshop is “ministry with and to young adults.”
		b.  More CPCA Leaders are needed for DMT events, so DMT is making an even more
intentional effort to gather names of leadership from the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America(CPCA).  If you have worked with CPCA leaders in your area that are gifted in the ministries associatedwith the DMT, email Elinor Brown at esb@cumberland.org.
		c.  Two Papers are being presented to the Theology and Social Concerns Committee.  Youthfrom the Youth Ministry Planning Council (YMPC) are writing a paper on “Bullying in Young People.”
Young Adults from YAMC are writing a paper on “Abuse and Domestic Violence in Young Adults.”
		d.  Journey of Faith will be revised this year.
		e.   Koinonia: Young Adult Conference is being planned by the Young Adult MinistryCouncil of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America.
Koinonia is Greek for communion by intimate participation in community.  This will be an occasion for the
young adult community to gather for a time of spiritual renewal.  Together we will focus on Acts 2:42 whichstates, “They committed themselves to the teaching of the apostles, the life together, the common meal,
and the prayers.”  Together we will worship, de-stress, pray, gather, have fun, study, and build community.
Koinonia is for individuals ages 18-35: young adults out of high school, college-age, working, single,
married, divorced, spouses, and their children.  This event will be held on the Carnival cruise ship, Elation,
and will leave New Orleans on January 31, returning on February 4, 2013.  Registration begins April 1,
2012.  Childcare is provided.  Information is available at www.koinoniayac.org.
		f.  A Cumberland Presbyterian Student Ministry is under development at Bethel University.  
An organization meeting and dessert party was held on February 15 at the home of Jon and Myra Carlock.  
A core group has been established to undertake the formal process in becoming a student organization.  Thatgroup includes Leanne Kerner (Covenant), Madison Rush (Nashville), Erin Swindle (Grace), and CJ Cassel(Nashville).
		g.  Book/Film Reviews will be a new item for adults on the DMT website. Several ministers
have been asked to write reviews of books and films of interest to Cumberland Presbyterian adults.  Reviews
are scheduled to be online this spring.
2. PROGRAMS CONTINUED
		a.   CP Resources are uniquely Cumberland resources available to Cumberland
congregations.   In 2011, 36,035 items sold and 2,282 orders were shipped.   In 2011, our gross annual
revenue was $183,514.58.
		b.  Presbyterial Packets are now being sent to presbyterial Boards of Christian Educationand information included in them is also being put on the website at http://ministrycouncil/cumberland.org.
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all presbyteries and their boards to invite any of our staff to listen, consult, help plan or train within thebounds of the presbyteries.  Cindy Martin provided training for new Board of Christian Education (BCE)
members in Columbia Presbytery in February 2012.  Reverend Elinor Brown was among the leadershipof an intergenerational retreat event at Sturgis, Kentucky, Church in March and preached at Mt. Zion,
Columbus, Mississipi, Church in March.  Susan Groce will lead camp leader trainings on April 28th for
Murfreesboro Presbytery and on May 5th for the Presbytery of East Tennessee.  Reverend Kip Rush willlead a camp leader training event on May 11-12 for Trinity Presbytery on behalf of DMT.
		d.  The 2012 Forum, a leader development event for all Cumberland Presbyterians, will beheld November 7-9, 2012, at the Stephen Olford Center in Memphis, Tennessee.  The theme will again be“How to’s:  Equipping Congregations with Tools of the Trade” due to the fact that the 2011 Forum was able
to only touch on a limited number of elements within this very broad and important topic.  Cost: $190 for ashared room/food, $290 for a single room/food, $330 for a couple with a non-registering spouse/food, $375
for a couple/food, $100 for commuters.
		e.  The Event: Elder Training will be held in different regions during January and Februaryof 2013.  The theme will focus on elder training since a similar event proved to be helpful.  Look for more
information later this year.  Please let us know if there are churches which would be interested in hostingthese events.
		f.  Cumberland Presbyterian Youth Conference (CPYC) will move to Bethel University in2012.  It will be held July 8-13, 2012.  The theme is “Like Our Life Depends on It.”  Reverend Perryn Riceand Jill Carr will serve as worship leaders.  We are looking forward to this move and where God is taking
us in this ministry with young people.  This ministry is in partnership with the CPCA.  Cost: $275.
		g.   The Youth Mission Immersion Trip to Uganda will be underway during General
Assembly 2012.  The team will be working with CP missionaries Kenneth and Delight Hopson and consistsof 26 youth and adults.  Participants will conduct sports camps and do evangelism.  This is a joint ministry
between the Missions and Discipleship Ministry Teams, led by Reverend Lynn Thomas and assisted byNona Thomas and Susan Groce.
		h.  The Youth Evangelism Conference will be held December 27-30, 2012 in Little Rock,Arkansas.   The theme is “Follow Me.”   David Bowden will serve as keynote speaker.   B.J. Mathis iscoordinating this event which is a partnership between the Discipleship and Missions Ministry Teams.  
Cost: Earlybird (by Oct. 1) $209, Regular (by Dec. 1) $229, Late (Dec. 2-27 as space allows).
		i.   Presbyterian Youth Triennium will be held July 16-20, 2013 at Purdue University.
Planning is underway.  Susan Groce, Reverend Mark Brown and Reverend Aaron Ferry serve as Ministry
team staff.  Production team members include: Jeff Ingram (West Tennessee), Noah Quinton (Covenant),
Laura Heflin (West Tennessee), Susi Franco (East Tennessee), Carolina Gillis (Robert Donnell), Devin
Rush (Nashville), Allison Carr (Missouri), and Houston Brown (Red River).  This is a joint ministry with
the PC (USA) and the CPCA.
		j. eVotions continue to be used by Cumberland Presbyterians.   One congregation has
encouraged its members to make the eVotions page their homepage.  They have said “When we start our daywith a ‘healthy breakfast’—God’s daily bread—we stay nourished throughout the day.”  Church members
are also posting it on Facebook for family and friends to read.  There is an entire archive of eVotions online,from 2010 to present.  Plans are being made to include an index to search these by a writer’s name.
		k. The CP Handbook is being reprinted and will be offered at a reduced price due to lower
printing costs.  The cost was $22.95 and the new cost is $9.95, a savings of $11.00/copy.
		l. Faith Out Loud is a curriculum for Cumberland Presbyterian young people written
by Cumberland Presbyterians.  We are completing our first year of Faith Out Loud, which was initiatedFall 2011.  Writers have included: Reverend Andy McClung, Samantha Hassell, Luke Lawson, Reverend
Michael Clark, Reverend Darren Kennemer, and Whitney Brown.  Studies cover a variety of scriptures andtopics, including CP specific topics.  Faith Out Loud can be used in a church school or other youth groupsetting.
		m. A Study Guide for the Confession of Faith is available in book form now for $5.15.
		
n. What Cumberland Presbyterians Believe has been reprinted and is available for $12.95.  
We Believe and So We Speak is in the process of being reprinted.  These books are companion volumes.
		o.  Certification of Youth Ministers was approved at the 181st General Assembly.  Promotionof this program is underway and all are rejoicing in the Church’s official recognition of the Call of persons
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p. Encounter Winter 2011-12 and Spring 2012 issues have been printed and delivered.
Writers included Lezlie Daniel and Reverend Byron Forester.  The Summer 2012 materials are in process.
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Beginning with the Spring 2012 edition, a large print student book will be available for $4.95, a nominal
increase of $.90 from the regular print student book.  Reverend Cardelia Howell-Diamond and Reverend
Lisa Scott are currently writing the leader guides.
3. PROGRAMS ACCOMPLISHED		a.  The Forum was held November 2-5, 2011.  There were 11 participants new to DMT
events and 12 participants who had been to past events.  Participants from 12 presbyteries were in attendance:
Choctaw (2), Cumberland (2), East Tennessee (1), Grace (1), Hope (2), Murfreesboro (1), Nashville (2),
Red River (4), Robert Donnell (1), Trinity (2), West Tennessee (5) and Huntsville, CPCA (1).  All of thesepresbyteries were represented at Miniversities in past years except Huntsville CPCA.  There were 7 firsttime-to-attend leaders including two who were from outside the CPC.
		b.   CP Faith in 3D was held January 13-16, 2012 with nearly 150 CPs in attendance.  
Reverend Lynn and Nona Thomas and Reverend Milton and Francia Ortiz served as speakers during themissions education portion of Imaginations.  Also serving in leadership from the CPC: Tyler Spradling(Tusculum), Bevin Kurtz (St. Luke, Texas), Reverend Aaron Ferry (West Nashville), Joanna Bellis(Brenthaven), Reverend Elinor Brown, Reverend Mark Brown and Jaime Groce (Germantown).  Serving
on College Crew from the CPC were Emily Trapp (1st CPC Olive Branch), Noah Quinton (Sturgis), Ean
Taylor, Brittany Stevens and Taylor Young (Tusculum), Rachel Betty (Brush Hill), Micah Watson (Jerusalem
CPC) and Natalie Cucinotta (Marshall).  Beth-el Farm Worker’s Mission was a recipient of the offering
taken on Sunday evening.  Executive Director Dave Moore spoke to all participants on the importance of
this ministry.
		c. The Forum was recently evaluated by staff who determined that its focus needed to shift.  
It will now become a way to share information from The Forum and to promote the upcoming Forum aswell as other events.  The new title will be Forum Notes.  The first issue was distributed in February.  Please
send e-mail addresses for people to receive this newsletter to chm@cumberland.org.
D. CERTIFICATION OF YOUTH MINISTERS BY THE
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The following is an explanation and recommendation for creating a certification process for Christian
Educators.  Christian Education is the Church’s efforts to help each and every person grow personally andspiritually.  Christian education or discipleship is every effort by the Christian community to reach out tothe persons with the love of God as revealed to us in Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church has a longstanding history for helping people to discern theircalls.  The call to Christian education is a unique and valid call and should be recognized as such.  There isa need to officially recognize the call, lifting up through certification those who feel this call, and validate
the call with an official designation.
Certification in Christian Education offered by presbyteries should be created out of the desire ofindividuals to serve the church more effectively and with excellence.  When persons are hired or contracted
in the local church, consideration should be given to their training qualifications.  Certification provides
biblical and theological training, knowledge of Cumberland Presbyterian structure and resources, skill
development, support, and accountability.
Certification is the way the Cumberland Presbyterian Church can recognize that an individual has
been called and is willing to serve, and has made a commitment to fulfill the required standards for academic
training, experience, and continuing study needed to serve with excellence in the area of discipleship.
A certification process in which candidates are cared for under a presbytery’s Committee on the
Ministry will provide for accountability, training, and support during the certification process.   Thoseseeking certification will be under the care of presbytery as candidates for certification and, therefore, will
not be licensed.
CALL
A person who is experiencing a call to ministry in the area of Christian education may graduallygrow in awareness and certainty with respect to the call.  It is often helpful to share one’s experiences withothers, such as one’s pastor.
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REQUIREMENTS
The first official step to be taken by someone called to Christian education is for the person toconfer with the pastor and session of the church to which she or he belongs and to ask for a recommendation
to the presbytery to be received as a candidate for certification in Christian education.
The second step is to contact the chairperson or a member of the Committee on the Ministry of thepresbytery for a conference regarding the desire to become a candidate for Christian education certification
under the care of the presbytery.  The letter of recommendation from the session should be presented to thecommittee at this conference.
At the first meeting with the committee, the person seeking to become a candidate for Christianeducation certification may expect to be examined with respect to personal religious experience, motives
leading to the seeking of certification for Christian education and the internal call to it, with plans foreducation.
The third step in the process is coming before presbytery to be received as a candidate for Christianeducation.  This action will be taken on recommendation from the Committee on the Ministry and following
the meeting with the committee.  The candidate will be expected to respond to further questions which
members of the presbytery may have and should be prepared to give a statement regarding the desire to
become a certified Christian educator in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
After being received as a candidate for the certification of Christian education, the person is “under
the care” of the presbytery and is directly responsible to the Committee on the Ministry.  This means thatthe candidate will be expected to confer periodically with the committee regarding what he/she is doing in
preparation for Christian education ministry as the committee requires.  The committee has the authority todirect the candidate in such preparation as is required for certification and the responsibility to determine
when the candidate has met these requirements.
The fourth and final step in becoming a certified Christian educator in the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church is certification.   When the Committee on the Ministry determines that a candidate has met therequirements for certification, it will recommend to the presbytery that such action be taken.  At the time
the report of the committee is considered by the presbytery, the candidate will be expected to respond tofurther questions which members of the presbytery may have.  On approval of the recommendation of thecommittee, the presbytery will proceed to certify the candidate or to set a time for a commissioning service
to be held.  The presbytery shall require that a candidate for certification have a call to a ministry approvedby the presbytery before proceeding with the certification.
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Individuals seeking certification in Christian education in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
must meet the following standards.
•  Must be a member in a Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
•  Knowledge of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church’s structure, polity, resources, program, andmission.
•  Must meet the educational requirements outlined below.
Professional Track•   A graduate degree - Master’s degree in Religion or Theological Studies with an emphasis
on Christian education or its equivalent with a concentration in Christian education from an accredited
institution.
•  Must include Cumberland Presbyterian History & Doctrine and Cumberland Presbyterian Polity.
SAMPLE Course of Study could include:
Core Courses
Introduction to Interpreting the Old Testament
Introduction to Interpreting the New Testament
Christian Beliefs
Introduction to Church History
Introduction to Evangelism
Mission of the Church

3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
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Christian Education Courses
21 hrs.
Electives
9 hrs.
(Includes CP History & Doctrine and CP Polity)
Total					48 hrs.

Undergraduate/Paraprofessional Track•  A certificate in Christian Education - through an accredited course of study•  Plus - Cumberland Presbyterian History & Doctrine and Cumberland Presbyterian Polity.
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN STUDIES: Understanding of and grounding in Cumberland Presbyterian
doctrine and polity, and history.  The course may include a study of doctrine, general rules, social principals,
and polity of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church as founded in the Confession of Faith and the history of
the CPC.
PROFESSIONAL OR UNDERGRADUATE/PARAPROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION: Professional
certification is available to persons with an undergraduate degree, seeking a graduate degree in an area ofspecialization.
Undergraduate or Paraprofessional certification is available to persons who may not have an
undergraduate degree and are working in areas of specialized ministry.  Not all paraprofessional certification
courses carry academic credit.  This certification is designed for persons seeking training in a specialized
ministry.
CERTIFICATION BENEFITS•  Those entering the care of a presbytery will be awarded all support, both financial and counsel,
given to candidates on track to be ordained to word and sacrament.
•  The Cumberland Presbyterian Church’s recognition of the call to Christian education as a valid
call.
RECEIVING CANDIDATESThe reception of candidates for the ministry shall be at a duly constituted meeting of presbytery.
Following the examination of the candidate and the various testimonials that may be given, a member of theCommittee on the Ministry or a person appointed for that purpose shall address the candidate as follows:
The Presbytery of _________________of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, having heard thetestimonials on your behalf and having sustained your examination thus far, now requires you to makeanswer to the following questions:
I.  As far as you know your heart, do you believe yourself to be called by God to the office of theChristian ministry?
II.   Do you promise, in reliance upon the grace of God, to maintain a Christian character andconduct, and to be diligent and faithful in making full preparation for the ministry?
III.  Do you promise to work with the presbytery through its committee on the ministry in mattersthat pertain to your preparation for the ministry?
IV.  Do you now desire to be received by this presbytery as a candidate for Christian education
ministry in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church?
Following formal reception by the presbytery, the person presiding shall offer an appropriate prayer.
Following the prayer, with the congregation standing, the person presiding shall address the candidate as
follows:
In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the great head of the church, I do now declare by the authorityof this presbytery that you are acknowledged and received as a candidate for certification of Christianeducation in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and I now direct that your name be entered on the roll of
the presbytery as a candidate for Christian education.
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bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift up
the light of his countenance upon you and give you peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Proper record of the reception shall be made in the minutes of presbytery.
COMMISSIONING/INSTALLATION of CERTIFIED CHRISTIAN EDUCATORS
Christian Educators shall be certified by presbytery or by a commission of presbytery.  The service
of installation shall include a sermon appropriate to the occasion, a brief explanation of the nature of theChristian education minister relation, and the asking of the following questions:
To the Christian educator:
I.  Are you willing to assume the responsibilities as Christian educator of this church, according to
the agreements made in your acceptance of the call?
II.  Do you believe that in taking upon you these responsibilities you are influenced by a sincere
desire to promote the glory of God and the good of the church?
III.  Do you solemnly covenant that, in reliance upon the grace of God, you will endeavor faithfully
to fulfill the responsibilities of a certified Christian educator to this church, to teach and preach the Wordof God to all people, to be an advocate for all people, and to lead this church in its witness and ministry to
those individuals, as God gives you wisdom and strength?
asked:

When these questions have been answered in the affirmative, the following questions shall be

To the congregation:
I.  Are you willing to enter into the relation with this person whom you have called to be a Christianeducator?
II.  Do you covenant to encourage and assist him or her in the ministry which you share with him
or her in this congregation?
I1I.  Do you covenant that through your stewardship and prayers you will continue that material andspiritual support by which he or she will be sustained in his or her ministry with you?
When these questions have been answered in the affirmative, the presiding minister shall say:
I now declare that____________ has been called and certified as Christian educator of this congregation,agreeable to the Word of God and according to the government of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Therefore, ___________is entitled to all support, encouragement, and honor in the Lord. In the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The presiding minister, or one appointed for the purpose, shall then deliver an appropriate charge to
the Christian educator and to the congregation to fulfill the covenant made between them.  Then, by prayer,
the minister shall commend them to the grace of God and to God’s holy keeping.
RECOMMENDATION 1: That the 182nd General Assembly approve the proposed Programfor Certification of Christian Educators by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and recommend
its use to the church.
E. WORK OF THE UNITED BOARD OF CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP (UBCD)The United Board of Christian Discipleship (UBCD) met on January 26, 2012, to review ministry
programs and generally evaluate the work of the UBCD.   Updates were made on the Youth Ministry
Planning Council, the Cumberland Presbyterian Youth Conference (July 8-13, 2012, Theme: Like Your
Life Depends on It), Presbyterian Youth Triennium (July 16-20, 2013), the Young Adult Ministry Planning
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UBCD worked on benchmarks for each of its events and will continue to be more intentional about bothdoing and encouraging cooperative work between the two denominations.

IV. MISSIONS MINISTRY TEAM
Reverend George R. Estes, Team Leader

A. INTRODUCTION
1. PURPOSE AND MEETINGS
God’s mission is the Church’s reason for being.  It is, therefore, the purpose of the Missions Ministry
Team to serve as an enabling agency of the General Assembly’s Ministry Council whereby the congregationsof the Cumberland Presbyterian Church are better equipped to address God’s mission of redemption andreconciliation.  Specifically, the Missions Ministry Team facilitates those phases of the Church’s mission
which are concerned with outreach in terms of evangelism and the establishing of congregations, and othermeans of Christian witness in the USA and around the world.
As an enabling agency, it shall be the purpose of the Missions Ministry Team to serve congregations
through a dual endeavor: (1) Through the creation and dissemination of information and materials designed
to create evangelistic and missionary action, thus enabling congregations to fulfill their mission of outreachin their local communities, in the nation, and in the world as a whole; (2) Through the coordination andsupervision of such field programs of outreach which require the cooperative effort of all the congregations
working through the Missions Ministry Team.  To this end, the Missions Ministry Team shall gather funds
for mission and church extension activities of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and, it shall appoint,commission and send forth qualified missionaries.
The Missions Ministry Team has met twice since General Assembly in June 2011.
2. MMT ELECTED TEAM MEMBERS
Members whose terms expire in 2012
(1)Rev. Jimmy Byrd, Murfreesboro Presbytery, Tennessee Synod(1)Rev. James Barry, Tennessee/Georgia Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast(1)Mrs. Margie Vanderlaan, Grace Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast(1)Ms. Sherry Poteet, Trinity Presbytery, Mission Synod(3)Mrs. Athala Jaramillo, Grace Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast(3)Mrs. Robin McCaskey-Hughes, Red River Presbytery, Mission Synod
Members Whose Terms Expire In 2013
(1)Rev. Victor Hassell, Covenant Presbytery, Synod of the Midwest(2)Rev. Makihiko Arase, Japan Presbytery, Mission Synod(3)Mr. Mikel Davis, Red River Presbytery, Mission Synod(3)Mrs. Jo Ann Shugert, Red River Presbytery, Mission Synod(3)Mr. Sam Suddarth, Columbia Presbytery, Tennessee Synod
Members Whose Terms Expire In 2014
(1)Rev. James Buttram, Jr., East Tennessee Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast(2)Mrs. Nancy Gordon, North Central Presbytery, Synod of the Midwest(2)Rev. Ricardo Franco, Presbytery of East Tennessee, Synod of the Southeast(3)Mrs. Beverly Stott, West Tennessee Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers
Elected members having completed their terms of service on the Missions Ministry Team this year
are Athala Jaramillo and Robin McCaskey-Hughes.  The MMT is grateful for their diligent and faithfulservice.
In January 2012, the following returning and future MMT Elected Team Members were recommended
by the MMT and elected by the Ministry Council to terms beginning after General Assembly:
Reverend Jim Barry, Tennessee/Georgia Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast, to succeed himself fora three-year term, having filled a one-year unexpired term.
Mrs. Margie Vanderlaan, Grace Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast, to succeed herself for a three-year term.
Ms. Sherry Poteet, Trinity Presbytery, Mission Synod, to succeed herself for a three-year term.
Reverend Cardelia Howell-Diamond, Murfreesboro Presbytery, Tennessee Synod, to a three-year term.
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B. STAFF CHANGES
Marjorie Shannon, Administration and Finance, retired on December 31, 2011 after serving the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church for more than 20 years.  The Council and Missions Ministry Team express
their appreciation to Ms. Shannon for her contributions to the former Board of Missions and Missions
Ministry Team.  The Church is blessed by God to have had such a dedicated and competent person in thisposition all these years.
Jennifer “Jinger” Ellis, Administration and Finance, began work on November 14, 2011.   TheMMT was blessed to have the gift of resources to support a generous time of transition and training as Ms.
Shannon prepared to retire and Ms. Ellis trained to fill that key position.
Reverend T. J. Malinoski, Evangelism and New Church Development, began work January 9,
2012, following an extended call for applicants, the Ministry Council called Reverend Malinoski to servein this newly created position.  The job description was created following the General Assembly’s approvalof a ten-year evangelism plan, “Step Out!,” that included specific goals for evangelism and church planting,areas of need which had not been addressed due to lack of staff.  Reverend Malinoski has worked fromGreeneville, Tennessee during the first months of his employment; however, he expects to relocate with hisfamily to the Memphis area in July, 2012.
C. CONGREGATIONAL MINISTRIES
1. WOMEN’S MINISTRY
2011 Women’s Ministry Convention was held in Springfield, Missouri, June 21-23.  Officers are
Mary Ann Cole (President); Carla Bellis (President-elect); Martha Chambers (Past President); Glynda
Corbin (Secretary); and Sondra Gould (Secretary-elect).  The keynote speaker was Jennifer Rothschild,a widely-known speaker and conference leader from Springfield, Missouri.  The annual Bethel College
Scholarship was awarded to Anna Sweet from Knoxville, Tennessee, who was also the 2011 recipient.  Jo
Ann Shugert provided staff leadership as Convention Coordinator. Convention selected two projects for the
coming year of ministry – “Faith in 3-D” in partnership with the Discipleship Ministry Team and the 2013
“Salary for a Chaplain at the CP Children’s Home.” The 2012 Convention Offering was for “Prep 1:8”– amissionary recruitment and training program of the Missions Ministry Team.
		
a. Women Clergy – Clergy women were treated to a reception during General Assembly
2011, along with those who support them in their ministry.  This event is sponsored jointly by the Missions
Ministry Team, Memphis Theological Seminary, and Pastoral Development Ministry Team.  According to
the Office of General Assembly there are currently 913 total CP clergy, of which 121, or 13%, are women;in addition, there are 33 women Licentiates and 21 women candidates.
		
b. Looking to the Future - A third Women’s Conference is scheduled for July 2013 in the
Little Rock/Russellville, Arkansas area.  The theme will be “Rest, Renew, Restore.”  Women’s Ministry is
beginning a multi-year focus on the issue of Human Trafficking education, awareness and action.  Ideas andinformation will be made available at Convention 2012, and each subsequent Convention through 2015.  
We are also looking at new ways to provide enhanced training and support to regional officers/presidents inthe coming two years.
2. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONSThe Missions Ministry Team portion of the Ministry Council webpage of the denominational website
continues to be an effective resource for congregations and individuals.  The Missions News electronic
newsletter is distributed monthly to 982 subscribers at no charge.  The Missionary Messenger is available
in .pdf format within the Missions Team portion of the Ministry Council section of the denominational
website.  A survey has been published to ascertain the number of readers who would prefer to receive The
Missionary Messenger by electronic communication versus print through USPS.
D. SPECIAL SERVICES
1. LEADERSHIP REFERRAL SERVICES
Through the Leadership Referral Services, assistance is provided to church search committees andpastors seeking a call.  An Opportunities List is maintained on the Missions Team section of the MinistryCouncil website pages, along with downloadable Church Information Forms and Personal Information
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2. BIRTHPLACE SHRINE CHAPLAINCY
Since 1966, the Missions Ministry Team has provided a summer chaplaincy program at the
Birthplace Shrine in Montgomery Bell State Park.   The chaplain conducts Sunday morning worship at
the chapel and also visits the park guests, sharing information about the history of the denomination.  Theprogram runs from the first weekend in June through Labor Day weekend.  MTS student Jennifer Hayes
served as chaplain in 2011.
3. ECUMENICAL PARTNERSHIPS
Ecumenical partnerships continue to be a vital part of the work of the Missions Ministry Team.
Among the ministries supported by Cumberland Presbyterian workers and funds are the following: BethEl Farm Worker Ministry, Inc.; Project Vida (Texas-Mexico Border) Ministry; Coalition for Appalachian
Ministry; Appalachian Ministries Educational Resource Center (AMERC); National Farm Worker Ministry;
Ministry in Israel.
4. HEALTHY CONGREGATIONS INITIATIVEWith the Pastoral Development Ministry Team, MMT has co-sponsored the Healthy Congregations
Initiative.   A workshop at the 2011 Ministers Conference was led by consultant Dr. Jerry Harber.
Subsequently, the concept of a Pastor/Parish Relations Committee is being shared with interested sessions.
Essentially, the program features training of local church members to serve on a Pastor/Parish Committee
Relations Committee.  Interested congregations are urged to contact the Missions Ministry Team.
E. EVANGELISM AND CHURCH DEVELOPMENT
1. EVANGELISM EMPHASIS: “STEP OUT!”
The 181st General Assembly approved a ten-year denominational effort to promote evangelism,
church planting and missions expansion.  The Evangelism Task Force Plan, adopted by the GA, included thetheme, “Step Out! – Called to Tell, Sent to Share.”  The theme is based on Romans 10:15, “How beautiful
are the feet of those who preach the Good News!”  Step Out emphasizes evangelism and faith-sharing asa priority for the individual believer, local congregation, presbytery and denomination.  The plan features
goals for churches, presbyteries and denominational agencies, challenging Cumberland Presbyterians tointentionally bring the Good News to persons who do not know Jesus Christ.  Step Out is designed as a
grass-roots movement, encouraging us to meet people where they are, recognizing and respecting theirdiversity, and diligently committing ourselves afresh to the call of the Great Commission to make disciples
by sharing our faith.  The Step Out plan document is available at http://ministrycouncil.cumberland.org/
stepout.  Step Out will be featured in the Tuesday evening program of the General Assembly under the
direction of Reverend T. J. Malinoski, newly called to lead the Step Out emphasis as part of the MMT staff.
2. NEW CHURCH DEVELOPMENT (NCD) AND REDEVELOPMENT
In the absence of a staff person for this unit in 2011, the responsibilities for program support andsupervision for current NCD and redevelopment ministry continued, though efforts for new work weregreatly limited.  The Step Out emphasis includes challenging goals for church planting in each presbyteryof the denomination in this decade.  The Missions Ministry Team will assist with resources and counsel forpresbyterial supervision of these efforts.
In 2011, a pilot project for congregational revitalization was initiated, introducing trained “coaches”
to work with sessions and pastors.  As this project produces learnings, there will be opportunities to share
this approach more widely in the denomination.
3. YOUTH EVANGELISM CONFERENCE - 2012
“Follow” is the theme for the third Youth Evangelism Conference scheduled for December 27-30,
2012, at the 4-H Conference Center near Little Rock, Arkansas.  The conference represents a collaborative
effort between MMT and the Discipleship Ministry Team.   B. J. Mathis of the Winchester CP Church
staff is serving as coordinator for this event which has typically drawn some 200 youth and leaders fromacross the denomination.  Keynote speakers for the event will be David Bowden, Executive Director of“Give A Goat” and Kathleen Murphy, director of her outreach ministry, “My Own Backyard.”  Again thistime, conference attendees will get “outside the walls” to engage in service evangelism ministries.  Details
about the conference and registration information are available at: http://ministrycouncil.cumberland.org/
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4. CROSS CULTURE DEVELOPMENT (USA)		a. Change in Structure
When Reverend Lynn Thomas assumed the role of Director of Global Cross Culture
Missions in August 2011 with the semi-retirement of Reverend Robert Watkins, the responsibility for Cross
Culture (CC) Ministry came under the umbrella of Global Cross Culture Ministry.  Reverend Thomas had
been the director for Cross Culture Ministry (USA) for more than ten years.  At present he is directing bothareas, which previously were separate full-time staff positions; there is a need for a full-time staff person in
Cross Culture ministries, a vital growth area for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in the USA.  During
2011, the MMT explored using the assistance of Reverend Milton Ortiz, the team leader of the PDMT, tohelp with Hispanic Cross Culture Ministry USA.  This was a trial period to see if Reverend Milton Ortiz
would be able to guide the Hispanic part of our Cross Culture work in the USA as well as his PDMT
responsibilities.  After several months all parties recognized this temporary measure to be unworkablein light of his duties with PDMT and the expanding opportunities in Cross Culture Ministry in the USA.
Although it didn’t work out, the MMT appreciates the attempt by Milton to explore this option with us.
Our work with Cross Culture congregations in the USA, particularly in light of the different culturesand languages of these churches, has alerted the MMT to the difficulties many Cumberland Presbyterians
are facing today as they attempt to deal with the complexities of immigration.  Politicians and the press
are primarily focused on Hispanic immigrants, but immigration issues in the USA affect all CP immigrants(Koreans, Japanese, Sudanese and Latinos).  Together with the PMDT, MMT is conducting a pre-GA forum
on immigration issues at this meeting of the General Assembly.  Our intent is not political activism, buttheological reflection on the Christian response to the “stranger” and the role of the Church with respect toimmigrants.
		b. New Hispanic NCDs
A Hispanic New Church Development probe, approved by Grace Presbytery, was started
in Naples, Florida, in July 2011.  Reverend Ramon Garcia serves as the church planter.
A Hispanic New Church Development probe, approved by West Tennessee Presbytery, wasstarted in Memphis, Tennessee, near the close of 2011.  MTS student Johan Daza, originally from Andes
Presbytery in Colombia, serves as the church planter.
		c. Japanese Speaking NCD, Louisville, Kentucky
The Japanese speaking New Church Development (NCD) of Louisville and Lexington in
Cumberland Presbytery has made good progress this year under the direction of Reverend Iwao Satoh.
		d. Cross Culture Consultations
An important responsibility, and one that takes considerable time, is the consultant role
the MMT provides to organized Cumberland Presbyterian Cross Culture Churches and to Presbyteries andcommittees of presbyteries.  During the year there are many meetings and consultations given to our Cross
Culture Churches and our presbytery leaders as they seek to connect to the Church despite language andcultural barriers.
F. GLOBAL MISSIONS
1. MISSIONARY ENDORSEMENT, ITINERATION AND SUPPORTThe new Missionary Endorsement program approved by the 2011 General Assembly and enacted
now features 23 missionaries working in 15 countries.  Among the most recent missionaries are: Reverend
Danny and Joey Potts, deployed to teach in the Colegio Americano in Cali, Colombia in the fall of 2011,
and Reverend Carlos and Luz Dary Rivera, whose visas are pending.  They will be working in Mexico City.
Last year missionaries Reverend David and Reverend Sarah Lee (Laos/Cambodia) and Anay Ortega(Guatemala) were in the United States to visit congregations and help raise support.  Matt and Heather
Wallace (Myanmar) are in the US pursuing an advanced degree in microeconomics before their return inlate 2013 or early 2014.
During 2012 we expect several missionary visits to the USA.  The denominational website will
announce who is in the USA and the dates they will be in the USA.
For a listing of current missionaries, go to: http://www.cumberland.org/bom/globalmissions/
globalmissions.htm
The GA-approved Step Out evangelism program can have a significant impact on our mission
work.  It urges local churches to “adopt” an endorsed missionary family with ongoing financial support.
It desires all CP Churches to budget for missionary staff.  It also asks presbyteries to consider adopting a
mission field and helping support programs and projects on that mission field.  Further, it challenges the CP
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with the vision to develop significant work there such as we have in Colombia, Japan and Hong Kong.
Our missionaries are dependent on support from individuals and churches.  The Missions Ministry
Team also contributes to endorsed missionaries through OUO and designated missions funds.   In somecases we guarantee missionary support, picking up the shortfall when donations do not cover their salary/
benefit package.  It is our hope that more churches will budget for missionary support.  We are also looking
at how future MMT budgets, through OUO, can offer increased support for all endorsed CP missionaries.
2. PREP 1:8
In 2011 the Prep 1:8 missionary recruitment and training program was started.  Two training eventswith 10 participants have occurred since the last meeting of General Assembly.  The Prep 1:8 program
was developed to support the ambitious goal of a new mission field, with a view to deploying a team of
missionaries to a future mission field.
3. CP YOUTH TEAM TRIP, UGANDA, AFRICA
In cooperation with the Discipleship Ministry Team, the Missions Ministry Team will lead a CP
Youth Team to Uganda, Africa in the summer of 2012.  A full contingent of 20 students and 6 adults has
raised their own support and are preparing for this major mission endeavor.
4. VISITS TO NON-USA FIELDSIn 2011 MMT staff visited the following non-USA fields: Mexico, Philippines, Japan, South Korea
and Colombia.  In early 2012, staff visited Mexico, Guatemala, Hong Kong, and Laos/Cambodia.  Other
MMT consults will take place later in the year in other countries where mission work or missionaries
reside.  These visits are intended to gain information, give counsel, provide workshops and orientation, give
missionary encouragement, and learn so as to be better advocates for our mission work.
5. MEXICOThe Mexico Council has been in existence one year, and there are currently eight congregations
relating to the Council in two geographical areas, Mexico City and Juarez. As of this writing, Missionaries
Reverend Carlos and Luz Dary Rivera from Andes Presbytery (Colombia) are preparing to begin work with
the Mexico Council.
6. GUATEMALAThe Guatemala Clinic, administered by missionary Anay Ortega, continues to serve the children of
the Casa Shalom orphanage and a widening number of people in the vicinity of Guatemala City.  A local
pediatrician now works daily with the clinic.  Missionary Ortega was involved in evangelism to youth andchildren during 2011, reporting at least 200 confessions of faith.  She is also aggressively exploring CP new
church development in Guatemala.
7. SOUTH KOREAN COUNCIL OF CHURCHESThe congregations of South Korea are affiliated with East Tennessee Presbytery, and they work
together through a Korean Council.   In 2011, Justin Choi served as liaison between the MMT and the
Korean Council.
G. ASIA CONSORTIUM AND FUND DEVELOPMENT
In August 2011, Reverend Robert Watkins undertook the part-time position of Asia Consortium
Facilitator and Fund Developer for MMT and the Ministry Council.   He developed materials to assist
individuals and congregations in finding their passion as Christians and helping to make those dreams areality through their financial support.  The Asia Ministry Consortium, still in its planning stages, seeks tobring together representatives from all our work in Asia for fellowship, prayer, mission and mutual ministry.
H. MISSIONARY CRISIS TEAM AND CRISIS LINE OF CREDIT
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church continues to minister in areas of the world that are quite
dangerous for Christians.  Yet MMT seeks to advise missionaries and others as to ways to minimize personal
and property risk to the extent possible.
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event of a critical crisis involving a Cumberland Presbyterian missionary serving outside the United States.
A crisis contingency plan has been in place for more than twenty years, but it has been updated in light of newchallenges today.  In the event of an emergency involving one of our Cumberland Presbyterian missionaries,
there would likely be a need for immediate funding for travel of family members to safety, securing themission post, Crisis Team activities, and related expenses.  The recommendation below, endorsed by the
Ministry Council for presentation to the General Assembly, follows the process and wording of a previous
General Assembly’s action (1995) approving an emergency fund for the (then) Board of Missions, which
fortunately was never needed.
RECOMMENDATION 2: That the General Assembly authorize the Board of Stewardshipto loan to and/or guarantee a line of credit to the Missions Ministry Team for the Missionary Crisis
Team contingency fund up to $100,000, effective immediately upon request of the Missionary Crisis
Team.
I. MISSIONARIES TO CLOSED COUNTRIESThe CP Church has a considerable percentage of its endorsed missionaries working in closed
countries.  We do get reports from these missionaries and do post a safe version of those reports on our
website.  Unfortunately, we are unable to talk openly and in detail about a large part of our mission work.
J. LOAVES AND FISHES, GIFT TO THE KING, SECOND MILE PROJECTS,
BUILDERS FELLOWSHIP, WORLD EMERGENCY AND DISASTER FUNDS
In 2011, Cumberland Presbyterians generously responded to staggering humanitarian needs fornatural disaster relief in Japan, Guatemala, Colombia, Haiti and the United States. Second Mile gifts also
addressed hunger needs, clean water and health care.  Additionally, essential support was provided forevangelism and church planting.  Following are 2011 contributions for these special causes:
Loaves and Fishes:$42,237.52$54,429.50
Gift to the King:$16,459.31
Builders Fellowship:$77,095.80
World Emergency Fund (Japan, primarily):
Disaster Fund (tornado, flood in US):$14,766.70
Second Mile projects:$29,385.27$17,499.40
One Great Hour of Sharing:
K. COMMUNICATION AND PUBLICATION
1. THE MISSIONARY MESSENGER
The Missionary Messenger is an eight-page tabloid newspaper published bi-monthly and distributed
without charge to every active household in the denomination as that information is available.   TheMessenger is mailed to more than 18,000 households.  Readers who would prefer to receive the publicationelectronically rather than in print are asked to contact MMT with their email address.
2. MEMO
The Quarterly MEMO (Missions Engagement Ministry Outreach) Packet is produced and mailed
to pastors, session clerks, CPWM presidents and missions committee chairs each quarter.   The packet
includes flyers announcing Second Mile Projects and other missions activities, and a QME Bulletin insert.
3. QUARTERLY MISSIONS EMPHASIS BULLETIN (QME)
QME is a brief two-sided newsletter sent to churches through standing-order subscriptions.
The Missions Team distributes more than 19,000 bulletin inserts each quarter.  The QME bulletin insert
subscriptions will continue through 2012, but the publication will be discontinued in 2013 as the MMT feltthat the information was duplicated in other MMT publications.
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is especially designed for congregational use in worship and in other contexts.  The theme for the 2011
March of Missions was “Go!” – a Missions Self-Evaluation tool for churches and individuals.  In 2012, theMarch of Missions theme is “Eight Ways to Step Out,” emphasizing the Step Out evangelism movement.

V. PASTORAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY
Reverend Milton L. Ortiz, Ministry Team Leader

A. INTRODUCTION
1. LEADERSHIP AND STAFF
Reverend Milton L. Ortiz has served as Team Leader of the Pastoral Development Ministry Team
Leader (PDMT) since December 1, 2009.  The PDMT part-time secretary is Ms. Joyce Reeves (10-hour
position).
2. PDMT ELECTED TEAM MEMBERS
Members Whose Terms Expire In 2012(3)Rev. Mark Davenport, Robert Donnell Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast(1)Rev. Linda Snelling, Red River Presbytery, Mission Synod(2)Rev. Robert E. Shelton, Red River Presbytery, Mission Synod
Members Whose Terms Expire In 2013(2)Ms. Pat Owen, Covenant Presbytery, Synod of the Midwest (resigned)(1)Ms. Micaiah Thomas, Rocky Ridge Congregation, Grace Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast(3)Rev. Tommy Thompson, West Tennessee Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers
Members Whose terms expire in 2014
(1)Rev. Amber Clark, Murfreesboro Presbytery, Tennessee Synod(3)Rev. Don F. Thomas, West Tennessee Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers
Reverend Mark Davenport completed three terms and is not eligible for re-election.  In January
2012, the following returning PDMT Elected Team Members were recommended by the PDMT and electedby the Ministry Council to terms beginning after General Assembly:(2)Rev. Linda Snelling, Red River Presbytery, Mission Synod, to succeed herself for a three-year term.
(3)Rev. Robert E. Shelton, Red River Presbytery, Mission Synod, to succeed himself for a three-year term.
B. PURPOSE OF THE PASTORAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY TEAM
•  To keep God’s Call before the Church as a whole,•  To provide and promote a deeper biblical and theological understanding of ministry in the church,•  To nurture and care for ordained ministers and probationers, and•  To provide resources and events to improve the pastoral ministry of clergy.
C. WORK OF THE PASTORAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY TEAM
1. CURRENT PROGRAMS/PROJECTS		a. The Ministers Conference
Last year’s conference was held in Knoxville, Tennessee.  The theme of this conference
was “At the Edge of Effectiveness” and the plenary speaker was Reverend Dr. Rick Ezell.  A total of 75
ministers, probationers, and spouses attended the conference.  One of the participants said: “The ministers
conference was great.  I really enjoyed the lectures and their practical application.”  In the evaluation of
the past two conferences it was suggested to move the conference back to January or February.  The team
decided to offer a Ministers Retreat in July and have the Ministers Conference in January.   The 2013
Ministers Conference will be held January 22-24, at the First CP Church, Olive Branch, Mississippi.  Thetheme is “Stepping Out: Faith Sharing” (Acts 22:1-2) and the plenary speaker is Dr. Dori Baker, an ordained
United Methodist elder.  A class for PAS students will be offered before the conference, incorporating theguest lecturer.
		b. Healthy Congregations Initiative
A workshop on Healthy Congregations Initiative: The Pastor/Parish Relations Committee
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c. The Year of the Clergy
General Assembly established 2011 as the “Year of the Clergy” in the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church to bring attention to the needs of our clergy.  It also allowed for the establishment of aClergy Crisis Fund to provide financial support to clergy who are in crisis and in need of support and care.  
A number of promotional events were held during the year. Congregations, presbyteries, Women’s Ministry,
General Assembly, and other organizations within the church were invited to set aside time for prayers of
thanksgiving, blessing, and intercession for ordained ministers and to take a special offering during 2011 tosupport the Clergy Crisis Fund.
		d. Clergy Crisis Fund
The Pastoral Development Ministry Team was charged with the responsibility of setting
up this program.  The first challenge this team faced was establishing guidelines for administering the fund.  
The team established the following guidelines for requests from the Clergy Crisis Fund: the presbyteryof which the minister is a member must request assistance and be able and willing to match the amountprovided from the crisis fund.   These funds will be for emergency use only and will be a part of the
Clergy Care Committee’s duties.  They will also explore the need for counseling or additional support.  Thecircumstances approved for benefits from the Clergy Crisis Fund are:  1) death in the immediate family (i.e.
minister, spouse, dependent child); 2) out-of-pocket medical bills; 3) counseling; 4) termination (one time
expenditure); 5) other considerations will be taken under advisement.  No payment will exceed $500 per
year; counseling is paid at $20 per session with a maximum of $500.  The fund has $7, 453.34 in savingsand budgeted $12,000 for 2012.
		
e. Clergy Appreciation Month
The month of October is national Clergy Appreciation Month and the second Sunday is Clergy Appreciation
Sunday.  We encourage and remind all congregations of this opportunity to honor their clergy.
		f. Pastoral Encouragement
PDMT continues to give portable Communion sets to those who are newly ordained in
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  Also, when individuals become candidates, or become licentiates
PDMT provides them with books and a Confession of Faith as a way to congratulate them on their journey.
		g. Committees on Ministry and Clergy Care
The PDMT Leader has met with Committees on the Ministry and Clergy Care to establish
and maintain a working relationship, to introduce the Handbook for Committees on the Ministry or
Preparation for the Ministry, and to help committee members understand guidelines and procedural policies.
		h. Translation Program
PDMT in cooperation with the Discipleship Ministry Team has been working to translate
and print CP resources and update the Confession of Faith into the languages of the church.  The updateof the Confession of Faith in Korean is in process.  A grant from the CP Women’s Ministry for the amountof $10,350.84 has been received.  A meeting with Global representatives was held on January 2012 to talkabout what to translate.
		i. Spanish Program of Alternate Studies (PAS) and CPC Studies
The PDMT Leader has been in dialogue with the PAS Director regarding the future of PAS
in Spanish in the USA, Colombia, and Mexico.  The PDMT Leader and PAS Director visited Colombia in
February 2012 to start a process to develop a “Global PAS Module” for our international churches.
		
j. Covenant of Ministerial Ethics
The PDMT Leader is working on his doctoral dissertation, which includes a case studyof ministers in the state of Tennessee in order to develop a “Covenant of Ministerial Ethics for Ministers
and Congregations of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church” to serve as a model for ministers, churches,
and CP institutions to utilize, adapt, and adopt if they so choose, as guidelines that reflect basic ethicalobligations for the ministerial profession, and as a support to protect the individual minister.  A total of 403
questionnaires were sent to ministers and probationers; 45% of the questionnaires were completed and sent
back; 60% of the respondents answered in the affirmative to the question: “Do you think the CP Church
would benefit from a written Covenant of Ministerial Ethics?”  Three focus groups were also included in
the research.
2. NEW MINISTRIES		a. Pre-GA Workshop
PDMT and MTS offered a workshop focus on committees on ministry or preparation forthe ministry members and inquirers about God’s Call, the process for ordination in the CP church andguidelines and procedural policies.
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A Ministers Retreat will be offered at the Summer Extension School (third block of PAS).  We are planningsomething unique to address a CEU and blend with PAS.  It is open for anyone who would like to come toBethel University the third week in July.  The 2012 Retreat will be held July 17-21, 2012.
		
c. GUIDE FOR INQUIRERS: Understanding God’s Call to Ministry of Word and		Sacrament in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church		The old “Study Papers: God’s Call to Ministry” booklet has been updated and expanded.  
PDMT will print 1,500 copies of the Guide and of the “Handbook for Committees on the Ministry or
Preparation for the Ministry” that was approved by General Assembly, and sent a copy to each minister,probationer and committee member.
		d. Handbook for the Clergy Care Committee
Work on a second handbook for Clergy Care Committees was initiated and will include:  
how the church is governed, recognizing the retirement of a minister (example), what care of ordainedclergy means, duties of the committee, process of crisis response, etc.

VI. MINISTRY COUNCIL CONCLUSION
In conclusion, among the many and varied ministries within the Ministry Council are those that
represent our growing into the concept of one program board.  This growing is being accomplished andmarked through collaboration between and among the Ministry Council and four Ministry Teams.  A brief
listing of some of the collaborative programming that occurred between April 2011 and April 2012 follows:•   “Faith in 3-D”, Missions Ministry Team and Women’s Convention partnership with theDiscipleship Ministry Team
•   The Youth Mission Immersion Trip to Uganda is a joint ministry between the Missions andDiscipleship Ministry Teams.
•  The Youth Evangelism Conference December 27-30, 2012 in Little Rock, Arkansas is a partnership
between the Discipleship and Missions Ministry Teams.
•   Women Clergy Reception during General Assembly is sponsored jointly by the Missions
Ministry Team, Memphis Theological Seminary, and Pastoral Development Ministry Team.  HEALTHYCONGREGATIONS INITIATIVE co-sponsored by Pastoral Development Ministry Team and Missions
Ministry Team.
•   Cross Culture ministry collaboration between MMT and the Pastoral Development MinistryTeam.
•   PMDT and MMT are co-sponsoring/jointly conducting the pre-General Assembly forum on
immigration issues at this meeting of the General Assembly.
•  The Unified Publications Task Force includes representatives from all four Ministry Teams andthe Director of Ministries.
•  The Program Planning Calendar involves a collaborative effort among the Ministry Council andall four ministry Teams.
•  CMT has collaborated with all three of the other ministry teams, to identify, secure, and manage
workflow tools such as the form builder (Wufoo) and the project management app (Basecamp).  Translation
Program.
•  PDMT in cooperation with the Discipleship Ministry Team is working to translate and print CP
resources and update the Confession of Faith into the languages of the church.
•   PDMT is planning the Ministers Retreat and Conference with PAS, and there is a dialogue
between PAS, DMT, PDMT and MMT about developing a CPC Studies Manuals to be used in and outsideof the USA.
•  DMT working with the OUO Committee to provide enhanced Stewardship Education materials
targeting specific areas identified by that committee.
•   Among the accomplishments and works in progress between the Ministry Council/Ministry
Teams of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church In America are•  The International Children’s Art Contest•  Youth Ministry Planning Council• The Cumberland Presbyterian Youth Conference (July 8-13, 2012, Theme: Like Your Life
Depends on It)•  Presbyterian Youth Triennium (July 16-20, 2013)• The Young Adult Ministry Planning Team (Koinonia: Young Adult Conference, January
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The Ministry Council’s regularly scheduled meeting will take place April 20 and 21, 2012.  That
meeting will focus on prayerful consideration of and response to the report of the Evaluation Committee inorder to collectively respond in our Report Number Two.  The Ministry Council elected members and staff
remain committed to serving God through the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and ask that the Church
remain in prayer for our work.  We are thankful for the guidance of the Holy Spirit as we work to enhanceand implement ministries that draw people to Christ.
Respectfully Submitted,
Reverend Carlton Harper, Chairperson
Reverend Lisa Scott, First Vice Chairperson
Reverend Sam Romines, Second Vice Chairperson
Elizabeth G. Horsley, Secretary
Edith B. Old, Director of Ministries/Treasurer
MINISTRY COUNCIL APPENDICESWHO THE MINISTRY COUNCIL NEEDS(Appendix A)
Cumberland Presbyterians with experience garnered from leadership in varied programs, preferably
to include some at middle and higher judicatory levels; persons who understand and are committed to aunified approach to programming, incorporating the financial and human resources of all components of the
Ministry Council and Teams. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities in four particular areas would be helpful:
1. Visioning – The Ministry Council identifies and implements the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church’s vision for ministry.   Creative thinkers and those with an appreciation of CP history temperedwith a passion for moving into “new frontiers” are vital to the work of the Ministry Council, those whocare for the past of the church as well as the future.  Those who understand and can frame ways to keep the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church relevant.
2. Strategic Planning – The Ministry Council provides primary long and short-range planning for
the Church, striving to ensure that all segments will be working on a common mission and the duplications
and gaps in the Church’s ministry will be minimized.   Particularly helpful would be results-oriented
professionals with success as agents of change.
3. Leader Development – Programs to benefit the whole Church must and will concentrate onleadership development, grooming new leaders and expanding ways of involving those who’ve left the
Church and/or those who have deferred leadership to others, thus limiting the talent pool.  Those with broad
networks, who possess understanding and a gift for recruiting and encouraging, would be especially helpful
to the Ministry Council, as would those who can work easily with all cultures, all ages and all types ofpeople.  Those highly regarded by the youth and young adults in the CP Church would be a strong asset to
the Ministry Council.
4. Fund Development/Finance – The Ministry Council would benefit from immediate access topersons with professional experience in these two areas:a. Skills and Expertise•  Communication Skills—Effective Council members are conduits of information, both sharing
with and gathering from congregations, presbytery, synod and all related groups to support the Counciland further the work of the Church.  Effective Council members are comfortable in considering innovative
communication technology to improve access for the whole church.
•   Understand the cultural and global diversity of the Church—Effective Council members
demonstrate willingness to work with people of other cultures and languages; cross-cultural experience has
proven helpful.
b. Financial Support•  Ministry Council members are proactive advocates for and enthusiastic supporters of OUO totheir respective congregation, presbytery and synod.  Council members consistently assist Ministry Council
staff to identify potential resources for additional income, through individual donations, endowments, estateplanning, Second Mile promotion, grants or other appropriate sources.  Council members give consideration
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c. Time Requirement•  Ministry Council members annually sign a Covenant that outlines their responsibilities.
•  The average time commitment is eight hours per month including preparation for and attendanceat meetings.  All Council members are expected to participate in the planning and activities of at least oneof the Ministry Teams or committees of the Ministry Council.
•  Recognizing that representation on the Council is both laity and clergy, and in an effort to approacha more equal sharing of the burden of taking time away from family and work, the Ministry Council has set
one meeting a year to include a Sunday.
•  A half-day Orientation will be provided prior to the first meeting for new members each August.
•   Each year, there are three Ministry Council meetings held in Cordova, Tennessee: the lastweekend (Friday and Saturday) in January; mid-April (Friday and Saturday) and the last weekend in August(Saturday and Sunday).  The dates for 2012-2013 are:
August 24, 2012 (Friday) Orientation for new Ministry Council and Ministry Team members
August 25-26, 2012 (Saturday/Sunday)—Ministry Council and Ministry Teams meet concurrently.
January 25-26, 2013 (Friday/Saturday)—Ministry Council and Teams meet in joint sessions.
April 19-20, 2013 (Friday/Saturday)—Ministry Council
August 23 (Friday) Orientation for New Ministry Council and Ministry Team Members
August 24-25, 2013 (Saturday/Sunday)—Ministry Council and Teams meet concurrently.
Non-attendance at 51% of the meetings within a church year will result in a Council Member being
replaced (Attendance at both/all days of a meeting.)•  Council members serve three-year terms which may be repeated up to a total of three consecutive
terms.  If a person elected to serve on a denominational entity, where residence in a particular synod is aqualification for election, shall move to another synod while in office, the term to which he or she waselected shall terminate at the close of the next meeting of the General Assembly.
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2012________________________________________________________MISSIONARY CRISIS TEAM REPORT(Appendix C)
Crisis Management Drill
After Action Report
10-18-11
On October 18, 2011 we conducted a crisis management drill with Global Center Ministry Council
staff.  The drill was intended to test our procedures and polices related to a missionary crisis event.  Thefictitious situation consisted of a missing missionary in Colombia and a missionary wife concerned as to his
whereabouts.  The drill involved six volunteers that played different parts in the drill.  The drill tested theMissionary Crisis Team and Global Center staff responses.  The duration of the crisis drill was from 8 AM
until 11:30 AM.  The volunteers made various phone calls and e-mails to the Global Center staff acting out
the missionary crisis situation.
The drill was designed to make sure all information, suggestions and observations related to a
missionary crisis situation go directly to the Missionary Crisis Team (MCT).   It is the POLICY of the
CP Church that in a missionary crisis the MCT is responsible for the management of the crisis, to its fullconclusion.  The MCT becomes the sole proprietor of the crisis.  The drill was helpful in affirming thispolicy.  The drill also demonstrated how secondary crises develop around the primary crisis event.  TheMCT was able to deal with the primary crisis as well as recognize the secondary crises.  All MinistryCouncil staff that participated conveyed relevant information they were getting from different sources tothe MCT in a timely fashion.  They appropriately refrained from making any comments or conducting any
conversations related to the crisis that could confuse or exacerbate the crisis event, or further exasperate the
MCT in working through the event.
The relevant Ministry Council’s approved polices for this drill were implemented.  All decisions
and management of the crisis were conducted by the MCT and supported by all Ministry Council staff.
The drill did demonstrate some areas for further development:•  The MCT realized it needed to establish direct lines of communication to the MCT in a crisis.  
The goal would be to shift all crisis related calls to MCT’s personal cell phones.  This assures those in acrisis have quick and direct access to the MCT.
•  The reality is the MCT (which consists of 3 staff members) is occasionally unable to communicate
among themselves because of travel.   In cases where MCT members are not able to communicate, aprocedure to add a temporary MCT member will be necessary until the MCT team is connected.
•  We have also realized we need a protocol by which the MCT can notify all Global Center staff
of a potential or actual crisis event.  The assumption is a crisis event will generate calls and inquiries to all
staff at the Center.  In some cases these calls could provide valuable information to the MCT.
•  A crisis event would eventually produce inquiries to members of the Ministry Council and elected
team members.  In an actual crisis event the MCT would determine when to notify the Ministry Council,
elected team members and the church at large.  The MCT actually has a communications component in theteam for this purpose.
•
All staff (Ministry Council and non-Ministry Council) that work in the CP Center office at Cordova
need some familiarity with our crisis management system and policies.
•
The Ministry Council, because of the system of rotation of its members and the fact that serious
crises among our missionaries are rare events, needs on-going orientation about how the crisis management
system works and what our policies are.
CMT
George Estes, Milton Ortiz, Lynn Thomas________________________________________________________MINISTRY COUNCIL COVENANT(Appendix D)
Welcome to the Ministry Council and thank you for agreeing to serve!  The experience and gifts
you bring to the Church through service on the Council are valued.  We look forward to working with you!
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Serve the Church.
Recognizing that the Call to serve on the Ministry Council is a Call to serve God through service in
the Church, as a Council Member, I covenant my commitment to the following responsibilities in faithfulservice and stewardship of my Call:a. Attendance:  Members will regularly attend meetings. In the event of an emergency, a written/
email or phone call excuse must be received by the Chair prior to the meeting. Non-attendance at 51% of
the meetings within a church year will be considered inappropriate stewardship of the Call and will resultin a Council Member being replaced.
b. Communication:• Internally:  In meetings, Council Members will strive to reflect Christ-like respect, encouragement
and care in listening to and sharing viewpoints.
• Externally:  Council Members will be conduits of information, both sharing and gathering fromcongregations, presbytery, synod and all related groups to further the work of the Church through supportof the Council.
c. Confidentiality:  From time to time, certain topics may be discussed that require confidentiality.
Council Members will uphold this trust and not divulge to any person or group information that has been
deemed confidential or temporarily withheld.
d. Financial Support:   Council Members will be faithful stewards, enthusiastic supporters of
Our United Outreach and active advocates of OUO to the congregation, presbytery and synod.  Council
Members are encouraged to assist Ministry Council staff to identify potential resources for additional
income through endowments, grants and other appropriate sources.
e. Length of Term:   Council Members serve three-year terms which may be repeated up to a
total of three consecutive terms. If a person elected to serve on a denominational entity, where residence
in a particular synod is a qualification for election, shall move to another synod while in office, the term towhich he or she was elected shall terminate at the close of the next meeting of the General Assembly.
f: Time Commitment:   The average time commitment is eight hours per month including
preparation for and attendance at meetings.  This will vary according to the individual’s choice of areas of
responsibility and the season.
Council Members will participate in the planning and activities of at least one of the Ministry
Teams or committees of the organization.
If I have any questions regarding my responsibilities or fulfilling them, I will call a member ofthe Executive Committee and or the Director of Ministries.   I understand my Call and have read andunderstand the responsibilities to which I am covenanting with God, the Cumberland Presbyterian Churchand members of the Ministry Council.
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Signature___________________________
Date________________________________________________________MINISTRY COUNCIL TEAM MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES(Appendix E)
Each Ministry Team is comprised of individuals with a wide variety of backgrounds, skills andexperience.   Our hope is that each Team Member will diligently seek God’s direction and yield to the
Spirit’s promptings to become fully engaged in the ministerial work of their Team.  The following list isintended to provide potential members with some idea of the level of investment required and to clarify andhighlight the primary responsibilities of each Team.
1. Support the organizational structure of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Ministry
Team Members need to understand the ministry structure of the denomination so that they may fulfill
their respective duties/ministries, educate others about how we operate and offer input on how to makeour ministry efforts more effective.  Members are also expected to educate individuals and groups about
the denominational level work being completed by the Ministry Council and Ministry Teams.  Our Team
Members are what keep presbyteries, local churches, ministers, elders and members informed and invested
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2. Elect Leadership (at least a Chairperson).  Ministry Teams are led by Ministry Team Leaders.  
The Ministry Team Leader is a paid denominational staff member.  However, each Ministry Team needs
to select an individual who will moderate meetings, delegate tasks and see that Ministry Team actions arerecorded and reported.  Each Team may also elect other leaders from within the Team as they see fit.  Team
Members seek to nominate and elect leaders that are Christ-centered, diligent and competent.
3. Attend Ministry Team Meetings.  Each Ministry Team will determine the frequency and lengthof its respective meetings, but at least two meetings a year (one in the August and one in the January) at thedenominational headquarters will be concurrent or joint with Ministry Council meetings.  Joint meetings
allow various Teams and the Ministry Council time to work together.  Concurrent meetings allow Ministry
Teams and the Ministry Council to meet separately at the same time and location.  Team meetings generally
last two days and require an overnight stay for people who live outside the Memphis area.  Recognizing that
representation on the Council is both laity and clergy, and in an effort to approach a more equal sharing of
the burden of taking time away from family and work, the Ministry Council has set one meeting a year toinclude a Sunday.  Since the planning and decision making work of the Teams are conducted at meetings, it
is imperative that Elected Team Members attend each meeting.
4. Plan, Prioritize, and Implement the Ministry.  Ministry Teams are to ensure that vital areasof Cumberland Presbyterian ministry in the world are adequately led and supported.  Ministry Teams are
expected to do the work of ministry assigned to that team.  Depending on the team with which you serve
you may work with budgets, support personnel, acquire resources, and engage in denominational initiatives.
5. Work Cooperatively with the other ministry teams.  This may involve prayer support, open
communication, joint meetings and cooperative projects.  The Global Ministries Leadership Team discerns
opportunities for cooperative work and enlists the talents and skills of the various team members.
6. Work Under the Leadership of the Ministry Council. The Ministry Council provides
oversight, clarity and leadership for all denominational ministries, and reports directly to the General
Assembly.  Ministry Teams are expected to submit regular reports to the Ministry Council (who has the
responsibility to oversee all Ministry Team work).   Reports should be sufficiently detailed to keep the
Ministry Council informed of Ministry Team activities.  These reports should include, when necessary,
recommendations upon which the Ministry Council can act and include estimates of cost and resources
if funding is requested.   Ministry Teams can expect guidance from the Ministry Council on priorities,
budgeting and procedures.  Ministry Council members may participate in meetings as needed or requested.
7. Prepare summary reports of Ministry Team activities to be included in the MinistryCouncil’s report to General Assembly.  This report should summarize the activities of the Ministry Team,detail changes in staff and indicate the success, struggles and opportunities of the Team’s ministry, andsuggest recommendations necessary to carry out the ongoing and new programs of the Ministry Team.  Thecombined report of the Ministry Council and Ministry Teams will be compiled, edited, and adopted by the
Ministry Council for submission to General Assembly.
8. Recruit other qualified individuals to participate in denominational ministry opportunities (i.e.
asking people to serve on ministry teams, encouraging people to go on mission trips, speaking to churches
or presbyteries about funding, etc).
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January 27 – 28, 2012

BackgroundAt its meeting in January 2011, the Ministry Council commissioned a task force to explore any possibilities it
could conceive for redesigning, improving, streamlining, and/or consolidating the content and distribution of
our three print periodicals—The Missionary Messenger, THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN, and BRIDGES.
Specifically, the task force was asked not only to seek ways to make our publications more responsive andrelevant to a 21st century Cumberland Presbyterian Church, but to do so with the goal of developing
recommendations for how we might become better stewards of our printing and publishing resources.
At the time the task force was commissioned, annual expenses associated with printing and mailing thesepublications ran to roughly $73,000, $35,000, and $4,500 respectively—a total well in excess of $100,000.
This amount does not include costs for editorial, advertising/promotion, design, or layout services. These costs
were contained within Ministry Team general administrative expenses and the salaries of Ministry Team staff
persons, and were not captured as separate line items. Paid subscriptions to THE CUMBERLANDPRESBYTERIAN, the only income directly offsetting these expenses, totaled roughly $50,000 in 2011. See
Appendix – UPTF Report for more details.

PeopleThe Unified Publication Task Force comprised the Director of the Ministry Council, Edith Old, plus each of
the four Ministry Team Leaders—Mark J Davis (convener, and representing the Communications MinistryTeam), George Estes (Missions Ministry Team), Susan Groce (serving in the absence of an official Team
Leader for the Discipleship Ministry Team), and Milton Ortiz (Pastoral Development Ministry Team).
Sowgand Sheikholeslami (Senior Art Director) served as a consultant at several of the task force’s meetings.

Process
The UPTF met eight times during the Spring of 2011, and sought first to establish an approach to its task. The
group reached consensus early in the process, agreeing to “dream big” and adopt a “start from scratch”
approach, and to focus effort around answering the question, “What kind of publication would it take togenerate excitement, interest and engagement in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and its mission?” Theteam felt the value of such an approach was that the encumbrances of preconceived notions and personal
prejudices could be minimized, if not eliminated. The potential downside, of course, was that such an approach
could lead to changes so radical in nature that some portion of the audience for our publications would be
unwilling to support them.
Because of this latter potential especially, the UPTF agreed that whatever conclusion(s) it might reach, a senseof joint ownership at an individual level for the outcome(s) of its work would be a necessary prerequisite to thesuccessful implementation of any changes resulting from its findings. It was important, therefore, for its
process to solicit and include as much input from rank-and-file Cumberland Presbyterians as possible.
Recognizing this necessity, the UPTF decided that the distribution of a survey designed to plumb the attitudesof rank-and-file Cumberland Presbyterians not only toward our current printed publications, but about what
our publications could become would be a key step in its work.
However, the group struggled in specifically defining the population to whom such a survey should be
distributed. Should it include all persons who identify themselves as Cumberland Presbyterians, as evidenced
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Presbyterians reported as “active” members of a congregation? Or should it include only those persons whoare current consumers of one or more Cumberland Presbyterian publications?
Even this latter means of defining the survey population became problematic, however. While The Missionary
Messenger has an average circulation of around 18,000 households (which approaches 100% of active
Cumberland Presbyterians if one assumes an average household of three persons), most of its consumers
receive it without having specifically requested it. Anecdotal evidence suggests that actual readership falls far
short of the total circulation. THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN, on the other hand, with an average
circulation of around 2,300, reaches less than 5% of active Cumberland Presbyterians, but the vast majority of
those consumers have paid for the privilege of receiving it.
In addition to its struggles around defining a target survey population, the UPTF also had to consider the resources at
its disposal for gathering the input it desired. The task force’s work was not specifically funded, which somewhat
restricted its options in terms of employing outside resources to collect, compile, and report significant amounts ofdata. And in terms of the availability of internal human resources, all such work would be in addition to the teammembers’ regular responsibilities. In short, the UPTF had an abundance of willingness, but its ability to execute wasdependent on only a limited amount of resources.
After much deliberation, the task force decided to distribute its survey at three specific gatherings of Cumberland
Presbyterians—meetings of Presbytery, meetings of CPWM, and General Assembly—reasoning that by doing so,
the survey would reach those Cumberland Presbyterians who are both most active in the church and largely
representative of the general population. The team also decided to encourage the use of focus groups at these andother gatherings, in an effort to flesh out survey input with more in-depth comments and suggestions.

Tools
The UPTF Survey (Appendix – UPTF Report )was designed with the intent of, a) capturing feedback, input, andsuggestions concerning our current publications; b) discerning the features—e.g., content type, writing styles, etc.—ofboth existing and possible publications that appeal to our consumers; and c) isolating at least some demographic
information that the task force felt might be helpful in analyzing the responses. Because the successful use of focus
groups requires a certain skill set not easily found in the general population, the team developed a document outlining
both detailed instructions for conducting a focus group (Appendix – UPTF Report), and suggested questions(Appendix – UPTF Report).

Nota BeneIt should be noted that a couple of specific concerns were raised within the task force relating to the possibility ofeliminating (or significantly reducing the distribution of) either Missionary Messenger or THE CUMBERLANDPRESBYTERIAN, and it seems fair and appropriate to acknowledge them here: The Missionary Messenger, while unsupported by subscription revenue, serves a valuable purpose as a“push” medium for insuring that the Cumberland Presbyterian Church’s work in missions, both at home andabroad, is not lost in the flood of information in which most of us find ourselves. Its role as a means forreinforcing the connectional nature of our denomination should not be underestimated. The Missionary
Messenger not only provides information about missions but also encourages financial support of ministries,e.g., by promoting and reporting on Loaves & Fishes, etc.
 THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN magazine is the oldest denominational publication we have. Whilelongevity alone isn’t reason enough to sustain a publication, THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN is bydefault one of the few tangible representations of our denomination to the “outside world.” While it is
supported in part by paid subscriptions—an indication in itself of its importance to Cumberland
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It should also be noted that since the task force began its work, the print version of the Discipleship Ministry Team’s
publication, BRIDGES, has been discontinued. It is now offered only in digital format, and remains a free publication.

The data
In total, approximately 500 hard copies of the survey were distributed at the meetings of General Assembly and the
CPWM Convention in June. CPWM officers were also asked to conduct focus groups wherever possible andappropriate during their meetings. Another 50 or so hard copies of the survey were distributed at the meeting of the
Ministry Council in August. And finally, the Stated Clerk of each presbytery received an electronic copy of thesurvey with a cover letter asking that he or she distribute copies during his or her Fall meeting. The Clerks were also
sent the focus group materials and asked to include at least one such session whenever possible.
In total, 179 completed surveys and the results of one focus group (from CPYC) were returned to the task force. The
majority of responses came from General Assembly and the CPWM Convention. While a few presbyterial Clerks
were very supportive and helpful toward the task force’s efforts, most were less so, citing workload most often as a
mitigating factor. The UPTF developed an Access database in which to store—and with which to analyze—theresults of the surveys that were received. The data were broken down in ways that seemed relevant, a summary ofwhich may be found in Appendix – UPTF Report. The data were reviewed, and a brief summary of impressions
and observations, along with some recommendations, follow.

Digest and Recommendations
Some statistics that the task force found interesting and worthy of noting here: Over 80% of respondents reported being older than 45 years of age.
 Only 22% of respondents reported being employed within the church.
 75% of respondents reported being Cumberland Presbyterian for 20 years or more.
 Fully 88% of respondents reported that their congregation contributes to Our United Outreach.
 5 presbyteries—Robert Donnell, Missouri, Nashville, Grace, and West TN—accounted for 57% of all responses.
 When questioned whether The Missionary Messenger and/or THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN provide
content that helps them feel connected to the denomination, in each case over 50% responded that both
“Often” or “Always” do so.
 When questioned whether they would miss The Missionary Messenger or THE CUMBERLANDPRESBYTERIAN if either were discontinued, 68% answered affirmatively concerning The Missionary
Messenger, and 69% answered affirmatively concerning THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN.
 75% of respondents indicated that if there were a single Cumberland Presbyterian publication, it should besent to every household (i.e., as opposed to every member).
 Over 80% of respondents indicated that they would subscribe to a single, consolidated Cumberland
Presbyterian publication, but only 55% indicated a willingness to pay for it. Among that 55%, the averageamount the respondents reported being willing to pay was $27.00 annually.
 Comments concerning the content of both The Missionary Messenger and THE CUMBERLANDPRESBYTERIAN were about equally divided between those that were favorable and those that were
unfavorable overall. Though difficult (if not impossible) to calculate, it did appear that the majority offavorable comments concerning The Missionary Messenger may have come from older respondents, while
the majority of favorable comments concerning THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN may have come fromyounger respondents.
In terms of answering the question, “What kind of publication would it take to generate excitement, interest andengagement in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and its mission?”, the results of the survey seem, at best,
inconclusive. What can be concluded, the task force feels, is that based on this experience, it will take a far more indepth study of attitudes, feedback, needs, and opinions, and at least one resource dedicated to and focused solely on

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the task in order to make an informed decision concerning the elimination or consolidation of either of our current
print publications, much less the design and content of any new publication.
The process, however, was instructive, and the data collected not without value. In terms of addressing its auxiliary
goal—that is, to become better stewards of our printing and publishing resources—the team feels that there are someconcrete steps we can take in the short term to potentially reduce costs. The Unified Publication Task Force
respectfully submits the following recommendations:
1. The task force recommends, a) that the Communications Ministry Team (CMT) pursue implementation ofa digital version of The Missionary Messenger; and b) that upon publication, the CMT work to develop a
reliable method for identifying those persons who would prefer not to receive a hard copy and pare thecurrent mailing list accordingly. Because the Messenger is a “push” publication (i.e., circulation is notdependent on subscriptions), we believe costs for such implementation (if any) would be minimal. Persons
who prefer a hard copy Messenger would, of course, continue receiving it.
2. Study of the printing invoices for The Missionary Messenger for the past several issues reveals that thestandard print run—i.e., the number of copies ordered from the printer—is 25,000 copies. As reported
earlier, however, the average number of copies mailed is around 18,000. The task force recommends that
the CMT work with our printing partner(s) to arrive at a print order that more closely aligns with theaverage hard-copy circulation—based either on the current circulation list, or, given acceptance of
Recommendation 1, the newly edited list.
3. The task force recommends that CMT begin preparation for an on-line version of THE CUMBERLANDPRESBYTERIAN. As a subscription-based publication, there will possibly be some incremental costs
involved in implementation, but by expanding on the model developed for, and currently in use by Faith
Out Loud!, we hope those costs would be minimal. Note that the potential savings associated with thisrecommendation (if any) will likely be minimal as well, given the significantly smaller scale of the print
order for THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN. The primary drivers for this recommendation are, a) our
desire to respond to numerous subscriber suggestions that the magazine be made available on-line, and b)
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PUBLICATIONS(Appendix A – UPTF)(All values approximate)Standard print run
Printing cost per issue
Mailed pieces
Postage per issue
Issues per yearTHE
C UMBERLANDPRESBYTERIANBRIDGES*
1,500$1,000
1,500
$400
3

3,000
$3,300
2,300
$600
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Missionary
Messenger
25,000$5,60018,000$4,5006
Totals for all
publications

Annualized printing expense:
Annualized postage expense:$3,000$1,200$36,300$6,600$33,600$27,000

Totals by publication:$4,200$42,900$60,600

Total printing and postage expense:$72,900$34,800$107,700*Note that BRIDGES ceased publishing a print version in October 2011

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DENOMINATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS SURVEY(Appendix B – UPTF)“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one
body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves
or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. Indeed, the body does not consist of one member, but
of many.” (1 Corinthians 12:12-14 NRSV)“Your body has many parts—limbs, organs, cells—but no matter how many parts you can name, you’re still
one body. It’s exactly the same with Christ. By means of his one Spirit, we all said goodbye to our partial
and piecemeal lives. We each used to independently call our own shots, but then we entered into a large
and integrated life in which he has the final say in everything. (This is what we proclaimed in word andaction when we were baptized.) Each of us is now a part of his resurrection body, refreshed and sustainedat one fountain—his Spirit—where we all come to drink. The old labels we once used to identify
ourselves—labels like Jew or Greek, slave or free—are no longer useful. We need something bigger, morecomprehensive.” (1 Corinthians 12:12-14 The Message)
One of the values we have as a denomination is our connectional nature. “All who are united to Christ by
faith are also united to one another in love. In this communion they are to share the grace of Christ with one
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The publications of the Cumberland Presbyterian church seek to facilitate this sense of connectionalism andcommon purpose, and to educate, inspire, and stimulate thought. As part of our continuing effort to insurethat we not only meet these goals, but do so with the most efficient and effective use of our resources, we areconsidering ways we might expand and improve our denominational publications. One option underconsideration is the development of a new publication, comprehensive in its content, and tailored to the needsof this people called Cumberland Presbyterians. Along with our own prayers and study, your input, throughyour participation in the following survey, will be invaluable in helping us to discern God’s will in this effort.
Following is a brief survey which should require no more than 8-10 minutes of your time to fill out. We ask
that you prayerfully consider your answers, and since we will be delivering the survey in a variety ofsettings and in a variety of ways, that you take the survey no more than one time. Again, your input isimportant to the success of this effort, and we appreciate your taking the time to provide it. If you havequestions, comments or concerns, please communicate them by email to Mark J Davis at
mdavis@cumberland.org. Please return your completed survey to the clerk of this Presbytery prior toyour departure from the meeting. If that isn’t possible, send it to: Unified Publications Task Force, c/oMark J Davis, 8207 Traditional Place, Cordova, TN, 38016.7414.
—The Ministry Council of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
1. First a little about you.
Gender:FemaleMale
Marital status:
SingleMarried
Age:
13-18
18-22
23-30
31-45
46-62
63-79
80+
I am:
Employed in the church
Employed outside the church
RetiredNot employedHighest school level completed:High schoolSome college work College degree Some graduate work
Graduate degree
I’ve been a Cumberland Presbyterian:
Since birth
0-5 years
6-10 years
10-20 years
20+ years
If not born into the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, what was your previous denomination
BaptistMethodist
Presbyterian
Non-denominational
Other
I currently serve as a(n):Minister
Elder
DeaconSunday School teacher
CPWM officer
Layperson
2. How many people (besides you) are living in your household?
GenderAge # of years a C.P. Participation in church (Minister, Elder, Deacon, Lay)
1 _______ ____ ________________________________________
2 _______ ____ ________________________________________
3 _______ ____ ________________________________________
4 _______ ____ ________________________________________
5 _______ ____ ________________________________________
6 _______ ____ ________________________________________
3. In which presbytery do you reside?
4. Does your congregation support Our United Outreach?
Yes
No
What’s Our United Outreach?
5. If you receive THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN, who pays for your subscription?
I do
My church
Friend/Family member
6. What other religious periodicals to you receive?
None
7. Are you familiar with (check all that apply)
THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN magazine
Missionary Messenger
BRIDGES
8. Do our current denominational publications provide you with the news, information,
inspiration, and resources that you need to feel connected to your denomination?

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Missionary Messenger
Always
Often
Sometimes
SeldomNever
THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN
Always
Often
Sometimes
SeldomNever
Always
Often
Sometimes
Seldom Never
BRIDGES
Please provide specific comments:

9. With respect to your preferred writing style in periodicals, check the box with the magazinesthat come closest to your preference:
Time/Newsweek
Guidepost/These Days
Christianity Today/Christian Century
Highlights/Scholastic
Other
10. What types of content are important to you in a denominational publication? (using all theboxes that apply, enter a number indicating the strength of your preference, beginning with “1” as themost important)faith issues
CP doctrine
local news (including “what’s working”)
opinion pieces
humor
point-counterpoint pieces
media reviews
photoseducational pieces/information
editorial art
youth section
announcements (job openings, deaths, etc.)
children’s content
age-specific issues
resources (Worship, CE, Missions, etc.)
advertisements ( for Christian services, etc.)
devotionals/inspirational pieces
other11. Should a denominational publication connect the reader to other Cumberland Presbyterians?
Yes How?
No Why not?
12. Which format do you prefer?
print (if print, thencolor or black & white?
glossy or
newsprint?) digital
13. If there were a single Cumberland Presbyterian publication, who should receive it?
every household
every member
other
14. Would you subscribe to a single, consolidated Cumberland Presbyterian publication?
Yes
No
If so, how much would you be willing to pay? $15. How often would you prefer to receive a single Cumberland Presbyterian publication?
once a monthevery two months
once every three months
twice a year
Yes
No
16. Would you miss any of the current C.P. publications if they were discontinued?
If so, which one(s) and why?
If not, which one(s) and why not?
17. What else would you like us to know?

THANK YOU ONCE MORE FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IN THIS WAY. WE WILL BE PUBLISHING
THIS SURVEY IN SEVERAL FORMATS. TO HELP MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF OUR DATA, PLEASE
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FOCUS GROUP FACILITATION(Appendix C – UPTF)
Setup

Find a time during the meeting when participants will have between 30 and 45 minutes to work with the group.
Let them know that you’re part of a team that is studying ways to improve/enhance communication within the

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denomination, and that because they are the church, input from them is critical to our success in this effort. Tellthem each session will last a maximum of 45 minutes, then stick to that. You might make it sound “special” bysaying something like “we only have time for two groups, and we have to keep them small, so we’ll sign up
participants on a first-come-first-served basis. When the roster is full, we’ll have to close the registration.” Keep
the groups to no more than eight participants. As an added incentive, participants will receive a free three-monthsubscription to THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN, but be sure to get their names and addresses to the C.P.
Circulation Department (8207 Traditional Place, Cordova, TN, 38016.7414). Hopefully, you can get access to aflip-chart on which you can record answers/ideas/comments/etc. Record the number of participants in eachgroup, along with the gender breakdown.

Guiding Principles

At the beginning of each focus group, it’s helpful to let everyone know about some ways to make thegroup proceed smoothly and respectfully for all participants. The following are some recommended
guidelines or “ground rules” that help establish the group norms:• Only one person talks at a time.
• Confidentiality is assured. “What is shared in the group stays in the group.” Of course, thispertains to any personal things shared.
• It is important for us to hear everyone’s ideas and opinions. There are no right or wrong answers
to questions—just ideas, experiences and opinions, which are all valuable.
• It is important for us to hear all sides of an issue—both the positive and the negative.
• It is important for all ideas to be equally represented and respected, without respect to gender or age.

Your role as the facilitator

It is important to present yourself as a researcher rather than as a friend. You will need to let participants
know that you are part of a team that is conducting research for an assessment of how we cancommunicate more effectively within the denomination. This will help communicate to the participantsthat their participation is important and will contribute to the decisions we will be making. It will be mosthelpful if you will enlist the help of someone to assist you by taking notes. This will allow you to focus
completely on the participants in the focus group. Establish rapport
Often participants do not know what to expect from focus group discussions. It is helpful for thefacilitator to outline the purpose and format of the discussion at the beginning of the session and set thegroup at ease. Participants should be told that the discussion is informal, everyone is expected toparticipate, and divergent views are welcome.

Balancing rapport and professionalism

Part of your role is to achieve a balance between establishing this rapport with the participants andconveying an appropriate level of professionalism. Your role during the focus group is not that of a good
conversationalist or a friend who provides feedback, but a professional. If you are too casual, participants
may not see you as someone who is prepared to take what they have to say seriously. However, if you are
too formal, participants may feel intimidated by you and may not be as willing to provide you with honest
opinions and/or feedback. Strive to achieve a balance between being formal and casual during your focus groups.

Recognizing and appreciating participants for their time and contributions
This is one of the most important things you can do to help create rapport. Remember to thankparticipants for their time and participation. Let them know that the information they have shared isvaluable for this project.

Listen carefully to participants

Active listening allows you to probe effectively and at appropriate points during the focus group. Active
listening involves not only hearing what someone is saying, but also noticing body posture and facial
gestures (i.e., any changes in nonverbal behavior) that might provide clues as to the appropriate ornecessary ways to engage participants.

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Show participants that you are listening to what they are saying. Signs that you are paying attention may
include leaning forward slightly, looking directly at participants while they are speaking, or nodding at
appropriate times. Such behaviors not only indicate that you, as the facilitator, are more engaged, but also
help maintain the engagement of the participants, themselves. Looking away, yawning, or frequently
checking your watch will most likely make participants feel that you are not listening. If participantssuspect that you are not listening to them with great care, they may take their role of sharing expert
knowledge less seriously and, therefore, may not elaborate or provide much detail with their answers.

The importance of neutrality during the session

While showing participants that you are actively listening and interested in what they are sharing, youwill also want to remain as neutral or impartial as possible, even if you have a strong opinion aboutsomething. Use phrases such as “Thank you. That is helpful.” Comments such as “I can’t believe it!” or“You really think that?!” are not appropriate remarks for a facilitator to make, because they infer youropinion and impose judgment on the participant, which will shut down discussion.

Gathering honest information

You want to gather information during focus groups that is as honest as possible. If participants sense thatyou have an opinion, they may want to change their responses so that they will seem more sociallydesirable, rather than reflect what they truly believe or feel about one of the questions you’ve asked.

Silence encourages elaboration

Allowing silence at times encourages elaboration by participants because it gives them a chance to think
about what they want to say. More often than not, participants will fill the silence with more information.
However, it is important to strike a balance between keeping the conversation moving (so that you use
your time well) and allowing participants adequate time to share and process what has been shared.

Probing for the best responses

Probes and clarifying questions are an important part of interviewing and have two main purposes: to help
clarify what an interview respondent has said and to help get more detailed information on topics ofinterest. Probes allow the interview respondent to provide more than just a one-sentence answer to thequestions you ask.

Examples of Probes

Some good examples of probes used to help clarify what an interview respondent has said include:“Please tell me (more) about that…”“Could you explain what you mean by…”
“Can you tell me something else about…”
An example of a probe that you would not want to use is:“So you’re telling me that …………. Right?”

Seeing things from their perspective

Using probes for clarification helps you to gather good information while avoiding the assumption thatyou understand the meaning of a key word, phrase, or perspective of the interview respondent. Probes
such as the ones above help you see things from the perspective of the person doing the speaking.

The participants are the experts

Using probes to clarify what the participants have said reinforces the fact that they have “expert”
knowledge, based on their direct experiences concerning the questions you’re asking. Good probes will
let the participants know that you are listening to their answers and that you would like to know moredetail about where they are coming from about the topic. This also helps to establish the rapport that is so
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Keeping them talking

As a general rule, you want to interrupt the interview respondent as little as possible. If you feel that you
need to follow-up with something they said by using probes, make a mental note of it and ask them about it
when they have finished their thought.

Make sure they get to finish their thoughts

Again, you want to show the interview respondent that you are there to listen to what they have to say.
Interrupting the interview respondent may influence how they answer and if they answer the questions
you ask. If an interview respondent strays off course, encourage them to finish their thought. After they
have finished their thought, it is appropriate to bring them back to the question you asked to make surethat they have answered it completely.

Avoid asking leading questions

An example of a leading question is “Don’t you think…” This suggests to the participant that you have an
opinion—that you aren’t really there to learn from them as an unbiased listener. This type of questioning
may lead the participants to answer questions according to what you expect to hear, rather than how they
really feel. They may also want you to look at them in a favorable way, matching your opinions rather
than sharing what they truly believe or have experienced.

Managing Time During the Interview

People love to talk about their experiences (especially some young people) and may have a tendency to
go on and on about them. Here is where your skills as an interviewer are put to the test. As the facilitator,
your job is to structure the interview in such a way that you elicit a complete response to questions,probing insightfully so that you get the level of detail you need in order to explore their real feelings
adequately. Letting your assistant keep track of time will help you connect with the participants more fully.

Keep the session moving

It is also your job to politely move the interview forward when what the respondent is sharing is strays
from the question/topic. Sometimes, it is possible to do this by listening for a segue—something that theparticipant talks about that is relevant to another question. Other times, you may want to acknowledge
that your time together is waning and there are some other aspects of their opinions and experience thatyou want to be sure you have time to learn about and explore, and, for this reason, you are going to move on.

Don’t rush the participants

Overall, you want to achieve a balance between collecting necessary information and gathering importantdata that have not been anticipated. Sometimes it can be difficult to tell the difference until you ask
clarifying questions or probes. Again, you want to make sure that you interrupt the interview respondent
as little as possible and not rush them with their answers while keeping them on course with theinterviewing guide.

Helping them along

If participants give incomplete or irrelevant answers, you can probe for fuller, clearer responses. A few
suggested techniques are:• Repeat the question – repetition gives more time to think.
• Pause for the answer – a thoughtful nod or expectant look can convey that you want a fuller answer.
• Repeat the reply – hearing it again sometimes stimulates conversation• Ask when, what, where, which, and how questions – they provoke more detailed information• Use neutral comments – “Anything else?”

Record the conversation

The ideal would be for you to record the discussion using a flip-chart, but if that isn’t possible, get yourhelper to take notes on a note-pad. Try to make the notes as detailed and extensive as you can. And again,
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If you’ve any questions or concerns, feel free to contact any member of the Unified Publications Task Force at
901.276.4572.

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FOCUS GROUP PURPOSE(Appendix D – UPTF)
One of the important values we have as Cumberland Presbyterians is our “connectional” nature. That is,
as a relatively small denomination, we are in some ways like a big family—and certainly, we’re all united
with one another in love as Christ as taught us. Communication is important in any family, and it’s
especially important in our denomination. Helping each other to know what’s going on in other parts ofthe family; inspiring each other to think and grow in our faith; supporting each other through prayer andtangible expressions of love—all these are aspects of communication. We have several publications that
try to assist in this communicating in these various ways, and today we need to hear your ideas, opinions
and thoughts about how we might improve—things we can do that we’re not currently doing, things that
we can do better, and even things that you might think we’re doing well. The central question we’retrying to answer is this: “What kind of publication would it take to generate excitement, interest andengagement in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and its mission—among all Cumberland
Presbyterians?”

Questions:

1. How long have you been a Cumberland Presbyterian? Do you attend your church regularly?
Why? (or) Why not?
2. What are some things you like about the Cumberland Presbyterian Church? Are there some things
you don’t like? If so, what are they?
3. Are you familiar with any publications of the church? If so, which ones?
4. Does your family receive The Missionary Messenger? THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN?
BRIDGES? If “yes” to any of these, do you read them?
5. Do you read any magazines regularly—either in hard copy or on-line? If so, what are they? Why
do you like them? If not, why not?
6. How much time would you say you spend on a computer each week? What kinds of content doyou enjoy?
7. How much do you use social media? ex: Facebook, Twitter, other (give examples). Would you
have any interest in getting communications from your denomination using social media? If so,
what kind of communication would you like to see? If not, why not?
8. What would it take for a “church magazine” to make you pick it up (or go on-line) and read it?
Are there certain kinds of stories or other content that you would be interested in?
9. As Cumberland Presbyterians, what are the things that make you most interested in participatingin the life of the church? What things turn you off?
10. If you could be the editor of a publication of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, either hardcopy or digital, what would it look like? What kind of content would it have?

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Compiled from 179 total responses

GenderFemale

100

56%

Male

79

44%

Marital Status
MarriedSingle

120
59

67%
33%

Age
13-18

4

2%

23-30

5

3%

31-45

19

11%

46-62

67

37%

63-79

71

40%

80+

11

6%

2

1

MarriedSingleNo answer
MarriedSingleNo answer

Male
FemaleMale
FemaleMale
FemaleMale
FemaleMale
FemaleMale
FemaleNone provided

61
27
12
59
12
8

1
3
2
3

8
11

32
35
30
41
4
7

Employment
Outside church
65
36%
Retired59
33%
In the church
39
22%
Not employed11
6%
No answer
5
3%
Education
High School
32
18%
Some college
36
20%College degree2715%Some graduate work 14
8%
Graduate degree
6838%
No answer
2
1%
How long have you been a C. P.?
Since birth56
31%
0 – 5 years
11
6%
6 – 10 years
19
11%
11 – 20 years
13
7%
20+ years
78
44%
No answer
2
1%

If not a lifelong C. P. (121), where did you last attend?
Baptist
39
32%
No answer
26
22%
Presbyterian
19
16%
Methodist
17
14%
Other
9
7%
Non-denominational 4
3%
Church of Christ
22%
Lutheran22%
Assembly of God
1<1%
Catholic
1
<1%
None
1
<1%
If active within the church (171), in what capacity?
Elder
63
37%
Minister
49
29%
CPWM officer
23
14%
S.S. teacher
16
9%Layperson
169%
Deacon
2
1%
DCE
1
<1%
Youth Director
1<1%Does your congregation contribute to OUO?
Yes
158
88%
No
6
3%
What is OUO?
2
1%
No answer
13
8%
If you’re a subscriber to The C.P. (131), who pays?
I do
73
55%
My church
53
41%
Friend/Family
54%
In which presbytery do you reside? (% of 179 responses)
Andes
1
<1%
Minister

1

Arkansas

95%

Cauca Valley

2

1%

Columbia

6

3%

Covenant

6

3%

S.S. teacher
Elder
CPWM officer
Minister
CPWM officer
Elder
Elder
Minister
CPWM officer
CPWM officer
DCE
Elder
S.S. teacher
Layperson

3
3
2
1

1
1

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Cullman3

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Cumberland

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1%

del Cristo

42%

East Tennessee

7

4%

Grace

13

7%

Japan

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<1%

Missouri22

12%

Murfreesboro

63%

Nashville

15

8%

North Central

5

3%

Red River

7

4%

Robert Donnell

40

22%

Tenn-GA

5

3%

9

5%

CPWM officer

Elder
Minister

Minister
Elder
S.S. teacher
Elder
Minister
S.S. teacher
No answer

Elder
Minister
S.S. teacher
Layperson
Elder

Elder
Minister
CPWM officer
Layperson
S.S. teacher
Youth Director
No answer

Minister
Elder
CPWM officer
S.S. teacher
Elder
Layperson
CPWM officer
Minister
No answer

Minister
Elder
DeaconS.S. teacher
CPWM officer
Minister
Elder
CPWM officer
S.S. teacher
Layperson
Elder
Minister
Layperson
CPWM officer
S.S. teacher
No answer
MinisterElderTrinity

Elder
Minister
CPWM officer
S.S. teacher
Layperson

3

1
1
2
1
1
4
1
1
1
4
4
4
1
1

8
7
2
2
1
1
1

3
1
1
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4
3
2
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1
1
2
2
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3
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2
4
1

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2
1
1
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West Tennessee

Elder
Minister
DeaconCPWM officer
Layperson

No presbytery given

12

7%

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CPWM
officer
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S.S.
teacher

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1
9
2
0
6
6
3
2
4
7
13
0
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22
6
15
5
7
40
5
9
12

Youth
No
Totals by
Layperson
Director
answer Presbytery

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

4

2

5

1
5

16

1
1
1

1

1
1

1
1
16

1
1

DCE

If active in the church, in what capacity?

2
1

1

Deacon

3
1
1
2
3

Elder

3
1

1
1

1
1

2

1
1
4
4

1

22

1
1
4

1
2
1
4

1
8
1
5
1
2
17
1
4
5

2

1

7
3
2
1
2
12
4
2
4

63

2
1
3
1
1
3

49

Minister

Breakdown of responses by Presbytery, by capacity of service within congregation

Andes
Arkansas
Cauca Valley
Choctaw
Columbia
Covenant
CullmanCumberland
del Cristo
East Tennessee
Grace
Hong Kong
Hope
Japan
MissouriMurfreesboro
Nashville
North Central
Red River
Robert Donnell
Tennessee-GA
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Do our current publications provide you with the news, information, inspiration and resources that you
need to feel connected to you denomination? (% of those responding in each case)
Missionary Messenger (166)
Always64 39%
Often
63 38%
Sometimes 30 18%
Seldom
8
5%
Never
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CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN (152)
Always49 32%
Often
51 34%
Sometimes
35 23%
Seldom
14
9%
Never
3
2%

BRIDGES (65)
Always19
Often
25
Sometimes 14
Seldom
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Never
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CYPC, GA.
Missionary Messenger is specific in its articles without advertising. The CP has advertising and more general articles.
News is old when church publication arrives
Never seen them so I don't know
Familiar with Bridges but do not see every issue
Information out dated or not relevant
Do not receive any of these publications
Like to hear about successes happening in our churches in whatever area. Really liked the articles on missionary
stories and the sacraments.
Not always following the Bible
has lost contact with the local church and its people.
All are good publications, but in today's instant news culture they seem a bit slow for time sensitive info.
Mark's editorials are very timely! I also like Davey Peppers.
I rely on them for denominational news education and inspiration
I like the old MM better than the current
I don't receive the CP or Bridges
Stopped receiving CP due to direction it was taking
Preferred format of both publications as they were a few years ago.
I would like to see more about what churches are doing
I plan to subscribe to the CP
Wish we had more news from many churches
Don't know what Bridges is.
The CP magazine comes across as a denominational newsletter. It's nice to see the news but it doesn't foster aconnection and for most I don't think it seems relevant unless they are "denominationalists."
I wish I had the option to receive ALL publications electronicallyI am not 100% sure
More about my time to read vs. content within
CP seems to be moving away from providing denominational into to more general info
I honestly don't need the MM. I look through it and occasionally read an article
I don't get them so I don't knowMore local news
CP-not enough church and minister info, death and other changes
Don't receive, no knowledge
Not familiar with Bridges. Cp needs more congregational input
I enjoy seeing what we are doing as a denomination and what different areas and/or churches are accomplishing intheir area.
I am unfamiliar with Bridges. Would like more information

Would you miss the Missionary Messenger if it were discontinued? (% of those responding)
Yes
52
68%
No
24
32%
No answer
103
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It is the heart of mission/church purpose/achievement
mm news of denomination
keeps me informed at home and abroad
Focuses entirely on missions
MM mission news, cp church articles
Would miss it a great deal
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missionary men - missions news - inspiration articles
it tells about the starting of new churches and people in the mission fields
keeps me connected to all things denominational
Enjoy all the articles
I read it every month
it keeps me informed and connected
mm - each one has a unique and useful purpose
both offer unique info
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would not miss so much
Didn't know it existed
Too little content and outdated news
Not keeping us informed of what’s going on in the church. Too much space for art and whatever.
was unaware there was any
not if that information were included in a new publication

Comments from “No” responders (MM):Would you miss THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN if it were discontinued? (% of those responding)
Yes
70
69%
No
32
31%
No answer
77
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connection to all other
Would miss it
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Sentimental
because currently best source of denominational news
If combined with MM somehow, it would suffice
I read cp
news and what’s working inspirational articles photos of recent event
keeps me connected all things denominational
I read it every monthkeeps issues current
it keeps me informed and connected
miss what's happening in the denomination
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Not relevant
Didn’t know it existed
Not interested in today’s articles
If info were available on website I don't need a printed copy
was unaware there was any
not if that information were included in a new publication
not if enough info was included
not if we consolidated the issues/publications

Comments from “No” responders (CP):

Would you miss BRIDGES if it were discontinued? (% of those responding)
Yes
9
30%
No
18
70%
No answer
152
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If there were a single Cumberland Presbyterian publication, who should received it?
Every household
135
75%
Every member
21
9%
Other/As Desired
7
4%
No answer
16
12%
How often would you prefer to receive a single Cumberland Presbyterian publication?
Monthly
102
57%
Bi-monthly
33
18%
Quarterly
24
13%
Bi-annually3
2%
No answer
17
10%
Would you subscribe to a single, consolidated Cumberland Presbyterian publication?
Yes
143
80%
No
10
5%
No answer
26
15%
What format do you prefer? (% of those responding)
Print
122
75%
Color
75
Black and White 27
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Glossy35
Newsprint
21
No answer
66
Digital40
25%
No answer
17
How much would you be willing to pay for asingle, consolidated Cumberland Presbyterian
publication? (of the 143 indicating a willingness
to subscribe)
Nothing/no answer 76$5.00
2$10.008$12.002$15.003$20.0012$24.001$25.0017$30.008$35.004$40.002$49.001$50.006$75.00
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I appreciate your work. God bless you. (46-62, single, female, minister, CP for 11-20 years,
formerly Assembly of God, employed outside the church)
Local news irrelevant only a little is published now. Think globally think digitally. (63-79,
married, male, minister, lifelong CP, employed outside the church)
Too many church members and associated families do not receive information from and on
current issues in the CP church. As someone stated in Assembly, growth and understanding of theneeds come thru the education of people at the local level. It appears much more work needs to bedone in this area. Perhaps a greater use of the different medias of communication, along with thecontinued methods would help. (46-62, married, male, elder, lifelong CP, employed outside thechurch)
I use the CP news page as my home page. So it is very helpful for me to have current news
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Our mag must become a "how-to", great idea, exchange, honest tale of what's happening at presb
and local church level. The technical quality of CP magazine has improved a great deal, but thecontent is almost all wrong and terribly one-sided. (46-62, married, male, minister, CP for 11-20 years,
formerly Methodist, employed in the church)
Many congregations do not use computers good. Communication requires both printed anddigital. I would like to see much shorter editorials in the cp thus freeing up space for more
articles, news, etc. (63-79, married, male, CP for 20+ years, retired)
Given computers/printers we have today, a weekly "news of the church" could be sent via
email/deaths, changes in pastorates, church vacancies, new babies, new members, etc. (80+, single,
male, SS teacher, lifelong CP, retired)I have received the CP for many years and have noticed a variety of changes to the publication
over these years. It has not always been the case that I read it cover to cover, but now I do. I am
appreciative of Mark Davis courage and candor in his editorials and find the choice of articles tobe "almost always" interesting and thought provoking. (46-62, female, elder, CP for 20+ years,
formerly Baptist, employed outside the church)
Utilize what you have. (46-62, married, male, minister, CP for 6-10 years, formerly Baptist, employed in
the church)
If you are going to print material make it current. Full and half pages of art work are a waste ofspace (Including pictures.) Use smaller pictures. (46-62, married, male, minister, CP for 20+
years, formerly Presbyterian, employed in the church)
Both publications are needed and fill different niches. I hear many compliments for the MM but
complaints about the editorial policies of the CP, even some members requesting to be removed
from the whole church list. (63-79, married, male, elder, CP for 20+ years, employed outside thechurch)Digital items that can be forwarded to our members or linked to our website, etc, help a lot. (4662, married, male, minister, lifelong CP, employed in the church)
Any change will be met with complaints. Don't let those unwilling to accept progress keep
progress from occurring. Do what you're sure is best for the denomination and it'll beokay….eventually. (31-45, married, male, minister, lifelong CP, employed outside the church)
Have had a large percentage of congregants express that they did not like the new format of CP
magazine. (46-62, married, male, minister, CP for 20+ years, formerly Baptist, employed outside
the church)
Would prefer to utilize website for current info. If this were done and expanded from what wehave now, the need for a printed pub could decrease infrequency or altogether. (46-62, married,
female, elder, lifelong CP, employed outside the church)
If you make a consolidated magazine find devotional stories from across the world because
everyone likes to hear about God working in peoples lives. (80+, single, male, SS teacher,lifelong CP, employed in the church)
The articles I most appreciate relate to missionaries, their families and work. New church
development is also of interest. One publication makes real sense. The large size format iscumbersome. Magazine format (size) is more manageable. (63-79, single, female, elder, CP for
20+ years, retired)
Somewhat larger type would be helpful. (63-79, single, female, layperson, CP for 20+ years, formerly
Baptist, retired)
I would not miss the opinions of editors of publications. I do not feel it is purpose of editors to try
to influence our personal beliefs or change the direction of the denomination. They are simply
employees of the denomination providing news and information of the denomination. (80+,married, female, layperson, CP for 11-20 years, formerly Presbyterian, retired)
Larger type. (80+, single, female, layperson, CP for 20+ years, formerly Baptist, retired)
Maintain the thread of who are the Cumberlands. (46-62, married, female, SS teacher, CP for 20+
years, formerly Baptist, employed outside the church)
It is simply lack of getting it done on our part. In subscribing to the , not a dislike for themagazine. We used to receive it and just failed to subscribe again. Sorry. (46-62, married, female,
SS teacher, CP for 20+ years, formerly Baptist, not employed)
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I used to subscribe but mine came so much later than the issues delivered to the church so I justpick one up there. (63-79, female, CPWM officer, CP for 0-5 years, retired)
The Missionary Messenger should return to having the monthly program and bible study inmagazine form as it was in years past. The cp should return to more info on members, pastors,
open pulpits, general news instead of every Tom, Dick and Harry writing an uninteresting article!
(63-79, single, female, SS teacher, lifelong CP, employed outside the church)Consider consolidating the focuses into one. Both publications have important messages tocommunicate. We must continue to have a family church focus and reach out in love to all thenations. God is bringing into His fold through our witness. (63-79, married, female, CPWM
officer, CP for 20+ years, formerly Baptist, retired)
Could information mailed from individual boards now be somehow incorporated in publications
like the CP or MM? (63-79, female, elder, lifelong CP, retired)
I want to receive 2 publications as they provide different needs. (80+, married, female, SSteacher, lifelong CP, not employed)
I would like a common publication that incorporates them all. We use the MM in our church togive to visitors and new members, it being free makes that possible. (63-79, married, female,elder, lifelong CP, retired)
We have got to have a currently updated website (know you're working on it) I know everything
digital is the thing but I still love seeing that CP magazine in my mailbox. (46-62, married,
female, SS teacher, lifelong CP, employed outside the church)
I go to a small country church. Our elders attend presbytery but it is hard sometime to stayconnected to a lot of the workings of the denominational goals. (63-79, single, female, elder,
lifelong CP, retired)Thank you for all you do! (46-62, married, female, elder, lifelong CP, employed outside thechurch)We are a small, traditional church and need news that relates to us no "world religion". Other
denominational news pertains to their issues. We need to only have their news when it affects ourdoctrine; churches or members. (63-79, single, female, CPWM officer, CP for 20+ years,
formerly Baptist, retired)I think the board is trying to indicate that all households have computers. They don't. (80+, single,
female, SS teacher, lifelong CP, employed outside the church)
The Missionary Messenger the old format was more informative. (31-45, single, female, SSteacher, lifelong CP, employed outside the church)
Though I believe they should be combined. I would only subscribe if it were not generic as it now
is. The print is too small. The art and unidentified pictures are irritating. Opinion pieces such as
the editorials are too long and ego centered. (63-79, single, female, CPWM officer, CP for 20+
years, employed outside the church)
Prefer 1 publication rather than 3. (63-79, female, layperson, CP for 20+ years, retired)
More information of families and missionaries areas they are serving. (63-79, female, elder, CPfor 20+ years, formerly Methodist, retired)
I would like to stress the importance of maintaining all youth facilities, including Camp Clark
Williamson in West Tennessee presbytery. I would like to see continuing focus on our youth, as
they will be our future church leaders. (63-79, single, female, elder, CP for 20+ years, retired)
Theologically controversial editorials just generate complaints unless paired with a counter
argument in the same issue. We shouldn't avoid difficult issues but there is no sense offending
people without allowing them to be represented. Keep pushing the website. It has enormous
potential. (31-45, married, male, minister, lifelong CP, employed in the church)
I believe that we need to communicate in as many ways as possible. One way is not enough.
Research indicates that something needs to be communicated in 5-7 or more ways in order for it
to "sink in". (46-62, married, female, minister, CP for 20+ years, employed in the church)
I receive neither publication because no one has asked me. (23-30, married, female, layperson,
CP for 6-10 years, employed outside the church)
You need a magazine or something that can relate with youth and kids so they actually know
news. (13-18, single, female, layperson, lifelong CP, not employed)
I think the magazine is too wordy. (31-45, married, female, DCE, lifelong CP, employed in the
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While I appreciate the survey and your concern for what we like and such, the survey was poorly
organized and outlived. (31-45, married, male, layperson, CP for 20+ years, formerly Methodist,
employed in the church)
The given opinion in the printed materials needs to expand to include the varied viewpoints
within the CPC and not single people being used over and over. And thus, one single viewpoint.
(46-62, married, female, minister, CP for 20+ years, formerly non-denominational, employed in
the church)
Use those to keep church informed. (63-79, male, minister, CP for 20+ years, formerly Baptist,
employed in the church)
We need an iphone app as an option for receiving news and other useful into in real time. (31-45,
married, male, minister, lifelong CP, employed in the church)
I would miss Vision - it's our connection to our presbytery. (46-62, married, female, elder, lifelong
CP, employed outside the church)
Not if basically same info in replacement. (63-79, married, female, CPWM officer, CP for 20+
years, formerly Methodist, retired)
Only if same content as discontinued publications. (63-79, married, male, layperson, CP for 20+
years, formerly Other, retired)
The resources are sometimes leaning toward a liberal bent and agenda without scriptural
background as to pertinence. Sometimes there is overkill with certain folks in the photos. Given
the costs, time, labor of production today, I think it is critical to consolidate to one publicationthat is useful, educational, and beneficial to recipients at a reasonable cost. Not just something tofill space and meet an objective. (46-62, married, male, elder, CP for 20+ years, formerly Baptist,
retired)Combine them together. (46-62, married, male, minister, CP for 20+ years, formerly Baptist,
employed in the church)More local congregational/personal. (63-79, married, male, minister, lifelong CP, retired)
Speak more about chaplain issues in the military services. (63-79, male, minister, CP for 6-10
years, formerly Methodist, retired)
Inspiration/ information/events. (63-79, female, CPWM officer, CP for 6-10 years, formerly
Methodist, retired)2012

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THE REPORT NUMBER TWO OF
THE MINISTRY COUNCIL
To the 182nd General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in session in Florence,
Alabama, June 17-22, 2012.

I. MINISTRY COUNCIL

Edith Busbee Old, Director of Ministries
A. INTRODUCTION
Due to the fact that the Ministry Council April meeting was after the deadline to submit reports
for the Preliminary Minutes and several items could not be finalized at the January meeting, this Report
Number Two of the Ministry Council provides additional information and makes recommendations that
do not appear in Report Number One.  This report includes the following sections:  Ministry Council (I)including the Ministry Council Response to the Report of the Evaluation Committee; Missions Ministry
Team (II); Endowments (III); Church Calendar 2012-2014 (IV); and a conclusion (V).
B. ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND UPDATES
1. STAFF UPDATEThe Ministry Council hired Ms. Jodi Hearn Rush as the Discipleship Ministry Team’s new
Coordinator of Children and Family Ministry for the Ministry Council of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church effective April 11, 2012.  Ms. Rush will work between two offices, commuting to the denominational
center in Cordova and from a field office in the Brenthaven Church in the Nashville area where she willcontinue as Director of Christian Education on a reduced part-time basis.  Her primary employment with
the Ministry Council will be to promote and encourage all aspects of Children and Family Ministry andencourage networking among those who work in these areas across the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
2. JOB DESCRIPTIONS
Job descriptions were mentioned in Report Number One under “Our Accomplishments.”  Since
submitting that report, a 50-page packet has been produced and approved in April with job descriptions for
all positions in the 4 Ministry Teams and Ministry Council Administration.
Revisions have been made to existing job descriptions to reflect current and future needs.  Technology
was not available decades ago, and now technology requirements are essential.  Revised job descriptions
include expectations for cross-team cooperation.
The Ministry Council will continue to revise the descriptions as things change with expanding
ministries, to increase formatting consistency for the documents, and to increase consistency in expectations
for similar positions across the Teams.
This task involved all Team Leaders and Ministry Team Staff, and documents will be reviewed
annually.  If you wish to see a copy, please contact the Ministry Council.
3. MINISTRY COUNCIL ONLINE SURVEY
As reported in our Report Number One, we received only four responses to our online survey.  TheCouncil realizes that four responses is an insufficient number to provide credible results from our survey.  
Look for another Ministry Council Online Survey in the near future as part of our ongoing effort to evaluate
and receive credible data leading to needed change and opportunities for expanding the ministry of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
4. CHANGES TO FORMULA FOR SETTING MEETING DATESThe Council has made changes to the established formula for setting Ministry Council meeting
dates reported in Report Number One.  The Ministry Teams and Team Leaders agree that the August andJanuary meetings are more effective with both joint and concurrent sessions at each of the two meetings.  
The following corrected formula was approved in April:4th weekend of August (Saturday/Sunday)—Ministry Council and Teams in joint and concurrent sessions

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Last weekend of January (Friday/Saturday)—Ministry Council and Teams in joint and concurrent sessions
3rd weekend of April (Friday/Saturday)—Ministry Council
C. MINISTRY COUNCIL RESPONSE TO THE REPORT OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE
1. MINISTRY COUNCIL OPENING STATEMENT
The restructuring of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church was a necessary, bold and courageous
step that has revitalized our ministry in the world. The Ministry Council itself is an offspring of thisrestructuring.  While every new organizational structure has challenges and obstacles to be addressed, themembers of the Ministry Council feel confident that not only has the new organizational model improved
our ministry as a church, but we see even more potential to be realized.   Success depends on church
leadership empowering others to minister.
We have moved from an organizational model in which power was concentrated in the hands ofoverseeing boards and committees to becoming a servant leadership organization that empowers everyone
involved.  In the former model leaders were primarily present to do the ministry and make decisions.  In
the current model, leaders are expected to equip the saints for ministry and provide Spirit led direction.
This is a profound transformation but difficult to see.  Some may believe our denomination continues tooperate under a hierarchal model and think “Ministry Council” and “Ministry Teams” are just new names
for the former “General Assembly Council” and denominational boards and committees; however, we haveestablished an entirely new structure.
A structural obstacle that many churches cannot overcome is that power becomes entrenched in
the hands of overseeing bodies.  Perhaps the greatest benefit of our new structure is the empowerment ofteam members to engage in ministry.  The current structure not only provides accountability and leadershipfor the ministry bodies of the Church, but also encourages the Ministry Council to support and empower
them. These teams themselves in turn are devoted to empowering the presbyteries, churches, ministers
and members.  We encourage the General Assembly Committee on Judiciary to directly ask various teamleaders and members if they have the authority, support and resources they need to fulfill their various
ministries.
A central figure in our denominational transition has been our Director of Ministries, Edith Old.
She has been a strong team builder with excellent executive skills.  She has effectively led Ministry Council
members and Ministry Team members to embrace and operate within this new organizational model.  
Perhaps most importantly she has facilitated cooperation and interaction among the Ministry Teams.
The memorial from Red River and the recommendation of the Committee on Judiciary to beintentional in reviewing our organizational structure and evaluating it for effectiveness is something we fully
support.  We also appreciate the respectful, thoughtful and conscientious way the Evaluation Committee
discharged its duty.  The essential question posed to the Evaluation Committee is “Can the current structure
be improved?”   The Ministry Council’s response to that important question and also to the Evaluation
Committee recommendations uses as a guide the Evaluation Committee’s points (A-G); each MinistryCouncil response is followed by related recommendations.
2. POINT A OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE REPORT“IMPROVING COMMUNICATION”
Regarding Recommendation 1 of the Evaluation Committee Report, the Ministry Council and
Ministry Teams currently use a combination of email and hard copy communications, with resources sent
to churches/pastors in hard copy while being made available online for download and multiple printing
locally.  We appreciate the intent of the recommendation, but are mindful of stewardship of material andhuman resources and find that the recommendation calls for potential duplication of services.  Identifying
those congregations that need or prefer hardcopy resources would allow all denominational entities to best
meet the needs of those we serve.  We see the potential for a question to be added to the annual report thatwould allow each congregation to designate their preference of email or hardcopy communication.
RECOMMENDATION 1: That Recommendation 1 of the Evaluation Committee Report“That General Assembly direct all denominational entities to send their communication to thechurch-at-large both by e-mail and in hardcopy where necessary to the churches and pastors at thistime,” be denied.
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the annual report form to include a question about the church’s preference of email or hardcopy
communication from denominational entities, and that all denominational entities be provided
that information and directed to communicate with each congregation according to the indicatedpreference.
Regarding Recommendation 2 of the Evaluation Committee Report, we welcome and affirm theestablishment of an Interagency Web Development Committee to review the web presence of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church on an on-going basis.  We would appreciate a strengthening of the directions to the
Web Development Committee to include their bringing recommendations regarding how to create a single
web presence for the denomination, and who will be responsible for the development and maintenance of
the website(s).  We believe that it would be ideal for the Church to have a single web presence.  We support
Recommendation 2 of the Evaluation Committee Report and in addition recommend the following:
RECOMMENDATION 3: That the Web Development Committee be directed to determine
steps to create a single web presence for the denomination and who will be responsible for thedevelopment and maintenance of the website.
3. POINT B OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE REPORT“STRENGTHENING MINISTRY TEAMS AND THEIR (ITS)RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MINISTRY COUNCIL”
The Ministry Council has concerns about the Evaluation Committee’s recommendations in section
B of the report, “Strengthening Ministry Teams and Their (Its) Relationship with the Ministry Council.”  
We have been purposeful in creating an environment where Ministry Teams are empowered to act.   Infact, the structure of our meetings has been adapted to allow more time for cooperative effort, as the direct
result of a request from the Global Ministries Leadership Team (the four Ministry Team Leaders and the
Director of Ministries).  Both our August and January meetings are joint meetings of the Ministry Council
and Ministry Teams, with time allocated for both joint and concurrent work.  These simultaneous meetings
are opportunities for immediate feedback and information beyond written reports.   This approach has
helped reaffirm the elected Team Members’ roles, as well as set the stage for relationship-building for staff
and elected members of Teams and Council.  Ministry Teams are empowered to call on Ministry Council
members for specific help or participation at any time they deem necessary.
RECOMMENDATION 4: That Recommendation 3 of the Evaluation Committee Report“That the Ministry Council be instructed to assign four of its current Council Members to serve oneach of the Ministry Teams, except of the Communication Team, which will have three members. To
do so, would require no change to the General Assembly Charter,” be denied.
Regarding the Evaluation Committee’s recommendations about the process by which MinistryCouncil members are nominated, we affirm the concept of endorsements, but see value in a broader
application of such a process across all denominational boards and agencies.  We would encourage a processthat would require potential nominees to have a recommendation from an individual plus one church entity
such as church session and/or presbytery.
RECOMMENDATION 5: That Recommendation 4 of the Evaluation Committee Report“That all future Council Members be nominated by the GA Nominating Committee from nominees
endorsed by each presbytery. Those elected will serve along with the following advisory members:
3 Youth Advisory Members (also nominated by the GA Nominating Committee), the GA Moderator,
Past GA Moderator and Stated Clerk,” be denied.
RECOMMENDATION 6: That all future Ministry Council, Board of Stewardship, HistoricalFoundation, and General Assembly Corporate Board members be nominated by the General
Assembly Nominating Committee from Personal Data Forms and that data forms be updated toinclude a required recommendation from a church session or presbytery.
In relation to Recommendation 5 of the Evaluation Committee Report regarding the structure of
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defined by our bylaws of incorporation as approved by the General Assembly and the State of Tennessee
and is made up of the elected officers:  Chairperson, First Vice Chairperson, Second Vice Chairperson and
Secretary.  The Director of Ministries is an Advisory Member to the Executive Committee.
RECOMMENDATION 7: That Recommendation 5 of the Evaluation Committee Report“That the Executive Committee should be comprised of one Council member from each of the
Ministry Teams, one of which would be the Council Chairperson (Chair) and that the Executive
Committee members be allowed to serve no more than three consecutive years on the Executive
Committee and may not return to the Executive Committee until one year has passed,” be denied.
4. POINT C OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE REPORT“REVISING NOMINATION PROCESS”
Recommendation 6 of the Evaluation Committee Report seems to be a restatement ofRecommendation 4.  We do support enthusiastically the implementation of a plan that places qualified andengaged members on the Ministry Council, but think the process should include all denominational boards
and agencies.
RECOMMENDATION 8: That Recommendation 6 of the Evaluation Committee Report“that presbyteries select and endorse nominees for the Council to the GA Nominating Committee tofill seats as they open on the Ministry Council. The presbytery’s endorsement would be required fora nominee to be seated on the Council and should include a form whereby the presbytery provides
information about the nominee’s qualifications to serve at the Ministry Council Level,” be denied.
Related to the election of Ministry Team members, the Ministry Council has in place a General
Assembly approved plan, with the process affirmed by the GA Judiciary Committee.  The process allows
Ministry Teams to give guidance to the Ministry Council regarding the optimum number of Elected Team
Members, as well as the skills, strengths and experience needed among Team Members.  Team Leaders
give their recommendations of individuals who meet the needs of the Team, using the Personal Data
Forms on file in the Stated Clerk’s Office as resources.  Teams are encouraged to consider demographics
in terms of gender, age, clergy/laity and synods.  The Ministry Council elects Team Members from thoserecommended by the Teams and Team Leaders for three year terms, with a maximum of three consecutive
terms.  Improvements in the quantity and quality of Personal Data Forms on file with the Stated Clerk will
strengthen the nominating and recruitment process.
RECOMMENDATION 9: That Recommendation 7 of the Evaluation Committee Report“That the Ministry Council submit a plan to General Assembly of the selection of members on eachministry team, the terms of service for the members of the ministry teams, and the duties of thevarious ministry teams,” be denied.
RECOMMENDATION 10: That Recommendation 8 of the Evaluation Committee Report“That the endorsement by presbytery would be required for a nominee to be elected to serve on
a Ministry Team, and the endorsement should include a form whereby the presbytery provides
information about the nominee’s qualifications to serve on a Ministry Team,” be denied.
5. POINT D OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE REPORT“IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONS”
Regarding Employment Practices and Employee Relations, the Ministry Council uses a standard
procedure.  Applications for open positions go to a centralized location.   Team Leaders are given theapplications and choose who they want to serve on an interview panel, typically an Elected Team Member
and a staff member, along with the Team Leader, and occasionally the Director of Ministries.  Applications
are reviewed according to guidelines and job description, and interviews are held with the best qualified
applicants.   Every application is acknowledged, but not all applicants are interviewed.  A great numberof incomplete or late applications are received, but to our knowledge no timely and appropriately filed
applications have been overlooked.  We are in agreement that from this point forward, all applicants will becontacted regarding whether or not they will be interviewed.

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RECOMMENDATION 11: That Recommendation 9 of the Evaluation Committee Report“That a standard hiring procedure be developed by the Ministry Council and that every applicant be
acknowledged or responded to, whether or not they are to be interviewed,” be denied.
The Ministry Council is sensitive to the issue of salary and benefits and agrees that ideally all
denominational staff would receive regular cost of living as well as merit increases.   We are working
under the constraints of a 2012 budget that was approved by General Assembly and are currently looking
at recommendations for 2014 budgets.  The Council notes that while no salary increases have been given
there have been increases in benefits as costs of health insurance have risen (8.5% in 2009, 15.53% in 2010,
6% in 2011, and 9.45% in 2012 for those choosing Option A.)  Some of these additional costs have beenabsorbed by the Ministry Council and others offset by funds from the Board of Stewardship.  We haveapproved a task force to look at 2014 salary and benefits, but in the meantime efforts are being made toaffirm the staff through recognitions, Christmas bonuses and other measures.
RECOMMENDATION 12: That Recommendation 10 of the Evaluation Committee Report“That specific focus be made by the Ministry Council to develop at least a cost-of-living raise for
employees by the end of 2012, to evaluate loss of benefits in light of the big picture of ministry, rather
than strictly from a budgetary perspective and that effort and study be made to reallocate funding as
needed to foster the basic well-being of employees,” be denied.
We read with interest the recommendation regarding rapport-building between the Director andstaff, as many of the recommended steps have already been initiated successfully.  We have received both
written and personal reports from the Team Leaders about the good rapport and cooperation which hasdeveloped among staff as well as between staff and the Director of Ministries.  The most recent evaluationof the Director of Ministries was conducted by the Ministry Council and included input by the Ministry
Teams.  To quote one written report, “Efforts have been made by the Ministry Director and all MC staff toestablish better working relationships.  Notably, the All Hands staff meetings, GMLT meetings, numerous
individual and three-way conferences with the Director have been aimed at shared understandings andteambuilding.   Fellowship and sharing times at MC/Team meetings have been helpful in this regard as
well.”  Another Team Leader expressed, “There is collegial support, even when there is disagreement about
an idea or a process.”  Team Leaders would welcome an opportunity to share with the committee receiving
this report.
RECOMMENDATION 13: That Recommendation 11 of the Evaluation Committee Report“That the Executive Director be assisted by the Ministry Council in becoming more proactive inbuilding good rapport with each staff member and in providing regular scheduled meetings withstaff and that these meetings include at least one member of the Ministry Council and one Executive
Committee member,” be denied.
The Ministry Council Executive Committee is a standing committee that plans the agenda inconjunction with GMLT for each meeting and is empowered to act on behalf of the Ministry Council between
meetings when necessary.  The Director of Ministries is an Advisory Member of the Executive Committeeof the Ministry Council, and as such has no authority to share minutes of the Executive Committee withothers.  The Executive Committee reports to the Ministry Council, which then takes action and reports all
actions through our Summary of Actions available online.
RECOMMENDATION 14: That Recommendation 12 of the Evaluation Committee Report“That the Director of Ministries be more responsible and open in sharing the minutes and actions of
the Executive Committee with the Ministry Council and in turn with the Teams and Team Leaders,”
be denied.
We encourage the General Assembly committee addressing the Evaluation Committee Report toreview Report Number One of the Ministry Council to the 2012 General Assembly, where the many anddiverse travels of our Director of Ministries, Team Leaders, and other staff are listed.  Of particular note are
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July 17, 2011
August 21
September 10
September 11
September 17
September 18
September 23-24
October 1
October 2
October 6
October 11
October 14
October 23
October 23
February 19, 2012
March 8-9
March 17
April 13
April 14
April 15
April 15
April 24
May 5-62012

Waynesboro (Tennessee) —Worship presentation
Appleton (Arkansas) —Worship presentation
Cumberland Presbytery
Glasgow CP Church, Glasgow, Kentucky
Robert Donnell Presbytery
Corinth, Mississippi Shiloh CP Church—Worship presentation
Choctaw Presbytery
Covenant Presbytery
Fredonia CP Church, Fredonia, Kentucky
Murfreesboro Presbytery
Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery
Grace CP Presbytery
Brenthaven CP Church (Tennessee)
Columbia Presbytery
Russellville (Arkansas) Worship Presentation
Presbytery del Cristo
Hope Presbytery
North Central Presbytery
Presbytery of East Tennessee
Beaver Creek Church (Knoxville, Tennessee) —Worship presentation
Oak Ridge CP Church (Tennessee) —Worship presentation
Nashville Presbytery
Calico Rock CP Church (Arkansas)

The Director of Ministries’ plan for travel in 2013 will include a special emphasis on congregations
with non-CP pastors and focused interactions of Ministry Teams with people outside presbytery settings
through trainings, workshops and other events.
RECOMMENDATION 15: That Recommendation 13 of the Evaluation Committee Report“That the Director of Ministries be instructed to become more visible among the presbyteries on an
ongoing and consistent basis so as to hear and understand the concerns of the church and incorporate
those into the decisions made and ministry done by the Ministry Council Staff and Ministry Teams,”
be denied.
In light of feedback we have received from Ministry Council Staff, we are confident that there iscurrently a positive and productive relationship between the Director and staff.
RECOMMENDATION 16: That Recommendation 14 of the Evaluation Committee Report,“That the Ministry Council develop a plan for creating a better relationship between the Director of
Ministries and the Ministry Council Staff,” be denied.
6. POINT E OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE REPORT“POSITIONING OF THE BOARD OF STEWARDSHIP”
As the Ministry Council relies largely on OUO for funding, we wholeheartedly endorse the
Our United Outreach Committee recommendation for an OUO Fund Development Coordinator.   Weare concerned; however, that OUO Fund Development does not encompass all stewardship education.  
Stewardship is a holistic reference to not only money, but also our talents, gifts, natural resources, andtime.  Stewardship education is by its very nature connected to Discipleship; therefore, we are opposed todisplacing stewardship education from the Ministry Council to the Our United Outreach Committee.
RECOMMENDATION 17: That Recommendation 15 of the Evaluation Committee Report“That programming responsibilities for Stewardship and OUO education and promotion betransferred from the Ministry Council to the Our United Outreach Committee,” be denied.
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purpose of funding a staff position be transferred from the Ministry Council to the Our United
Outreach Committee,” be denied.
7. POINT F OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE REPORT“ORIENTING NEW MEMBERS AND CLARIFYING RESPONSIBILITIESOF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CORPORATE BOARD”
Regarding Recommendation 18 of the Evaluation Committee Report, we feel it is appropriate for
the Center Interagency Team to become a standing committee of the Corporate Board; however, Article
6 of the Incorporation Document of the Ministry Council specifies that the Center Interagency Team is astanding committee of the Ministry Council.  This change would require changes to the bylaws of both the
Ministry Council and the Corporate Board and perhaps changes to the bylaws of the other CIT agencies.  
We would willingly cooperate with the change, but make the following additional recommendation which
could require additional changes to the bylaws of the other CIT agencies:
RECOMMENDATION 19: That the presiding Chairperson of the Center Interagency Teamrotate on an annual basis among the CIT members.
8. POINT G OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE REPORT“DEVELOPING GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY STRUCTURES FOR THE
MINISTRY COUNCIL IN MEETING ITS GOALS AND RESPONSIBILITES”
We note that the Stated Clerk is an Advisory Member of the Ministry Council attending MC
meetings, and therefore, party to all decisions and information within the Ministry Council.  In our report toGeneral Assembly each year, the Ministry Council gives updates answering directives of previous General
Assemblies.   Our Summaries of Actions, which are posted online following Ministry Council meetings
three times a year, will highlight how we are carrying out General Assembly directives.
RECOMMENDATION 20: That Recommendation 19 of the Evaluation Committee Report“That the Ministry Council report quarterly to the Stated Clerk revealing the progress of the MinistryCouncil and the Director of Ministries toward accomplishing the approved Recommendations andconveying what is being enacted in building the Kingdom of God as Cumberland Presbyterians,” bedenied.
We appreciate the efforts of the Evaluation Committee and agree that a regular evaluation process
would be valuable as indicated in Recommendation 20 of the Evaluation Committee Report.  We feel that
there is potential for the process to become more standardized and concrete and to implement new waysof gathering information for review.   Noting that none of the current Team Leaders nor the Director of
Ministries was approached for interview, we feel a more inclusive process would have garnered broader
perspective.  
RECOMMENDATION 21: That a process of evaluation be initiated on a three-year cycle,
with the Evaluation Committee to have at least three members from the previous committee for the
purpose of continuity, and that the objectives of the Evaluation Committee be specifically defined.
The Ministry Council struggled with the subjective nature of the Report of the Evaluation Committee
and looked for quantifiable statistical data to support the comments and recommendations.  Assistance tostatistically evaluate the data gathered will add clarity to the report of the next Evaluation Committee andmake it an even more beneficial tool for the Ministry Council and the denomination as a whole.

II. MISSIONS MINISTRY TEAM
Reverend George R. Estes, Team Leader

A. REGARDING NON-USA MISSION FIELD EXPANSIONWith permission of the Ministry Council and approval of the Missions Ministry Team elected
members, the Missions Ministry Team submitted a communication to the Permanent Committee on Judiciary
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mission work outside the USA.  While several of these developing fields are currently affiliated with astateside presbytery, other more recent ones are not, notably, work in Guatemala and Mexico.  This presents
difficulties when it comes to issues of ordination, organizing churches, receiving provisional churches andpastors, and similar matters.  The MMT communication proposed several options for Judiciary consideration.  
Among them was the possibility of creating a non-geographical presbytery as a “host” for the developing
non-USA fields.  This would also involve the appropriate synod.  Those fields now affiliated with a statesidepresbytery (such as Laos/Cambodia with Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery, the Philippines and South Korea
with Presbytery of East Tennessee) would remain with them, but formalized GA-approved guidelines areneeded to provide assistance and clarification.  In the conversation with Judiciary, a number of possibilities
arose, including the potential use of synod commissions which could be explored.
Because there is some urgency in the immediate situation, the Committee advised that congregationsin Mexico should be attached to a stateside presbytery, with a view toward a synod creating a non-geographic
presbytery in the near term.  That reinforces the need for presbyterial guidelines.  In this regard, also, it isrecognized that the Step Out evangelism plan calls for presbyteries to “adopt” a mission field, and MMT
is committed to assisting presbyteries and congregations in their identification and support of non-USA
mission endeavors.  Since 1984, the General Assembly has affirmed that all overseas mission work is tobe under the guidance and supervision of the General Assembly’s missions agency, and the guidelines
proposed below reflect that ruling while at the same time maintaining the integrity of the host presbytery’srole.
The following recommendation sets forth guidelines that have the approval of the MMT and havebeen reviewed by the Ministry Council and the Permanent Committee on Judiciary.
RECOMMENDATION 22: That the General Assembly approve the following guidelines for
US presbyteries which have, or may in the future, host non-USA congregations and missions.
1. The Missions Ministry Team is responsible for the guidance and supervision of the mission
work, although the work is affiliated with a USA presbytery.
2. The MMT will make all recommendations needed to the presbytery for the organizationof churches, ordination of pastors, formation of councils, etc. Boards, councils or committees of thepresbytery are free to initiate these proposals to the MMT, asking the MMT to endorse them. The
presbytery board, committee or council can then present the recommendation to the presbytery.
This allows for presbytery’s involvement in the decisions and retains General Assembly oversight ofoverseas mission work.
3. The USA presbytery would not make decisions about the hosted non-USA mission workwithout consultation with the MMT. Recommendations to presbytery about the mission work will
always be in consultation with the MMT.
4. If the presbytery is approached by pastors/members from the mission field, they will share
all questions, requests, or recommendations with the MMT for consultation.
5. In the rare situations where the presbytery and MMT do not agree on the best approach,the MMT’s elected members’ vote is seen as the authoritative decision on the subject and is to berespected by all concerned.
6. The presbytery is not expected to provide any financial assistance to the mission work they
host other than what is normally expected of all Cumberland Presbyterian Churches with respect
to mission support and offerings. This does not limit financial involvement or support; it states thisis not an obligation or expectation of a host presbytery. MMT decisions will never involve financial
obligations that the presbytery would be expected to assume without formal recommendation to that
effect through normal presbytery channels.

III. ENDOWMENTS
Identifying additional funding sources is important to ensure that vital ministries may continue.
Planned giving and endowments help to support programs.  In the past, generous Cumberland Presbyterians
have taken an important step by contributing through endowments to ministries that really make a differencein our church.   However, unfortunately, sometimes those funds cannot be distributed according to thedesires of the donors because these endowments have never grown to the level necessary for the funds to beaccessed.  For example, someone may start an endowment to support youth ministry with a gift of $5,000,

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but the endowments may require that the fund reach $10,000 before the interest can be drawn to support the
Ministry.  There are several such endowments within the Cumberland Presbyterian Church; endowmentsthat essentially remain unusable.
With that in mind, the Ministry Council has purposefully identified a number of endowments thatare near the point where they can be utilized and is promoting contributions that will be strategicallyallocated to maximize the number of endowments that can be available for ministry use.
The Ministry Council gratefully acknowledges the generosity of persons who have establishedendowments and looks with enthusiasm to acknowledging additional supporters who will enable income to
be distributed from some funds not yet accessible for programming.
RECOMMENDATION 23: That the General Assembly remind people of the importance ofendowments, encouraging them to look for opportunities to actively and meaningfully support the
programs of the church.
A listing of endowment funds for each Ministry Team of the Ministry Council follows with thebalances as of December 31, 2011, received in April 2012:
Communications Ministry Team Endowments
Masaharu Asayama/CPWM Endowment
Ky Curry Publishing Endowment
C. Ray Dobbins Endowment
Dennis H. Kiefer Endowment
Marguerite D. Richards CP Magazine
Pat White Endowment
Total CMT Endowments			

CMT Balance$  8,396.66
  29,759.17
  27,919.38
       755.61
  15,064.01
    6,619.35$88,514.18

Discipleship Ministry Team Endowments		
Bennet & Mildred Brown for C E
Bill & Hazel Phalan Endowment
C. P. Youth Conference
Carl Cook Outdoor Ministry Endowment
Christian Education Mid-Century
Christian Education Season Endowment
Clark Williamson Memorial
Claudette Hamby Pickle C E Endowment
Consultant Training Fund
Cornelia Swain Endowment for C E
David & Mary McGregor C E Endowment
Donald & Jane Hubbard Endowment for C E
Dr. & Mrs. E. K. Reagin Endowment
Earl King Memorial
Frank & Linda Ward Endowment (CE)Grace Johnson Beasley Memorial
H. Harold Davis Endowment Fund
Helen Wiman Memorial
Howell G. & Martha Jo Mims CPYC
Into the Nineties for C E
Ira & Rae Galloway for C E
Irvin & Annie Mary Swain Endowment
Jack W. Ferguson, Jr. C E Endowment
Jake Tyler Children’s MinistryJames D. McGuire Endowment for C E
Jean Garret Endowment for C E
Jeff & Angie Sledge Endowment
Jill Davis Carr - Leadership Development
Jodi Hearn RushJohn Gilbert Horsley - Youth Leaders

DMT Balance$  22,603.16
    12,817.00
  133,859.67
      3,323.29
  221,875.03
  160,943.94
    36,735.94
    18,349.92
    51.481.60
    16,239.97
    45,212.86
    10,210.08
    50,574.34      9,720.25
    30,508.03
      9,715.69
  146,695.39
      3,802.40
    21,862.69
  245,383.55
    12,656.41
    19,742.39
      9,717.98      1,828.83
    14,432.57
      3,224.95
      1,926.04
    10,202.02
      9,814.82
    11,188.87

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MINUTES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLYJohn W. Speer Endowment for C E
Lavenia Campbell Cole Annuity Endowment
Louise Adams Heathcock Memorial
Morris & Ruth Pepper for C E
Paul Allen Endowment for C E
Publishing House Endowment 33%
Rev. Rusty Rustenhaven Youth Ministry
Reverend Gayle J. Keown for C E
Terence R. McCain, Sr. Endowment
Virginia Malcom Christian Education
Wesley & Jackie Mattonen Endowment
William Warren Endowment for C E
Young Adult Ministry Endowment
Total DMT Endowments			

        17,678.43
        31,941.80          9,762.74        46,202.31
          9,697.40
      127,326.19
        12,123.19
          3,180.37          1,978.51
      101,449.44
        30,637.69
          9,821.35
         20,934.05$ 1,769,383.15

Missions Ministry Team Endowments			
Advance in Missions Trust Fund
Ashburn-Graf Educational Endowment
Bennett & Mildred Brown Trust
Bernice Barnett Gonzalez Endowment
Bill & Iona Wyatt Endowment
Bill & Kathryn Wood
Boyce & Beth Wallace Endowment
Brown & Julia Welch Missions Endowment
Buddy & Beverly Stott Endowment
Carl Ramsey Scholarship Fund
Chester E. Dickson Endowment
Chow King Leong Endowment
Church Loan Fund – General
Clifford Gittings Endowment
Clifford W. & Sarah C. McCall NCD
Colombian CPW Elementary Scholarships
Colombian University Scholarships
Cornelia Swain Endowment
CPW Leadership Trust FundDavid Brown Endowment
Davis O. & Gladys H. Bryson Missionary
Della Campbell Lowrie Trust 20%
Don & Gwen Peterson Endowment Fund
Elise Sanders Endowment
Elizabeth A. & James W. Morrow Trust
Finis Ewing & Bessie Keene Memorial
Foreign Missions Endowment
Forester World Missions Endowment
Freda Mitchell Gilbert Endowment
Gina Marie Benzel Ableson Memorial
Gladys H. Bryson Scholarship Fund
Gleniel Grounds Endowment
Grace Beasley - Small Rural Church
Grace Johnson Beasley Memorial
Helen Deal Endowment
Holly Katelyn McClurkin
Holzer Trust
Hong Kong Mission
Irvin & Annie Mary Draper Swain
James A. Brintle II Scholarship
Jamie Roy Chaffin Endowment
Joe E. Matlock Endowment

MMT Balance$     389,472.52
       127,068.65
         46,554.36
           1,238.99
         11,651.39
         54,689.83         44,567.72
         28,294.21
         24,294.64
         32,252.77
         40,133.82
         45,531.96
    1,206,635.89           4,734.24
           5,505.69
         31,785.37         61,991.98
         53,468.18
         75,499.46
           9,311.73
         75,806.92
       403,016.77
         86,840.88       269,812.45
         21,689.72
       132,374.27       305,490.23
    3,180,520.95
           4,711.17
           8,943.45       101,370.52           1,903.97
         44,780.56         33,141.76
         46,135.79              596.05
         74,930.78         36,124.71
         25,353.20
           4,997.30
           1,797.15
         45,763.45

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Jose & Fanny Fajardo Endowment
Joseph B. Dungy Endowment
Lavenia Campbell Cole Annuity Endowment
Lavenia Campbell Cole Trust Endowment 20%
Lavenia Cole Testamentary Trust 25%
Lela Swanson Stricklen NCD
Lelia B. Goodman for Missions
Louise & Sam R. Estes Endowment
Lucie C. Mayhew Fund for U-P Children
Madge Sprague Memorial Endowment
Mamie McAdoo Endowment
Maree Blackwell Endowment
Marguerite D. Richards Japan
Marguerite D. Richards MM Magazine
Marguerite D. Richards Rural Church
Mark G. Lynch Choctaw Presbytery
Marvin C. & Ruth M. Kinnard Trust
Mary Frances & William Carpenter
Mary Katherine Mize Longwell Endowment
Mattie Ree Suddarth Brown Endowment
Maymie Stovall - Foreign Mission 25%
Maymie Stovall - Home Missions 25%
McAdow and Mae Gam Endowment
McClung/Fowler Memorial Endowment
McKenzie Endowment
Mildred Chandler Scholarship Endowment
Missions & Evangelism Endowment
Mrs. G. W. Freeman Bible Woman Trust
Myra Patton Foreign Mission Endowment
Nancy J. Orr Bequest
New Church Development Endowment
P. F. Johnson Memorial Endowment
Patron MembershipPaul & Geneva Richards Memorial
Perpetual Membership Fund
Rev. & Mrs. Tadao Yoshizaki Memorial
Richard Nicks Memorial Endowment
Robert E. Matlock Endowment
Robert J. & Marilee B. Watkins
Robert T. & Dona Milam Endowment
Rose Ella Porterfield Scholarship
Rouine Vodra Coleman Endowment
Rubye Johnson May Memorial 50%
S. Q. Proctor Home Mission Endowment
Samuel King Gam
Scholarship-Universidad Evangelica
Walkerville CPC Memorial Endowment
Walter Swartz - Jose Fajardo Scholarship Fund
Warren and Carline Lowe Trust
William A. & Beverly St. John Endowment
William B. & Emma Jo Denson Todd Endowment
Winnifred M. Dixon Endowment
Total MMT Endowments				             9,021.82             6,483.30           80,614.51
           55,072.05
           19,543.91
         403,465.81           57,671.90
             2,607.02
           11,928.21           13,890.09
             4,972.56
             2,367.51
             2,181.68
           14,600.93
             7,288.62           21,865.88             8,165.97           13,489.29
           10,218.57
                586.78
           18,555.05
           10,780.70           10,779.77
           13,968.17           76,270.46
           37,241.75
         120,900.28
         101,156.11
             5,676.00
         146,253.78
             3,854.63
           86,334.43
           16,970.28         702,628.86           10,896.04
         880,389.99
                562.65           48,084.78         145,343.22             1,728.52
             5,605.92
           15,388.73             1,160.65             6,746.66
           10,268.71
           18,983.56
             8,840.96
             5,960.86           39,362.11             2,409.54
           11,077.27
             5,513.85           51,596.49$ 10,568,112.64

Pastoral Development Ministry Team Endowments		
Arturo & Carmen Ortiz Endowment
Awards for CP Ministers & Spouses

PDMT Balance$         10,668.03
           20,657.39

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E. G. & Joy Sims Endowment
James & Geneva Searcy Endowment
James & Helen Knight Endowment
James Lee Ratliff Endowment
LaRoyce Brown Endowment
Leonard & Mary Jo Turner Endowment
Lyon Walkup Endowment
Melvin & Naomi Orr Endowment
Ministerial Endowment
Ministers Conference
Norlan & Ellie Scrudder Endowment
Roosevelt and Ruth BaughTotal PDMT Endowments		           18,687.45           26,967.45
           21,294.56
             5,427.20
             1,145.11           11,455.06
           11,702.55
           17,256.15
           11,115.95
           15,540.18
           17,704.01
             2,883.35$
191,359.33

Ministry Council Grand Total		$ 12,618,514.41

2012

IV. CHURCH CALENDAR 2012-2014
The 181st General Assembly directed that the “church calendar structure . . . extend beyond thepresent calendar year to at least 24 months in advance.”  Noting that not all denominational entities have
set their 2014 dates and that some additions will be made as these become known, the Ministry Council
recommends the following:
RECOMMENDATION 24: That the 182nd General Assembly approve the following dates
for the 2012-2014 Church Calendar.
CHURCH CALENDAR 2012-2014
JULY 2012
7
7-21
8-13
9-11
17-21

Program of Alternate Studies Graduation
PAS Summer Extension School
CPYC at Bethel University, McKenzie, Tennessee
Hispanic Pastors Conference, Bethel University, McKenzie, Tennessee
Ministers Retreat, Bethel University, McKenzie, Tennessee

AUGUST 2012
20
25
28
29
26-Sept30

Bethel Fall classes begin
MTS Fall classes begin
Bethel Convocation
MTS Convocation
Christian Education Season

SEPTEMBER 2012
9		
16
OCTOBER 2012
7
9-11
14
28

Senior Adult Sunday
Christian Service Recognition Sunday
International Day of Prayer and Action for Human Habitat
Worldwide Communion Day
CP Minister’s Conference
Pastor Appreciation Sunday
Native American Sunday

NOVEMBER 2012
Any Sunday in November Loaves and Fishes
2
World Community Day (Church Women United)4		
Stewardship Sunday11
Day of Prayer for People with Aids and Other Life-Threatening Illnesses
18		
Bible Sunday

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DECEMBER 2012
Any Sunday in December Gift to the King
2-25
Advent in Church and Home
9Bethel Commencement
25
Christmas Day
27-30
Youth Evangelism Conference
JANUARY 2013
6-Feb 1311
14-15		1522-2431-Feb 4
FEBRUARY 2013
1-28
2
3
			
9
10
13
13-Mar 31
16
17		
22-23
23
MARCH 2013
1-31
1
2
3
10		
24
24-30
25-30
28		
29
31		
31-Apr 19
APRIL 2013
7
7–13
22
26-27
MAY 2013
3
4
5
18
19
26

Epiphany
Human Trafficking Awareness Day
Stated Clerk’s Conference
Deadline for receipt of 2012 Our United Outreach contributions
Ministers Conference, Olive Branch, Mississippi
Koinonia: Young Adult ConferenceBlack History Month
The Event: Elder Training at Longview, Texas; Homewood, Alabama;
Knoxville, Tennessee; and Lexington, Tennessee
Denomination Day
Historical Foundation Offering
Souper Bowl Sunday
The Event: Elder Training at Columbia, Tennessee; Olive Branch, Mississippi;
Valrico, Florida; Edmond, Oklahoma; and Ft. Worth, Texas
Annual congregational reports due in GA office
Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent
Lent to Easter
The Event: Elder Training at Lubbock, Texas; Russellville, Arkansas;
Madison, Tennessee; and Cullman, Alabama
Youth Sunday
30 Hour Famine
The Event: Elder Training at Bowling Green, Kentucky; Broken Bow, Oklahoma;
Chandler, Indiana; Cookeville, Tennessee; and Albuquerque, New Mexico
Women’s History Month (USA)World Day of Prayer (Church Women United)
The Event: Elder Training at Calico Rock, Arkansas; Huntsville, Alabama;
Freedonia, Kentucky; Marshall, Missouri; and Chattanooga, Tennessee
Seminary Sunday
4th Sunday in Lent
Palm/Passion Sunday
One Great Hour of Sharing
National Farm Workers Awareness Week
Holy Week/MTS closed
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
EasterMarch of Missions
Children’s Home Sunday
Family Week
Earth Day
30 Hour Famine
Friendship Day (Church Women United)
Bethel Commencement
Children’s Day (Japan)
MTS Closing Convocation & Graduation
Pentecost Sunday
World Mission Day
Memorial Day Offering for Military Chaplains & Personnel

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JUNE 2013
17-21
18-20
30-July 5

General Assembly, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
CPWM Convention
Cumberland Presbyterian Youth Conference

JULY 2013
6
6-20
8-10
16-20
16-20

Program of Alternate Studies (PAS) Graduation
PAS Summer Extension School
Hispanic Pastors Conference, Bethel University, McKenzie, Tennessee
Presbyterian Youth Triennium
Ministers Retreat, Bethel University, McKenzie, Tennessee

AUGUST 2013317		25-Sept 29
27
31Bethel Commencement
Bethel Blast
Christian Education Season
Bethel Opening Convocation (171st Year)
MTS Fall Semester Classes begin

SEPTEMBER 2013
4
8		
15
OCTOBER 2013
1-31
6
13
19-20
27

MTS Opening Convocation
Senior Adult Sunday
Christian Service Recognition Sunday
International Day of Prayer and Action for Human Habitat
Clergy Appreciation Month
Worldwide Communion Sunday
Pastor Appreciation Sunday
Bethel Homecoming
Native American Sunday

NOVEMBER 2013
Any Sunday in November Loaves and Fishes
1
All Saints Day
World Community Day (Church Women United)3		
Stewardship Sunday
3-6
The Forum10
Day of Prayer for People with Aids and Other Life-Threatening Illnesses
17		
Bible Sunday
DECEMBER 2013
Any Sunday in December Gift to the King
1-25
Advent in Church and Home
7
Bethel Commencement
24
Christmas Eve
25
Christmas Day
25-Jan6
Christmastide
JANUARY 2014
6-Mar4		
11
13-14		15FEBRUARY 2014
1-28
1
2

Epiphany
Human Trafficking Awareness Day
Stated Clerks’ Conference
Deadline for receipt of 2013 Our United Outreach Contributions

			
10
16		

Black History Month
Annual congregational reports due to presbyterial clerks
Denomination Day
Historical Foundation Offering
Souper Bowl Sunday
Annual congregational reports due in GA office
Youth Sunday

MARCH 2014
1-30

Women’s History Month (USA)2012

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5–Apr 20
23-29

APRIL 2014
13
17		
18
20		
25-26
27-June 8
MAY 2014
2
1025
JUNE 2014
8
16-20

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Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent
Lent to EasterNational Farm Workers Awareness Week
Palm/Passion Sunday
One Great Hour of Sharing
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
Easter30-Hour Famine
March of Missions
Friendship Day (Church Women United)
MTS Closing Convocation & Graduation
Memorial Day Offering for Military Chaplains & Personnel
Pentecost
World Mission Sunday
General Assembly, Chattanooga, TN
CPWM Convention, Chattanooga, TN

In recognition of the fact that the Ministry Council promotes and publishes the 12-month “Planning
Calendar” that has a different purpose from the “Church Calendar” and the fact that the “Church Calendar”
represents and includes dates of all denominational entities beyond the programming scope of the MinistryCouncil, the Ministry Council recommends the following:
RECOMMENDATION 25: That the 182nd General Assembly direct the Office of theGeneral Assembly to be responsible for reporting the “Church Calendar” to the General Assembly
for adoption beginning in 2013 for all future years.

V. MINISTRY COUNCIL CONCLUSION
A hymn Cumberland Presbyterians often sing begins, “I stand amazed in the presence of Jesus the
Nazarene . . . .”  Both individually and collectively, the members of the Ministry Council affirm this.  We
are amazed:•  That God has used our meager efforts to move faithfully and aggressively in ministry to a lost anddying world.
•  That obstacles that seem insurmountable are being overcome by the sacrificial efforts of so many
people whose only concern is the building of God’s Church called Cumberland Presbyterian all around theworld.
•  That in the few short years of our existence so much has been accomplished to the glory of God.
Yes, we are amazed and wonder how God will use the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in the years ahead
as we prayerfully answer the Call to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ our Lord.  To all Cumberland
Presbyterians, we say, join us!
Respectfully Submitted,
Reverend Carlton Harper, Chairperson
Reverend Lisa Scott, First Vice Chairperson
Reverend Sam Romines, Second Vice Chairperson
Elizabeth G. Horsley, Secretary
Edith B. Old, Director of Ministries/Treasurer

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THE REPORT OF THE
BOARD OF STEWARDSHIP,
FOUNDATION, AND BENEFITS
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
A. BOARD MEETINGS AND ORGANIZATIONThe Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits under the direction of its officers, President
Charlie Floyd, Vice-president Rob Latimer, Secretary Debbie Shanks, and Treasurer Robert Heflin, met two
times in regular session.
B. BOARD MEMBERS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE
Members whose terms expire at the 2012 General Assembly, with their years of service, are as
follows: Jim Cordum, six years; Andy Frazier, three years and Robert Latimer, six years.  Jim Cordum has
asked not to be re-nominated.  Andy Frazier is eligible to succeed himself for a three year term.  Robert
Latimer is also eligible to succeed himself for a three year term.
C. BOARD REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 182nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The board’s representative to the 182nd General Assembly is Jackie Satterfield.
D. STAFF
Kathryn Gilbert Craig serves as Administrative Assistant, Mark Duck serves as Coordinator of
Benefits and Robert Heflin serves as Executive Secretary.  Carolyn Harmon serves as the Planned Giving
Coordinator for the Presbytery of East Tennessee.  The Board appreciates the work Carolyn Harmon doesin educating congregations of the legacy ministry that can be accomplished as individuals make planned
gifts to their local congregations.
E. 2013 BUDGETThe 2013 line-item budget has been filed with the Office of the General Assembly.
F. 2011 AUDIT
Certified copies of the 2011 audit reports from Fouts and Morgan will be filed with the Office of theGeneral Assembly in compliance with General Regulations E.5. and E.6.  The 2011 audit will be printed in
the audit section of the 2012 minutes.

II. FINANCIAL FOUNDATION DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
A. PURPOSE
One area of the work of the board is in financial foundation development and management.  Thepurpose of this program is as follows:
To secure a firm financial undergirding for the ongoing ministry of congregations and the agencies
of presbyteries, synods, and the General Assembly as they bear witness to the saving love of God, the graceof our Lord Jesus Christ, and the fellowship and communion of the Holy Spirit.
The Financial Foundation Program is reported in this section in general terms and more specificallyunder the headings III. Endowment Program, IV. Cash Funds Management Program, and V. Property andCasualty Insurance.

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B. 2011 IN REVIEW
Depending on your perspective, 2011 was good or bad.  With signs of hope there remains uncertainty
in the market and the economy as a whole.  The outlook on jobs has improved slightly, however many
people continue searching for a job.  The S&P 500 ended the year almost exactly where it started, masking
dramatic swings during the year.  Politics and concerns over Sovereign Debt level particularly in Europe
dominate market sentiment.  International Markets declined due to the recession in Europe creating someanxiety.   Going forward there will be slower growth in developed markets.   Real Estate has improved
slowly.  Though there alot of troubled mortgages, people are beginning to invest in real estate.  Consumer
confidence has improved and is reflected in the markets.
The Growth Income Endowment Fund began the year with a balance of $36,241,727.  The Growth
Income Endowment Fund ended 2011 with a balance of $36,698,915.  The return on investments for 2011
was up 1.4% compared to a composite benchmark which was up 1.5%.
The Total Return Endowment Fund began the year with a balance of $6,922,785.   The endingbalance for the Total Return Endowment Fund was $6,472,584.  The return on investments for 2011 was up
0.2% compared to a composite benchmark which was down 0.9%.
In 2011 the Cumberland Presbyterian Investment Loan Program paid out $461,818 to agencies,
churches and individual account holders having funds in the program.  This compares to $256,428 paidout in 2010.  Throughout 2011 the interest paid to account holders was consistently higher than the rates
received from most “on demand” accounts.  The interest rate paid to account holders averaged 3.75%.
C. BOARD OF STEWARDSHIPThe Board of Stewardship ended 2011 with an unrestricted surplus of $36,012.   We are evermindful of expenses incurred and try to be good stewards of what has been entrusted to the Board.  We are
grateful for the faith support from congregations and individuals through their contributions to Our United
Outreach.
D. MANAGEMENT OF FUNDS
During 2011 the Endowment Program Growth/Income Fund portfolio was under the co-managementof Gerber/Taylor Management, Metropolitan West Asset Management, RREEF America II and Clarion.
The portfolio for the Endowment Program Total Return Fund was under the co-management of Gerber/
Taylor Management, Pimco, Metropolitan West Asset Management, and RREEF America II.  The funds of
the Retirement Program were co-managed by Gerber/Taylor Management, Pimco, Metropolitan West AssetManagement, and RREEF America II.
The church loan portion of the endowment portion of the endowment portfolio and the investmentsof the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Investment Loan Program, Inc. were under the management ofboard staff.

III. ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
Since 1836, the board and its corporate predecessors have sought to be faithful trustees of thefunds given into their hands to provide a permanent financial foundation for the work of congregations,presbyteries, synods, and General Assembly agencies.  The work of the Endowment Program is the oldest
responsibility of the board and fulfills a portion of that task to which all Cumberland Presbyterians arecalled: “Christian stewardship acknowledges that all of life and creation is a trust from God, to be used forGod’s glory and service.”—Confession of Faith for Cumberland Presbyterians 6:10.
A. COMMUNICATIONThe Endowment Program report will be distributed to all endowment program participants, general
assembly board members, churches, and individual contributors.
Agencies, other participants, and interested parties received quarterly detailed reports on thepostings to all their endowments.  With the addition of names supplied by the agencies during the year, thenumber of persons receiving these reports continues to expand.  In addition, special reports were made asrequested.

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B. ASSETS, INVESTMENT MIX, AND PERFORMANCE
1. Assets and Investment Mix — Growth/Income FundThe assets of the Endowment Program’s Growth/Income Fund totaled $35,698,915 for 2011 atmarket value.  The following table provides a breakdown of the investment mix:				

GROWTH/INCOME INVESTMENT MIX
Securities & Investments
    4.8%
Cash/Cash Equivalents$  1,715,934
    9.4%
US Equities$  3,342,091
    9.9%
Real Estate Investment Trusts$  3,516,369
  38.5%
Fixed Income$13,794,794
  13.6%
Global Hedge$  4,839,329
    9.6%
Multi-Strategy$  3,430,933
    2.8%
Special Opportunities$     986,793
    7.0%
International Stocks$  2,487,999
    4.4%
Emerging Markets$  1,584,673
100.0%					Total		
$35,698,915

2. Performance of Growth/Income Fund
The Endowment Program Growth/Income Fund generated $938,586 in dividend and interest
income during 2011.  Net contributions and withdrawals were ($1,694,933).  Capital Appreciation (Realized
Gain/(Loss) plus Unrealized Gain/(Loss)) was ($430,742).  The total investment earnings for 2011 were$507,844 and the change in market value was ($1,187,089).
Growth/Income earnings paid and payable to agencies totaled $431,441 for 2011.  Growth/Income
Fund investment management fees totaled $75,505 for 2011.  Other expenses were $9,341 for a total of$84,846.
When comparing the performance of the Endowment Program with other funds it is important tokeep in mind the various components included in the reported rates: interest and dividend income, realized
capital gains/losses, and unrealized capital gains/losses due to the difference between the current market
value of investments and their original cost or market value in previous reports.
Investment funds typically report their total rates of return.  A total rate of return includes the effectof the fluctuation in market value of the various investments together with all realized/accrued income andcapital gains/losses generated as investments are sold for more/less than their original cost.  Because of the
impact of fluctuation in market value, the total rate of return for any given year may be positive or negative.
Such total rates of return are important indicators of a fund’s overall performance.  However, the rate of
crucial importance for the Growth/Income Fund relates to the amount of income (interest and dividends)
which it generates since for the endowments in this fund only income is available for support of the various
ministries for which these endowments are established.  This Rate of Income Paid Out is distinct from Total
Rate of Return.

2.01%

3. Rate of Income Paid Out by Growth/Income FundThe rate at which income was paid out to participants in the Growth/Income Fund for 2011 wasPercentage of Income Paid Out
2011
2.01%
2010
3.90%
2009
3.79%
2008
4.03%
2007
4.19%
2006
4.05%
2005
4.20%
2004
4.01%
2003
4.40%
2002
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4. Total Rate of Return for the Growth/Income FundThe following table gives the annualized rates of return as contained in the report from Gerber/
Taylor Associates for year end 2011:						

One Year Period
01/01/11 - 12/31/11

Five Year Period
01/01/07 - 12/31/11

Since Inception
09/00/81 - 12/31/11

1.4%

3.3%

10.1%

Growth/Income Fund

5. Assets and Investment Mix — Total Return FundOn October 1, 2004, the Endowment Program initiated a new Total Return Fund to provide an
option for certain endowments that are not restricted to expenditures of realized interest and dividend
income.  The assets of the Endowment Program’s Total Return Fund totaled $6,472,584 for 2011 at market
value.
The following table gives a breakdown of the investment mix of the total assets:
TOTAL RETURN INVESTMENT MIX
Securities & Investments
9.4%
12.2%
11.0%
17.6%
13.5%
16.9%
2.7%
4.3%
12.4%
100.0%

Cash/Cash Equivalents
US Equities
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Fixed Income
Multi Strategy
Global Hedge
Special Opportunities
Emerging Markets
International Stocks
Total$    607,884$    787,603$    712,055$ 1,142,629$    874,164$ 1,097,004$    172,689$    273,116$    805,440$ 6,472,584

6. Performance of Total Return Fund
The Endowment Program Total Return Fund generated a loss of ($6,877) in total investment earnings
consisting of $132,560 in interest/dividends and capital appreciation (realized gain/(loss) and unrealized
gain/(loss)) of ($139,437).  Net contributions/(withdrawals) were ($1,003,127).  Change in market value
was ($1,010,004).
Total Return Fund expenses including fees paid to the investment managers totaled $16,655 for2011.  Total Return Fund payments made and payable to agencies totaled $122,391 for 2011.
The total rate of return on this fund includes the effect of the fluctuation in market value of thevarious investments together with all realized/accrued income and capital gains/losses generated as
investments are sold for more/less than their original cost.  Because of the impact of fluctuation in market
value, the total rate of return for any given year may be positive or negative.  Such total rates of return areimportant indicators of a fund’s overall performance.
7. Total Rate of Return for Total Return Fund
Gerber/Taylor provides the report on the total return of the Endowment Program Total ReturnFund.  The following table gives the annualized rates of return as contained in their report for yearend 2011.
						Total Return FundOne Year Period
01/01/11 - 12/31/11-0.20%

Five Year Period
01/01/07 - 12/31/11
3.40%

Since Inception
09/01/04 - 12/31/11
6.90%

C. ENDOWMENT PROGRAM LOANS
Historical Review
Through investing up to 40% of the assets of the Endowment Program in the witness of the Church,
the message of good news concerning Christ is strengthened both in the United States and overseas.  A
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the important role played by this aspect of the investment policy.  Over the past sixty-five years from 1944 to
2009, 841 loans were made to congregations, presbyteries, and synods.  Through these loans, $37,533,851
has been provided in financing for expansion of facilities and extension of witness.
A look at the different periods during which loans have been made provides a picture of growing
endowments (and of post World War II inflation!).
		

Period		
1944-49
1950-59
1960-69
1970-79
1980-89
1990-99
2000-09

Loans		
  35
171
208
166
101
102
  58

Total Loaned		$       145,755$    1,360,441$    3,056,891$    3,609,084$    4,349,120$  14,440,837$  10,571,723

Average$      4,164$      7,955$    14,697$    21,741$    43,061$  141,577$  182,271

While looking at the table above, it should be noted that the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Investment Loan Program began January 1, 2001.  Since its creation most of the larger loans are madethrough the Investment Loan Program.
Down through the years, donors to endowments have found satisfaction in the knowledge that theprudent investment of their gifts strengthened not only the work of the particular churches, institutions, andcauses which they designated to receive the income but also the broader witness of the Church.
D. OTHER CHURCH LOANS
Although not a part of the Endowment Program, there are two other sources available to the board
for investment in loans to churches.
1. Revolving Church Loan FundThis fund was established through gifts to the “Into the Nineties” Capital Gifts Campaign and allinterest earned by the loans is added to the fund to increase the amount available for loans.  There were
six loans from the Revolving Church Loan Program at the end of 2011 totaling $87,835.  In the revolving
church loan account, there was also cash in the amount of $112,825.  At yearend 2011 total assets of thefund was $200,660.
The rate of interest for revolving loans made during 2011 was based on the loan rate establishedby the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Investment Loan Program at the beginning of each quarter.  Themaximum available for a single loan is $35,000, amortized over five years.
2. Cole Church Loan FundThis fund was established through the generosity of Lavenia Campbell Cole, a member of the
Trinity Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth, Texas.   The purpose of the fund is to provide
loans at low interest rates to Cumberland Presbyterian churches “that have the potential for growth anddevelopment by increasing their ministry to the community in which they reside through the availability ofadditional money.” Applications are available upon request.
Loans from the fund must have the approval of both the Board of Stewardship and the Missions
Ministry Team.  There is no established limit for the amount that may be loaned.  Loans must, however, berepaid within five years.  Currently there are no Cole loans as of yearend 2011.  There was $372,202 in cashin the fund.
E. REGIONAL PLANNED GIVING COORDINATORS
1. History
In 1993, the 163rd General Assembly commended the Board of Stewardship for “its vision indeveloping a program of planned giving in local congregations” and urged congregations “to be open to thisnew program and to take advantage of the assistance being offered” by the Board.
Further, it adopted recommendations to:Approve a church-wide annual emphasis on planned gifts as a complementary part of the observationof the Family Week focus provided by the Board of Christian Education during May of each year; and2012

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Urge each congregation to recognize the importance of promoting planned gifts as a part of its
overall nurture of Christian stewardship among its members.
In response to the 1993 action, staff of the Board of Stewardship have made presentations to morethan 142 congregations on the need to develop congregational endowments and encourage planned givingby church members.
At one time there were four Regional Planned Giving Coordinators.   At the moment Carolyn
Harmon is the only Regional Planned Giving Coordinator.   She is an elder in the Cedar Hill Church,
Greeneville, Tennessee, serving the Presbytery of East Tennessee.  The other coordinators can no longer
serve due to health conditions or other reasons.  Though Carolyn is employed by the Presbytery of East
Tennessee she has made presentations beyond her presbytery.
Through these regional coordinators education concerning the stewardship opportunities in planned
giving has been made readily accessible to many churches.  Often times the results of their work is noteasily measured.  It may be several years before their work bears fruit.  The regional coordinators use theirpresentations to plant the seeds which may bear fruit immediately or years down the road.  What is ofutmost importance is that the seeds are being planted.
Regional coordinators are employed and their salaries paid by their respective presbyteries or by
the Board of Stewardship.  They are the living links of a partnership between the General Assembly andtheir presbyteries and they join in the semi-annual meetings of the Board of Stewardship and the biennial
meetings of the North American Conference on Christian Philanthropy.  In this partnership, the cost of theirmaterials, travel, and continuing education opportunities are paid by the Board from Our United Outreachfunds.
It is our prayer that God will bless the work of encouraging Cumberland Presbyterians to give
generously to enhance the future ministry of all our churches.

VII. CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHINVESTMENT LOAN PROGRAM, INC.
In 1976, the board began a program to provide opportunity for flexible investment of current
temporary cash assets of congregations and agencies of the church.  The primary purpose of the programis to provide income to participants as a foundation for ministry.  As of January 1, 2001, the assets of theoriginal program, Cash Funds Management, were transferred to the new Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Investment Loan Program, Inc.
For the year ending 2011, the assets for the Investment Loan Program were $16,797,823.  There
were 269 individual, congregation and agency accounts.  At yearend, deposits on account totaled $6,073,859.
The loan balances totaled $9,119,980 at year end.
For 2011, the corporation complied with the regulatory requirements in the states of Tennessee andKentucky and was able to offer investment opportunities to individual Cumberland Presbyterians in thestates of Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas, Missouri and New Mexico.
The board of directors is composed of the following: Rob Latimer, president; Charlie Floyd, vicepresident and Debbie Shanks, secretary.  Robert Heflin serves as Treasurer and Executive Secretary.  During
the past year, the board met twice in regular session.
In order to simplify administration and focus on the strengths of the Investment Loan Program, theboard took action to limit the offering of notes and depository accounts to “ready access accounts.”  All note
holders (individuals) and depository account holders (churches and church agencies) with funds invested inthese “on demand” accounts participated in the $461,818 which the program paid in interest.  For 2011 theaverage interest rate paid to account holders was 3.75%.  Depending on interest earned on investments inbonds and interest earned on loans in 2012 we anticipate paying 4% interest to account holders.  However,
the interest paid can change.  As a result there has been renewed interest for congregations to open new
accounts because the interest paid out is higher than current CD rates.  The interest rate paid on accounts
can change depending on the amount of income received from the investment income.
The table below provides a breakdown of the investment mix.

			

INVESTMENT LOAN PROGRAM
Securities & Investments
    1.45%
Mutual Funds$     111,469.23
  20.87%
Cash Equivalents$  1,595,959.98
  77.68%
Taxable Fixed Income $  5,940,954.39
100.00%$  7,648,383.60

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At the end of 2011 there were 23 loans to congregations made through the Investment Loan
Program. The total loans were $9,119,980.

VIII. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION AND RESEARCH
A. PURPOSE
The second of two broad areas of the work of the board is in employee benefits administration andresearch.  The purpose of this program is as follows:
To support the lay and ordained employees of the church as they venture to be faithful under thecall of Christ and the Church to the daily demands of providing leadership to congregations and Church
agencies whom are the incarnation of the Body of Christ, the family of God at work in the world.
Employee benefits are reported in detail under headings IX. Retirement Program, X. Ministerial
Aid Program, and XI. Insurance Program.
B. VISION
The board has a vision of uniform benefits for all Cumberland Presbyterian clergy, including grouphealth insurance, group long-term disability coverage, and participation in the General Assembly’s retirement
plan.  Ministers would then know what to expect when they are called to another church.  No longer would
some ministers have to do without what is considered in the secular world to be basic employee benefits.
No longer would ministers and their families have to settle for being relegated to second class status.  Thereality is, as several General Assemblies have recognized, that this is possible if we work together in muchthe same manner that we send out missionaries and do a lot of other ministry.   Good employee benefit
plans are in place and they would be healthier and stronger if used and supported by all employees of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

IX. RETIREMENT PROGRAM
Since 1952, the board has provided a retirement program open to all church employees.   Theprogram gives opportunity for churches and their employees to provide a source of retirement income
based on voluntary contributions.  In 1987, a new Cumberland Presbyterian Retirement Plan No. 2 wasestablished as a qualified 403(b) defined contribution plan.
A. PLAN AMENDMENTS
As new needs arise or deficiencies in the original plan document for Cumberland Presbyterian
Retirement Plan No. 2 become apparent, the General Assembly has the authority under Article IX Section
9.01 of the Plan to amend the same.   Amendments were last made to the Plan by the 1999 General Assembly.
Submitted this year is a revision of the plan for the General Assembly to approve. The revised plan follows
this report.  It includes but it is not limited to the following: addition of catch-up contributions, section 1.09
and 1.10, non-matching contributions are allowed, section 3.03, attainment of age fifty-nine and one-half aparticipant shall have the unrestricted right to withdraw his entire retirement account, section 6.07.
Recommendation 1: That the revision of the Cumberland Presbyterian Retirement
Plan #2 be adopted.
Available to retired minister’s who participate in the Cumberland Presbyterian Retirement programis a housing allowance.  The last change to the housing allowance amount, an increase to $800 a month or$9,600 a year tax-free withdrawal, was made in 1990 and approved by the General Assembly.  Due to rising
housing cost, utilities, and maintenance an increase in the housing allowance is recommended.
Recommendation 2: That the General Assembly increase the housing allowance forretired ministers under the Cumberland Presbyterian Retirement plan from $800 per month to $1,500
a month and that a housing allowance of $180,000 be allowed in the case of a lump sum withdrawal forthe purchase of a principal residence with the stipulation that the total housing allowance available inany one year not exceed $18,000.

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B. YEAR END REPORTOn December 31, 2011, there were 362 active participants in the Retirement Plan.  There werealso 7 receiving direct monthly payments as a result of their elections under Plan 1.  In addition to theseparticipants, there were 23 persons who were receiving annuity payments purchased through the Plan andfor whom the Plan issues 1099-R’s.
During 2011, $2,199,663 was dispersed to or for participants, a decrease of 28.6% over 2010s$3,082,860.  Contributions totaled $840,225 and were up 15.8% over 2010s $725,571.  Investment expenses
totaled $120,670 an increase of 14.1% over 2010s $105,799.  Realized and unrealized loss on investments
totaled $418,715 compared to an increase in 2010 of $2,292,001.  The rate of return credited to the accounts
for the year was -0.1% compared to 15.3% for 2010.  (Comparative annual rates of return for: previous
three years—+11.6%, previous five years—+3.1%, and from the beginning of professional management inMarch, 1982—+9.7%.)
Effective January 1, 2011, Gerber/Taylor Management was retained to manage our stock portfolio.  
We have continued our relationship with Met West, a bond manager, PIMCO, also a bond manager and
RREEF, a private real estate investment trust manager.  Matt Robbins and Stacy Miller of Gerber/Taylor
continue to be very helpful with keeping the board updated on market conditions and investment strategies.   

X. MINISTERIAL AID PROGRAM
A. MINISTERIAL AID
1. Full Benefit Recipients
As of March 2012 there are an equivalent of 4 Cumberland Presbyterian Church recipients of thefull benefit of $500 per month (increased from $300 on July 1, 2010).  The monthly total of these payments
is $2,000.00; annually, $24,000.00 is paid.  The equivalent of benefits for four participants at $260, or$1040 per month,$12,480 annually, is sent to Cauca Valley Presbytery in Columbia.  The payments aredesignated for specific individuals but are distributed by the presbytery as it sees fit.
In October 2005, the board decided to distribute 75% of the previous year’s surplus to the remaining
recipients.  This distribution was made in December 2011 with the 4 state side recipients receiving $4,300.00
each for a total distribution of $17,200.00.  The Board of Stewardship has approved a cap of a maximum of$4,000 in lieu of large distributions that can have a negative effect on other benefits received, such as SSI,
or state assistance.
2. Basic Requirements
The new basic requirements and amount for stateside recipients for the Ministerial Aid program
were approved at the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in June 2010.  The poverty
levels have been updated to the latest available figures. They are as follows:
Full Benefit revised to $500 a month for State Side Recipients
1.  Minimum age is full retirement age set forth by the Social Security Administration.
2.  Minimum years of service to the church - 15.
3.  Can qualify for aid if a participant in the Cumberland Presbyterian Retirement Plan if income isbelow poverty level as established by the US Census Bureau.
4.  Physical and/or mental disability (doctor’s statement required) at any age, however, a minimumof ten years service is required if less than 60 years of age.
5.  Individuals’ income cannot exceed federal poverty guidelines set forth for the year by the US
Census Bureau. Poverty level is $10,890 a year or $907.50 a month for 2011.
6.   Couples income cannot exceed federal poverty guidelines set forth for the year by the US
Census Bureau.  Poverty level is $14,710 a year or $1,225.83 a month for 2011.
(The GA Board of Stewardship is authorized to look at each case in light of unusual financial hardship; thus,
application may be made even if income levels exceed the ceiling.)
7.  Presbytery obtains information and approves (approval can be given by the committee or board
charged by presbytery with this responsibility); certification of approval is sent to the General Assembly
Board of Stewardship.
8.  Surviving spouse is eligible if above items 2, 3 and 4 have been met.

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2012**Note: Recipient is responsible to verify if receiving Ministerial Aid would effect his or her SSI,
Social Security or other benefits.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church applicants must submit to the board a listing of assets andliabilities so the net worth can be determined.   The board urges presbyteries to maintain contact withpersons under the Ministerial Aid Program who live within their bounds.  Should there be serious unmet
needs, the presbytery is urged to contact the board so that it may determine how the Ministerial Aid program
can be of assistance in meeting those needs.
3. Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America
The CPCA now has 4 participants who receive monthly payments at the originally agreed upon
amount of $109 per month.  Benefits for these recipients total $436.00 per month or $5,232.00 annually.
The CPCA normally pays its share in June or July following their General Assembly.
4. Ministers in Overseas Presbyteries
Payments for ministers serving in overseas presbyteries (presently, a total of $12,480 annually) arebeing made to Cauca Valley Presbytery and administered through its budget.
B. RETIREMENT RESERVE
Under Retirement Plan No. 1, retirees whose benefits fell below $150 per month could receive a
supplement from the Special Reserve Retirement Fund Endowment to bring their benefits up to this level.
Spouses of retirees are eligible to continue receiving this benefit after the retiree’s death.  These payments
will eventually cease because no new persons are being added.  One individual now receives $150 a monthfrom this fund.  Annually, $1,800.00 is paid to the recipient.  This endowment has a balance of $1,053,509
as of December 31, 2011.  The 1996 General Assembly approved the Board’s recommendation to use theexcess income from this endowment for Ministerial Aid payments.  This has freed the Lowrie endowment
to be used to meet other ministerial needs.

XI. INSURANCE PROGRAMS
The insurance programs of the board have been assigned by the General Assembly beginning in
the middle of the previous century.  Dental and Vision Insurance is the newest, begun in December 2008.
Property and casualty insurance is the oldest, begun in 1951.  While all of the insurance programs areimportant, group life and health insurance, begun in 1961, touches many lives in a personal way and often
at times of deep anxiety.  In all, about 341 men, women, and children depend on this program to meet theirhealth care needs.
A. PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCEThe Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits secures property and casualty insurance
coverage against accidental loss for the General Assembly Corporation, Board of Stewardship, Discipleship
Ministry Team, Missions Ministry Team, Ministry Council, Communications Ministry Team, Pastoral
Development Ministry Team, Memphis Theological Seminary,  and Historical Foundation.
Our broker is Lipscomb & Pitts of Memphis, TN. For 2012, Travelers Insurance carries our Property& Casualty policy and $2,500,000 in earth quake coverage, Philadelphia carries our Directors & Officers,
Crime, Automobile, and Umbrella policies.  Axis Specialty Insurance Company insures $5,000,000 inearthquake coverage and Lloyds insures $11,000,000 in earthquake coverage.  Our Workers Comp coveragehas been through FFVA Mutual since October of 2008.
B. GROUP LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE
The presbyteries of Arkansas, Columbia, Covenant, Cumberland, del Cristo, East Tennessee,
Missouri, Murfreesboro, Nashville, North Central, Red River, Robert Donnell, Trinity, West Tennessee
and The Center have now established non-contributory long term disability programs insured by
UNUMPROVIDENT.  This leaves only four stateside presbyteries (Choctaw, Hope, Grace and TennesseeGeorgia) without a program.  The quarterly rate applied to participant’s salaries is 1.50 per $100 of salary.

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There are three primary reasons for ministers to want the coverage and for presbyteries to want toprovide the protection.  The group rate is significantly lower than individual policy rates (especially after theJanuary 1, 1997, rate reduction) and does not require a large cash outlay to cover all full-time ministers in apresbytery; housing allowance and/or the fair rental value of a manse is included in the definition of salary
for ministers; and, there is no medical qualification requirement in order to enroll.  These advantages overindividual policies make this coverage very attractive, especially to those who have previously purchased
their own policies.  In addition, a provision was negotiated with UNUM by the Board’s consultant, whereby
ministers, upon leaving a participating presbytery to serve in a non-participating presbytery, may continue
the coverage if he or she so desires.  The new employing church is then billed for the quarterly premium.
There are now seven ministers and one employee who are receiving or have received benefits from thisinsurance program.  There are approximately 212 participants and Peter Whitely, of Sinclair-Whitely in
Nashville, TN is our broker.
C. GROUP TRAVEL ACCIDENT INSURANCE
This policy provides twenty-four hour coverage on “named employees” for accidental death,dismemberment, or loss of sight.  The maximum benefit is $50,000 and there is also a $1,000 medical
benefit. The annual premium is $900.  We renew this policy every 3 years, which was done in July 2011.
Twenty six named positions are covered under this policy.
D. GROUP HEALTH & LIFE INSURANCE
The board has used a fully-insured, managed care approach to provide group health insurance
for Cumberland Presbyterian clergy and lay employees since March 1, 1999.  As of January 1, 2010 our
insurance provider is Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee.  Blue Cross of Tennessee is an independent,
not-for-profit, locally governed health plan company that insures more than 5 million people nationwide.
With an extensive network, Blue Cross is able to effectively service the employees of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church.   In 2011 the deductible was increased for the two plans to $1,500 deductible anda $3,500 in-network deductible for the employee and has stayed the same for 2012.  Spouse and Family
deductibles are twice the amount of the employee only product. Lipscomb & Pitts, a Memphis based
insurance company, is our insurance broker, and Craig Wright, our agent.
1. Loss Ratio
A comparison of paid medical premiums and claims is made in order to calculate a loss ratio. The
table below contains monthly and cumulative figures for the calendar year of 2011.  For 2011, 91% of the
medical premiums paid to Blue Cross were used to pay claims and stop-loss premiums.  This compares to aloss ratio of 75% in 2010 (not a full year of claims due to moving to new carrier) 105% for the same period
in 2009, 98% for 2008 and 112% for 2007 with our previous carrier, Unicare.
MEDICAL EXPERIENCE REPORT			MONTHLY					CUMULATIVE		MEDICAL
PAID		
LOSS		MEDICAL
PAID		MONTH
PREMIUM
CLAIMSRATIO		PREMIUM
CLAIMS
Jan. 11
165,608
119,036
  72%
   165,608
   119,036
Feb. 11167,074
287,685
   332,682
   406,721
172%
Mar. 11
166,973
148,497
  89%
   499,655
   555,218
Apr. 11173,055
216,884
125%
   672,710
   772,102
May 11
173,566
165,926
  96%
   846,276
   938,028
Jun. 11
161,180
152,511
  95%
1,007,456
1,090,539
Jul. 11160,209
  76,266
  48%
1,167,665
1,166,805
Aug. 11
166,806
154,102
  92%
1,334,471
1,320,907
Sept. 11
152,246
  86,335
  57%
1,486,717
1,407,242
Oct. 11
160,914
127,113
  79%
1,647,631
1,534,355
Nov. 11
156,374
169,908109%
1,804,005
1,704,263
Dec. 11
161,622
  83,955
  52%
1,965,627
1,788,218

LOSS
RATIO
  72%
122%
111%
115%
111%
108%
100%
  99%
  95%
  93%
  94%
  91%

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The table below shows that for the months of January 2011 through December 2011, 12 claims
amounted to 49% of the claims paid by Blue Cross.  In 2010 we had 9 claims that amounted to 36% of thetotal claims.  For the time period March through December in 2009 we had 13 high cost medical claims that
resulted in 60% of claims paid with our previous carrier, Unicare.
Number		of Claims		     12
   370   382

Total Group Medical Claims
Percentage of				Total Claims				       3%High cost claims     97%
All other claims   100%Total Claims

AmountPaid		
$   880,734$   907,483$1,788,217

Percentage
of Total     49%     51%
   100%2. Premiums
Efforts to maintain affordable premiums and comprehensive coverage are the biggest challenge
we face.  Premiums in 2012 are $600.06 for employee only coverage and $1,819.90 for family coveragein Option 1 and $509.90 for employee only coverage and $1,546.26 for family coverage in Option 2.  
Note that we reduced the premium that the participant pays through the use of funds from our Premium
Stabilization Fund.  For 2012, Option 1 for employee only coverage is $563.00 and $1,764.00 for family
coverage.  Option 2 is $474.00 for employee only coverage and $1,490.00 for family coverage.
The Blue Cross Health Plan is now on a calendar year as far as deductible and pricing is concerned
and in 2012 our objective is to have the renewal pricing by no later than September 1 so presbyteries andagencies can have the figures for their fall meetings and better plan their budgets for the coming year.  We
fell short of this goal in 2011 due to the gathering of renewal data from various other carriers.  We were able
to get the information out October 31.  We  hope to have better results in 2012 realizing that it does depend
on whether or not we shop our program out to various carriers or not.  Open enrollment period is the monthof December.
3. Participation
In October 1998 employee participation reached a high of 333.  Over the next two years, enrollment
continued to hover around the 325 level.  As of February 1, 2012, 177 employees and 164 dependents
for a total of 341 people depend on the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Health Insurance Program.  A
breakdown of family units by size at February 1, 2012 is listed below.
FAMILY UNITS BY SIZE				
Number of Units		
Total
Emp. only
  97
  97
		
Spouse only		
0
E&1
    8
  16
E&2
    4
  12
E&3
    2
    8
E&S
  29
  58
Families of 3
    6
  18
Families of 4
  24
  96
    6
  30
Families of 5
Families of 6
    1
    6
Families of 7
0			
				
Total 177			
341
The following table shows the enrollment figures from January 2011 to December 2011.  As one
can see the numbers fluctuate from month to month.  During this period there was a decrease of 11 employee
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DEPENDENT
				COVERAGE			COVERAGE		
11-Jan  96
93
11-Feb
  9991
		
11-Mar			99				
93				11-Apr			
101				89		
		11-May			98				
89		11-Jun  98
8811-Jul  96
89
11-Aug  9289		
11-Sep			
91				
88		11-Oct  92
85
11-Nov
  9385
11-Dec
  94
84

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TOTAL
189
190
192
190
187
186
185
181
179
177
178
178

4. Premium Stabilization Reserve (Formerly Emergency Reserve)
The reserve is invested in the Endowment Program Total Return Fund account which had abalance of $946,024 on December 31, 2011.  This figure does not reflect November and December 2011
endowment earnings.  The Emergency Health Insurance Reserve was established in compliance with the
1992 General Assembly directive to be used in “emergency” situations to match presbyterial emergency
fund disbursements.   The 1998 General Assembly approved the Board’s recommendation to allow the
Board to use the Emergency Reserve to maintain the stability of the group health and life insurance plan.
This allows these funds to be used for purposes outside of the original scope of the reserve.
5. Dental and Vision Insurance
On December 1, 2008, we began offering Dental and Vision insurance, on a voluntary basis, foranyone working at least 30 hours or more for any Cumberland Presbyterian Church, its agencies, boards,
and institutions.  Peter Whitely is the agent of record. At present there are 73 participating employees.
6. Jessie W. Hipsher Health Insurance Endowment
The Jesse W. Hipsher Health Insurance Endowment was created as the first step in the board’s
goal to raise $10,000,000 in endowments for the support of the Cumberland Presbyterian Health and Life
Insurance Program.  The endowment was established on March 6, 2004.  At its establishment $11,450 had
been raised.  The balance of the endowment as of December 31, 2011 was $31,139.
7. Health Education / E-Mail Newsletter
To further educate participants in matters concerning healthcare, participants receive a monthly
e-newsletter entitled, TopHealth, published by Oakstone Publishing.  The monthly e-newsletter is full of
health related tips that can be easily implemented by readers.  The two page newsletter can be read withina matter of minutes.  Also initiated in 2008 is the E-Mail newsletter that is designed as an information tool
to help the participants of the Health and Retirement programs stay on top of happenings within the Boardof Stewardship.
8. Wellness Program
With their Well+Wise program, Blue Cross offers health coaching to help make positive lifestylechanges to improve health and wellness, provide support and answer any questions about medical conditions
or surgical procedures and treatment decisions.  A preventive health guide is also available and has been
sent to all participants in the CP health program.
9. Health & Wellness Fair
The Board of Stewardship will sponsor a Health & Wellness fair during the 182nd General Assembly
for anyone attending.  With the help of a local hospital, the Board of Stewardship will offer an opportunity
to do a variety of screenings to help you stay on top of your health.
Respectfully submitted,
Jackie Satterfield, Board Member
Robert Heflin, Executive Secretary

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CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHRETIREMENT PLAN NO.2
WHEREAS, the CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, in 1950, adopted aretirement plan for its ministers and other employees, which has remained  virtually unchanged
since its adoption and is still being administered by the Board of Stewardship, Foundation, andBenefits of the Church; andWHEREAS, effective September 1, 1987, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church establisheda new retirement plan known as the “Cumberland Presbyterian Church Retirement Plan No. 2”(hereinafter referred to as the “Plan”) to provide improved retirement benefits to those full-time
employees participating in the 1950 plan who may elect to participate in this plan, and to all otherfull-time employees of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church who become employees after the
adoption of this plan, or who are not participating in the 1950 plan; andWHEREAS, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church desires to amend and restate the Plan inorder to comply with applicable changes in the law and related guidance;
WHEREAS, under the terms of the Plan, the Employer has the ability to amend the Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, effective January 1, 2012, except as otherwise provided, theCumberland Presbyterian Church, acting by and through the General Assembly of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, hereby adopts this amendment and restatement of the CUMBERLANDPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH RETIREMENT PLAN No. 2 and directs the Moderator of its
General Assembly to execute this document on behalf of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church anddirects the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly to attest to the execution by the Moderator.  TheCumberland Presbyterian Church Retirement Plan No. 2 is as follows:
INTRODUCTION
Effective January 1, 2012, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church adopts this amendment andrestatement of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Retirement Plan No. 2 ("Plan") as contained
herein.
The purpose of this Plan, which shall constitute a Retirement Income Account, a typeof defined contribution employee pension benefit plan, under Section 403(b)(9) of the Internal
Revenue Code, as amended (the “Code”), is to provide additional incentive and retirement security
for eligible employees of participating Employers by permitting them to defer their income on apre-tax basis and share in the Employer's matching contribution.
It is intended that this Plan, together with the Trust Agreement, meet all requirements ofSection 403(b) of the Code including Section 403(b)(9) dealing with retirement income accounts,
and all regulations thereunder.  The Plan shall be interpreted, wherever possible, to comply with theterms of said provisions of the Code as they may apply to church plans, and all formal regulations
and rulings issued thereunder and amendments thereto.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I – DEFINITIONS..................................................................................................................... 1
ARTICLE II – ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION.............................................................................. 9     2.01 – Eligibility.................................................................................................................................... 9     2.02 – Participation................................................................................................................................ 9     2.03 – Acceptance.................................................................................................................................. 9     2.04 – Leave of Absence........................................................................................................................ 9     2.05 – Transfer of Employment and Change in Status.......................................................................... 9
ARTICLE III – CONTRIBUTIONS......................................................................................................... 10     3.01 – Basic Contributions................................................................................................................... 10     3.02 – Elective Contributions.............................................................................................................. 10     3.03 – Matching Contributions.............................................................................................................11     3.04 – Rollover Contributions..............................................................................................................11     3.05 – Maximum Elective Deferrals.................................................................................................... 12     3.06 – Maximum Annual Additions..................................................................................................... 13     3.07 – Adjustment for Excessive Annual Additions............................................................................ 14
ARTICLE IV – CREDITS AND ALLOCATIONS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS............................. 14     4.01 – Individual Accounts.................................................................................................................. 14     4.02 – Credit of Basic Contributions................................................................................................... 14     4.03 – Credit of Elective Contributions............................................................................................... 15     4.04 – Allocation of Matching Contributions...................................................................................... 15     4.05 – Application of Rollover Contributions...................................................................................... 15     4.07 – Allocation of Adjustment.......................................................................................................... 15     4.08 – Equitable Allocations................................................................................................................ 15     4.09 – Trustee to Trustee Transfers...................................................................................................... 15
ARTICLE V – BENEFITS....................................................................................................................... 15     5.01 – Normal Retirement Benefit....................................................................................................... 15     5.02 – Disability Retirement Benefit................................................................................................... 16     5.04 – Death Before Retirement or Termination of Employment........................................................ 16     5.05 – Death After Retirement or Termination of Employment.......................................................... 16     5.06 – Death While Performing Qualified Military Service................................................................ 16
ARTICLE VI – PAYMENT OF BENEFITS............................................................................................ 16     6.01 – General Conditions................................................................................................................... 16     6.02 – Determination........................................................................................................................... 17     6.03 – Method of Payment................................................................................................................... 17     6.04 – Time of Payment....................................................................................................................... 17     6.05 – Notice of Method of Payment................................................................................................... 19     6.06 – Hardship Withdrawals............................................................................................................... 19     6.07 – Withdrawals at Age 59 1/2........................................................................................................ 20     6.08 – Distribution Following Death................................................................................................... 20
ARTICLE VII – FUNDING..................................................................................................................... 23     7.01 – Contributions............................................................................................................................ 23     7.02 – Trustee....................................................................................................................................... 23     7.03 – Prohibition of Reversion........................................................................................................... 23
ARTICLE VIII – ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN.................................................................................. 24     8.01 – Plan Administrator.................................................................................................................... 24     8.02 – Claims Procedure.......................................................................................................................25     8.03 – Records......................................................................................................................................25     8.04 – Delegation of Authority.............................................................................................................25     8.05 – Legal Incompetence...................................................................................................................26     8.06 – Correction of Errors...................................................................................................................26     8.07 – Expenses....................................................................................................................................26
ARTICLE IX – AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION.............................................................................26     9.01 – Amendment of Plan....................................................................................................................27     9.02 – Termination of Plan....................................................................................................................27

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TABLE OF CONTENTS(continued)     9.03 – Mergers......................................................................................................................................27
ARTICLE X – MISCELLANEOUS..........................................................................................................27     10.01 – Liability of Employer...............................................................................................................27     10.02 – Spendthrift Clause....................................................................................................................27     10.03– Successor to Business of Employer..........................................................................................27     10.04 – Conflict of Provisions..............................................................................................................27     10.05 – Definition of Words..................................................................................................................28     10.06 – Titles.........................................................................................................................................28     10.07 – Execution of the Plan...............................................................................................................28     10.08 – Choice of Laws........................................................................................................................28
ARTICLE XI – LEGAL STATUS OF THE PLAN...................................................................................28

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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONSAs used herein, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning indicated unless otherwise
defined or required by the context:
1.01 "Adjustment" shall mean the next increases and decreases in the fair market value of theFund during a Plan Year or other period exclusive of any contribution during such year or other period.  
Such increases and decreases shall include such items as realized or unrealized investment gains or losses,
investment income, and may include expenses of administering the Fund and the Plan.
1.02 "Administrator" shall mean, with respect to the Plan, the Board of Stewardship, Foundation,
and Benefits of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, or any successor thereto designated by the General
Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
1.03 "Affiliate" shall mean and include all of the Employers of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church as herein defined as Employers and any corporation or unincorporated business controlled by, or
under common control with, an Employer within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c) and (m) of the Codeprovided, however, that, for purposes of the limitations upon annual additions to a Participant's Individual
Account pursuant to Code Section 415 "Affiliate" status shall be determined in accordance with Code
Section 415(h).  A corporation or unincorporated business shall not be deemed an Affiliate for any purpose
under the Plan with respect to any period before it became an Affiliate.
1.04 "Basic Account" shall mean that portion of a Participant's Individual Account attributable to(a) the Basic Contributions allocated to such Participant pursuant to Section 4.02, and (b) the Participant's
proportionate share of Adjustments attributable to his Basic Account pursuant to Section 4.07.
3.01.

1.05 "Basic Contributions" shall mean contributions made by an Employer pursuant to Section

1.06 "Beneficiary" shall mean the person (or entity) to whom the share of a deceased Participant's
total account is payable, subject to the restrictions of Sections 6.04 and 6.08.  For purposes of Sections 6.08,"designated Beneficiary" is the person designated under Code Section 401(a)(9) and Regulation 1.401(a)(9)-4.
1.07 "Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits" shall mean the Board of Stewardship,
Foundation and Benefits of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Inc., a non-profit Tennessee corporation
presently located in Cordova, Shelby County, Tennessee.
1.08 "Boards and Agencies" shall mean the following:(a) The various Boards and Agencies of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church created andauthorized by the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
(b)  The various Boards and Agencies of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America created
and authorized by the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America.
(c)   The various Boards and Agencies of another denomination with which the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church has reciprocal agreements.
1.09 "Catch-Up Contribution" means Deferred Compensation made by a Catch-Up Eligible
Participant that exceeds, during any taxable year of such Participant:(a)  a statutory limit on Deferred Compensation or "annual additions" provided in Code Sections
401(a)(30), 402(h), 403(b), 408, 415(c), or 457(b)(2) (without regard to Code Section 457(b)(3)), as
applicable; or(b)  a Plan limit on Deferred Compensation which is not a limit provided in (a) above.
1.10 "Catch-Up Eligible Participant" means an Employee who:(a)  is eligible to defer Compensation pursuant to Section 2.01; and(b)  will attain age 50 or higher before the end of the Employee's taxable year.

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1.11 "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
1.12 "Compensation" shall mean the total wages or salary paid and/or accrued to be paid by the
Employer to an employee for services rendered for the period under consideration, reportable by the
Employer for Federal income tax purposes and including amounts contributed pursuant to this plan or
any other plan under the salary reduction agreement between the Employer and Employee which would
otherwise have been paid to the Employer.
For purposes of this Section, the determination of Compensation shall be made by:(a)   including amounts which are contributed by the Employer pursuant to a salary reduction
agreement and which are not includible in the gross income of the Participant under Code Sections 125,
132(f)(4), 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), 403(b) or 457(b), and Employee contributions described in Code Section
414(h)(2) that are treated as Employer contributions.  For purposes of Code Section 125, effective January
1, 1998, amounts under Code Section 125 include any amounts not available to a Participant in cash in lieu
of group health coverage because the Participant is unable to certify that the Participant has other healthcoverage.  An amount will be treated as an amount under Code Section 125 only if the Employer does not
request or collect information regarding the Participant's other health coverage as part of the enrollment
process for the health plan.
Notwithstanding the above, with respect to Deferred Compensation and matching contributions,the inclusion of Compensation shall not apply.
For a Participant's initial year of participation, Compensation shall be recognized as of such
Employee's effective date of participation pursuant to Section 2.02.
If any class of Employees is excluded from the Plan, then Compensation for any Employee who
becomes eligible or ceases to be eligible to participate during a Plan Year shall only include Compensation
while the Employee is an Eligible Employee.
For purposes of this Section, if the Plan is a plan described in Code Section 413(c) or 414(f) (a) planmaintained by more than one Employer), the limitation applies separately with respect to the Compensationof any Participant from each Employer maintaining the Plan.
1.13 "Contributions" shall mean payments made to the Plan pursuant to Article VII, whether
occasioned by a salary reduction agreement or otherwise.
1.14 "Cumberland Presbyterian Church" shall mean the incorporated religious organization or
denomination organized in Dickson County, Tennessee, in 1810, with present headquarters in Cordova,
Shelby County, Tennessee.  The Cumberland Presbyterian Church is organized as a presbyterian form ofgovernment.
1.15 "Deferred Compensation" with respect to any Participant means that portion of such
Participant's total Compensation which has been contributed to the Plan in accordance with the Participant'sdeferral election pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.02 excluding any such amounts distributed as excess"annual additions" pursuant to Section 3.06.  Deferred Compensation (including Catch Up Contributions)shall not exceed Compensation.
1.16 "Disability" or "Disabled" shall mean a Participant who, because of injury, illness, sickness,or mental condition is unable to perform his duties for the Employer, and whose condition is medicallydetermined to be permanent in nature or of long-continued and indefinite duration.  Satisfactory evidenceof such condition shall be furnished both to the Employer and the Administrator who shall then makethe determination regarding the Participant's disability, and in the event of a disagreement concerning
such determination between the Employer and Administrator, the determination of the Administrator shallgovern.
1.17 "Distribution Calendar Year" means a calendar year for which a minimum distribution
pursuant to Sections 6.04 and 6.08 is required.  For distributions beginning before the Participant's death,the first Distribution Calendar Year is the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year whichcontains the Participant's required beginning date under Section 6.04(b).  For distributions beginning after
the Participant's death, the first Distribution Calendar Year is the calendar year in which distributions are
required to begin under Section 6.04(b).   The required minimum distribution for the Participant's firstDistribution Calendar Year will be made on or before the Participant's required beginning date.  The required
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for the Distribution Calendar Year in which the Participant's required beginning date occurs, will be madeon or before December 31st of that Distribution Calendar Year.
1.18 "Effective Date" shall mean the effective date of the Plan which shall be September 1, 1987.
The effective date of this amendment and restatement is January 1, 2012.
1.19 "Elective Account" shall mean that portion of a Participant's Individual Account attributable to(a) the Elective Contributions allocated to such Participant pursuant to Section 4.03 and (b) the Participant's
proportionate share of Adjustments attributable to his Elective Account pursuant to Section 4.07.
3.02.

1.20 "Elective Contributions" shall mean contributions made by an Employer pursuant to Section

1.21 "Eligible Employee" means any Employee, at least 18 years of age.
Employees who are Leased Employees within the meaning of Code Sections 414(n)(2) and 414(o)(2) shall not be eligible to participate in this Plan.
Employees of Affiliated Employers shall not be eligible to participate in this Plan unless such
Affiliated Employers have specifically adopted this Plan in writing.
For all purposes except elective deferrals, an individual shall not be an Eligible Employee if suchindividual is not reported on the payroll records of the Employer as a common law employee.  In particular,
it is expressly intended that individuals not treated as common law employees by the Employer on its payroll
records, or are not treated as independent contractors, are not Eligible Employees and are excluded from
Plan participation even if a court or administrative agency determines that such individuals are common law
employees and not independent contractors.
1.22 "Employee" shall mean any person who is employed by an Employer or Affiliated Employer,
and excludes any person who is employed as an independent contractor.  The term Employee includes
clergymen treated as self employed individuals for purposes of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act.
1.23 "Employer" shall mean the following:(a)  The individual churches of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church (as herein defined) and theBoards and Agencies of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
(b)  The individual churches (as defined herein) of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America(being that unincorporated religious organization or denomination organized in Nashville, Tennessee in
1874, with present headquarters in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama and with which the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church shared a common Confession of Faith and Constitution adopted in 1984) together with
the Boards of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America.
(c)  An individual church or Board or Agency of another denomination with which the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church has reciprocal agreements, but only with regard to a minister of the Cumberland
Presbyterian whose employment by such church, Board or Agency has been approved by his or her
presbytery.
(d)   Any entity employing a minister of Cumberland Presbyterian Church or the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in America when such employment has been officially approved by the minister’s
presbytery and an exercise of his ministry.
1.24 "Employment" shall mean the employment relationship as an Employee of the Employer.
1.25 "Employment Date" shall mean the day with respect to which an Employee is credited with his
first Hour of Service.
1.26 "Entry Date" shall mean the day on which the Plan Administrator receives the form confirming
an Employee’s enrollment and/or election to have Basic Contributions made on his behalf pursuant to
Section 3.01  .
1.27 "Executive Secretary" shall mean the executive secretary of the Board of Stewardship,
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1.28   RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE.
1.29 "415 Compensation" means a Participant's includible compensation determined under Code
Section 403(b)(3). "415 Compensation" for any Self-Employed Individual shall be equal to such individual's
Earned Income.
For purposes of this Section, the determination of "415 Compensation" shall include any elective
deferral (as defined in Code Section 402(g)(3)), and any amount which is contributed or deferred by the
Employer at the election of the Participant and which is not includible in the gross income of the Participant
by reason of Code Sections 125, 132(f)(4) or 457.  For purposes of Code Section 125, effective January 1,
1998, amounts under Code Section 125 include any amounts not available to a Participant in cash in lieu
of group health coverage because the Participant is unable to certify that the Participant has other healthcoverage.  An amount will be treated as an amount under Code Section 125 only if the Employer does not
request or collect information regarding the Participant's other health coverage as part of the enrollment
process for the health plan.
1.30 "Full-Time Employee" shall mean any Employee who shall receive compensation from one
or more Employers on the basis of a minimum of thirty (30) hours per week for services rendered to such
Employer.
1.31 "Fund" or "Trust Fund" or "Trust" shall mean the trust forming a part of this Plan and all of its
assets that are held by the Trustees hereunder.
1.32 "General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church" shall mean, as the name implies,that incorporated body of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, which is the highest judicatory of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and provided for under Section 9.0 of the Constitution of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church.
1.33 "Hour of Service" shall mean (1) each hour for which an Employee is directly or indirectlycompensated or entitled to compensation by an Employer for the performance of duties (these hours willbe credited to the Employee for the computation period in which the duties are performed); (2) each hour
for which an Employee is directly or indirectly compensated or entitled to compensation by an Employer(irrespective of whether the employment relationship has terminated) for reasons other than performance of
duties (such as vacation, holidays, sickness, disability, jury duty, lay off, military duty or leave of absence)
during the applicable computation period (these hours will be calculated and credited pursuant to Departmentof Labor regulation 2530.200b 2 which is incorporated herein by reference); (3) each hour for which backpay is awarded or agreed to by an Employer without regard to mitigation of damages (these hours will becredited to the Employee for the computation period or periods to which the award or agreement pertains
rather than the computation period in which the award, agreement or payment is made).  The same Hours
of Service shall not be credited both under (1) or (2), as the case may be, and under (3).
Notwithstanding (2) above, (i) no more than 501 Hours of Service are required to be credited to
an Employee on account of any single continuous period during which the Employee performs no duties(whether or not such period occurs in a single computation period); (ii) an hour for which an Employee
is directly or indirectly paid, or entitled to payment, on account of a period during which no duties are
performed is not required to be credited to the Employee if such payment is made or due under the planmaintained solely for the purpose of complying with applicable worker's compensation, or unemployment
compensation or disability insurance laws; and (iii) Hours of Service are not required to be credited for apayment which solely reimburses an Employee for medical or medically related expenses incurred by the
Employee.
For purposes of (2) above, a payment shall be deemed to be made by or due from an Employer
regardless of whether such payment is made by or due from an Employer directly, or indirectly through,among others, a trust fund, or insurer, to which the Employer contributes or pays premiums and regardlessof whether contributions made or due to the trust fund, insurer, or other entity are for the benefit of particular
Employees or on behalf of a group of Employees in the aggregate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant shall be credited with 45 Hours of Service for eachweek in which an Employee is paid or entitled to payment for at least one Hour of Service.
For purposes of this Section, Hours of Service will be credited for employment with other AffiliatedEmployers.  The provisions of Department of Labor regulations 2530.200b 2(b) and (c) are incorporated
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1.34 "Individual Account" shall mean the aggregate amount of the Fund standing to the credit ofeach Participant as determined from time to time in accordance herewith, comprised of the Basic Account,
Elective Account, Matching Account and Rollover  Account, as applicable.
1.35 "Individual Churches" shall mean those separate and individual Cumberland Presbyterian/
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America recognized and enrolled as Cumberland Presbyterian/
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America by the various Presbyteries of the Cumberland Presbyterian/
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America and the General Assemblies of the Cumberland Presbyterian/
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America, pursuant to Section 2.00 of the Constitution of the Cumberland
Presbyterian/ Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America.
1.36 "Insurance Company" shall mean any life insurance company licensed to do business in theState of Tennessee with which the Cumberland Presbyterian Church has entered into a contract for the
purposes of providing benefits and investing contributions under the Plan.
1.37 "Leased Employee" means any person (other than an Employee of the recipient Employer)
who pursuant to an agreement between the recipient Employer and any other person or entity ("leasingorganization") has performed services for the recipient (or for the recipient and related persons determinedin accordance with Code Section 414(n)(6)) on a substantially full time basis for a period of at least one
year, and such services are performed under primary direction or control by the recipient Employer.
Contributions or benefits provided a Leased Employee by the leasing organization, which are attributable
to services performed for the recipient Employer shall be treated as provided by the recipient Employer.
Furthermore, Compensation for a Leased Employee shall only include Compensation from the leasingorganization that is attributable to services performed for the recipient Employer.  A Leased Employee shallnot be considered an Employee of the recipient Employer:(a)  if such employee is covered by a money purchase pension plan providing:(1)  a nonintegrated employer contribution rate of at least 10% of compensation, as definedin Code Section 415(c)(3);(2)  immediate participation;(3)  full and immediate vesting; and(b)  if Leased Employees do not constitute more than 20% of the recipient Employer's nonhighly
compensated work force.
1.38 "Leave of Absence" shall mean any absence from the employment of the Employer, authorized
by the Employer, and during which time Basic Contribution and Elective Contributions are not made to theParticipant's Individual Account.  
1.39 "Life Expectancy" computed, for purposes of Sections 6.04 and 6.08 using the Single Life
Table in Regulation 1.401(a)(9)-9.
1.40 "Matching Account" shall mean that portion of a Participant's Individual Account attributable to(a) the Matching Contribution allocated to such Participant pursuant to Section 4.04 and (b) the Participant's
proportionate share of Adjustments attributable to his Matching Account pursuant to Section 4.07.
3.03.

1.41 "Matching Contributions" shall mean contributions made by an Employer pursuant to Section

1.42 "Minister" shall mean those individuals duly ordained as ministers of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church/Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America whose ordination is recognized by thevarious Presbyteries of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church/Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America
and the General Assemblies of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church/Cumberland Presbyterian Church
in America, and who are carried on the rolls of a Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church/
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America as an active minister of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church/
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America.  Ordained ministers of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church/
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America who are employees of the various Boards and Agencies of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church/Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America shall be qualified forparticipation in this plan as employees, even if such individual is not carried as an active minister on the rollof a Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church/Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America.

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1.43 "Normal Retirement Age" shall mean either the date a Participant attains the age of fifty-five(55) for exercise of options available under Article VI, “Payment of Benefits,” Section 6.03, Subsections (a)or (b)  wherein the total balance of the Participant’s account is applied to an annuity, or the date a Participant
attains the age of fifty-nine and a half (59 1/2) for exercise of all options available under Section 6.03,
Subsection (c).
1.44 "Normal Retirement Benefit" shall mean the benefit to which a Participant is entitled at his
Normal Retirement Date, pursuant to Section 5.01.
1.45 "Normal Retirement Date" shall mean the first day of the month coinciding with or next
following attainment of the Participant’s Normal Retirement Age as defined in Section 1.43, at which timea Participant shall be entitled to receive a Normal Retirement Benefit.
1.46 "One Year Break in Service" shall mean the applicable computation period during which an
Employee has not completed more than 500 Hours of Service with the Employer.  Further, solely for the
purpose of determining whether a Participant has incurred a One Year Break in Service, Hours of Service
shall be recognized for "authorized leaves of absence" and "maternity and paternity leaves of absence."
Years of Service and One Year Breaks in Service shall be measured on the same computation period.
A "maternity or paternity leave of absence" means an absence from work for any period by reasonof the Employee's pregnancy, birth of the Employee's child, placement of a child with the Employee inconnection with the adoption of such child, or any absence for the purpose of caring for such child for aperiod immediately following such birth or placement.  For this purpose, Hours of Service shall be credited
for the computation period in which the absence from work begins, only if credit therefore is necessary to
prevent the Employee from incurring a One Year Break in Service, or in any other case, in the immediately
following computation period.  The Hours of Service credited for a "maternity or paternity leave of absence"shall be those which would normally have been credited but for such absence, or in any case in which the
Administrator is unable to determine such hours normally credited, eight (8) Hours of Service per day.
The total Hours of Service required to be credited for a "maternity or paternity leave of absence" shall not
exceed the number of Hours of Service needed to prevent the Employee from incurring a One Year Breakin Service.
1.47 "Participant" shall mean an Employee who becomes a participant hereunder as provided in
Article II.
1.48 "Part-Time Employee" shall mean any Employee who receives compensation from one ormore Employers on the basis of a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week for services rendered to such
Employer.
1.49 "Plan" shall mean the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Retirement Plan No. 2 as contained
herein and as amended from time to time, and shall include the Trust Agreement as it shall exist from time
to time, the terms of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
1.50 "Plan Year" shall mean each twelve (12) consecutive month period beginning on January 1
and ending December 31.
1.51 "Presbytery" shall mean the unincorporated or incorporated body within the governingorganization of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church/Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America,
sanctioned and recognized by the General Assemblies of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church/Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in America as a Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church/Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in America pursuant to Section 5.0 of the Constitution of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church/Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America.
1.52 "Reemployment Date" shall mean the date as of which an Employee is credited with the first
Hour of Service upon a resumption of Employment after an interruption in Employment.
1.53 "Regulation" means the Income Tax Regulations as promulgated by the Secretary of theTreasury or a delegate of the Secretary of the Treasury, and as amended from time to time.

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1.54 "Retirement" shall mean a Termination of Employment that entitles the Participant to a benefit
pursuant to any provision of Article V except or death.
1.55 "Retirement Income Account" means a defined contribution program established or maintained
as a Funding Vehicle by a church, a convention or association of churches, including an organization
described in Code Section 414(e)(3)(A), to provide benefits under Code Section 403(b).
1.56 "Rollover Account" means the account established and maintained by the Administrator
for each Participant with respect to such Participant's total interest in the Plan resulting from amounts
transferred from another plan in accordance with Section 3.04.
A separate accounting shall be maintained with respect to that portion of the Participant's Rollover
Account attributable to after-tax Employee contributions.
1.57 "Spouse" shall mean the legal spouse or surviving legal spouse of the Participant, provided thata former spouse will be treated as the spouse or surviving spouse to the extent provided under a qualified
domestic relations order.  A qualified domestic relations order shall mean (i) any judgment decree or order(including approval of a property settlement agreement) which relates to the provision of child support,
alimony payments, or marital rights to a spouse, former spouse, child, or other dependent of a Participant,(ii) is made pursuant to a state domestic relations law, and (iii) which complies with the requirements ofCode Section 414(p).
1.58 "Termination of Employment" shall mean the date on which an Employee ceases to be
employed by any Employer or Affiliate by reasons of voluntary separation, Retirement, discharge or death.
In cases other than Retirement or death, the termination of employment date for ministers shallbe the actual date on which they are lettered out of a Presbytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church/
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America to another denomination or the date on which their ministerial
credentials are officially terminated by such Presbytery for other reasons and causes.
1.59 "Trust Agreement" shall mean the written agreement entered in between the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church and the Trustee.
1.60 "Trustee" shall mean the party or parties designated as such under the Trust Agreement, whichis incorporated herein by reference as part of this Plan.
1.61 "Valuation Date" shall mean March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year
and such other date or dates during a Plan Year selected by the Administrator.
1.62 "Vested Benefit" shall mean the non-forfeitable portion of a Participant's Individual Account as
determined under Section 5.03.
1.63 "Week of Service" shall mean each calendar week during which an Employee shall perform aminimum of thirty (30) hours of duties in the service of the Employer, and for which the Employee is paidor entitled to payment for such services; any calendar week in which the Employee is paid or entitled to be
paid his regular weekly pay for the calendar week that includes periods of paid vacation, sickness, disability,
holidays, and similar paid periods specified by the Employer's work rules and regulations, during which no
duties are performed for the Employer; or any calendar week for which back pay, irrespective of mitigationof damages, has either been awarded or agreed to by the Employer shall be included in the Employee's
Week of Service.  No more than seventeen (17) Weeks of Service shall be credited to an Employee during
any Plan Year which the Employee performs no duties for his Employer.
1.64 "Year of Service" shall mean(a)  in the case of an hourly employee, a Plan Year during which an Employee has completed one
thousand (1,000) or more Hours of Service, and(b)   in the case of a salaried employee, a Plan Year in which a Participant has completed one
thousand (1,000) or more Hours of Service or at least thirty-four (34) Weeks of Service.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Employee who terminates employment with the
Employer at a time when he is not entitled to a Vested Benefit and who later returns to employment with the
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Vested Benefit if the number of consecutive One Year Breaks in Service, which occur during that period ofTermination of Employment, equals or exceeds the Participant's Years of Service prior to such Terminationof Employment.
ARTICLE II
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
Section 2.01 Eligibility.  Each Employee shall be eligible to become a Participant in the Plan upon
the later of:(i)  the attainment of age eighteen (18), or(ii)  his Employment Date.
However, any Employee who was a Participant in the Plan prior to the effective date of thisamendment and restatement shall continue to participate in this Plan.
Section 2.02 Participation.  Each eligible Employee shall become a participant as follows:(a) Generally.  Except as otherwise provided hereunder, an Employee shall become a Participanton the later of (i) the first Entry Date coincident with or next following the date on which he becomes
eligible to become a Participant under Section 2.01, or (ii) the first Entry Date with respect to which heelects to have Basic Contributions made on his behalf pursuant to Section 3.01 of Article III.
(b) Reemployment. Notwithstanding the foregoing subsections (a) an Employee who is reemployed
and who was a Participant or who had satisfied the conditions of eligibility as of a prior termination of
Employment shall be eligible to become a Participant on his Reemployment Date, and shall become aParticipant in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section 2.02.
Section 2.03 Acceptance.   The Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract between the
Employer and a Participant or to be a consideration or an inducement for the Employment of any Employee.  
No provisions of the Plan shall be deemed to abridge or limit any managerial right of the Employer, or togive any Employee or Participant the right to be retained in Employment, or to interfere with the right of
the Employer to discharge any Employee or Participant at any time regardless of the effect which such
discharge may have on him as a Participant.  By his act of participation in the Plan, each Participant, on
behalf, of himself, his heirs, assigns and Beneficiary, shall be deemed conclusively to have agreed to andaccepted the terms and conditions of the Plan.
Section 2.04 Leave of Absence.  In the case of any Participant who has a Leave of Absence fromhis Employment, no contributions shall be made during such Leave of Absence by either the Employee or
Employer to the Participant's Individual Account, but the Employee shall not suffer a One Year Break in
Service during such Leave of Absence.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, contributions, benefits and service will
be provided with respect to Qualified Military Service in accordance with Code Section 414(u).
Section 2.05 Transfer of Employment and Change in Status.  A Participant who without a breakin his service either (i) becomes employed by another employer which is an Affiliate of the Employer, or(ii) ceases to be an Employee due to a change in employment status while continuing to be employed by the
Employer shall become a limited Participant hereunder until such time as he again becomes an Employee.  
As a limited Participant, he shall not be eligible to have Basic or Elective Contributions made on his behalf
effective immediately following the close of the pay period within such transfer of employment or change
in status occurs.  Years of Service for a limited Participant shall be calculated as though his service withsuch Affiliate had been performed as an Employee of an Employer.
At the time that such a limited Participant ceases to be employed by an Affiliate or by the Employer,
he shall be entitled to such benefits under this Plan (and only such benefits) as are provided under Section
5.03, 5.04 or 5.05, as applicable, hereof for a Participant whose employment by an Employer is terminated.
An employee who either (i) transfers employment from an Employer which is an Affiliate of the
Employer, but which is not a participating employer hereunder, to an Employer hereunder or (ii) for any
other reason becomes an Employee, shall, for purposes of determining eligibility to participate hereunder,and for purposes for vesting, receive Hours of Service and/or Weeks of Service, as applicable, for his priorperiods of employment with such Affiliate and/or as an Employee.

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A limited Participant under this Section who again becomes an Employee shall cease to be a limited
Participant, shall be eligible to become a Participant as of the date he again becomes an Employee, and shallbecome a Participant on the later of (i) the first Entry Date coincident with or next following the date on
which he again becomes an Employee and (ii) the first Entry Date with respect to which he elects to have
Basic Contributions made on his behalf pursuant to Section 3.01 of Article III.
ARTICLE III
CONTRIBUTIONS
Section 3.01 Basic Contributions. A Participant may have Basic Contributions made to the Planon his behalf by making an election as set forth below.
(a) Salary Reduction Agreement.  A Participant shall make an election by entering into a salary
reduction agreement with the Employer at least fifteen (15) days in advance of an Entry Date (or uponsuch shorter notice as may be acceptable to the Administrator), in which it is agreed that the Employer will
reduce the Participant's Compensation during each pay period by a designated percentage and contributean amount equal to such reduction to the Plan on behalf of the Participant.  Non-matching contributions
by employees or employers on behalf of an employee are allowed.  The designated percentage may be
any percentage carried out to two decimal places not in excess of five percent (5%) of the Compensation
otherwise payable to the Participant during the pay period.  Such election shall be effective with the first pay
period beginning coincident with or next following the Entry Date coincident with the close of the required
notice period and shall not have retroactive effect.
(b) Revocation of Salary Reduction Agreement. A Participant, by written notice filed with the
Administrator at least fifteen (15) days in advance of the effective date of such notice (or upon such shorter
notice as may be acceptable to the Administrator) may elect to prospectively revoke such salary reduction
agreement.   Such revocation shall become effective with the first pay period beginning coincident withor next following the expiration of the required notice period and shall not have retroactive effect.  In theevent of such revocation, a Participant may again enter into a salary reduction agreement with the Employer
effective with the first pay period beginning coincident with or next following any January 1 following suchprior revocation, provided that such salary reduction agreement is entered into at least thirty (30) days (orsuch shorter notice as shall be acceptable to the Employer) prior to such Entry Date.
(c) Concurrent Revocation and Election.   A Participant, by written notice filed with the
Administrator may revoke any prior election and concurrently make a new election hereunder.  Any such
revocation or new election shall become effective with the first pay period beginning coincident with or
next following such revocation or new election and shall not have a retroactive effect.
Section 3.02 Elective Contributions.   A Participant who has elected the maximum BasicContribution on his behalf pursuant to Section 3.01 may have Elective Contributions made to the Plan on
his behalf by making an election as set forth below.
(a) Salary Reduction Agreement.  A Participant may make an election by entering into a salary
reduction agreement at least fifteen (15) days in advance of an Entry Date (or upon such shorter notice as
may be acceptable to the Administrator), in which it is agreed that the Employer will reduce the Participant'sCompensation during each pay period by a designated percentage and contribute an amount equal to such
reduction to the Plan on behalf of the participation.  The designated percentage may be any percentage
carried out to two decimal places up to and including ten percent (10%) of the Compensation otherwise
payable to the Participant during the pay period, subject to the limitations of Sections 3.05 and 3.06.  Suchelection shall be effective with the first pay period beginning coincident with or next following the Entry
Date coincident with or next following the close of the required notice period and shall not have retroactive
effect.
(b) Revocation of Salary Reduction Agreement.  A Participant, by written notice filed with the
Administrator at least fifteen (15) days in advance of the effective date of such notice (or upon such shorter
notice as may be acceptable to the Administrator), may elect to prospectively revoke such salary reduction
agreement.  Such revocation shall be effective with the first pay period beginning coincident with or next
following the expiration of the required notice period and shall not have retroactive effect.  In the event ofsuch revocation, a Participant may enter into a salary reduction agreement with the Employer effective withthe first pay period beginning coincident with any January 1 next following such prior revocation, provided
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2012(c) Concurrent Revocation and Election. A Participant, by written notice filed with the
Administrator may revoke any prior election and concurrently make a new election hereunder.  Any such
revocation or new election shall become effective with the first pay period beginning coincident with or
next following such revocation or new election and shall not have a retroactive effect.
Section 3.03 Matching Contributions.  The Employer shall make Matching Contributions to thePlan at the same time that Basic Contributions are made to the Plan in an amount which shall be equal toone hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate Basic Contributions of all Participants. (a)    Non-matching
contributions made by employees or employers on behalf of an employee are allowed up to the maximum
allowable deferral amount of the participants pay.
Section 3.04 Rollover Contributions.   With respect to Rollover Contributions from “eligible
retirement plans" to this Plan made on or after January 1, 2002, the following shall apply:(a)  With the consent of the Administrator, the Plan may accept a "rollover" by Participants, provided
the "rollover" will not jeopardize the tax exempt status of the Plan or create adverse tax consequences for
the Employer.   Prior to accepting any "rollovers" to which this Section applies, the Administrator may
require the Employee to establish (by providing an opinion of counsel, or otherwise) that the amounts to berolled over to this Plan meet the requirements of this Section.  The amounts rolled over shall be set up in a
separate account herein referred to as a Participant's Rollover Account.  Such account shall be fully Vested
at all times and shall not be subject to forfeiture for any reason.
(b) Amounts in a Participant's Rollover Account shall be held by the Funding Vehicle pursuant to
the provisions of this Plan and may not be withdrawn by, or distributed to the Participant, in whole or inpart, except as provided in Article V and paragraph (c) of this Section.
(c) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the Participant or the Participant's
Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive benefits, the Participant's Rollover Account shall be used toprovide additional benefits to the Participant or the Participant's Beneficiary. Furthermore, amounts in theParticipant's Rollover Account shall be considered as part of a Participant's benefit in determining whether
the $5,000 threshold has been exceeded for purposes of the timing or form of payments under the Plan.
Any distributions of amounts held in a Participant's Rollover Account shall be made in a manner which isconsistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.04.
(d) For purposes of this Section the following definitions shall apply:		(1) A "rollover" means: (i) amounts transferred to this Plan directly from another "eligible
retirement plan"; (ii) distributions received by an Employee from other "eligible retirement plans" which
are eligible for tax free rollover to an "eligible retirement plan" and which are transferred by the Employee
to this Plan within sixty (60) days following receipt thereof; (iii) amounts transferred to this Plan from a
conduit individual retirement account provided that the conduit individual retirement account has no assets
other than assets which (A) were previously distributed to the Employee by another "eligible retirement
plan," (B) were eligible for tax free rollover to an "eligible retirement plan" and (C) were deposited in suchconduit individual retirement account within sixty (60) days of receipt thereof; (iv) amounts distributed to
the Employee from a conduit individual retirement account meeting the requirements of clause (iii) above,and transferred by the Employee to this Plan within sixty (60) days of receipt thereof from such conduit
individual retirement account; and (v) any other amounts which are eligible to be rolled over to this Planpursuant to the Code.
		(2) An "eligible retirement plan" means an individual retirement account described in
Code Section 408(a), an individual retirement annuity described in Code Section 408(b) (other than anendowment contract), a qualified trust (an employee's trust described in Code Section 401(a) which is
exempt from tax under Code Section 501(a)), an annuity plan described in Code Section 403(a), an eligible
deferred compensation plan described in Code Section 457(b) which is maintained by an eligible employer
described in Code Section 457(e)(1)(A), and an annuity contract described in Code Section 403(b).
Section 3.05 Maximum Elective Deferrals.   For each Plan Year, a Participant's Deferred
Compensation made under this Plan (including Basic Contributions or Elective Contributions) and all otherplans, contracts or arrangements of the Employer maintaining this Plan shall not exceed, during any taxable
year of the Participant, the limitation imposed by Code Section 402(g), as in effect at the beginning ofsuch taxable year.  If such dollar limitation is exceeded, a Participant will be deemed to have notified theAdministrator of such excess amount which shall be distributed in a manner consistent with Section 4.2(f).
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Notwithstanding the above, effective January 1, 2002, each Catch Up Eligible Participant shallbe eligible to make Catch Up Contributions during the Plan Year in accordance with, and subject to thelimitations of, Code Section 414(v).   Such Catch Up Contributions shall not be taken into account for
purposes of Code Sections 402(g) and 415.  Catch-Up Contributions, at the Catch-Up Eligible Participant's
election, shall be a percentage of Compensation for each payroll period not to exceed the applicable dollar
limit of Code Section 414(v).  The Plan shall not be treated as failing to satisfy the provisions of the Plan
implementing the requirements of Code Section 410(b), as applicable, by reason of the making of such
catch up contributions.
In addition, at the Participant's election, the limitation described above may be increased inaccordance with Code Section 402(g)(7).
If a Participant's Deferred Compensation under this Plan together with any elective deferrals (asdefined in Regulations 1.402(g) 1(b) and 1.414(v)-1(g)(2)) under a qualified cash or deferred arrangement(as described in Code Section 401(k)), a simplified employee pension (as described in Code Section 408(k)(6)), a simple individual retirement account plan (as described in Code Section 408(p)), a salary reduction
arrangement (within the meaning of Code Section 3121(a)(5)(D)), a deferred compensation plan under
Code Section 457(b), or a trust described in Code Section 501(c)(18) cumulatively exceed the limitation
imposed by Code Section 402(g) (as adjusted annually in accordance with the method provided in Code
Section 415(d) pursuant to Regulations) for such Participant's taxable year, the Participant may, not later
than March 1st following the close of the Participant's taxable year, notify the Administrator in writing ofsuch excess and request that the Participant's Deferred Compensation under this Plan be reduced by anamount specified by the Participant.  In such event, the Administrator may direct the distribution of suchexcess amount (and any income allocable to such excess amount) to the Participant not later than the first
April 15th following the close of the Participant's taxable year.  Any distribution of less than the entire
amount of excess Deferred Compensation and income shall be treated as a pro rata distribution of excess
Deferred Compensation and income.  The amount distributed shall not exceed the Participant's Deferred
Compensation under the Plan for the taxable year (and any income allocable to such excess amount).  Anydistribution on or before the last day of the Participant's taxable year must satisfy each of the following
conditions:		(1)  the distribution must be made after the date on which the Plan received the excess
Deferred Compensation;		(2)  the Participant shall designate the distribution as excess Deferred Compensation; and		(3)   the Plan must designate the distribution as a distribution of excess Deferred
Compensation.
Any distribution made pursuant to this Section 3.05 shall be made first from unmatched Deferred
Compensation and, thereafter, from Deferred Compensation which is matched. Matching contributions
which relate to such Deferred Compensation shall be treated as a forfeiture.
Section 3.06 Maximum Annual Additions.
(a)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for "limitation years" beginning after December 31, 2001, themaximum "annual additions" credited to a Participant's accounts for any "limitation year" shall equal thelesser of: (1) $40,000 adjusted annually as provided in Code Section 415(d) pursuant to the Regulations, or(2) one hundred percent (100%) of the Participant's "415 Compensation" for such "limitation year", or, at
the Participant’s election, $10,000 pursuant to Code Section 415(c)(7), whichever is greater.
If the Employer contribution that would otherwise be contributed or allocated to the Participant's
accounts would cause the "annual additions" for the "limitation year" to exceed the maximum "annual
additions," the amount contributed or allocated will be reduced so that the "annual additions" for the"limitation year" will equal the maximum "annual additions," and any amount in excess of the maximum"annual additions," which would have been allocated to such Participant may be allocated to otherParticipants.  For any short "limitation year," the dollar limitation in (1) above shall be reduced by a fraction,
the numerator of which is the number of full months in the short "limitation year" and the denominator ofwhich is twelve (12).
(b)  For purposes of applying the limitations of Code Section 415, "annual additions" means thesum credited to a Participant's accounts for a "limitation year." Except, however, the "415 Compensation"
percentage limitation referred to in paragraph (a)(2) above shall not apply to: (1) any contribution for
medical benefits after separation from service (within the meaning of Code Section 401(h) or Code Section
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2012"Annual additions" do not include transfers of funds from one plan to another. In addition, thefollowing are not "annual additions" for the purposes of this Section: (1) rollover contributions as definedin Code Sections 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d)(3) and 457(e)(16); (2) repayments of loans made to a
Participant from the Plan; (3) repayment of distributions received by an Employee pursuant to Code Section
411(a)(7)(B) (cash outs); (4) repayment of distributions received by an Employee pursuant to Code Section
411(a)(3)(D) (mandatory contributions); (5) Catch Up Contributions; and (6) Employee contributions to asimplified employee pension excludable from gross income under Code Section 408(k)(6).
If the "annual additions" under the Plan would cause the maximum "annual additions" to be exceeded
for any Participant, and all or a portion of the "excess amount" is treated as a Catch Up Contribution, thenany matching contributions which relate to such Catch Up Contribution will be used to reduce the Employer
contribution in the next "limitation year."(c)  For purposes of applying the limitations of Code Section 415, the "limitation year" shall be thePlan Year.
(d)  If a Participant participates in more than one plan maintained by the Employer which provide
for "annual additions" and which have different Anniversary Dates, the maximum "annual additions" under
this Plan shall equal the maximum "annual additions" for the "limitation year" minus any "annual additions"previously credited to such Participant's accounts during the "limitation year."(e)  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, the limitations, adjustments
and other requirements prescribed in this Section shall at all times comply with the provisions of Code
Section 415 and the Regulations thereunder.
Section 3.07 Adjustment for Excessive Annual Additions.
(a)  If, as a result of a reasonable error in estimating a Participant's Compensation, a reasonable error
in determining the amount of elective deferrals (within the meaning of Code Section 402(g)(3)) that may
be made with respect to any Participant under the limits of Section 3.05 or other facts and circumstances towhich Regulation 1.415 6(b)(6) shall be applicable, the "annual additions" under this Plan would cause themaximum "annual additions" to be exceeded for any Participant, the "excess amount" will be disposed ofin the following order, as uniformly determined by the Administrator for all Participants similarly situated.
		(1)  Any unmatched Deferred Compensation and, thereafter, proportionately from Deferred
Compensation which is matched and matching contributions which relate to such Deferred Compensation,
will be reduced to the extent they would reduce the "excess amount."  The Deferred Compensation (and any
gains attributable to such Deferred Compensation) will be distributed to the Participant and the Employer
matching contributions (and any gains attributable to such matching contributions) will be used to reducethe Employer contribution in the next "limitation year";(2)   If, after the above application of subparagraph (1) above, an "excess amount" still		
exists, and the Participant is covered by the Plan at the end of the "limitation year," then the "excess
amount" will be used to reduce the Employer contribution for such Participant in the next "limitation year,"and each succeeding "limitation year" if necessary;		(3)  If, after the above application of subparagraphs (1) and (2), an "excess amount" still
exists, and the Participant is not covered by the Plan at the end of the "limitation year," the "excess amount"
will be held unallocated in a "Section 415 suspense account."  The "Section 415 suspense account" will beapplied to reduce future Employer contributions for all remaining Participants in the next "limitation year,"and each succeeding "limitation year" if necessary;		(4)  If a "Section 415 suspense account" is in existence at any time during the "limitationyear" pursuant to this Section, it will not participate in the allocation of investment gains and losses of theTrust Fund.  If a "Section 415 suspense account" is in existence at any time during a particular "limitation
year," all amounts in the "Section 415 suspense account" must be allocated and reallocated to Participants'
accounts before any Employer contributions or any Employee contributions may be made to the Plan for that"limitation year." Except as provided in (1) above, "excess amounts" may not be distributed to Participantsor Former Participants.
(b)  For purposes of this Article, "excess amount" for any Participant for a "limitation year" shallmean the excess, if any, of (1) the "annual additions" which would be credited to the Participant's accountunder the terms of the Plan without regard to the limitations of Code Section 415 over (2) the maximum"annual additions" determined pursuant to Section 3.06.
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ARTICLE IV
CREDITS AND ALLOCATIONS TO INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS
Section 4.01 Individual Accounts.  The Administrator shall establish and maintain an Individual
Account comprised of a Basic Account, an Elective Account, a Matching Account and a Rollover Accountin the name of each Participant, to which the Administrator shall make the credits and allocations set forthin the following Sections of this Article IV.
Section 4.02 Credit of Basic Contributions.  The Basic Contributions with respect to a Participant
for each pay period shall be credited to the Participant's Basic Account.
Section 4.03 Credit of Elective Contributions.   The Elective Contributions with respect to a
Participant for each pay period shall be credited to the Participant's Elective Account.
Section 4.04 Allocation of Matching Contributions.  As of each Valuation Date subsequent to the
Effective Date, there shall be allocated to the Matching Account of each Participant as of such Valuation
Date, his allocable share of the Matching Contribution with respect to the Plan Year.  Such allocable share
shall be equal to the product of his total Basic Contribution for the period since the next preceding Valuation
Date, multiplied by the rate of Matching Contribution pursuant to Section 3.03.
Section 4.05 Application of Rollover Contributions.  A Participant's Rollover Contributions asprovided in Section 3.04 shall be credited at fair market value to the Participant's Rollover Account as ofthe date made and such amount shall be fully vested at all times.
Section 4.06 RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE
Section 4.07 Allocation of Adjustment.   As of each Valuation Date the Administrator shalldetermine the Adjustment of the Fund for the period elapsed since the last preceding Valuation Date byadding together all income received and accrued, realized and unrealized profits, and deducting therefrom
all taxes, charges or expenses and any realized or unrealized losses which may have been sustained.  Such
Adjustment shall be allocated as of the Valuation Date in the following manner to the account of eachParticipant (including any limited Participant) who maintains a balance in his Individual Account, in relation
to that portion of his Individual Account attributable to his Basic Account, Elective Account, Matching
Account and Rollover Account.  The Adjustment shall be allocated to the Individual Account of each such
Participant in the same proportion that (i) the value of the Participant's Individual Account as of the next
preceding Valuation date, decreased by any withdrawals or other distributions occurring since such prior
Valuation Date and increased by all Basic Contributions and Elective Contributions made with respect tosuch Participant since such prior Valuation Date.
Section 4.08 Equitable Allocations.  The Administrator shall establish accounting procedures forthe purpose of making the credits and allocations of Contributions to Participants' Individual Accounts
provided for in this Article IV.   Should the Plan Administrator determine that the strict application of
its accounting procedures will not result in an equitable and non-discriminatory allocation among theIndividual Accounts of Participants, it may modify its procedures for the purpose of achieving an equitable
and non-discriminatory allocation in accordance with the general concepts of the Plan and the provisions of
this Article.
Section 4.09 Trustee to Trustee Transfers.   A direct transfer to the Plan of plan assets attributable
to a Participant’s participation in any other retirement plan maintained by the Employer shall be allowed
upon  the mutual written agreement to that effect between the Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits
and the Participant.  Any other provision of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, such agreement shallcause any Employee and any retired employee of the Employer to be a Participant for purposes of thisSection 4.09, regardless of whether he is otherwise a Participant.
The Administrator shall establish and maintain a Transfer Account within the Participant’s Individual
Account to which such transfer shall be credited.  A Transfer Account shall be held and administered inaccordance with the terms of the Plan applicable to a Basic Account (other than those provisions limiting
contributions and elective deferrals) with respect to that portion of the Transfer Account attributable toemployee contributions and a Matching Account with respect to that portions attributable to employer
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ARTICLE V
BENEFITS
Section 5.01 Normal Retirement Benefit.  Each Participant who retires on or after his Normal
Retirement Date shall be entitled to a benefit which shall be equivalent in value to the value of his Individual
Account.
Section 5.02 Disability Retirement Benefit.  Any Participant who has become Disabled shall beretired on the first day of the month next following the Administrator's determination that he is disabled,
whereupon he shall be entitled to a benefit which shall be equivalent in value to the value of his Individual
Account.
Section 5.03 Vested Benefit.  A Participant shall at all times be one hundred percent (100%) vested
in his Basic Account, his Elective Account, his Rollover Account and his Matching Account.
Section 5.04 Death Before Retirement or Termination of Employment.
(a) Death Benefit. Upon the death of a Participant before Retirement or Termination of
Employment, his Beneficiary shall become entitled to a death benefit equivalent in value to the value ofsuch Participant's Individual Account.
(b) Form of Payment. Such death benefit shall be paid in the form described under subsection (a)Section 6.03 for the life of the Beneficiary, unless the Beneficiary elects another optional form.  Paymentof such benefits shall commence no later than the date the Participant would have attained the earliest
Retirement date under the Plan.
Section 5.05 Death After Retirement or Termination of Employment.   Upon the death of aformer Participant who is already receiving benefit payments, the terms of the method in effect shall control
concerning any payments to be made following his death.  Upon the death of a former Participant who is notreceiving such payments, his Beneficiary shall become entitled to a death benefit determined and payablein the same manner as provided under Section 5.04.
Section 5.06 Benefits Relating to Qualified Military Service(a) Death While Performing Qualified Military Service.  In the case of a death occurring on orafter January 1, 2007, if a Participant dies while performing qualified military service (as defined in Code§ 414(u)), the survivors of the Participant are entitled to any additional benefits (other than benefit accruals
relating to the period of qualified military service) provided under the Plan as if the Participant had resumed
and then terminated employment on account of death.
(b) Military Service.  For purposes of Code §403(b)(11), an individual is treated as having been
severed from employment during any period the individual is performing service in the uniformed services
described in Code §3401(h)(2)(A).  If an individual elects to receive a distribution by reason of severance
from employment, death or disability, the individual may not make an elective deferral or employee
contribution during the 6-month period beginning on the date of the distribution.
ARTICLE VI
PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
Section 6.01 General Conditions.
(1)  Before payment of any benefit hereunder, the Administrator may require that written application
therefor be made by the Participant or Beneficiary, as the case may be, and submitted to the Administrator
in such form and manner as it shall uniformly prescribe.
(2)  Payment of benefits hereunder shall be made exclusively by the Trustee in accordance with this
Article VI, upon instructions to it by the Administrator.
(3) Any payment made in accordance with the provisions of the Plan to a Participant or Beneficiary,or to their legal representative, shall, to the extent of the method of computation as well as the amountthereof, constitute full satisfaction of claims hereunder against the Trustee, the Employer, the Corporation,
the Committee and the Administrator, any of whom may require such Participant, Beneficiary or legal
representative, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release therefor.
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respect to any benefit hereunder to which a Participant or Beneficiary shall have become entitled shall be
the value of the Individual Account as of the Valuation Date coincident with or next preceding the date theAdministrator determines the benefits are to be disbursed.
below.

Section 6.03 Method of Payment.  The method of payment under the Plan shall be as set forth(a) Normal Form.  In the absence of the election of an optional method of payment as provided
in subsection (b) or (c) of this Section 6.03, benefits shall be payable in monthly installments for the lifeof the Participant.  Such method shall be effected by the application of the total balance of the Participant's
Individual Account to which he is entitled under the Plan to an annuity subject to such elective terms as may
be selected by the Participant.
(b) Joint and Survivor Cash Fund Option.  A Participant may elect to receive decreased monthly
installments during his lifetime and have such decreased installments (or a designated fraction thereof)
continue after his death to a designated Beneficiary during the lifetime of the Beneficiary.  Such method
shall be effected in similar fashion to that described under subsection (a) above.  In the even of death of boththe Participant who elected this optional form of payment and his Beneficiary before the full cash value ofthe benefit has been distributed, the remaining cash value of the benefit shall be paid in a lump sum to theestate of the last to die of such Participant and such Beneficiary.
(c)  In addition to the aforementioned options, a Participant may elect to receive his benefit under
any elective payment form allowed on a uniform and non-discriminatory basis by the Administrator.  Suchmethod shall be effected, if appropriate, in similar fashion to that described under subsection (a) above.
(d) Maximum Option Payable.  In the event a Participant, with the approval of the Administrator,
elects to have his benefit paid under subsection (b) or (c) of this Section 6.03, and the designated Beneficiaryis not the Spouse of the Participant, the option elected shall be restricted so that the present value of thepayments expected to be made to the Participant is more than fifty percent (50%) of the present value of thetotal payments expected to be made to the Participant and his Beneficiary.
Section 6.04 Time of Payment.
(a)  Benefits may be paid as soon as is practicable after the value thereof shall have been determined.
(b)  Notwithstanding any provisions in the Plan to the contrary, the distribution of a Participant's
benefits made on or after January 1, 2002, whether under the Plan or through the purchase of an annuity
Contract, will be made in accordance with the following requirements and will otherwise comply with Code
Sections 403(b)(10) and 401(a)(9) and the Regulations thereunder, the provisions of which are incorporated
herein by reference:		(1)  A Participant's benefits will be distributed not later than April 1st of the calendar year
following the later of (i) the calendar year in which the Participant attains age 70 1/2 or (ii) the calendar year
in which the Participant retires. Such distribution will be equal to or greater than any required distribution.
Alternatively, distributions to a Participant must begin no later than the applicable April 1st as
determined above and must be made over a period certain measured by the Life Expectancy of the Participant(or joint Life Expectancies of the Participant and the Participant's "designated Beneficiary") in accordancewith Regulations. Such distributions will be equal to or greater than any required distribution.
Alternatively, if the distribution is to be in the form of an annuity, then distributions must begin nolater than the applicable April 1st as determined above and must be made over the Life Expectancy of theParticipant (or joint Life Expectancies of the Participant and the Participant's "designated Beneficiary") inaccordance with Regulations.  Such distributions will be equal to or greater than any required distribution.
		(2)  Distributions to a Participant and the Participant's Beneficiaries will only be made inaccordance with the incidental death benefit requirements of Code Section 401(a)(9)(G) and the Regulations
thereunder.
		(3)   Unless the Participant's interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchasedfrom an insurance company or in a single sum on or before the required beginning date specified in (1)above, the minimum amount that will be distributed for each Distribution Calendar Year (including the firstDistribution Calendar Year and the Distribution Calendar Year that includes the Participant's date of death)is the lesser of:			(i)   the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's Account Balance by the
distribution period in the Uniform Lifetime Table set forth in Regulation 1.401(a)(9) 9, using the Participant's
age as of the Participant's birthday in the Distribution Calendar Year; or			(ii)  if the Participant's sole "designated Beneficiary" for the Distribution Calendar
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number in the Joint and Last Survivor Table set forth in Regulation 1.401(a)(9) 9, using the Participant's andspouse's attained ages as of the Participant's and spouse's birthdays in the Distribution Calendar Year.
If the Participant's interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurancecompany, distributions thereunder will be made in accordance with the requirements of Code Section
401(a)(9) and Regulations thereunder.
		(4) If the total amount of 2002 required minimum distributions under the Plan made to
the Participant prior to the effective date of this Section 6.04(b) equals or exceeds the required minimum
distributions determined under this Section 6.04(b), then no additional distributions will be required tobe made for 2002 on or after such date to the Participant.  If the total amount of 2002 required minimum
distributions under the Plan made to the Participant prior to the effective date of this Section 6.04(b) is lessthan the amount determined under this Section 6.04, then required minimum distributions for 2002 on andafter such date will be determined so that the total amount of required minimum distributions for 2002 madeto the Participant will be the amount determined under this Section 6.04(b).
		(5)  The requirements of Code Section 401(a)(9) are waived for distributions that would
otherwise be required to a Participant relating to the 2009 calendar year in accordance with provisions of
the Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008.
(c)  All annuity Contracts under this Plan shall be non transferable when distributed. Furthermore,
the terms of any annuity Contract purchased and distributed to a Participant or spouse shall comply with allof the requirements of the Plan.
(d)  If a distribution is made to a Participant who has not severed employment and who is not fully
Vested in the Participant's Account and the Participant may increase the Vested percentage in such account,then, at any relevant time the Participant's Vested portion of the account will be equal to an amount ("X")
determined by the formula:
X equals P(AB plus D) - D
For purposes of applying the formula: P is the Vested percentage at the relevant time, AB is theaccount balance at the relevant time, and D is the amount of distribution.
Section 6.05 Notice of Method of Payment.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to thecontrary, within a reasonable period of time preceding the date his monthly benefits are to commence eachParticipant shall be given a written notice to the effect that pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 6.03,
benefits shall be payable in the form of a life annuity unless the Participant elects to the contrary prior to thecommencement of payments.
Each Participant shall have right to request to have his benefit paid under any option set forth in
Section 6.03 in lieu of the benefit otherwise provided for in subsection (a).
A Participant who desires to have his benefits paid under an optional form provided in Section 6.03
shall make such an election by written request to the Administrator on forms provided by the Administrator.  
A request by a Participant to receive his benefit under an optional form set forth in Section 6.03 may be
revoked by such Participant in writing to the Administrator at any time prior to the commencement ofbenefits.
Section 6.06 Hardship Withdrawals.
(a)  A Participant may apply in writing to the Administrator for a hardship withdrawal at any time.  
The withdrawal must be for an immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant for which funds are
not reasonably available from other resources of the Participant.  If approved by the Administrator, suchwithdrawal shall equal the lesser of (i) the amount required to be distributed to meet the need created by
the hardship, or (ii) an amount equal to the lesser of the (A) Participant's aggregate Basic Contributions
and Elective Contributions reduced by the amount of any previous withdrawals hereunder, or (B) such
Participant's current total balance of his Basic Account and Elective Account.  The determination of theexistence of financial hardship and the amount required to be distributed to meet the need created by
the hardship must be made in a uniform and non-discriminatory manner.  The circumstances which may
warrant approval of a Participant's application for a hardship withdrawal are:		(1)   Expenses for (or necessary to obtain) medical care that would be deductible under
Code Section 213(d) (determined without regard to whether the expenses exceed 7.5% of adjusted grossincome) for the Participant, his or her spouse or his or her dependents;		(2)  The costs directly related to the purchase (excluding mortgage payments) of a principal
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children or dependents (as defined in Code Section 152, and, for taxable years beginning on or after January
1, 2005, without regard to Code Section 152(d)(1)(B));
		(4)  Payment of tuition, related educational fees, and room and board expenses, for up to
the next twelve (12) months of post secondary education for the Participant, and the Participant's spouse,children or dependents (as defined in Code Section 152, and, for taxable years beginning on or after January
1, 2005, without regard to Code Section 152(b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B));
		(5)  Payments necessary to prevent the eviction of the Participant from the Participant's
principal residence or foreclosure on the mortgage on that residence;		(6)  Expenses for the repair of damage to the Participant's principal residence that would
qualify for the casualty deduction under Code Section 165 (determined without regard to whether the loss
exceeds 10% of adjusted gross income).
		(7)  Such other circumstances as the Administrator may determine to be within the intent
of this Section.
(b)  In the event a Participant has received, on or after January 1, 2001 a hardship distribution fromthe Participant's Elective Account pursuant to this Section 6.06 or pursuant to Regulation 1.401(k) 1(d)(2)(iv) from any other plan maintained by the Employer, then such Participant shall not be permitted to electto have Deferred Compensation contributed to the Plan for a period of six (6) months following the receiptof the distribution.  A Participant who receives such a hardship distribution in calendar year 2001 shall be
prohibited from electing to have Deferred Compensation contributed to the Plan for six (6) months after
receipt of the hardship distribution or until January 1, 2002, if later.
(c)  The withdrawal shall be paid to the Participant as soon as practicable after Participant's written
request is submitted to and is approved by the Administrator.
(d)  The following conditions apply to withdrawals made pursuant to this Section:		(1)  A Participant may make only one withdrawal in any twelve (12) month period.
		(2) All withdrawals shall be based on the value of the Participant's applicable account asof the Valuation Date immediately preceding the withdrawal request.
		(3)  Any withdrawal hereunder shall be made first from the Participant's Elective Account,and, only after such account is exhausted, from his Basic Account.
		(4)  In the event of a withdrawal from the Basic Account, any Contributions made pursuant
to a salary reduction agreement with respect to any pay period following that in which such withdrawal
is made, shall be automatically characterized as Elective Contributions pursuant to Section 3.02.   Suchcharacterization shall continue through the close of the last pay period beginning in the sixth monthfollowing the month in which the preceding sentence first became applicable, at which time they will once
again be characterized as Basic Contributions to the extent otherwise provided by the Plan.
		(5)   In no event shall any withdrawal be permitted under the Plan with respect to that
portion of the Participant's Individual Account attributable to his Matching Account or Rollover Account.
Section 6.07 Withdrawals at Age 59 1/2.  Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article
VI, upon his attainment of age fifty-nine and one-half (59 1/2), a Participant shall have the unrestricted rightto withdraw his entire Individual Account.
Section 6.08 Distribution Following Death.   Distributions made on or after January 1, 2002,
whether under the Plan or through the purchase of an annuity Contract, upon the death of a Participant will
be made in accordance with Code Sections 403(b)(10) and 401(a)(9) and the Regulations thereunder, theprovisions of which are incorporated herein by reference.
(a)   If the Participant dies on or after the date distributions begin and there is a "designatedBeneficiary," then the minimum amount that will be distributed for each Distribution Calendar Year after
the year of the Participant's death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's Account Balanceby the longer of the remaining Life Expectancy of the Participant or the remaining Life Expectancy of theParticipant's "designated Beneficiary," determined as follows:		(1)   The Participant's remaining Life Expectancy is calculated using the age of theParticipant in the year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year.
		(2)  If the Participant's surviving spouse is the Participant's sole "designated Beneficiary,"
then the remaining Life Expectancy of the surviving spouse is calculated for each Distribution Calendar
Year after the year of the Participant's death using the surviving spouse's age as of the spouse's birthday inthat year.  For Distribution Calendar Years after the year of the surviving spouse's death, the remaining Life
Expectancy of the surviving spouse is calculated using the age of the surviving spouse as of the spouse's
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(3)  If the Participant's surviving spouse is not the Participant's sole "designated Beneficiary,"
then the "designated Beneficiary's" remaining Life Expectancy is calculated using the age of the beneficiaryin the year following the year of the Participant's death, reduced by one for each subsequent year.
However, if there is no "designated Beneficiary" as of September 30th of the year after the year of
the Participant's death, then the minimum amount that will be distributed for each Distribution Calendar
Year after the year of the Participant's death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant's AccountBalance by the Participant's remaining Life Expectancy calculated using the age of the Participant in theyear of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year.
(b)  If a Participant dies before the date distributions begin, then the Participant's entire interest will
be distributed, or begin to be distributed, no later than as follows:		(1)  If the Participant's surviving spouse is the Participant's sole "designated Beneficiary,"
and the Participant's death benefit is paid in the form of an annuity, then distributions to the surviving
spouse will begin by December 31st of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which
the Participant died, or by December 31st of the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained
age 70 1/2, if later.  However, if distributions are not made in the form of an annuity, then the death benefit
will be distributed to the Participant's spouse by December 31st of the calendar year containing the fifth
anniversary of the Participant's death (the "5 year rule").
		(2)   If the Participant's surviving spouse is not the Participant's sole "designatedBeneficiary," then distributions to the "designated Beneficiary" will begin by December 31st of the calendar
year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died.  However, if distributions are
not made in the form of an annuity, then the death benefit will be distributed to the Participant's "designatedBeneficiary" by December 31st of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant's
death (the "5 year rule").
		(3)  If there is no "designated Beneficiary" as of September 30th of the year following theyear of the Participant's death, the Participant's entire interest will be distributed by December 31st of thecalendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant's death.
		(4) If the Participant is survived by a "designated Beneficiary," then the minimum amountthat will be distributed for each Distribution Calendar Year after the year of the Participant's death is thequotient obtained by dividing the Participant's Account Balance by the remaining Life Expectancy of theParticipant's "designated Beneficiary," determined as provided in Section 6.08(a).  However, this Section
6.08(a) shall not apply if distributions are made under the "5 year rule."		(5) If the Participant's surviving spouse is the Participant's sole "designated Beneficiary"
and the surviving spouse dies after the Participant but before distributions to the surviving spouse begin,then this Section 6.08(b)), other than Section 6.08(b)(1) above, will apply as if the surviving spouse were
the Participant.
(c)   For purposes of this Section 6.08, the Participant's death benefit will be distributed to theParticipant's Beneficiaries subject to the following rules:
		(1)   Distributions are considered to begin on the Participant's required beginning date.
However, if Section 6.08(b)(5) applies, distributions are considered to begin on the date distributions are
required to begin to the surviving spouse under Section 6.08(b)(1).
		(2)  If distributions under an annuity purchased from an insurance company irrevocablycommence to the Participant before the Participant's required beginning date (or to the Participant's surviving
spouse before the date distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under Section 6.08(b)(1)
applies), then the date distributions are considered to begin is the date distributions actually commence.
		(3)  Unless the Participant's interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased froman insurance company or in a single sum on or before the required beginning date, as of the first Distribution
Calendar Year distributions will be made in accordance with Section 6.08.
		(4)  If the Participant's interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from aninsurance company, distributions thereunder will be made in accordance with the requirements of Code
Section 401(a)(9) and the Regulations thereunder.
(d)   If the total amount of 2002 required minimum distributions under the Plan made to the
Beneficiary prior to the effective date of this Section 6.08 equals or exceeds the required minimum
distributions determined under this Section 6.08, then no additional distributions will be required to bemade for 2002 on or after such date to the Beneficiary.  If the total amount of 2002 required minimum
distributions under the Plan made to the Beneficiary prior to the effective date of this Section 6.08 is lessthan the amount determined under this Section 6.08, then required minimum distributions for 2002 on andafter such date will be determined so that the total amount of required minimum distributions made to the
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Section 6.09 Eligible Rollover Distributions. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to thecontrary that would otherwise limit a distributee’s election under this Section, a distributee may elect, atthe time and in the manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator, to have any portion of an eligible rollover
distribution paid directly to an eligible Retirement Savings Plan specified by the distributee in a direct
rollover.
(a) Eligible rollover distribution:  An eligible rollover distribution is any distribution of all or
any portion of the balance to the credit of the distributee, except that an eligible rollover distribution does
not include:   any distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments (not lessfrequently than annually) made for the life (or life expectancy) of the distributee or the joint lives (or joint
life expectancies) of the distributee and the distributee’s designated beneficiary, or for a specified period often years or more; any distribution to the extent such distribution is required under section 401(a)(9) of theCode; any hardship distribution; and the portion of any distribution that is not includible in gross income(determined without regard to the exclusion for net unrealized appreciation with respect to employer
securities).
(b) Eligible Retirement Savings Plan:  An eligible Retirement Savings Plan is an individual
retirement account described in section 408(a) of the Code, an individual retirement annuity described in
section 408(b) of the Code, an annuity plan described in section 403(a) of the Code, or a qualified trust
described in section 401(a) of the Code, an annuity contract described in Section 403(b) of the Code that
accepts the distributee’s eligible rollover distribution, or an eligible plan under Section 457(b) of the Codewhich is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or an agency or instrumentality of a stateor political subdivision of a state and which agrees to separately account for amounts transferred into suchplan from this Plan.  However, in the case of an eligible rollover distribution to the surviving spouse, an
Eligible Retirement Savings Plan is an individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity.
(c) Distributee: A distributee includes an Employee or former Employee.   In addition, theEmployee’s or former Employee’s surviving Spouse and the Employee’s or former Employee’s Spouse orformer Spouse who is the alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in section
414(p) of the Code, are distributees with regard to the interest of the Spouse or former Spouse.
(d) Direct rollover: A direct rollover is a payment by the Plan to the eligible Retirement Savings
Plan specified by the distributee.
(e) Non- Spouse Beneficiary Rollover Rights: For distributions after December 31, 2009, a
non-spouse beneficiary who is a “designated beneficiary” under section 401(a)(9)(E) of the Code and theRegulations thereunder, by a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer (“direct rollover”), may roll over all or any
portion of his or her distribution to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) the beneficiary establishes
for purposes of receiving the distribution. In order to be able to roll over the distribution, the distribution
otherwise must satisfy the definition of an “eligible rollover distribution” under section 401(a)(31) of theCode.  Although a non-spouse beneficiary may roll over directly a distribution as provided in Section
7.10, the distribution, if made prior to January 1, 2010, is not subject to the direct rollover requirements ofsection 401(a)(31) of the Code (including section 401(a)(31)(B) of the Code), the notice requirements ofsection 402(f) of the Code or the mandatory withholding requirements of section 3405(c) of the Code. If
a non-spouse beneficiary receives a distribution from the Plan, the distribution is not eligible for a 60-day(non-direct) rollover.
If the Participant’s named beneficiary is a trust, the Plan may make a direct rollover to an IRA on
behalf of the trust, provided the trust satisfies the requirements to be a designated beneficiary within themeaning of section 401(a)(9)(E) of the Code.   A non-spouse beneficiary may not roll over an amount thatis a required minimum distribution, as determined under applicable Treasury Regulations and other Internal
Revenue Service guidance.  If the Participant dies before his or her required beginning date and the nonspouse beneficiary rolls over to an IRA the maximum amount eligible for rollover, the beneficiary may electto use either the 5-year rule or the life expectancy rule, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.401(a)(9)-3, A-4(c), in determining the required minimum distributions from the IRA that receives the non-spouse
beneficiary’s distribution.
ARTICLE VII
FUNDING
Section 7.01 Contributions.  All Contributions made pursuant to Article III shall be paid over tothe Trustee.  All Contributions shall be irrevocable, except as herein provided, and may be used only for the
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Section 7.02 Trustee.  On behalf of all Employers, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, in orderto establish a Trust fund for the payment of benefits under the Plan, shall enter into a Trust Agreementwith the Trustee under which the Contributions will be held, invested and applied to provide the benefits
provided by the Plan.  The Trust Agreement is hereby incorporated by reference as a part of the Plan, andthe rights of all persons hereunder are subject to its terms.  The Trust Agreement shall contain such powers
and reservations as to investment, reinvestments, control and disbursement of the funds, and such otherprovisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan and its nature and purposes as shall be agreed
upon and set forth herein.
The Trustee, in accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, shall accept and receive allsums of money paid to it from time to time by the Employer, and shall hold, invest, reinvest, manage
and administer such moneys and the increment, increase, earnings and income thereof as a fund for the
exclusive benefit of Participants and Beneficiaries or the payment of reasonable expenses of administering
the Plan.
Section 7.03 Prohibition of Reversion.  Subject to the provisions of Section 4.06, contributions
made by an Employer to the Plan shall be made irrevocably and it shall be impossible for the assets of
the Plan to inure to the benefit of the Employer to be used in any manner other than for the exclusive
purpose of either providing benefits to Participants and Beneficiaries or defraying reasonable expenses ofadministering the Plan; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the return to
the Employer of all or part of a contribution which is made by the Employer by mistake of fact; provided
the return of such contribution is made within one year after the payment thereof, or prior to a distribution
to Employees pursuant to Section 3.06.
ARTICLE VIIIADMINISTRATION OF PLAN
Section 8.01 Plan Administrator.  As provided by Section 1.02, the Administrator of the Plan
shall be the Board of Stewardship, Foundation, and Benefits of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  TheGeneral Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church shall have the power and authority to remove theBoard of Stewardship, Foundation, and Benefits as the Administrator and appoint or designate a successor
Administrator.  The Administrator of the Plan shall have the sole power, duty, and responsibility of directing
the administration thereof in accordance with the provisions herein set forth.  The Administrator shall havethe sole and absolute right and power to construe and interpret the provisions for the Plan and administer it
for the best interests of Employees including, but not limited to, the following powers and duties:(a)  to construe any ambiguity and interpret any provision of the Plan or supply any omission orreconcile any inconsistencies in such manner as it deems proper;(b)  to determine eligibility to become a Participant in the Plan in accordance with its terms;(c)  to decide all questions of eligibility for, and determine the amount, manner, and time of paymentof, any benefits hereunder, and to afford any person dissatisfied with such decision or determination, upon
written notice thereof, the right to a full and fair hearing thereon;(d)   to establish uniform rules and procedures to be followed by Participants and Beneficiaries infiling applications for benefits, in furnishing and verifying proofs necessary to determine age, and in any
other matters required to administer the Plan;(e)  to adopt such reasonable accounting methods as it deems necessary or desirable, and to receiveand review the annual allocation report on the Plan;(f)  to receive and review reports of the financial condition and of the receipts and disbursements of
the Fund from the Trustee, and to determine and communicate to the Trustee and financial goals of the Plan;(g)  to file such reports and statements with, and to make such disclosures to the Secretary of Laboror his delegate and the Internal Revenue Service as required by law;(h)  to furnish to Participants and Beneficiaries such information and statements, with respect to thePlan and their individual interests therein, as required by law, and any additional information as it deems tobe appropriate.
All directions by the Administrator shall be conclusive on all parties concerned, including theTrustee, and all decisions of the Administrator as to the facts of any case and the meaning, intent, or proper
construction of any provision of the Plan, or as to any rule or regulation in its application to any caseshall be final and conclusive; provided, however, that all rules and decisions of the Administrator shall be
uniformly and consistently applied to all Employees in similar circumstances, and the Administrator shallhave no power to administratively add to, subtract from or modify any of the terms of the Plan, or to change,2012

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add to or subtract from any benefits provided by the Plan or to waive or fail to apply any requirements ofeligibility for participation or for benefits under the Plan.
The administrator shall be the legal agent for service of process upon the Plan.  Service of any suchprocess shall be at the address of the Administrator which presently is:
Board of Stewardship, Foundation, and Benefits
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Inc.
8207 Traditional Place
Cordova, TN 38106
Section 8.02 Claims Procedure.  If the Administrator shall determine that benefits applied for by aParticipant or Beneficiary shall be denied either in whole or in part, the following provisions shall govern:(a) Notice of Denial.  The Administrator shall, upon denial  of a claim for benefits under the Plan,
provide the applicant with written notice of such denial setting forth (1) the specific reason or reasonsfor the denial, (2) specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions upon which the denial is based, (3) adescription of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim, and (4)an explanation of the claimant's rights with respect to the claims review procedure as provided in subsection(b) of this Section 8.02.
(b) Claims Review. Every claimant with respect to whom a claim is denied shall, upon written
notice of such denial, have the right to (1) request a review of the denial of benefits by written noticedelivered to the Administrator, (2) review pertinent documents, and (3) submit issues and comments inwriting.
(c) Decision on Review.  The Administrator shall, upon receipt of a request for review submitted
by the claimant in accordance with subsection (b), appoint a committee for the purpose of conducting such
review, and provide the claimant with written notice of the decision reached by the said committee setting
forth the specific reasons for the decision and specific references to the provisions of the Plan upon which
the decision is based.  Such notice shall be delivered to the claimant not later than sixty (60) days following
the receipt of the claimant's request, or, in the event that the Administrator shall determine that a hearing isneeded, not later than one hundred twenty (120) days following receipt of such request.
Section 8.03 Records.   All acts, determinations and correspondence with respect to the Plan
shall be duly recorded and all such records, together with such other documents, including the Plan andall amendments thereto, if any, pertinent to the Plan or the administration thereof, shall be preserved in
the custody of the Administrator and shall at all reasonable times be made available to Participants andBeneficiaries for examination.
Section 8.04 Delegation of Authority.
(a)  The Board of Stewardship, Foundation, and Benefits is composed of individuals who are willingto volunteer their time to the Church and who are elected by the General Assembly.  In order to facilitate theadministration of the Plan and in addition to the authority delegated to the Executive Secretary of the Boardof Stewardship, Foundation, and Benefits, pursuant to Section 8.02 in connection with claims for benefits,
other administrative duties and responsibilities of the Administrator, as set forth in this Article VIII as wellas contained in other provisions of the Plan, and to the extent determined by the Board of Stewardship,
Foundation, and Benefits, may be delegated by the Board of Stewardship, Foundation, and Benefits to its
Executive Secretary.
(b) The Board of Stewardship, Foundation, and Benefits shall certify to the Trustee, in writing,the identity of the Executive Secretary and the extent of authority of the Executive Secretary to act as
Administrator, as well as any changes relative thereto as may occur from time to time.  The Trustee andinvestment manager shall be entitled to rely upon the last such certification received and to continue to rely
thereon until subsequent written certification to the contrary is received from the Administrator.
(c)  In addition to any delegation of authority to its Executive Secretary, the Board of Stewardship,
Foundation, and Benefits may create a committee of its members to whom it may delegate certain of
its administrative duties and functions as Administrator.   The authority, composition and duties of any
such committee created by the Board shall be determined by the Board, with the requirement that themembers of such committee shall be members of the Board of Stewardship, Foundation, and Benefits andthe committee's authority shall not exceed the authority vested in the Administrator under the terms of thePlan.
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or any committee of its members, final authority to act as Administrator shall remain with the Board of
Stewardship, Foundation, and Benefits as a whole, or any successor appointed by the General Assembly.
(e)  The Administrator, its executive secretary or any committee of its members to whom it hasdelegated its duties and responsibility hereunder, may employ, with the consent of the Board of Stewardship,
Foundation, and Benefits, such experts or agents as the Board deems appropriate and desirable to assist,consult, perform or render such other service as the Administrator may, in its discretion, deem necessary
to facilitate the efficient and proper administration of the Plan.  The cost or fees of any such expert oragent, employed with the consent of the Administrator, shall be paid as an expense from the Fund.  TheAdministrator and/or its Executive Secretary shall be entitled to rely upon all reports, advice and information
furnished by any such expert or agent.
Section 8.05 Legal Incompetence. If any Participant or Beneficiary is a minor, or is in the
judgment of the Administrator otherwise legally incapable of personally receiving and giving a valid receipt
for any payment due him hereunder, the Administrator may, unless and until a claim shall have been madeby a guardian or conservator of such person duly appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction, direct
the Trustee that payment be made to such person's spouse, child, parent, brother or sister, or other person
deemed by the Administrator to be a proper person to receive such payment.  Any payment so made shallbe a complete discharge of any liability under the Plan for such payment.
Section 8.06 Correction of Errors.  If any change in records or error results in any Participant or
Beneficiary receiving from the Plan more or less than he would have been entitled to receive had the records
been correct or had the error not been made, the Administrator, upon discovery of such error, shall correct
the error by adjusting, as far as is practicable, the payments in such a manner that the benefits to which such
person was correctly entitled shall be paid.
Section 8.07 Expenses.
(a)   As provided by the terms and conditions of the Plan, all expenses and costs incurred in
implementing the administration of the Plan initially, the operation and administration of this plan shall be
paid out of the Fund.  All such costs and expenses shall be charged first to the fund anticipated to be createdas a result of any forfeitures, then to income generated by the Fund.  In the event that neither the forfeituress
nor income shall be sufficient to meet the costs and expenses, then same shall be paid from the contributions
to the Fund.
(b)  Included in the costs and expenses that are to be paid out of the fund for administering the plan,
without in any way limiting or excluding any other costs or expenses incurred in such administration, shallbe:		(1)   The compensation to the Trustee as agreed upon from time to time between the
Administrator and the Trustee;		(2)   The expenses incurred by the Administrator performing its duties under the plan,
including the claims review procedure;		(3)  The fee of any investment manager appointed by the Administrator;		(4)  The professional fees of any person, firm or agent employed by the Administrator, or
employed by the Trustee with the consent of the Administrator.
(c)  It is the intent to provide, under the terms of this plan, that all proper charges, cost and expenseof administering the Plan and the management of the Fund be paid out of the fund and, in no event, shalla paid or salaried employee of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, or member of any board or agencyof the church, receive any compensation from the fund for performing any duties or tasks in connection
with the administration of the Plan.  This limitation shall not prohibit any such employee or board member
from being reimbursed for any expenses from the Fund incurred at the request of or on behalf of the
Administrator, provided such expense is reasonable and necessary to perform a duty in connection with theadministration and such reimbursement is authorized by the Board of the Administrator.
ARTICLE IXAMENDMENT OR TERMINATION
Section 9.01 Amendment of Plan.   The General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church shall have the right at any time to modify, alter or amend the Plan in whole or in part by instrument
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exclusive benefit of Participants and Beneficiaries and no amendment shall have the effect of revesting in
an Employer any portion of the Fund.  No amendment to the vesting schedule shall deprive a Participant of
his nonforfeitable rights to benefits accrued to the date of the amendment.
No amendment shall operate to increase the duties and responsibilities of the Trustee except by
written instrument duly executed by and between the Administrator and the Trustee.
Section 9.02 Termination of Plan.  The General Assembly expects to continue the Plan indefinitely,
but continuance is not assumed as a contractual obligation and the General Assembly reserves the right at
any time by action of its governing body to terminate the Plan as applicable to itself.
In the event of termination of the Plan by the General Assembly, the Administrator shall value theFund as of the date of termination.  The Individual Accounts of the Participants and Beneficiaries affectedby the termination, as determined by the Administrator, shall continue to be administered as a part of theFund or distributed to such Participants, or Beneficiaries pursuant to Article VI.
Section 9.03 Mergers, etc.   In the event of any merger or consolidation with, or transfer of assets
or liabilities to, any other retirement plan, the benefit hereunder to which a Participant or Beneficiary isentitled, shall, immediately after such merger, consolidation or transfer (if the Plan then terminated), beequal to or greater than such benefit would have been immediately before such merger, consolidation ortransfer (if the Plan had then terminated).
ARTICLE XMISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01 Liability of Employer.  No Employee, Participant or Beneficiary shall have any
right or claim to any benefit under the Plan except in accordance with its provisions.  The adoption of
the Plan shall not be construed as creating any contract of employment between the Employer and any
Employee or otherwise conferring upon any Employee or other person any legal right to continuation of
Employment, nor as limiting or qualifying the right of the Employer to discharge any Employee without
regard to the effect that such discharge might have upon his rights under the Plan.
Section 10.02 Spendthrift Clause.  No interest, right or claim in or to any part of the Fund or
any payment therefrom shall be assignable, alienable, transferable or subject to sale, mortgage, pledge,
hypothecation, garnishment, attachment, execution, or levy of any kind whatsoever, and the Trustee shallnot issue any certificate or other documentation representing any interest, right or claim in or to any part of
the Fund.
Section 10.03 Successor to Business of Employer.  Any successor to the business of the Employer
may continue the Plan and such successor shall thereupon succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of
the Employer hereunder.  The Employment of any Employee who has continued in the employ of suchsuccessor which maintains the Plan shall not be deemed to have been terminated or severed for any purpose
hereunder.
In the event that the Employer is reorganized or all or substantially all of its assets are sold without
any provision being made for the continuance of this Plan by a successor to the business of the Employer,
the Plan shall terminate and the assets shall be distributed as provided in Section 9.02 hereof.
Section 10.04 Conflict of Provisions. If any provision or term of this Plan, or of the Contract
entered into pursuant hereto, is deemed to be substantively at variance with, or contrary to, any law of theUnited States or applicable state law, the provision of the law shall be deemed to govern.
Section 10.05 Definition of Words. Feminine or neuter pronouns shall be substituted for those of
the masculine form, and the plural shall be substituted for the singular, in any place or places herein where
the context may require such substitution or substitutions.
Section 10.06 Titles.  The titles of Articles and Sections are included only for convenience andshall not be construed as a part of the Plan or in any respect to  affect or modify its provisions.
Section 10.07 Execution of the Plan.   This document may be executed in any number ofcounterparts and each fully executed counterpart shall be deemed an original.

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Section 10.08 Choice of Laws.  This Plan shall be governed, construed, administered, and regulated
in all respects under the laws of the State of Tennessee.
ARTICLE XILEGAL STATUS OF THE PLAN
Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, this Plan is adopted and maintained upon thecondition that it shall be deemed by the Internal Revenue Service to meet all of the requirements of Code
Section 403(b), or comparable Section of any future legislation which amends, supplements or supersedes
such Section.  In the event that it should be found by the Internal Revenue Service that the Plan does notmeet any of such requirements, the General Assembly may modify the Plan to meet such Internal Revenue
Service requirements.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF;  This plan as approved by the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church as first set out hereinabove has been executed by the Moderator of the General Assembly of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, as directed by said Body, on thisday of  , 2012.
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
By							Moderator
Attest:Stated Clerk of the General Assemblyof the Cumberland Presbyterian Church

I,, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church do hereby
certify that the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Retirement Plan No. 2 was duly adopted by the General
Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in its regular annual meeting in Florence, Alabama on
theday of 		
, 2012, and that the foregoing is the plan as adopted by the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church.
					Stated Clerk

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THE Report of the Board of Trustees of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s HomeI. OVERVIEW
Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home (Cumberland) is one ministry serving children andfamilies in different ways:• Cumberland Family Services
sustains and equips families and children through housing,
pastoral care, educational programming, and counseling• Cumberland Child Services
protects children and teens who need a safe place to live
Cumberland directly served over 850 children, teens, parents and families in 2011.  Cumberland
helps children and families in residential and non-residential programs.   In its residential programs,
Cumberland served 61 children and 17 single parents.  Almost 800 additional children and families wereserved through intake and referral services, counseling sessions, or classes in our non-residential programs.
In addition to that, Cumberland fielded almost 550 calls for service, which were either handled internally or
referred to other agencies.
A. Mission
hope.

In response to Christ’s love and example, we serve children and families by providing healing and

B. Guiding Values
We categorize our guiding values under the headings of faith, agency, care, and excellence.
1. Faith
In response to the gift of life given to us by Jesus Christ and the ministry entrusted to us by God,
we serve God by serving others.
2. Agency
Agency is the active force by which change happens; we serve others by helping them develop theagency for change in their own lives.
3. CareOur service to others is framed by a positive, strength-based and solution-focused approach to all
our relationships.
4. Excellence
In our service to others, we strive for excellence, efficiency and professionalism in all that we do.
C. Campus
Cumberland’s 17-acre campus in Denton, Texas, includes three residential cottages for children
and teens and 10 apartments for single parents families.  Other features include the Parr Family Resource
Building, which houses the Library and Technology Center, therapy rooms, meeting facilities and staff
offices and the Gilbert-Parr Activities Building, which houses Cumberland’s recreational facilities and achapel, the 250-seat Lela Stricklen Hall.

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D. Organizational Structure
Because our mission calls us to a ministry of service, we have adopted the following “Pyramid of
Support©” as an organizational structure.  Rather than organizing from the top down, we wish to follow in
Christ’s example of servant leadership.  We place the people we serve, both in residential care and in nonresidential care, at the top of the pyramid.

E. Corporate entity and governance
Cumberland is a non-profit corporation incorporated under the laws of the state of Texas. Cumberland
is tax-exempt under IRS Code section 501(c)(3).  Cumberland is governed by a board of 15 Trustees.  TheCumberland Board of Trustees hires the President & CEO to manage the agency.
1. Trustees
There are currently 14 trustees: eleven Cumberland Presbyterians and three ecumenical partners(the Board is in the process of filling a vacated seat).
a.  Ecumenical Partners: Dr. Joel Muro, Kay Goodman, and Baron Smithb.   Cumberland Presbyterians:   Mamie Hall, Joy Wallace, Reverend Melissa Knight, Patricia
Huff, Reverend Don Tabor, Mickey Shell, Reverend Yoong Kim, Ruby Letson, Reverend Norlan Scrudder,
Reverend Alfonso Marquez, Patricia Long
Huff.

c.   Officers:   President-Kay Goodman; Vice-President-Rev. Norlan Scrudder; Secretary-Patricia
2. Leadership
President & CEO:  Reverend Kevin R. Henson (Red River Presbytery)
Vice President & General Counsel:  Richard A. Brown, Esq.
Chaplain:  Reverend Stephanie Brown (Red River Presbytery)

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II. OUTCOMES
In our efforts to serve families and children, Cumberland looks for quantitative ways to measure
our work.  Beginning in 2010, Cumberland contracted with a third party to create an unbiased and verifiable
method of measuring outcomes.   This process helps us constantly improve our programs and maintainaccountability with our donors and service partners.  Below are a few of the positive outcomes from ourstudy covering the calendar year 2011:
A. Cumberland Family Services (Residential)•  Over 9 out of 10 SPF residents were employed during their stay with CPCH and they worked anaverage of 35 hours per week.
•  70 % reported they were actively involved in church.
•  30% reported they were actively involved in regular service work in their community.
•  They were involved in an average of 3 civic activities during the past twelve months.
•  87% reported having a stable income.
•  96% reported having a family budget.
•  80% reported having a savings account.
B. Cumberland Family Services (Non-Residential)•  There was a 300% increase in counseling services•  9 out of 10 said their emotional health and well being had improved because of counseling.
•  Half said their child’s emotional health and well being had improved because of counseling.
•  Just over half reported that they were more aware of their resources because of counseling.
•  2 out of 3 reported that they were more aware of their options because of counseling.
•  Over 8 out of 10 said the counseling services they received were good or excellent.
•  Over 9 out of 10 counseling participants agreed or strongly agreed with the statement “I feel
accepted and respected by my counselor.”•   Over 9 out of 10 counseling participants agreed or strongly agreed with the statement “Mycounselor encourages me to make my own decisions.”•  Over 8 out of 10 training participants reported positive or very positively thato  “The material in this training was helpful.”o  “The presentation was well delivered”
o  “My expectations were met”
o  “I would recommend this training to others”
C. Cumberland Child Services•  Residents completed 88% of their goals.
•  Residents completed or made progress with over 9 out of 10 of their goals.
•  Adolescent residents completed 4 out of 5 of their independent living goals.
•  Behavior scores were 30% better than a clinical population of teens in Texas.
•  Over 4 out of 5 residents strongly/agreed or agreed with the statement “I believe in being carefulin how I spend my money.”•  Over 2 out of 3 residents strongly/agreed or agreed with the statement “I enjoy sharing my things
with other people.
•  Over 2 out of 3 residents strongly/agreed or agreed with the statement “I enjoy giving things ormoney to charity.
•  Over 4 out of 5 residents strongly/agreed or agreed with the statement “It is really important tome that I work to make the world a better place.”•   Half of the residents were actively involved in Extracurricular activities with school with anaverage of 4 hours per week.

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Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home exists today because of planned giving.  In her will,
Miss Victoria Jackson of Bowling Green, Kentucky, created a home for widows and orphans.  Her final act
of generosity has allowed thousands of lives to be touched by this ministry for the past 108 years.
Throughout Cumberland’s history, many faithful people have blessed Cumberland with their estate
gifts. It is a fact that some of these gifts kept the ministry going through lean economic times, such as theone we are experiencing now.
Planned giving is an important part of Cumberland’s operating budget.  We are grateful this year forthe planned gifts from the following estates and trusts:

		Estate of Sam Miles
Estate of Iris Anne Davis
Gladys Nichols Trust
Estate of Frances Griggs Elizer
Estate of Virginia Ekiss
Estate of Hayden Phebus

IV. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
A. Expenses
Based on the unaudited 2011 Financial Statements, Cumberland spent a little more than $1.5 million
bringing healing and hope to children and families.  Expenses break down into the following categories:
Residential Childcare
Cumberland Family Services
Administrative
Fundraising

60%
30%
  5%
  5%

B. Income
Based on the unaudited 2011 Financial Statements, Cumberland derived almost $1.6 million in
operational income from the following sources:

V. STRATEGIC PLAN
With a history of innovation, the Cumberland Board of Trustees has developed a Strategic Vision
and a 10-year Strategic Plan.  The strategic vision looks to a self-sustaining, fully-staffed ministry in ourcurrent location.  This vision also sees the replication of our existing programs in other locations, and thevision recognizes the possibility of new programs serving children and families.  The 10-year Strategic
Plan will work toward fulfilling the vision by improving programs, expanding our outreach and creating
sustainability.
A. Strategic Vision
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2.  Replication of our programs
3.  Work toward complete social service ministry for children and families
B. 2012-2022 Strategic Objectives
1. Program Development
    a.  Cumberland will examine, continue to improve on, and strive for excellence in the existing
programs as well as add at least one new, self-sustaining program to the agency’s continuum of care.
    b.   Cumberland’s Denton campus will be a beautiful fully-functioning, synergistic model forother multiple program agencies.  Cumberland will replicate one or moreof its programs in at least one newgeographic location.
2. Outreach Development
    a.   Cumberland will develop reciprocal professional relationships with institutions such as
hospitals, area churches, social service agencies, Bethel University, Memphis Theological Seminary, Texas
Woman’s University and University of North Texas combining relevant research and mature faith ensuring
the long-term sustainability of social service ministry. Cumberland will develop relationships at the highest
level with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services by serving on committees and boards atthe state and local level.
    b.  Cumberland will be a significant provider of social services to children and families in Texas
and will be the primary social service resource to the Cumberland Presbyterian denomination.
3. Agency Development
    a.   Cumberland will have a minimum operating budget of $2.5 million with contributions
accounting for no more than 20% of the income, be fully staffed for optimum programming outcomes in all
locations, and have a total endowment valued at more than $10.2 million.
       b.  Cumberland will become a self-governing agency within a covenant, but not legal relationship,with the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  The Board of Trustees will meet aminimum of three times per year and become more active in resource development, i.e. recruiting major
donors, planned giving, forming relationships with businesses, participating in special events and making
gifts of their own that indicate significant support for the agency.

VI. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
It is an exciting time to be a part of Cumberland’s ministry to children and families!   Cumberland justfinished an exciting decade of expansion that was supported by an extremely successful capital campaign.  
Our Board of Trustees has stepped out in faith with an ambitious 10-year Strategic Plan launching us into
the next decade of ministry.
As we try to fulfill the Strategic Plan’s objectives, we have several projects in process.  I want tohighlight two of them:•  We are expanding our Children’s Services to include an Emergency Shelter for homeless teensand children.  We have been working on this project for over a year and, with God’s grace, the Emergency
Shelter will be open by May 2012.
•   In an effort to provide social service ministry resources to the Cumberland Presbyterian
denomination and to replicate our services in other locations, we have begun working with a committee
from the Murfreesboro Presbytery.  This committee has been charged with researching the feasibility ofdeveloping a Single Parent Family ministry in their area.  Cumberland is working closely with them in thisproject.  We are still very early in this process, but we are excited about the possibilities.
Two significant changes need to be highlighted.  First, in keeping with current trends in non-profit
organization and management, our Board recently changed my title from Executive Director to President &CEO.  This change in title allows for a clearer representation of responsibility to those outside of the agency
particularly foundations and other partnering agencies.  Regardless of title, my role still focuses on fulfilling
our ministry and mission.  The second change came as a direct result of the unification resolutions passed by
the General Assemblies of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America (CPCA) and the Cumberland
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the purposes of our By-Laws a Cumberland Presbyterian Trustee can be a member of either the CPCA or
CPC.
As we live out our mission at Cumberland, we talk about our ministry as “walking beside.”  We
take this image from Luke chapter 24 where we see two of Jesus’ followers walking on the long dusty roadto Emmaus.  Scripture says, while they were walking “Jesus himself came along and joined them and began
walking beside them.”
You are all familiar with county roads.  Some counties are better than others, but the farther out yougo, the county roads become less pavement and more dirt.  It isn’t hard for most of you to imagine a sevenmile stretch of unpaved county road.  Many of you have walked these roads.  Imagine it is late on an earlysummer day.  No wind.  The hot afternoon sun is baking your head.
Now, imagine you have to walk this road after the death of someone you loved, someone to whom
you had hitched your hopes and dreams.  Even though there are two of you, you both have suffered a greatloss.  You feel abandoned, defeated.  You feel totally alone.
Then, from a side road a stranger comes along.  The stranger begins to walk beside you.  You tell
the stranger of your unhitched hopes and of your dashed dreams.  The stranger politely listens.
As the stranger begins to talk, he begins to reframe your thinking.  As you walk together, you begin
to feel less alone.  As you listen to the one walking with you, you no longer feel quite as defeated.  Youbegin to see your loss from a different perspective.  The conversation and companionship is so nice, you
don’t want it to end despite the fact you have reached your destination.  So, you invite the stranger to sharea meal with you.
What began as a lonely three-hour walk became a time of renewed hope because someone walked
beside you.  This is exactly what happened to Cleapos and his fellow disciple on the road to Emmaus.
I think this is a wonderful image of what ministry really is.  Whoever you are, layperson, elder, or
minister, walking beside someone who is struggling is a great way to think about our roles as ministers ofChrist’s reconciliation.  Not leading; not following, but walking beside.
It may be something as simple as bringing meals to the sick or sitting quietly at the funeral homewith those that mourn.  Sometimes these simple things get so ingrained in the life of a healthy church that
we don’t even think of them as the ministry of walking beside, but they are.  Each of you, in your own way,
can walk beside.  Listening.  Talking.  Laughing. Crying.  Being present.
Isn’t this the very definition of Christian community?  People we trust and love present with us.  
People who walk beside us through both the good and bad of life’s journey.
Imagine now, that you do not have such a community of faith to walk beside you in a crisis.  
You would be walking alone down that dusty, county road with the sun’s unrelenting rays as your only
companion.
Suppose for a moment that your family had a crisis that resulted in Child Protective Services
removing children from your home.  In order for you to reunify your family, you must face problems thatyou have been suppressing for years.  You must make radical changes in your thinking and behavior.  Youdon’t want things to be the way they have become, but on your own, you don’t know how to change.
The Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home has always been a safe place for the children to live
while the parents work through the issues that have torn the family apart.  Now, at Cumberland, we have aprogram called Cumberland Family Services (formerly Family Outfitters and Single Parent Family).  This
program includes such things as individual counseling, family counseling, group counseling and parent
training.  In this program, we can help the parents work toward the changes they need to rebuild a healthyfamily.
Recently, one of the moms who has been working with our counselors faced a very difficult task.  
She had to meet with the judge, the caseworkers, and other family members to demonstrate her progress.  
She knew that she had taken great strides, but she also knew that she did not have the confidence to express
this on her own.  She asked her Cumberland counselor to accompany her at the meeting.  The CumberlandCounselor had no role in the meeting.  She didn’t even have to say a word, but the counselor sat beside thismom as she valiantly fought to reunite her family.
At Cumberland, we envision and talk about all the services we provide as the ministry of “walking
beside.”  There is great power in the ministry of “walking beside.”
It is the prayers and financial support of Cumberland Presbyterians that allowed Cumberland toserve for our first century, and it is the same prayers and support that will empower us to walk beside ourmost vulnerable brothers and sisters for another century.
Thank you for walking with us in this exciting ministry of our church.
Respectfully Submitted,
Reverend Kevin R. Henson, President & CEO
Kay Goodman, Board of Trustees, President

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THE REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESOF MEMPHIS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Introduction
Memphis Theological Seminary of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church is the only seminary of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.   Our history is traced back through the Cumberland Presbyterian
Theological Seminary in McKenzie to the organization of two graduate schools of theology, one at
Cumberland University and the other at Bethel College, in 1852.  Those two graduate schools of theology
continued the legacy begun in the work of founder Finis Ewing, who educated candidates for the ministry in
his home, and many other ministers, who trained young candidates in homes, churches, and on the trail.  Forone hundred fifty seven years, Cumberland Presbyterians have been providing formal theological education
for the church’s ministers.  For almost two hundred years, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church has valued
the importance of an educated ministry.
With the denomination’s decision to move its seminary to Memphis in 1964, Memphis TheologicalSeminary began to serve a larger student body.  Though students from other denominations were admitted
during the McKenzie years, the move to a major metropolitan area opened the opportunity to attract
more students from more denominations.   Today, Memphis Theological Seminary has one of the mostdiverse student populations, in terms of denomination and race, of any seminary in the United States.  This
theological and denominational diversity provides a rich environment for educating pastors, chaplains,
Christian educators, and other leaders for the church of Jesus Christ.  The sign on our campus that faces
Union Avenue reads: “Memphis Theological Seminary: an Ecumenical Mission of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church.”  Every Cumberland Presbyterian can be proud of the mission our seminary fulfills of
educating our own church leaders, and leaders from more than 25 other denominations.
We, the trustees and administration of Memphis Theological Seminary are privileged to be a part ofthis legacy, born out of and guided by the ecumenical and evangelical spirit of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church.   We look forward to what God has in store for our ministry in the future.   With gratitude for
God’s grace, guidance and provision in the past year, we make the following report to the 182nd General
Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, meeting June 17-22 in Florence, Alabama.

I. Board of Trustees
A. Officers
The following officers were elected by the Board of Trustees to serve during the past academic year:
Moderator – Reverend Jody Hill (Cumberland Presbyterian minister, West Tennessee Presbytery); Vicemoderator – Reverend Dr. Tom Bell (United Methodist minister, North Alabama Conference); Secretary– Mrs. Jan Holmes (Cumberland Presbyterian elder, Lubbock, Texas); Treasurer – Mrs. Cassandra PricePerry (Vice President of Operations and CFO, MTS).
B. Board representative
Reverend Jody Hill, Moderator of the Board, was elected to serve as the Board’s representative tothis meeting of the General Assembly.
C. Meetings
The Board has met twice since the last meeting of General Assembly: September 13-14, 2011,
and February 9-10, 2012.  It is scheduled to meet one more time before the meeting of General Assembly,
on May 11-12, 2012.  In addition to full Board meetings, standing committees meet on a regular schedule
between Board meetings, usually by conference call.
Members of our Board of Trustees devote significant time and resources to their work on behalfof the seminary.  By rule of the General Assembly, thirteen of the twenty-four members are Cumberland
Presbyterians.  The other eleven members of the Board represent six different denominations.
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The terms of eight of twenty-four members of the Board of Trustees expire each year.   Sevenof the eight whose terms expire this year are eligible to succeed themselves and have agreed to serve
another three year term: Reverend Dr. David Boyle (National Baptist, Memphis, Tennessee); Reverend
Kevin Brantley (Cumberland Presbyterian, Greensburg, Kentucky); Reverend Jody Hill (Cumberland
Presbyterian, Corinth, Mississippi); Mrs. Jan Holmes (Cumberland Presbyterian, Lubbock, Texas); Mr. Mark
Maddox (Cumberland Presbyterian, Dresden, Tennessee); Reverend Dr. J. Craig Martindale (Cumberland
Presbyterian, Murfreesboro, Tennessee); and Mr. Takayoshi Shirai (Cumberland Presbyterian, Yokohama,Japan).  All seven have served faithfully and contributed greatly to the life of the seminary.  We are gratefulfor their willingness to continue serving if re-elected.
One trustee has completed three terms and is not eligible to succeed himself: Reverend Dr. Randolph
Meade Walker (National Baptist, Memphis, Tennessee).  Reverend Dr. Carmichael Crutchfield (Christian
Methodist Episcopal, Jackson, Tennessee) resigned in order to apply for a teaching position at MTS.  Bothof these trustees have served faithfully and well.  We give thanks to God for the service these men havegiven to Memphis Theological Seminary.
Recommendation 1: That the General Assembly express its gratitude to Reverend
Dr. Randolph Meade Walker and Reverend Dr. Carmichael Crutchfield for their faithful service toMemphis Theological Seminary and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
E. Work of the Board
The trustees continue to develop their administrative procedures and practices to provide the best
possible governance to the life of the seminary.  For the past five years we have had 100% participation bytrustees in giving to the Annual Fund, and in participating actively in the work of MTS.
The Board takes its governance role seriously, and is focusing its attention in the year ahead on
issues of strategic long range planning and fiscal health.   In the past year, the Board conducted a selfassessment which was useful in planning for the work of the Board.
F. Strategic Goals
In its February 2012 meeting, the Board adopted the following four strategic goals to guide its
work.  The administration and staff of the seminary are working to build a strategic plan to support thesegoals across the life of the seminary.
In listening to our constituents, our faculty, and students; and in considering the context in which
MTS pursues its mission to “educate and sustain men and women for ordained and lay Christian ministry
in the church and in the world by shaping and inspiring lives devoted to scholarship, piety and justice,” thefollowing goals have been adopted for our strategic plan:
1. To reaffirm, revise, and strengthen our core degree program, the Mast of Divinity, as
the center of our educational mission.  The coursework leading to this degree will be offered primarily
in face-to-face instructional settings because of our commitment to personal and spiritual formation, thenature of ordained ministry as built on personal relationships, and the conviction that pastoral formation
happens best in community.  These convictions are rooted in the Christian affirmation of the Incarnation,that God in Christ came into the world in the flesh to reconcile broken and alienated humans back into
covenantal relationships with God.
While the focus of the M.Div. at MTS has always centered on the practice of ministry, we willcontinue to wrestle with questions of how to we provide the best possible education for practical ministry,in parish and non-parish settings.  In order to do this, we will strengthen relationships with the churches
we serve, seeking wisdom from outside the academic setting for how we can shape and inspire effective
ministers of the gospel.  Our work will be ever more deeply grounded in partnership between the academic
disciplines our faculty teach and the lives of congregations our graduates will serve.
In this work, we will strive to overcome false dichotomies between theory and practice; academy
and church; intellect, emotion, and will.   Ministry for the 21st century requires that leaders cultivate
excellence in intellect, passion, and action for the sake of God’s mission to the world.
2. Other degree programs at MTS, currently the Doctor of Ministry and Master of Arts
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on the practice of ministry, in all its varied dimensions. Many new students at MTS are called toministries other than traditional ministry of Word and Sacrament.  In recognition of this trend, we commit
ourselves to developing degree programs that serve the need for lay ministries of counseling and social
service, mission to the poor, and other specialized ministries in the church and in the world.  We will explore
any new degree possibilities, and evaluate current ones with care, knowing that we cannot do all things, andthat our limited resources must be used carefully.  In all things, we will seek to educate students for on the
ground ministry.
3. MTS will commit to the strengthening of existing, and possible development of newcertificate programs to provide theological education for persons who do not want or need degreelevel education.  MTS has for thirty years housed the Program of Alternate Studies, a certificate programof the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  This program has served the need of our parent denomination toeducate for ministry persons who cannot, for whatever reason, complete an M.Div. degree at an accredited
seminary.  We commit ourselves to strengthening this program, and to exploring new avenues to reachpotential students with certificate level educational opportunities.
Through the development of our certificate program in addiction counseling, it has become evident
that the need for specialized education in one or more aspect of ministry is growing.  Within the limits ofour resources, and with careful planning and evaluation, we will explore opportunities to meet these needs
as we are able.
The need for certificate level education for ministry is growing among churches that do not require
seminary education for clergy, and for new immigrants who have little promise of gaining the underlying
education to pursue graduate theological education.   In addition, increasing numbers of lay persons arelooking for educational opportunites to improve their knowledge of the faith and service to others.
4. In furtherance of the above-stated goals, our mission and ministries in the twenty-first
century must utilize technology wisely, faithfully and critically.
G. Significant Deaths
The Board noted with sadness the death in January 2012 of Mr. Bill Nelms, elder from Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, who served on our Board for eight years and had previously served on the Board of Stewardshipfor the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.   We give thanks for his faithful service to the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church.
We also learned in January 2012 of the death of Mrs. Fannie Laura Brockwell, one of the stalwart
supporters of MTS’s move to Memphis in 1964, former Board member, and surrogate mother andgrandmother to many seminary students through the years.  The main conference room in Founders Hallof MTS is the Brockwell Room, named in honor of Mr. Lewis and Mrs. Fannie Brockwell in gratitude for
their many years of faithful support.
The MTS community was also deeply saddened by the death of our Student Senate President, Mr.
Terry Bryant, in January 2012 due to a diabetic incident.  Terry was two classes short of completing his
degree and was awarded the M.Div. posthumously at our May 2012 Commencement.
H. Priority Focus on Evangelism
The 177th General Assembly approved a resolution establishing a priority focus for the denomination
for the next five years.  That priority focus is “to be evangelism, with an emphasis on leading congregations
in how to do and to do personal evangelism that is appropriate to the congregation’s cultural context.”  In
addition the GA recommended that “every agency and institution of the church adjust its overall mission to
support this five year priority focus by identifying how it can help the church accomplish this and report to
GA each year of its activities in support of” this focus (page 426, Minutes of the General Assembly, 2007).
Every Master of Divinity student at MTS is required to take a core course in Evangelism andMission. As a part of that course, students learn how to share their faith and engage in the work of evangelism
personally, and as the leader of a congregation.  In addition, courses have been taught in the past year on
New Church Development and Revitalizing the Local Church, both of which have important elementsof evangelism as a part of the course.  We are currently without a full time professor of Evangelism andMission, but are blessed to be served by several adjuncts who have a passion for educating ministers on how
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We continue to cultivate a relationship with the Foundation for Evangelism board about funding foran additional faculty position in Evangelism for MTS.  We have submitted a proposal to the Foundation thatwas well received and which we believe holds promise for this new venture.
In addition, MTS administration has been in discussion with Dr. H. Stanley Wood, Executive
Director of Sower’s Field, about the development of a concentration in new church development at MTS.
We have consulted with George Estes, Team Leader of the Missions Ministry Team, as we have worked
toward such a program at MTS.

II. Administration
A. President
Daniel J. (Jay) Earheart Brown, Ph.D., became the seventh President of Memphis TheologicalSeminary August 1, 2005.  Jay had served on the faculty of MTS since August, 1997, having previously
served as a pastor in Nashville, Tennessee, and Lexington, Kentucky.   He is a life-long Cumberland
Presbyterian and son of a Cumberland Presbyterian minister.  He is a graduate of Bethel College (B.A.),
Memphis Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, VA (Ph.D.).  He
will complete his seventh year in this position at the end of the current academic year.
B. Annual Review of the President
The Board of Trustees conducted its annual evaluation of the President at the February 2012
meeting.  Members of the evaluation task force sought input from faculty, administration and staff, students,
and all Board members, as well as the President.  The review resulted in an action plan for the President’s
ongoing professional and personal development in the office.
C. Vice President of Academic Affairs/Dean
Reverend R. Stan Wood, D.Min., was appointed to serve as Interim Vice President of Academic
Affairs and Dean in May, 2010.  Dr. Wood had previously served MTS as Clara Scott Associate Professor of
Ministry and Director of the D.Min. Program.  He is an ordained minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church in America and currently serves as Pastor of the Mt. Tabor CPCA in Jackson, Tennessee.
D. Vice President of Advancement
In January 2007, Mrs. Cathi Johnson began work as Vice President of Advancement, coming to
MTS after over six years as Development Director for The Baddour Center, a residential home for adults
with mental disabilities.
Cathi brings to her work at MTS a proven track record of non-profit fundraising, a commitment
to the mission of MTS, and the ability to manage and build on the efforts of those who have gone before
her. She is a United Methodist laywoman, active in her local church in Collierville, Tennessee, a Memphis
suburb.  There she sings in the choir and takes an active part in all the programs of the church. Cathi’s skills
and experience have been a great asset to the seminary over the last five years.
E. Vice President of Operations/CFO
Mrs. Cassandra Price-Perry began work with MTS in August 2010 as Vice President of Operations
and Chief Financial Officer.   She is a Certified Public Accountant with over 20 years of experience inbusiness and accounting.  Cassandra is an active laywoman in her Roman Catholic Church in Southaven,
Mississippi.  She has received high praise from our auditors and our Board for her work over the past almost
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Memphis Theological Seminary has for many years offered three degree programs and one
certificate program through the Program of Alternate Studies.  The Master of Divinity is the basic degree
program for persons preparing for ordained ministry in many denominations.  It continues to be our largest
degree program, with over 70% of students enrolled.  The M.Div. requires 87 semester hours and takes three
years of full-time study to complete.
The Master of Arts in Religion degree has three tracks: a lay professional track for persons seeking
to increase their knowledge and skills for lay leadership or Christian Education ministry in the church, anacademic track for persons who want to teach but do not seek ordination, and a deacon’s track designed forUnited Methodist students preparing for diaconal ministries in that denomination.  The M.A.R. requires 48
semester hours and takes two years of full-time study to complete.
The Doctor of Ministry degree is a professional degree designed for pastors and other ministers
who have at least three years of full-time work in ministry after their M.Div. and who want to engage infurther theological reflection on the practice of ministry.  The D.Min. is designed around five two-weekresidencies, in January and July, and the implementation of and report on a major project in ministry.
In the spring of 2012, MTS received approval from the Association of Theological Schools and theSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools to award its first new degree in several years: the Master ofArts in Youth Ministry.  We will enroll our first students in the MA (Youth Ministry) in the fall of 2012.
At Commencement in May of 2011, Memphis Theological Seminary awarded the M.A.R. degree toten graduates.  Thirty-seven persons were awarded the M.Div. degree, and eleven were awarded the D.Min.
degree.  Of these fifty-eight graduates, seven were Cumberland Presbyterians.
Cumberland Presbyterian Master of Divinity Graduates were:
Tim Baranoski, Nashville Presbytery
Corey Cummings, West Tennessee Presbytery
Toby Davis, North Central Presbytery
Mary Kathryn Kirkpatrick, Trinity Presbytery
Richard Morgan, Murfreesboro Presbytery
Cumberland Presbyterian Master of Arts in Religion Graduate was:
Whitney Brown, Presbytery of East Tennessee
Cumberland Presbyterian Doctor of Ministry Graduate was:Debra Matthews, Red River Presbytery
B. Faculty
For the current academic year, Memphis Theological Seminary has ten full-time teaching faculty
and four administrative faculty members who teach part-time.   In addition, the seminary curriculum isgreatly enhanced by the work of twenty-five to thirty adjunct professors, most of whom are active in pastoralor other ministries.  We have called three new faculty members to join MTS in the coming academic year
to replace persons who have been called to other positions.  Dr. Virginia Lee moved to Garrett EvangelicalDivinity School in Chicago last year and Dr. Aliou Niang moved to Union Theological Seminary in New
York.  Dr. Barbara Holmes, former VP and Dean, and current Professor of Ethics and African American
Studies has been called to serve as President of United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, in
Minneapolis, Minnesota beginning in August.
Members of the MTS faculty continue to publish books and articles both for the academy andthe church.  Many faculty members preach in area churches on a regular basis, deliver lectures for local
churches and judicatories, deliver papers at academic conferences, and write articles for a wide range ofreaders.
Under the leadership of VP/Dean Wood, the faculty is currently engaged in a major curriculum
review and re-visioning process.
C. Enrollment
Total enrollment in Memphis Theological Seminary for the fall term was 320. January and summer
term enrollment continues strong as more courses have been offered during those shorter terms over the
past few years.  The largest number of students comes from the United Methodist Church, with 25% of total
enrollment.  Cumberland Presbyterians are the second largest denomination in the student body this with
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The following table presents a picture of the growth in the student body at MTS since 1990.  Thefigures are based on fall semester enrollment.  Figures included are for total enrollment, enrollment in eachof our three degree programs, and enrollment of Cumberland Presbyterian Students.
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

Total enroll
140		
189		
198		
227		
238		
268		
287		
282		
266		
286		
282		
323		
326		
349		
351		
346		
332		
305		
313		
352		
313		
320		

M.Div.
114		
126		
130		
155		
175		
181		
184		
191		
177		
197		
201		
212		
211		
230		
240		
236		
236		
218		
206		
234		
218		
227		

M.A.R.
12		
22		
23		
23		
27		
29		
37		
32		
34		
26		
31		
45		
50		
58		
51		
57		
44		
38		
41		
40		
31		
34		

D.Min.
-		
14		
21		
24		
18		
24		
29		
34		
28		
26		
25		
32		
34		
30		
27		
24		
26		
26		
34		
35		
22		
22		

CPC
37
40
37
37
37
40
42
47
40
34
37
39
39
38
42
37
42
39
43
46
44
41

We continue to work to recruit Cumberland Presbyterian students, and to lift up the call of God to
ordained ministry in the church.  We call on all Cumberland Presbyterians to pray that God will continue tocall men and women to the office of ministry, and that they will be well prepared through our educational
institutions to lead growing and vibrant congregations in the ministry of Jesus Christ to the world.
Recommendation 2: That the General Assembly urge all probationers to consider
Memphis Theological Seminary and the Program of Alternate Studies as their first options formeeting educational requirements for ordained ministry.
D. Program of Alternate Studies
The Program of Alternate Studies (PAS) continues to serve the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,following in the footsteps of earlier programs that have provided alternative approaches to ministerial
education in the church since at least 1896.   The present program was created in 1984 and succeededthe Home Study Course/Ministers In-Service Training School that went from the 1940s through the early
1980s.
Reverend Dr. Thomas D. Campbell retired as Director of PAS, effective December 31, 2010.  On
April 1, 2011, Reverend Dr. Michael Qualls assumed the duties of the Director’s position.  Earlier directors
were Dr. William Rustenhaven, who served from 1984 to 1990, and Reverend Norlan Scrudder, who was
director from 1990 to 1994.  Karen Patton has been Assistant to the Director since May, 2010.
The 2012 PAS Summer Extension School (SES) will be held July 7-21 on the campus of Bethel
University in McKenzie, Tennessee, with three five-day schools (Blocks): July 7-11; July 12-16; and July
17-21.   The partnership of PAS/MTS with the Missions Ministry Team of the denomination regarding
cross-cultural ministries continues as we work to provide part of the education and nurture for cross-cultural
students.
With renewed interest in lay leader education we are reviving this emphasis and working with
Pastoral Development Ministry director to fully develop the Lay Leader track for PAS which was approvedby the 1988 General Assembly.  This year we have planned several courses in Block II for laypersons andministers who are interested in continuing education.  There will be courses on children’s and third age

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ministries, a course on the role of the elder, and other courses as well.
Fees are $300 per course.  Room and board at Bethel costs $31 a day ($10 for the room; $5 forbreakfast; $7 for lunch: $9 for dinner).  The PAS office bills the presbyteries of candidates and licentiates.
Lay persons are not financially supported by presbyteries and typically pay their own way.
The PAS Summer Extension School welcomes lay people, Seminary graduates, PAS graduates,and others to the July sessions to audit classes, for $150 a course.   Ordained ministers can check with
their respective presbyteries regarding Continuing Education Units earned from auditing one, two, or
three courses.   Persons are invited to call the PAS office (901) 334-5853; e-mail the office mqualls@
memphisseminary.edu; or write to us at 168 East Parkway South, Memphis, Tennessee 38104.
Graduation exercises will be held on Day One of Block I, Saturday, July 7 at 10:55 A.M. in Bouldin
Auditorium within the Dickey Fine-Arts Building on the campus of Bethel University.   Reverend Fran
Vickers, Associate Pastor of the Beaver Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, Tennessee
will be the graduation speaker.
Enrollment in PAS continues to be around 50 regular students at any given time.  In order for a
Presbytery to direct a candidate or licentiate to PAS, a two-thirds vote of the Presbytery is required.
The PAS Advisory Council meets with the Director once a year to provide advice and counsel on
the program and its implementation.  Members of the Advisory Council include the president and dean ofMemphis Theological Seminary: Jay Earheart-Brown and Stan Wood.  It also includes the Director of the
Pastoral Development Team, Reverend Milton Ortiz, and Director of the Missions Ministry Team, Reverend
Dr. George Estes.  At-large members, who can serve as many as two three-year terms, are: Reverend Mindy
Acton, Birmingham, Alabama (Chair); Reverend Linda Glenn, Humboldt, Tennessee; Dr. Clinton Buck,
Memphis, Tennessee; Dr. Jennifer Williams, Clay, Kentucky; Reverend Don Tabor, Brentwood, Tennessee;and Mrs. Pat Ward (CPCA), Huntsville, Alabama.
The PAS Director reports to the Board of Trustees through the President and the Vice President of
Academic Affairs/Dean of the Seminary.
Recommendation 3: That the General Assembly encourage pastors and lay leaders toconsider auditing PAS courses to meet their continuing education needs.
Recommendation 4: That the General Assembly approve the change in the number ofrequired courses for Cumberland Presbyterian Studies from three to four courses, those being:		
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN HISTORY		
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN POLITY AND PROGRAM		CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY I
		CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY II
E. PAS – Colombia
In December 2011 the PAS Advisory Council heard a report from the leaders of both the MMT and
PDMT highlighting an urgent need for the kind of education provided by the Program of Alternate Studies
in Colombia and, increasingly, in other parts of the global Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  In part thelimited access to approved seminary education, prohibitive costs associated with gaining a degree, andfurther obstacles to obtaining the CP Studies required to meet the constitutional requirement for ordination
create a bottleneck of candidates and licentiates serving sometimes for years awaiting the opportunity to gettheir education.  A decision was made to try to establish PAS in Colombia with Colombian administrationand instruction and to use it as a model for future deployment.  The PAS Director was sent to Colombia
along with PDMT Leader Milton Ortiz to lay the foundation for PAS by and for Colombians, under the
standards and administrative umbrella of the one Program of Alternate Studies.
Meetings were held in each of the two presbyteries, Andes and Cauca Valley, with a large
representative group of pastors and leaders.  The purpose was to discern needs, obstacles and resources of
the Colombian context.  Additional meetings were held with the moderators of the presbyteries to further
refine and clarify a strategy for bringing PAS to Colombia within a framework of cooperation between thetwo presbyteries.  They will be working through an existing cooperative-work committee to implement steps
outlined.  Each presbytery is unique but they share a pressing need for additional educational opportunities
for candidates, licentiates, ministers and laity.
There remains much work to be done but we have laid a good foundation, thanks be to God!  
Our immediate goal is to roll out the C.P. Studies- C.P. History, Polity, Theology I and Theology II- in
2012.  (We are simultaneously altering the U.S. requirements to include all FOUR courses to complete C.P.
Studies.)  We will roll out additional PAS courses each year until a full curriculum is available in Colombia.
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with the program there.  The responsibility for certifying and reporting remains with the PAS office inMemphis.  One of our great challenges is how to fully develop course resources.  The cross-cultural reality
requires clear complete outlines of course content, evaluation tools, lesson plans, pedagogical methodology,
and resources- all translated into Spanish language.  We have no budget for this.  We will have to be very
creative and we are brainstorming ways to hopefully tap into other denominational resources with interest
and expertise in nurturing the global Cumberland Presbyterian witness.  The Program of Alternate Studies
is the latest manifestation of the conviction of Cumberland Presbyterians to find innovative ways to prepare
women and men for ministry and Colombia but the latest frontier where we will try to rise to that challenge.
Recommendation 5: That the General Assembly affirm the effort by many to establish
the Program of Alternate Studies in Colombia and recognize PAS-Colombia as an official extensionof the Program of Alternate Studies, the only official alternate route for the educational preparationof clergy in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
F. New Academic Initiatives
In February 2009, the Board approved a partnership between MTS and the Center for Youth Ministry
Training of Brentwood, and agreed to work toward a MA in Youth Ministry degree at MTS.  Beginning in
the fall of 2009, students admitted to CYMT and MTS in the Youth Ministry certificate program will earnseminary level credit for their course work.  In the spring of 2012 we were informed by our accrediting
agencies that we have been approved for our new degree program in Youth Ministry.  We are enthusiastic
about the prospects for this new degree program and our ability to serve students preparing for certificationin the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
In Fall 2010, we began offering courses toward a certificate in drug and alcohol addiction counseling.
This new program, which has been led by Cumberland Presbyterian minister and counselor Dr. Johnie
Welch, promises to meet an important need in our society and in our region.  Due to health concerns, Dr.
Welch will be unable to continue in this role after this year.  We are sorry to lose his expertise as an advisor
and teacher for the students in our addiction counseling program, and pray that God will bless him withimproved health.
In the spring of 2012, we began a new certificate program targeted for African American ministers
in the Memphis area who do not have the educational background to enroll as degree students at MTS.  We
believe that there is a need for such certificate level education for many in our area and hope to expand thiswork in the near future.
G. Accreditation
Memphis Theological Seminary holds dual accreditation by the Association of Theological Schools
in the United States and Canada (ATS), and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
Every ten years, member schools go through an extensive process of re-accreditation review.
Our last accreditation visit occurred in 2008, at which time we were fully affirmed for the next ten
years by both accrediting bodies.

IV. Facilities
A. Leadership
Since the fall of 2011, our facilities and safety department has been ably led by Mr. Greg Spencer
and a dedicated staff of facilities technicians.  Mr. Spencer is a member of the West Union Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in Millington, Tennessee, and has more than twenty years of experience in construction
and facilities management.
B. Purchase of Property
Thanks to the support of the 177th General Assembly, we have been given approval to purchaseadditional properties within the bounds of our long range campus plan.  Because of the recession we havenot purchased any properties in the past three and a half years, and do not intend to borrow any moremoney for this purpose.  Due to the recession we have been in arrears on our loan payments to the Board of
Stewardship, but have a plan in place to catch up on those payments.
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MTS began to convert its student housing from individual rentals to commuter housing in the 1998.
Currently, MTS provides commuter housing, with very reasonable nightly rates, for about fifty students
each week of the regular term.  The need for such commuter housing has continued to grow, as has income
from such rentals.  Our ability to serve students from about a 250 mile radius around Memphis, throughblock scheduling of classes and provision of affordable commuter housing, has had a significant impact on
the growth of the student body over the past ten years.
D. Campus Work Groups
We have been blessed in recent years by adult and youth work groups who have come to MTS
during the summer months to help repair and maintain our campus housing.   Groups have come from
Trilla, Illinois, Greeneville, Tennessee, Florence, Alabama, Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Collierville,
Tennessee, and the youth from West Tennessee Presbytery to volunteer their time in a variety of areas.  We
encourage work groups who would be willing to help the seminary in this way to contact Mr. Greg Spencer
in the Facilities Office, or Mrs. Cathi Johnson in the Advancement Office of the seminary.
E. Safety
The Office of Safety of MTS continues to explore ways to enhance the safety of our students inthe context of our urban campus.  Through the use of lighting, security officers, secure locks, and wellarticulated safety plans, the seminary seeks to provide a safe environment for students and visitors to our
campus.
During past four years, MTS has contracted with a local security company to provide regularpatrols around our neighborhood.  This additional safety measure has been well received by our students
and by our neighbors.  We continue to seek ways to provide a safe environment for our campus community.

V. Advancement and Finance
A. Budget
Our Board of Trustees will approve a budget for the 2012-2013 academic year at its May meeting.
Copies of that budget will be provided at the meeting of General Assembly.
After two years of significant budget reductions in the worst of the recession, we have begun to
restore some of the cuts as income has improved the past two years.  We continue to be very conservativein our budget planning as we work to recover from the effects of the recession.  We hope to be able to givemodest raises to our employees next year, after four years of flat or reduced compensation.  Our employees
deserve much credit for hanging in with us through some tough economic times.
B. Scholarships and Grants
We continue to cultivate relationships with foundations whose mission closely aligns with ours.  
The following grants for scholarships and other projects have been received in recent years:
1. The Henry Luce Foundation (2009-2011)
To support At the River: Theology & Arts Institute at MTS, the Henry Luce Foundation granted$75,000 payable over 3 years.  The Luce Foundation is located in New York City and funds programs likethese on a large scale across the country.  In the fall of 2012 we learned that the Luce Foundation would
double its support to $50,000 per year for the next three years. It is a sign of the value of this emerging workthat a foundation of this caliber is willing to provide financial support.
2. The Varnell Artist-in-Residence
For four years, Mr. and Mrs. Henry and Jeanne Varnell, long-time friends of MTS, have provided
financial and practical support for the Artist-in-Residence of At the River: Theology & Arts program.  In
January 2010, they hosted an event at their penthouse home overlooking the Mississippi River in Memphis.
3. The Wilson Family Foundation
The Wilson family, founders of the Holiday Inn hotel chain and great philanthropists in Memphis,has renewed their funding of the Wilson Scholarships at $15,000 x 3 years, which provides scholarshipsupport for 3 Wilson Scholars each year.

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4. The H.W. Durham Foundation
The Memphis-based H.W. Durham Foundation has renewed its gift of $5,000 to provide 5 $1,000
scholarships for students who are 55+ years of age.  These Durham Scholars will represent much of ourstudent body who are second-career students.
5. The McCloy Faith & Health Faculty Series
Dr. and Mrs. Randy and Linda Kay McCloy have funded the faculty series for the Faith & Health
Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) program at MTS for three years.  Their generous gift has enabled us to bringin quality instructors for this specialized program, enhancing the overall value of the degree.
6. The Thomas W. Briggs Foundation
In honor of the Director of the Thomas W. Briggs Foundation, Dr. Kenneth Robinson, a gift of$10,000 has been given to MTS for tuition support for one deserving individual in the 2009-2010 academic
year.
The Briggs Scholar is Lula Marie Martin, a first-year student out of the African Methodist Episcopal(AME) Church.  Martin writes in her application essay, “I believe I am worthy of the Thomas W. Briggs
Scholarship because I possess the intelligence, perseverance, spiritual commitment and charisma to pursue
the Master of Divinity Degree at MTS.  In addition, my life experiences have instilled in me the qualities
that make me a more compassionate minister and counselor.”  She believes that “the study of ministry isdesigned to help pastors and spiritual leaders serve God’s people in this present age.”
7. The Chatlos Foundation
The Chatlos Foundation has provided a generous gift of $15,000 to support the Formation for
Ministry (FFM) program at MTS.
8. Charles Hubbard Honorarium
In specific recognition of Dr. Aliou Niang, Assistant Professor of New Testament at Memphis
Theological Seminary, for his outstanding scholarship and teaching, and as encouragement for all MTS
faculty to continue toward teaching excellence, Dr. Charles H. Hubbert has given a gift f $10,000 to support
the Professional Development for MTS faculty members.
C. Endowments
1. The Baird-Buck Chair of Cumberland Presbyterian Studies
Dr. Clinton Buck, Professor Emeritus of Christian Education at MTS, knowing the need for more
focused teaching in CP heritage, has converted an existing endowment that was originally begun with thehopes of endowing a chair in Christian Education.  Subsequent to Dr. Buck’s decision, Mrs. Thalia Baird,
widow of former President and Professor Dr. Colvin Baird, also decided to convert an endowment they
had designated for general operations.   Together with the Reverend J.T. Buck Scholarship Endowment
Fund established in 1979 to provide scholarship assistance for Cumberland Presbyterian students at
Memphis Theological Seminary, the new endowment was been established with an initial principal balanceof approximately $112,000.   To date, the fund has grown to more than $270,000, thanks to generous
contributions from many Cumberland Presbyterians. We continue to seek was to fully fund this chair.
The purpose of this endowment is to strengthen the Cumberland Presbyterian Church by establishingan endowed professorship with a primary focus of teaching Cumberland Presbyterian history, theology,
church administration and the practice of ministry that is particular to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  
The goal is to raise $1.5 million to fully fund this endowed chair.
2. Other Endowment funds
Due to the recession, we have not established any new endowment funds in the last year becauseof our need to focus on annual fund gifts.  However, many Cumberland Presbyterians and others continue
to support endowments that have been established through the years to fund our work.  The Advancement
Office and President are available at any time to discuss endowment gifts with potential donors.
D. Faculty Chairs
1. The Rev. Marlon and Sheila Foster Professor of Pastoral Theology and Homiletics (2008-2010)
An anonymous donor established this three-year named professorship to encourage ministerial
candidates to attend Memphis Theological Seminary, in support of the great need for training in pastoralcare, and in honor of the designees.  Reverend Marlon Foster is a recent graduate of MTS.  Tenured Professorof Pastoral Theology and Homiletics, Dr. G. Lee Ramsey Jr., B.A., M.Div., Ph.D., is filling this role.

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2. The Dr. James L. Netters Chair in African American Studies (2009-2011)
Memphis Theological Seminary is dedicated to becoming the premier seminary in the country for
those who are devoted to racial reconciliation under the banner of the gospel.  Working together with agroup of pastors and lay leaders, the Elders for Education have established a named professorship that will
signal to the local and global community that we at MTS are serious about working toward the fulfillmentof peace and justice.  It is named in honor of beloved pastor of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church – Westwood in
Memphis, Dr. James L. Netters.  Dr. Andre Johnson, B.S., M.Div., Ph.D. is filling this role.
E. Estate Gifts
MTS has received word of one estate gifts during the current year.  Mr. Sam Miles, former memberof our Board, and longtime elder from the Hopkinsville, Kentucky church left a significant bequest to
support MTS.  We give thanks for the life and witness of Mr. Sam, and encourage others to remember theministry of MTS in their estate planning.
F. Seminary Sunday
We have many churches in our denomination, and in other denominations we serve who recognize
Seminary Sunday in their local churches.  This provides time for education of members about the work of
MTS and the Program of Alternate Studies and provides an opportunity for members to make a special onetime gift to support the work of the seminary.  Please contact the seminary for more information on how you
can recognize Seminary Sunday in your local church, and to request a speaker for the occasion.
Recommendation 6: That the General Assembly encourage all churches to recognize
and support Seminary Sunday.
G. Annual Fund
Memphis Theological Seminary could not operate without the faithful contribution of its alumni
and friends.  Annual Fund contributions help us keep the cost of tuition down, so that students do not leaveseminary with a large burden of debt to have to pay during their early years in ministry.  Annual Fundcontributions have grown steadily over the past fifteen years, as income from Our United Outreach has
declined.
In some respects, the income we receive from OUO puts us in a better position than many theologicalseminaries, whose income from denominational sources has declined significantly over the past twenty
years.   Our income from OUO has remained relatively steady and over that time period. However, as apercentage of our total income, OUO has fallen from almost 20% to about 3% of our operating budget.  We
are grateful for the commitment of Cumberland Presbyterians to the ministry of MTS, and all our common
ministries, expressed so tangibly through giving to Our United Outreach.
At the same time, we do not expect income from denominational contributions to increasesignificantly in the future.  This means that we are required to put more time and energy into fund raisingthan ever before.  We are grateful for the many alumni who have made a financial contribution to our
ministry this year.  We are also grateful for all the faithful laypersons who have given to the Annual Fundbecause they know the importance of an educated ministry to the life and health of our denomination.
H. Audit Report
The auditing firm of Zoccola Kaplan, P.C. is auditing the books of Memphis Theological Seminary
for the 2010-2011 fiscal year and will be issuing its report before the meeting of General Assembly.  Copiesof that report will be filed with the office of the Stated Clerk as soon as they are available.
Respectfully submitted,
Jody Hill, Moderator of the Board of Trustees
Daniel J. Earheart-Brown, President
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THE REPORT OF THE HISTORICAL FOUNDATION
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
A. OFFICERS OF THE BOARD
The officers of the board are as follows: Reverend Rick White, president; Pam Davis, vice-president;
Sidney Milton, secretary. Susan Knight Gore is the director and treasurer of the Historical Library andArchives.
B. BOARD REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 138th CPCA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The board’s representative to the 138th General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
in America (CPCA) is Rick White.  The alternate is Edna Barnett.
C. BOARD REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 182nd CPC GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The board’s representative to the 182nd General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church(CPC) is Tommy Jobe.  The alternate is Mary Kathryn Kirkpatrick.
D. MEMBERSHIP AND MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
The board is currently composed of the following members: from the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church in America—Edna Barnett, Vanessa Barnhill, Dorothy Hayden, Naomi King, and Rick White, fromthe Cumberland Presbyterian Church—Pam Davis, Michael Fare, Tommy Jobe, Mary Kathryn Kirkpatrick,Sidney Milton, and Sidney Swindle.
The Board of Trustees met, February 24, 2011 and February 24, 2012.
E. MEMBERS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE
The second term of Tommy Jobe expires with the 2012 meeting of the Cumberland Presbyterian
General Assembly, and he is eligible for reelection.  The first term of Sidney Swindle expires with the 2012
meeting of the Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly, and he is eligible for reelection.
F. STAFF
Susan Knight Gore serves as the Archivist of the Historical Foundation.  Reverend Missy Rose is
the archival assistant for the Foundation.
G. EVALUATION OF ARCHIVISTAt the direction of the General Assembly, the board conducted the annual evaluation of the archivist,
Susan Knight Gore at its February 2012 meeting.

II. ASSEMBLY REPORTING
As a matter of official structure, relative to the CPC, there is a Board of Trustees composed ofmembers from both the CPC and CPCA, and relative to the CPCA, there is a committee composed ofmembers from the CPCA.  Continuing previously established practice, we respectfully request the General
Assembly of the CPCA to receive this report as that of its Historical Committee.

III. PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIESA. HISTORY INTERPRETATION AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES
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In order to enlist the financial support of interested members of our churches in the work of theFoundation, the 1810 Circle was created.  Membership is based on a financial contribution of $25 or more
per year.  Income through such gifts enables the Foundation to meet expenditures and is vital to the continued
work of the Foundation. Members making such gifts were:
Juanita Benson, Carolyn Billingsley, Wesley Brantley, Clinton Buck, Gordon & Forda Campbell,
Ron & Madeleine Cooley, Pam Davis, Chet & Diane Dickson, James & Freda Gilbert, Gil Goddard, Charles
Harris, J. David Hester, Tom Hunter, Robert & Jane Little, Rodney & Pauline McCord, Jimmie McKinley,
Osborne McMillan, Gene & Gwen McReynolds, Rose Mary Magrill, Tony & Ann Martin, Virginia Mauck,Sidney Milton, D. L. & Martha Moody, Anne Elizabeth Swain Odom, Walter Palmer, Alvin Richards, Jean& Regena Richardson, Robert & Olene Rush, Joe & Patricia Ward, Edward White, Grace Whitfield.
We appreciate the support given to the Foundation by all members of the 1810 Circle and encourageother members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in
America to join this donor group.
RECOMMENDATION 1: That the General Assembly, through its minutes and summary ofactions, make congregations and presbyteries aware of the 1810 Circle and encourage new members
to support this endeavor annually.
2. Patrons
Persons who contribute $100 or more to one of the endowments of the Historical Foundation
become patron members and receive a certificate.  Patron memberships may also be given in honor or inmemory of an individual.  New patrons of the Foundation include:
Charles Harris (Franklin, Tennessee).
3. Heritage Churches
Congregations contributing a minimum of $1,000 to an endowment of the Historical Foundation
become Heritage Churches and receive a framed certificate.  There are six categories of recognition andchurches can move from one level to another.
Heritage Church$    1,000 - $4,999
Silver Heritage Church$    5,000 to $9,999
Golden Heritage Church$  10,000 to $24,999
Platinum Heritage Church$  25,000 to $49,999
Diamond Heritage Church$  50,000 to $99,000
Jubilee Heritage Church$100,000 and up
Golden Heritage Church:
Longview, First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Longview, Texas (Trinity Presbytery)
Silver Heritage Church:
Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Midlothian, Texas (Red River Presbytery)
Heritage Churches:
Elmira Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Longview, Texas (Trinity Presbytery)
Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Sharon, Tennessee (West Tennessee Presbytery)Jerusalem Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee (Murfreesboro Presbytery)
4. Presbyterial Heritage Committees/Presbyterial Historians
To promote interest in the work of the Foundation and to nurture the work of history on the presbyterial
level, the Historical Foundation seeks to work cooperatively with the Presbyterial Heritage Committees/
Presbyterial Historians of both general assemblies.  The brochure, Suggestions for Heritage Committees
and Presbyterial Historians, is available from the Foundation.  The board expresses its appreciation to thepresbyteries that have Heritage Committees/Presbyterial Historians.
5. Denomination Day Offering
The 2012 Denomination Day Offering was designated for a state of the art photographic copy
system.  Every CPC and CPCA congregation received the mailing which included a copy of the bulletin
insert as well as instructions for obtaining a copy from the Foundation’s website.
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offerings for the work of the Historical Foundation on Denomination Day.  This special offering provides
an opportunity for congregations to directly contribute to the support of the Historical Foundation as wellas the Foundation supplying educational materials to each congregation.
The following congregations have given donations:Arkansas Presbytery
Dilworth CPC (Horatio, Arkansas)
Cleveland Ohio Presbytery
Faith CPCA (Cleveland, Ohio)
St. Paul CPC (Detroit, Michigan)
Columbia Presbytery
Green Hill CPC (Bell Buckle, Tennessee)
Howell CPC (Petersburg, Tennessee)
Richland CPC (Lewisburg, Tennessee)
Covenant Presbytery
Camp Ground CPC (Anna, Illinois)
Highland CPC (Paducah, Kentucky)
Mt. Zion CPC (Dongola, Illinois)
Cumberland Presbytery
Sacramento CPC (Sacramento, Kentucky)
Shiloh CPC (Campbellsville, Kentucky)
East Tennessee Presbytery
Fairview CPC (Afton, Tennessee)
Presbyterial Heritage Committee
Talbott CPC (Talbott, Tennessee)
Florence Presbytery
Hopewell CPCA (Leighton, Alabama)
Grace Presbytery
Mt. Zion CPC (Columbus, Mississippi)
Hiwassee Presbytery
Green’s Chapel CPCA (Charleston, Tennessee)
Murfreesboro Presbytery
Rockvale CPC (Rockvale, Tennessee)
Nashville Presbytery
Mt. View CPC (Dover, Tennessee)
New Hopewell Presbytery
Hopewell CPC (Dyersburg, Tennessee)
Ohio Valley Presbytery
Mt. Sterling CPCA (Sturgis, Kentucky)
Presbytery Del Cristo
El Paso CPC (El Paso, Texas)
Lubbock CPC (Lubbock, Texas)
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Ethel CPC (Collinsville, Texas)
Robert Donnell Presbytery
Presbyterian Heritage Committee
Trinity Presbytery
Longview CPC (Longview, Texas)
Pine Hill CPC (Winnsboro, Texas)
West Tennessee Presbytery
Humboldt CPC (Humboldt, Tennessee)
Jackson CPC (Jackson, Tennessee)
McKenzie CPC (McKenzie, Tennessee)
New Bethlehem CPC (Newbern, Tennessee)
New Salem CPC (Arlington, Tennessee)
Newbern CPC (Newbern, Tennessee)
Protemus CPC (Troy, Tennessee)
34 congregations and presbyteries received an offering.  $5,280.50 offering received
RECOMMENDATION 2: That congregations be encouraged to have a special offering on the
Sunday designated as Denomination Day to help support the programs of the Historical Foundation.
B. PUBLICATIONS
1. Promotional Materials
The Historical Foundation maintains a supply of promotional materials which describes its purpose
and work, the various means of financially supporting this work, and listings of available publications andprints for sale through the Foundation.  These materials are available on the Foundation’s website.
2. Publication Series
The Foundation has a number of titles and prints available for purchase. Income from the sale of these
items goes into the Historical Foundation Trust, a permanent endowment supporting the Foundation’s work.  
Titles available are the 1883 Confession of Faith (CPC), the 1895 Cumberland Cook Book, Cumberland
Presbyterianism and Arminianism Compared/Contrasted on Selected Doctrines by Joe Ben Irby, Faith
Once Delivered; Some Indispensable Doctrines of the Christian Faith, by Joe Ben Irby, Family of Faith:
Cumberland Presbyterians in Harrison County [Texas], 1848-1998 by Rose Mary Magrill, History of East
Side Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee, History of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church by B. W. McDonnold, Life and Thought of Finis Ewing by Joe Ben Irby, Life and Thought of Milton
Bird by Joe Ben Irby, Life and Thought of Reuben Burrow by Joe Ben Irby, Life and Thought of Robert
Verrell Foster by Joe Ben Irby, Life and Thought of Stanford Guthrie Burney by Joe Ben Irby, Life andTimes of Finis Ewing by F. R. Cossitt , Soundings by Morris Pepper, Theological Snippets by Joe Ben Irby,
This They Believed by Joe Ben Irby, What Cumberland Presbyterians Believe by E. K. Reagin, and printsof the Samuel McAdow Home and the First Meeting of Cumberland Presbytery.  These items are available
for sale from Cumberland Presbyterian Resources.
New 2011 publications published by the Historical Foundation include: Bicentennial Sermons andPapers: A Snapshot of the Year 2010 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church compiled and edited by Andy
McClung and Legacy of Grace: Louisiana and Texas Cumberland Presbyterian People & Places of Trinity
Presbytery by Rose Mary Magrill.
RECOMMENDATION 3: That the General Assembly make presbyteries, congregations,and individuals aware that the Historical Foundation is interested and has funds to publish books on
topics concerning the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Cumberland Presbyterian Church in
America.
3. Denomination Day Resources
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Foundation’s web site under the Resources section: http://www.cumberland.org/hfcpc/resource/.  It includes
eight dramas intended to present the birth of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in America.  A hard copy may be requested from the Foundation office.
C. HISTORICAL FOUNDATION AWARDS
1. Award in Cumberland Presbyterian History
The Foundation encourages the writing and publication of papers on all aspects of the history of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  One means ofpromoting such writing is the Historical Foundation Award in Cumberland Presbyterian History.  A $300
prize is awarded to the author entering the best paper on any CP or CPCA history subject which meets inform and content the requirements set by the Board of Trustees and judged by the board appointed awardscommittee.  All manuscripts submitted to the competition become property of the Foundation and are added
to the Historical Library and Archives.
The contest follows the calendar year, and entries for the 2012 competition are encouraged.  Allentries will be accepted through December 2012 for this year’s contest.  Any entries received following thedeadline of December 31st will be automatically entered in the 2013 competition.
Guidelines and entry forms for submitting manuscripts to the competition are available from theFoundation office as well as on the internet, http://www.cumberland.org/hfcpc/Awards.htm.  The HistoricalFoundation appreciates the participation of past and future CPCA and CP historians in this program.
The 2011 Award in Cumberland Presbyterian History was presented to Dr. Rose Mary Magrill forher paper: “The Rise and Fall of Cumberland College of Texas.”
2. Awards of Recognition
Awards of recognition are certificates given to organizations or individuals in recognition of historic
events or contributions to the preservation of our heritage as Cumberland Presbyterians.   Appropriate
applications for the award are: particular churches celebrating anniversaries of their organization; any
judicatory or agency celebrating publication of a written history; celebrations of history or historic eventin a creative or unusual manner; individuals who have provided continued service for 60 years or moreas members of a local congregation or presbytery; individuals who have served for 40 years or more in acontinuing leadership role (including pastors) within a local church.  Individuals, churches, or presbyterial
heritage committees may make application for the issuing of an award by contacting the Foundation office.
Application forms are supplied by the Foundation office as well as the internet, http://www.cumberland.org/
hfcpc/Awards.htm.
Recipients of Awards of Recognition:
Ebenezer Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Mason, Tennessee)
175th Anniversary - October 9, 2011
Mount Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Afton, Tennessee)
175th Anniversary - April 23, 2011
D. RELATIONSHIPS
Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest
The Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest is an agency of The Synod of the Sun,
Presbyterian Church (USA) and Cumberland Presbyterian Churches in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma
and Texas.  Members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church who serve on the board of this organization
are Reverend Norlan Scrudder and Dr. Rose Mary Magrill.  The 35th annual meeting was held March 2-3,
2012, at the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home in Denton, Texas.

IV. HISTORICAL LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES
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Foundation serves as the official repository for the Cumberland Presbyterian General Assemblies, this is
our focus.  Although the separation of research into two types designated by their mode of access has been
rapid and dramatic, both the traditional and “cyber” mode contribute to and enhance the other.
1. Traditional/Physical Access
Hands on access to primary source material remains the vital heart of historic and theologicalresearch.  Rather than being diminished by increased electronic resources, traditional research has broadened
due to heightened awareness of primary sources in an expanding information age.  The Foundation receives
research requests by personal visitors, mail, e-mail, and telephone.  As time permits, requests are researched.
Responses are sent to the requestor, as well as pertinent information on ministers, congregations, presbyteries
and synods being placed on our website for future researchers.
2. Electronic Access
The Foundation’s website continues to expand in order to provide greater access to the materials in
the Historical Library and Archives.  As well as being a research tool, the internet provides an invaluable
and inexpensive means of promotion for the physical collections of the Historical Library and Archives,
the activities of the Historical Foundation, and for the greater community of faith called Cumberland
Presbyterians.  Information at the site includes: general information about the Foundation, entire texts ofimportant historical documents, historical information on particular congregations, ministers, presbyteries,and synods.  The gateway URL to the Foundation’s website is http://www.cumberland.org/hfcpc/.  Presently,
the Historical Foundation maintains approximately 2,300 individual web pages.  These pages are grouped
into twenty-five main sections each containing multiple sub pages and numerous graphics.  Many of theseweb pages are the equivalent of hundreds of “pages” of printed text.  The main sections are: Home Page,
Assembly Meetings & Officers, Awards, Birthplace Shrine, Books Online, Books Needed, Collection
Development, Congregations, Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America, Curriculum, Endowments,
Heritage Churches, Historical Library and Archives, Institutions, Lay Leaders, Ministers, Opportunities
for Giving, Patron Memberships, Periodicals, Presbyteries, Publications and Prints for Sale, Resources for
Denomination Day, Schools, Sermons, Stated Clerks, Synods, Union of 1906.
B. ACQUISITIONSThe Historical Library and Archives regularly receives items published by the two denominations,
Minutes of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Preliminary Minutes of theGeneral Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Yearbook of the General Assembly of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, The Cumberland Presbyterian, Missionary Messenger, Minutes of theGeneral Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America, Preliminary Minutes of the General
Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America, and The Cumberland Flag. Synods andpresbyteries deposit four copies of their printed minutes in the Historical Library and Archives. In addition,
books, pamphlets, theses, dissertations, records and publications of general assembly, boards, agencies,
institutions, and task forces; records and publications of synods and presbyteries, session records andother materials of particular churches, biographical material of Cumberland Presbyterian and Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in America ministers, photographs, audiovisual materials, and museum items wereamong the accessions received.  The 2011 Accession List closed with 120 accession groups.
Some of the highlights added to the collection in 2011 include:
Books
Burrow, Albert G. Child’s Catechism: For Use in Cumberland Presbyterian Church Sunday
Schools. Memphis, Tennessee: Press of S. C. Toof & Co., no date.
The Constitution of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, containing The Confession of Faith,
Catechism, and a Directory for the Worship of God: Together with the Form of Government and Discipline,
as Revised and Adopted by the General Assembly at Princeton, Kentucky. May 1829. 4th ed. Nashville:
Printed at Smith’s Steam Press, 1837.
Confession of Faith and Government of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in America. 1984. Large Print Edition. Cordova, Tennessee: Cumberland Presbyterian
Resources, January 2011.
Conover, Katharine M. Meacham, ed. The Reverend Robert Bell 1770-1853. Founder Charity Hall
the Chickasaw Nation, Later Pontotoc, Mississippi. By the author, 2007.
Davis, John D. A Dictionary of the Bible: With Many New and Original Maps and Plans and Amply
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Elliott, Raymond. Only Believe (Mark 5:36). By the author, 1973.
Gilbert, James Cayce. A Who’s Who of Graduates of the Cumberland Presbyterian TheologicalSeminary (1913-1947). Thesis. Bachelor of Divinity. Cumberland Presbyterian Theological Seminary,May, 1947.
McClung, Andy. Bicentennial Sermons and Papers: A Snapshot of the Year 2010 in the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church. Memphis, Tennessee: Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America, 2011.
Morrison, Mrs. Mark. Sedister; Or, The Return fo the Wandering Fairy. Nashville, Tenn.:
Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House, 1898.
Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Greene County, Alabama: A Brief History. Printed
by Drake Printers, Inc., 2010.
Spence, Tom. 9 Encounters of John 9: A Play in 3 Acts. By the author, 2011.
Spence, Tom. Acceptance of Authority: Returning to the Boundaries of Law and Ethics. Charleston,South Carolina: by the author, 2011.
Spence, Tom. The Best of Out of the Box. Martinsville, Indiana: Bookman, 2003.
Spence, Tom. Christianity for Marines. By the author, 2011.
Spence, Tom. First Steps Towards Eternity. Martinsville, Indiana: Bookman, 2004.
Spence, Tom. God Loves You: A Simple Message for a Complicated Time. Charleston, South
Carolina: by the author, 2011.
Spence, Tom. The Profanity Problem and What To Do About It! Charleston, South Carolina: by theauthor, 2011.
Spence, Tom. ReBaselining American: Setting a Foundation of Liberty for the Next 200 Years.
Charleston, South Carolina: by the author, 2011.
Spence, Tom. Technology Acquisition & Front End Analysis for the Small Church. Charleston,South Carolina: by the author, 2011.
Spence, Tom. Ten Talents: A Play in 3 Acts. By the author, 2011.
Spence, Tom. Tough Day at the Plate. Martinsville, Indiana: Bookman, 2004.
White, J. G. Startling Facts; or, Deeds of Darkness Disclosed Relative to Auricular Confession,and Its Relations to Sacerdotal Celibacy, Convents, Monasteries, Morality, and Civil and Religious Liberty.
Cincinnati: By the Author, 1879.
Woychuk, N. A. For All Eternity: Being a Devotional Exposition of I Cor. 3:8-15. Foreword by Dr.
L. S. Chafer. Foreword to Second Edition by Dr. T R. Dunham. New York: Books, Inc., 1955 .
Woychuk, N. A. Into the Fray Unafraid. Chicago, Illinois: Moody Press, 1944.
Curriculum
Our Little Children. Vol. 22, Part 1 (May 7, 1933).
Our Little Children. Vol. 22, Part 2 (May 14, 1933).
Our Little Children. Vol. 22, Part 2 (July 8, 1934).
Our Little Children. Vol. 22, Part 2 (October 14, 1934).
Senior Quarterly. Vol. XXVI, No. 4. October, November and December, Fourth Quarter 1905.
Senior Quarterly. Vol. XXVI, No. 4. October, November and December, Fourth Quarter 1905.
General Assembly Minutes of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America. General Assembly Minutes. 2006.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America. General Assembly Minutes. 2007.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America. General Assembly Minutes. 2008.
Institutions
Cumberland University. Lebanon, Tennessee. The Phoenix. 1902.
Radnor College. Nashville, Tennessee. The Echo 1906-‘07. Radnor, Nashville, Tennessee, 1907:
A Souvenir of the Radnor Eastern Trip. A Brief Representation of the Regular Classes, the Societies, andOther Organizations. A Prospectus of the Trip to be Given the Radnor Pupils, Term of 1907-‘08.
Texas Female Seminary and Conservatory of Music. Weatherford. Texas. Annual Catalogue. 19021903.
Museum Items
Bush Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America. Elm Mott, Texas. Communion Table.
Bells Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Rutherford, Tennessee. Commemorative Plate.

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Bethel College. McKenzie, Tennessee. Plaque. The Log Cabin Society.
Canton Presbytery. Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Picture from China. Framed. Given to the
Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home in the 1920s from the Young People of Canton Presbytery.
Crystal pieces. Three pieces were part of a punch bowl set brought to Colombia by Bernice Barnett
and Ethel Brintle. They were used for formal school and church functions.
Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly. Chattanooga, Tennessee. May 19-24, 1932.
Commissioner Ribbon.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Louisiana, Missouri. Reverend L. N. Montgomery, pastor.
Paperweight. Glass with photograph of church and pastor.
Woman’s Board of Missions. Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Life Membership Certificate. Mrs.
Myrtle Luckey Keenan. April 20, 1924.
Other Congregational Records
Leroy Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Leroy, McLean County, Illinois.
C. P. Church Cook Book. Edited by Ladies of the C.P. Church, and Friends, Leroy, Ill.: Printed by The
Leroy Journal, no date.
Saint Luke Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Madison, Tennessee. Orders of Worship. 2010.
Tusculum Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Nashville, Tennessee. Record. The Tusculum
Cumberland Presbyterian Church Plain and Simple Old Fashioned Gospel Quarter. God’s Message In Plainand Simple Songs.
Union Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Sykes, Tennessee. Your Household Guide. Missionary
Society, 1951.
Photographs
General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Photograph. May 17-23, 1923 in
Fairfield, Illinois.
Ohio Valley Presbytery. Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America. Photograph of Ministers.
October 15, 2010 at Trinity CPCA in Louisville, Kentucky. Reverend Charles Carver, Reverend Novelene,
Reverend Gregory Green, Reverend Mary Bailey, Reverend Oscar Powell, Reverend Bobbie Hawkins,
Reverend Robert Greenwell.
Texas Synod (Cumberland Presbyterian Church). Texas Synodical Camp. Camp Gilmont. Gilmer,
Texas. Photograph. 1956.
Postcards
Ash Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Ash Grove, Missouri.
Bloomfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Bloomfield, Indiana.
Caruthersville Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Caruthersville, Missouri.
Clarksville Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Clarksville, Missouri.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Cumberland, Ohio.
Sarcoxie Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Sarcoxie, Missouri.
Warrensburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Warrensburg, Missouri.
Presbyterial Records
Arkansas Presbytery. Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Records. 6 boxes.
Birmingham Presbytery. Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Minutes. December 5-7, 1905. Printed
copy.
Presbytery of Del Cristo. Financial Records. 1988-2009. 2 boxes.
Sermons
Hull,  Robert Leroy. 1931-2011.
Morrow, Hubert William. 1922-2008.
Watson, Henry Harlon. 1917-1999.
Session Records
Cedar Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Greeneville, Tennessee.
Session Records. January 2003-December 2007. Photocopy.
Dilworth Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Horatio, Arkansas. Session Records. November 3,
1940-October 17, 1978. Original volume.
Owens Prairie Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma.
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Pleasant Ridge Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Tindall, Grundy County, Missouri.
Session Records. Original volume. August 18, 1869-April 9, 1894.
Short Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Falls of Rough, Grayson County, Kentucky. Session
Records. 1997-2008. Microfilm.
RECOMMENDATION 4: That the General Assembly encourage all congregations topreserve their session records by depositing them in the Historical Foundation.
RECOMMENDATION 5: That the General Assembly instruct each synod and presbytery todeposit their minutes in a timely fashion with the Historical Foundation.
RECOMMENDATION 6: That the General Assembly instruct presbyteries to locate thesession records when closing a church and then deposit them in the Historical Foundation.

V. BIRTHPLACE SHRINE
The Birthplace Shrine located at Montgomery Bell State Park near Dickson, Tennessee was dedicatedJune 18, 1960.  This site consists of the Memorial Chapel and a replica of the Reverend Samuel McAdow’s
log house.  Since 1994, the Foundation has been responsible for the preservation of the Birthplace Shrine.  
Four endowments provide funds for maintenance and repairs: the Grace Johnson Beasley Birthplace Shrine
Fund, the Birthplace Shrine Fund, the Henry Evan Harper Endowment for Cumberland Presbyterian
History, and the P.F. Johnson Memorial Endowment.  Gifts to these endowments provide for the continued
preservation of the Birthplace Shrine.  Interested donors are encouraged to contact the Foundation office.
Another means of support are the wedding fees collected from couples who use the chapel for their wedding
ceremony.  These funds are added to the Birthplace Shrine Fund and earnings are used for maintenance andspecial projects.  The Board encourages individuals and groups to visit the Birthplace Shrine as an act ofremembering our heritage and envisioning our future as Cumberland Presbyterians.
Groups and individuals are encouraged to contact the Foundation to set up work days and special
projects.   The Foundation thanks the Heritage Committee of Nashville Presbytery and the Charlotte
Cumberland Presbyterian Church for their continuing volunteer upkeep of the property.

VII. FINANCIAL CONCERNS AND 2013 BUDGETS
A. BUDGETS
The 2013 line-item budget of the Historical Foundation has been filed with the CPC General
Assembly Office.
The 2013 line-item budget of the Historical Foundation Committee has been filed with the Executive
Committee of the CPCA General Assembly.
B. ENDOWMENTS
1. Endowments Listing
List of the endowment funds for the Foundation with new fund in boldface type.
Anne Elizabeth Knight Adams Heritage Fund
Rosie Magrill Alexander TrustPaul H. and Ann M. Allen Heritage Fund
Grace Johnson Beasley Birthplace Shrine Fund
Birthplace Shrine FundJames L. and Louise M. Bridges Heritage FundMark and Elinor Swindle Brown Heritage Fund
Sydney and Elinor Brown Heritage FundCentennial Heritage Endowment
Walter Chesnut Heritage Fund
Lavenia Campbell Cole Heritage Fund
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America Heritage Fund
Cumberland Presbyterian Women Archival Supplies Endowment
Samuel Russell & Mary Grace (Barefoot) Estes Endowment
Family of Faith Endowment
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Henry Evan Harper Endowment for Cumberland Presbyterian History
James C. and Freda M. Gilbert Heritage FundJames C. and Freda M. Gilbert Trust
Mamie A. Gilbert Trust
Ronald Wilson and Virginia Tosh Harper Endowment
Historical Foundation Trust
Donald and Jane Hubbard Heritage Fund
Cliff and Jill Hudson Heritage Fund
Robert and Kathy Hull Endowment
Into the Nineties Endowment
Joe Ben Irby Heritage Fund
P.F. Johnson Memorial Endowment
Irene A. Kiefer Endowment
Chow King Leong Endowment
Dennis Lawrence & Elmira Castleberry Magrill Trust
J. Richard Magrill Heritage Fund
Joe Richard and Mary Belle Magrill Trust
Gwendolyn McCaffrey McReynolds Heritage Fund
Jimmie Joe McKinley Heritage Fund
Edith Louise Mitchell Heritage Fund
Lloyd Freeman Mitchell Heritage Fund
Snowdy Clifton and Lillian Walkup Mitchell Heritage Fund
Virginia Sue Williamson Morrow Heritage FundAnne Elizabeth Swain Odom Heritage Fund
Martha Sue Parr Heritage Fund
Florence Pennewill Heritage Fund
Morris and Ruth Pepper Endowment
Publishing House Endowment
Mable Magrill Rundell Trust
Samuel Callaway Rundell Heritage FundPaul and Mary Jo Schnorbus Heritage FundRoy and Mary Seawright Shelton Heritage Fund
Shiloh CPC Ellis County Texas Endowment
Hinkley and Vista Smartt Heritage FundJohn William Sparks Heritage Fund
Irvin Scott and Annie Mary Draper Swain Heritage Fund
F. P. Waits Historical Trust
2. Endowment Donors
Endowment income provides important support for the activities of the Historical Foundation.
Establishing an endowment provides a permanent means to honor or memorialize a person or persons
important to the heritage of any community of faith.
The Foundation expresses its thanks to the following for their gifts to endowments:
Merlyn & Joann Alexander, Beverly Pepper Brown, Jeff & Kathleen Cheatham, Walter Chesnut, Pam
Davis, Bettye McCaffrey Ellis, James Gahler, James & Freda Gilbert, Joan Gore, Heath & Melody Harper,
Charles Harris, Don & Jane Hubbard, Tom Hunter, Helen Shelton Knight, James & Maribeth McGuire,
Gene & Gwen McReynolds, Richard & Tammy Mackesey, Rick & Shirley Pryor, Anne Elizabeth Swain
Odom, Russell Riepe, Wayne & Sonja Shelton, Sidney & Lita Swindle, Betty Waits.
C. GIFTS FROM CHURCHES, PRESBYTERIES & SYNODSThe Foundation expresses its thanks to the following for their gifts:
Covenant Region Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry, Holly Grove CPC (Brighton, Tennessee),
Pleasant Mount CPC (Columbia, Tennessee), Longview CPC (Longview, Texas), Pine Hill CPC (Winnsboro,
Texas), Rozzell Chapel CPC (Mayfield, Kentucky).
Respectfully submitted,
Rick White, President
Susan Knight Gore, Archivist

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THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON
MILITARY CHAPLAINS AND PERSONNELThe Commission on Military Chaplains and Personnel represent the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church on the Presbyterian Council for Chaplains and Military Personnel.  The Commission does its workthrough that Council which has its headquarters in Washington, DC and represents also the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in America, Presbyterian Church (USA) and the Korean Presbyterian Church Abroad.  
The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, a long time member of the Commission has ceased their
participation.  The Cumberland Presbyterians who are members of the Commission for the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church and hence the broader group known as the PCCMP include Lowell Roddy, Paul
Collins, Mary Catherine Benedict, and Stated Clerk Michael Sharpe.

I. REPRESENTATION
The term of the Reverend Lowell G. Roddy expires in 2012 and he is eligible for re-election.  TheReverend Mary Catherine Benedict will represent the Commission at this meeting of the General Assembly.  
The Reverend Lowell G. Roddy serves as the vice-chair of the PCCMP.   The PCCMP Director is theReverend Edward Brogan.  The Associate Director of the PCCMP is Chaplain Don Wilson.

II. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMISSION
1.  To provide ecclesiastical endorsement for chaplains of the United States Armed Forces, who areon active duty, in the Reserves/National Guard and also for chaplains of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers.
2.  To provide pastoral support for chaplains and their families.
3. To provide a unified and influential voice for the member denominations to the national
government in matters relating to the ministry and welfare of Presbyterians serving in the United States
Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Medical Centers.
4.  To provide representation to denominational agencies and ecumenical bodies in their concernswith matters pertaining to United States military personnel, veterans and their families.
5.  To consider other duties as may be requested by the member denominations.
6.  To promote closer communications between chaplains and their judicatories.

III. DEPLOYMENTOur chaplains have been personally involved in support of United States military actions in Iraq
and Afghanistan.  Our chaplains suffer the same hardship as other military and their ministry is often in
harm’s way.  The Council seeks to help them in their stressful time and upon their return and give them all
the support we possibly can.  Just like the soldiers they serve, Presbyterian chaplains have been deployed
to warzones up to 4 times.  At least two have been wounded.  Several have PTSD diagnoses.  Chaplains,
their families, and their congregations have served well and are strained and tired from this long war.  
Ever since 9-11, Reserve and National Guard chaplains have been mobilized in large numbers.  For themost part, their families do not live near military bases where they can receive much needed support andassistance.  Cumberland Presbyterians who live near these husbands, wives, children, mothers and fathers
are urged, where appropriate, to offer assistance and support.  With many forces deployed to Afghanistan,Iraq, Kuwait, Djibouti, and the region, the tempo of reserve components utilization may remain high foryears.
The chaplain’s ministry is well received and supported by each of our four denominations.  Eachcandidate is required to submit an application, school transcripts, presbyterial approval, and a letter ofreference.  After the documents are gathered, we interview the candidates to determine if they should beendorsed for Active Duty or service with the Reserve/National Guard.
The PCCMP maintains sound working relations with the Chief of Chaplains Offices for eachbranch of the military and the VA.  Keeping this ministry vital with adequate funding has been difficult attimes.  The Council receives its financial support from the four denominations, individuals, judicatories andchurches.  The current economic upheaval is creating a need to redesign how we minister to our chaplains
and their families.  We will be faithful stewards as we care for those who care for our military and veterans.

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IV. MEMORIAL DAY OFFERING
Cumberland Presbyterian congregations in the United States are asked to receive a special offering
for the PCCMP on the Sunday nearest Memorial Day each year to remember all men and women who servein the United States armed services.  The offerings are sent to the General Assembly Stated Clerk and arethen forwarded to the Council for its work.  The Commission would like to express its deepest appreciation
to all churches that received the offering during 2011.  All Cumberland Presbyterian Churches in the UnitedStates are urged to consider receiving this yearly offering.

V. CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHAPLAINS
Currently the Cumberland Presbyterian Church has 7 chaplains on Active Duty, 3 chaplains in the
Reserve and National Guard, 1 Guard Reserve Chaplain is serving on active duty, 4 individuals who are
currently in the Chaplain Candidate Programs and attending Seminaries and 2 full-time VA chaplains inmedical centers.  The Cumberland Presbyterian Church is supporting 16 chaplains and chaplain candidates.  
Please pray for members of the Reserve, National Guard and Active Duty troops serving, and their families.  
The names and addresses of these military chaplains are included in the 2011 Yearbook of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church.   Presbyteries and churches are encouraged to keep in constant contact with thesechaplains who represent the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in service to our country.
It should be noted that we also have 21 Cumberland Presbyterian ministers who have retired frommilitary chaplaincy.
Anyone wishing more information can check our website: www.pccmp.org or call our office inWashington DC – 202-244-4177.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mary Catherine Benedict
Lowell Roddy
Paul Collins

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THE REPORT OF THE
JOINT COMMITTEE ON AMENDMENTS
The Joint Committee on Amendments met February 24, 2012 in Huntsville, Alabama.   Present
were (CPCA): Lynne Herring, Byron McGlathery, William Robertson, Joe Ward; (CPC): Harry Chapman,
Charles Dawson, Sherry Ladd, Perryn Rice, and Wendell Thomas.  Also present were Jaime Jordan, legal
counsel; Andy McClung, secretary; and Mike Sharpe, Stated Clerk of General Assembly (CPC).

I. REFERRALThe 181st General Assembly approved the following recommendation: “That the following proposed
amendment to section 4.6 of the Constitution, “The session may designate two elders, one primary and one
alternate, who, when authorized by the presbytery, may administer the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
to the congregation,” be referred to the Permanent Committee on Judiciary and the Joint Committee on
Amendments to prepare the proper Constitutional Amendments to present to the 182nd General Assembly.”
Currently, the Constitution states “The session may designate one elder who, when authorized by
the presbytery, may administer the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper to the congregation” (4.6).
The 181st General Assembly affirmed the 173rd General Assembly’s interpretation of Constitution
4.6: “The elder designated by the session must be an active elder of the particular church where the Lord’s
Supper is to be served. The elder chosen must be trained by the Committee on the Ministry of the presbytery,
and the one chosen must serve under the authority of an ordained Cumberland Presbyterian Minister. The
period of service is granted for one year.”Thus, The Joint Committee on Amendments makes the following recommendation:
RECOMMENDATION 1: That Constitution 4.6, which reads, “The session may designate
one elder who, when authorized by the presbytery, may administer the sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper to the congregation,” be amended to read, “The session may designate two elders, either ofwhom, when authorized by the presbytery, may administer the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper to thecongregation.”
Respectfully submitted,
The Joint Committee on Amendments

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THE REPORT OF THE
PERMANENT JUDICIARY COMMITTEEThe Judiciary Committee met February 24, 2012 in Huntsville, Alabama.   Present were Harry
Chapman, Charles Dawson, Sherry Ladd, Andy McClung, Perryn Rice, Robert Rush, Kimberly Silvus, andWendell Thomas.  Also attending were James Jordan, legal counsel, and Michael Sharpe, Stated Clerk ofGeneral Assembly.  Felicia Walkup was excused.

I. ORGANIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE
Kimberly Silvus was elected chairperson and Andy McClung was elected secretary.

II. REFERRALThe 181st General Assembly instructed the Permanent Committee on Judiciary and the Joint
Committee on Amendments to prepare a proposed constitutional amendment to 4.6.   Your committee
discussed the issue and made a recommendation to the Joint Committee on Amendments.

III. RESOLUTION
By adopting the “Resolution from Reverend Charles McCaskey, Commissioner, Murfreesboro
Presbytery,” the 2011 General Assembly instructed this committee “to begin a study of the property
provisions in the Constitution (sections 3.31-3.35) of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church to determine
if they continue to be appropriate as a means of expressing our connectional commitment as Cumberland
Presbyterians.”
Your committee offers the following STATEMENT OF OPINION: Your Permanent Committee
on the Judiciary, after study and discussion, affirms that the property provisions (sections 3.31-3.35) in theConstitution of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church continue to be appropriate means of expressing ourconnectional commitment as Cumberland Presbyterians.

IV. REVIEW OF SYNODICAL MINUTES
The committee reviewed the minutes of Synod of the Midwest and the Synod of Southeast andfound both to be in order.

V. GENERAL ASSEMBLY REPRESENTATIVES
Andy McClung will serve as this committee’s representative to General Assembly and Sherry Ladd
will serve as the alternate.
Respectfully submitted,
The Judiciary Committee

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THE REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEEThe Nominating Committee consists of a minister and a lay person from each synod, preferably fromdifferent presbyteries.  Members may serve a three year term, but cannot succeed themselves.  Cumberland
Presbyterian members of any board or committee can be re-elected to the same board after a two year
absence.  Ecumenical representatives may be re-elected to the same board after a one year absence.  With
the exception of the Nominating Committee any person elected to serve on a denominational entity may
serve three consecutive terms.  Filling an unexpired term counts as one term, thus members of any entity do
not always serve nine years before completing eligibility on a board/agency.
The members of the various Ministry Teams are no longer elected by the General Assembly, but are
to be appointed by the Ministry Council.
*Ecumenical Representative+Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America

The Committee submits the following list of nominees:

I. STATED CLERK
Reverend Michael Sharpe, Red River Presbytery, to succeed himself for a four year term.

II. ENGROSSING CLERK
Reverend Vernon Sansom, Red River Presbytery, for a four year term.

III. BOARD OF DIRECTORS, GENERAL ASSEMBLY CORPORATION
Reverend Melissa Malinoski, Presbytery of East Tennessee, to succeed herself for a three year term.
Mr. Jerry Weathersby, Welti Congregation, Hope Presbytery, to succeed himself for a three year term.

IV. MINISTRY COUNCIL
Ms. Sally Allen, Clarksville Congregation, Nashville Presbytery, Tennessee Synod, to succeed herself fora three year term.
Ms. Mary Ann Cole, Bowling Green Congregation Cumberland Presbytery, Synod of the Midwest, for athree year term.
Reverend Carlton Harper, Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast, to succeed himself for athree year term.
Reverend Ron McMillan, West Tennessee Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers for a three year term.
Reverend Lisa Scott, Missouri Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers, to succeed herself for a three year term.
Mr. Richard “Ethan” Morgan, youth advisory member, Cookeville First Congregation Murfreesboro
Presbytery, Tennessee Synod, to fill the two year unexpired term of Ben J. Sweet, youth advisory
member.
Mr. Sebastian Phillips, youth advisory member, Smithville Congregation, Murfreesboro Presbytery, Tennessee
Synod, for a three year term.

v. HISTORICAL FOUNDATION
Reverend Tommy Jobe, Murfreesboro Presbytery, Tennessee Synod, to succeed himself for a three year term.
Dr. Sidney L. Swindle, Grace Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast, to succeed himself for a three year term.

VI. MEMPHIS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY*Dr. David Boyle, an ecumenical representative, to succeed himself for a three year term.

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Reverend Kevin Brantley, Cumberland Presbytery, Synod of the Midwest, to succeed himself for a threeyear term.
Reverend Jody Hill, West Tennessee Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers, to succeed himself for a threeyear term.
Ms. Jan Holmes, Lubbock Congregation, Presbytery del Cristo, Mission Synod, to succeed herself for athree year term.
Mr. Mark Maddox, Dresden Congregation, West Tennessee Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers to succeed
himself for a three year term.
Reverend J. Craig Martindale, Murfreesboro Presbytery, Tennessee Synod, to succeed himself for a three year term.
*Dr. Inetta F. Rodgers, an ecumenical partner, to fill a one year term, replacing Dr. Carmichael Crutchfield,
who resigned.
Mr. Takayoshi Shirai, Japan Presbytery, Mission Synod, to succeed himself for a three year term.
*Reverend Melvin Charles Smith, an ecumenical partner, for a three year term.

VII. BOARD OF STEWARDSHIP, FOUNDATION AND BENEFITS
Mr. Andrew B. Frazier, Jr., Camden Congregation, West Tennessee Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers, tosucceed himself for a three year term.
Mr. Robert Latimer, Marshall Congregation, Missouri Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers, to succeed
himself for a three year term.
Mr. Michael St. John, White Oak Pond Congregation, Missouri Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers, for athree year term.

VIII. COMMISSION ON CHAPLAINS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL
Reverend Lowell Roddy, Nashville Presbytery, Tennessee Synod, to succeed himself for a three year term

IX. JUDICIARY
Reverend Anetta Camp, West Tennessee Presbytery, Synod Great Rivers, for a three year term.
Mr. Charles Dawson, Christ Congregation, Robert Donnell Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast, to succeed
himself for a three year term.
Ms. Kimberly Silvas, Clarksville Congregation, Nashville Presbytery, Tennessee Synod, to succeed herself
for a three year term.

X. NOMINATING
Mr. Rick Gamble, Manchester Congregation, Murfreesboro Presbytery, Tennessee Synod, for a three year term.
Reverend Isaac Gray, Arkansas Presbytery, Synod of Great Rivers, for a three year term.

Xi. OUR UNITED OUTREACH COMMITTEE
Reverend Timothy Smith, Columbia Presbytery, Tennessee Synod, to succeed himself for a three year term.
Mr. Randy Weathersby, Welti Congregation, Hope Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast, for a three year term.

XII. UNIFIED COMMITTEE ON THEOLOGY AND SOCIAL CONERNS
Dr. Steve Parrish, Nashville Presbytery, Tennessee Synod for a three year term.
Mr. David Phillips-Burk, Christ Congregation, Robert Donnell Presbytery, Synod of the Southeast, for athree year term.
Reverend Sheila Robertson, Presbytery del Cristo, Mission Synod, for a three year term.

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THE REPORT OF THE
OUR UNITED OUTREACH COMMITTEE
The 2009 General Assembly established a denominational Our United Outreach Committee tobe made up of 12 voting representatives, one from each Synod and the rest from the church programs
and institutions.  Executives from the church programs and institutions participate on the Committee asadvisory members.  This Committee has met four times since the 2009 General Assembly.
A goal of the Our United Outreach Committee is to encourage ALL churches to contribute to Our
United Outreach.  Approximately 30 percent of the churches do not give anything with a high percentage
of other churches not giving at the 10 percent level.   This past year, 2011, the budgeted goal for Our
United Outreach was almost reached – 99.5% giving was achieved and this was attributed to education
and awareness of what Our United Outreach is and how the funds are utilized.  The Committee wants tocelebrate and let people know the level of giving for year 2011!

I. Fund Development Coordinator Position
The Our United Outreach Committee wishes to establish a full-time Fund Development Coordinator
position.  The following specifics apply to this position, if approved by General Assembly:•  This person would assume the position January 1, 2013.
•  The salary/benefits/costs of position would be approximately 3% of the 2012 Our United Outreachbudgeted funds.
•  Health insurance benefits would be paid for the employee.
•  Employee would have access to an office at the Cumberland Presbyterian Center, but would not
be required to reside in Memphis.  The Coordinator would be expected to be in direct contact with churches,presbyteries, and church members.
•  This person would be responsible for the development of education and promotional materials,
update and maintain the Our United Outreach portion of the web site, make presentations to presbyteries,
meet with potential donors; in short, this person would be the face of Our United Outreach giving.
•  The $79,000 amount we are working with includes salary/benefits/travel costs of operating theposition for one year.
RECOMMENDATION 1: We ask General Assembly to establish a full-time Fund Development
Coordinator position which would receive 3 percent of the proposed Our United Outreach allocationbudget.

II. Our United Outreach Funds Allocation
The Our United Outreach Committee met February 10, 2012, to allocate the Our United Outreachfunds for the 2013 year.   The Our United outreach allocation basis for 2013 is $2,800,000.   The Debt
Retirement amount of $168,493 and the proposed Fund Development Coordinator salary/benefits amountof $79,000 are deducted from the $2,800,000 before the percentages are applied.
The Touch the Future debt was retired in August, 2011, and the debt retirement amount is now being
applied towards the Organizational Task Force, then Computer Software, then Old Building/Maintenance,
and then Capital Campaign.  All indebtedness from loans projected to be paid off by July 2015.
RECOMMENDATION 2: We ask that the following allocation for incoming 2013 Our United
Outreach funds be adopted:
The allocation is to be as follows:
Ministry Council
Bethel University
Children’s Home
Stewardship$1,276,254     127,625       76,575     153,150

50%
  5%
  3%
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General Assembly Office
MTS/PAS
Historical
Shared Services(Next five items total 1%)
Comm. on Chaplains
Judiciary Committee
Theology/Social Concerns
Nominating Committee
Contingency Fund
Debt Retirement
Fund Development Coordinator			

Our United Outreach Goal

185      204,201      178,675        76,575      433,926

  8%
  7%
  3%
17%

          8,934          8,423          3,140          2,629          2,425

    .35%
    .33%
    .123%    .103%    .095%     168,493
       79,000$2,800,000

Note:  the numbers above total $2,800,025 – due to rounding calculations.
The permanent committees plus Contingency Fund equal 1 percent ; each of those is a fractional
percentage of that 1 percent.  From the agencies listed above, all should be self-explanatory except maybe
Shared Services.  Maintenance, utilities, mowing, trash pick-up, pest extermination, and custodial are all
examples of Shared Services for agencies sharing the Cumberland Presbyterian Center.

iii. Our United Outreach Sunday
The Our United Outreach Committee would like to establish an Our United Outreach Sunday andthat this Sunday would follow the Sunday devoted to Historical/Denomination Day.  This would make thesecond Sunday in February Our United Outreach Sunday.  The intent of this action would be for awarenesspurposes and would not be a special offering Sunday.
RECOMMENDATION 3: We ask that the second Sunday in February be designated as Our
United Outreach Sunday.
The Our United Outreach Committee members are enthusiastic in their approach to the developmentof total participation in this program of the church
Respectfully submitted,
Ron Gardner, chairperson
Sharon Resch, Secretary
and the Our United Outreach Committee

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THE REPORT OF THE PLACE OF MEETING COMMITTEE
The Place of Meeting Committee consists of the Moderator, a representative of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Women’s Ministry, and the Stated Clerk who serves as the chairperson.  The representative of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry is the Convention Coordinator.
The 165th General Assembly, “authorized the committee to select meeting places up to five years
in the future and that preference be given that keeps, insofar as possible, the General Assembly and theConvention of Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry, and guest rooms in one facility.  It is recognizedthat these places are hard to find and may cost some additional monies.  The place of meeting committee
will use its best judgment.”  The 173rd General Assembly approved exploring the use of college campuses
and very large conference centers in addition to hotels/convention centers.  When the Office of the General
Assembly receives an invitation from a congregation or a presbytery, the Stated Clerk makes a site visit.  If
adequate facilities are discovered, a follow up visit is made by the Stated Clerk, the Assistant to the StatedClerk, and the Convention Coordinator of the Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry.
Unless the General Assembly sets aside Bylaw 14.02 Standing Rules 1 to allow for a different
meeting time, the annual meeting is the third or the fourth week of June.
Commissioners, delegates to Conventions, and visitors are encouraged to stay at the General
Assembly/Convention hotel, to assure meeting the contracted room block.  Hotel contracts also include acommitment on food and beverages, thus it is important for boards/agencies to continue to sponsor special
meal functions.  The luncheons/dinners provide opportunities for the sponsoring agencies/boards to keep
the church informed about their respective programs, thus enhancing support.

I. INFORMATION ABOUT FUTURE GENERAL ASSEMBLIESThe 180th General Assembly accepted the invitations of Murfreesboro Presbytery to host the183rd General Assembly and from Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery to host the 184th General Assembly.  TheConvention Coordinator of the Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry, the Moderator and the StatedClerk have made site visits and have determined that there is adequate facilities in both Murfreesboro andChattanooga.
The 181st General Assembly accepted the invitation of Cauca Valley and Andes Presbyteries tohost the 185th General Assembly.

II. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE GENERAL ASSEMBLIES
183rd
184th
185th

Murfreesboro Presbytery
Tennessee-Georgia Presbytery
Cauca Valley & Andes Presbyteries

June 17-21, 2013
June 16-20, 2014
June 2015

III. FUTURE INVITATIONSThere are no invitations on file for hosting the General Assembly/Convention after 2015.   It isessential to continue scheduling a few years in advance of the meeting to assure that adequate hotel/
convention space is available.  If a congregation or a presbytery is interested in hosting the General Assembly/
Convention, the Office of the General Assembly will provide information on hosting responsibilities.  
Hosting the General Assembly/Convention is a service to the Church, allowing the Church to celebrate
the good ministries occurring within a particular presbytery, and provides persons within a presbytery theopportunity to participate more fully in the annual meeting.
In the event that no invitation is received in a particular year or a situation arises requiring a change
of venue for a particular year, the Corporate Board will be responsible for selecting a place of meeting.

IV. SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS BY PRESBYTERIESThe following schedule shows the annual meetings and the year that the General Assembly last met
in the bounds of a particular presbytery.

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Missouri		
Nashville
West Tennessee
Japan
Arkansas
Grace			Columbia
Red River
East Tennessee		Covenant

Respectfully submitted,
Michael G. Sharpe
Jo Ann Shugert
Don M. Tabor2011		
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006		
2005
2004
2003		
2002

del Cristo		
Cumberland
Tennessee-Georgia
Robert Donnell
Nashville
North Central		Trinity
Hope
Murfreesboro		

2001
2000
1998
1996
1995
1980
1969
1961
1956

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The Report of the Unified Committee on
Theology and Social Concerns
I. Meeting and Officers
The Unified Committee on Theology and Social Concerns met at the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church Center on September 30-October 1, 2011, and by videoconference on March 27, 2012.  The previous
officers were re-elected at the September, 2011 meeting, to include the Reverend Charles Reese (CPCA),
Chairman; the Reverend Paul Criss (CPC), Vice Chairman; the Reverend Jan Overton, (CPC), Secretary.  
The treasurer’s position is handled by the Office of the Stated Clerk (CPC).

II. EXPIRATION OF TERMS
The Committee notes that the following committee members have served faithfully for three terms
and will not be eligible to serve another term:  Mitzi Minor, Paul Criss and Howard Rogers.  The committee
is grateful for the long and faithful service each of these members have provided.

III. GENERAL ASSEMBLY REPRESENTATIVEThe Committee elected Randy Jacob to serve as the representative to General Assembly of the
CPC.  Jan Overton was elected as alternate.

IV. WORKS IN PROGRESSThe Committee is working to make available PowerPoint presentations for each study paper
adopted by General Assembly.  Hopefully this will provide presbyteries and local churches with a resource
tool to help them study the papers.  Lezlie Daniel was assigned this duty, and she will be providing study
questions and other material pertinent to the papers, beginning with the paper “Reflections on a Divided
Church.”The Committee is in the early stages of a developing a web presence now available   at www.
cumberland.org/uctsc.   The Committee has begun posting the most recent study papers that have been
approved by General Assembly on line for any interested person to view.  We are also able to add other vital
information about the ongoing work of the committee on the site including the officers and members of thecommittee for people to contact as needed.
Two study papers are currently in the process of being reviewed by the committee at this time:  
“Come Let Us Disagree Together, Being Faithful in the Midst of Conflict” by Mitzi Minor and “Worship in
the Third Millennium” by Paul Criss.  We hope to be able to present both these papers as a part of our reportnext year.
The Committee is also working on the development of guidelines for persons interested in presenting
a position or issue paper before the Committee.  Once the guidelines have been finalized, they will be added
to the website and be circulated to presbyteries.
It is the hope of the Committee that with presbyteries and local churches studying the paper“Reflections on a Divided Church”, more interaction will occur between churches and presbyteries of thetwo denominations, with unification as the end result.
Recommendation 1: That each presbytery distribute this committee’s 2011 Report to
the General Assemblies to the congregations in their presbytery, asking that they begin a study of thepaper, “Reflections on a Divided Church and implementation of the following Action Steps approved
last year by both General Assemblies:
1. This committee encourages each presbytery to move forward with the recommendationof the GA’s of each church to form a committee on theology and social concerns, if not previously
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2. That each presbyterial committee encourage local congregations where the churches
have overlapping boundaries to organize joint activities between the CPC and CPCA to provide
opportunities to build better relationships between the two churches such as holding joint activities
through worship, pulpit exchange, times of fellowship, revivals, VBS, and discussion of the papers
produced by this committee.
3. In addition, presbyteries might also consider ways that committees, boards and agencies
might begin working together. Committees on ministry and missions, Christian education committees,
and camping programs would all benefit from joint interaction. Examples of ways presbyteries canwork together include having advisory members participate in the other denomination’s meetings,
workshops, projects for the Cumberland Presbyterian Women, working together on local, regional,
and even denominational mission efforts including Habitat for Humanity, and raising money fordisaster areas around the world.
Respectfully Submitted,
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the report of board of trusteesof BETHEL UNIVERSITYAs Bethel University begins the 170th year of service in the area of Christian higher education she
is privileged to be a Covenant partner with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  The Board of Trustees
has reviewed and approved the revised covenant document prepared by the joint committee and seethat document as a good framework for continuing the vital relationship between Bethel University andCumberland Presbyterian Church.
This year’s report to the General Assembly had its origin in the president’s report to the Board ofTrustees on March 30, 31, 2012.  We provide this report as information that we hope will give insight into
the dynamic work going on in your university.
All that Bethel University does is driven by Bethel’s mission which has been articulated as follows:
To create opportunities for members of the learning community to develop to their highest potential
as whole persons – intellectually, spiritually, socially, and physically – in a Christian environment.
The contents of this report are as follows:  I.  Planning for SUCCESS, II.  Organizing for SUCCESS,and III. Operating SUCCESSfully.

I. Planning for SUCCESSIn 2010 the Board of Trustees of Bethel University initiated a new and progressive planning model.  
Board vision would drive the process.  A vision setting meeting was held on March 11, 2011.  In light of
the Board vision, the administration was asked to suggest organization- wide goals.  These were presented
to the Board of Trustees on June 24, 2011 and, in altered form, were adopted on August 20, 2011.  With
direction and goals in place, unit leadership was informed on November 7, 2011 and January 26, 2012.  Theunit level strategic planning process then began in earnest!  How do we move Bethel University toward thevision?  What needs to be done to achieve the goals?
A. Board Visioning Session - March 11, 2011
Each board member was asked to describe his/her motivation for being part of Bethel today.  Thefollowing comments were given:
What motivates you to be a part of Bethel?
•  Cumberland Presbyterian “pride” in the university•  Honored to be part of this group•  40-50 years as a Cumberland Presbyterian; an alumni of BU•  Student here in the 50s; good people involved•  Have seen its development from the time it almost closed and watched the growing pains until
BU has become what it is today•  Several generations in my family have attended; I want to give back and it’s exciting to be a partof the school today•  Have been a Cumberland Presbyterian for 50-60 years; worked for the church; local resident andmany family members attended BU•  Dr. Prosser presented his vision and the impact on students; we are making a difference in the
lives of students•  I have watched Dr. Prosser and believe in the vision•  Cumberland Presbyterian; live in Jackson and have known of BU over the years; it’s an exciting
vision and the structure is in place to make it happen•  From McKenzie; graduated BU in the 50s and now glad to be a part of it•  Student here in the 60s and the professors made a difference in my life; it is a school of second
chances•  Cumberland Presbyterian since birth; this is a part of my values; I graduated from here and myparents passed these values on to me•  My father was on the board; he was  BU graduate and I loved and respected him; committed andpassionate about the mission and also economic impact in local community•  Cumberland Presbyterian; family members are alumni; proud Texas and BU’s reach is far

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today is a source of pride
B. NEXT
Each board member was asked to use one or two words to describe his or her impression of Bethel
University as it exists today.  Individuals offered the following words:•  Cutting edge
•  Innovation•  Passionate•  Exciting•  “International pull” – from sports and games•  Transition•  Diamond in the rough•  Enthusiastic•  Optimistic•  Futuristic thinking•  Riding the wave
•  Strong board•  Success at hand•  Dynamic•  Individual attention•  Faster the growth, the greater the risk
•  Rapid evolution•  Confident•  Self-sustaining•  Poised•  Great•  All of the above
C. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS -- 2012-2017
1. OVERALL
Move from the “Master’s-Medium” Carnegie classification(institution grants 100-199 graduate degrees a year) to the “Master’s Large”
classification (institution grants 200 or more graduate degrees per year) throughenrollment growth
Be a resource for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in America
2. MARKETSContinue to serve current market in the southeastern U.S.
Develop a strategic marketing plan for CLA (College of Liberal Arts)
Develop a program to attract additional Cumberland Presbyterian students
Expand online programs to have national reach
Provide service (marketing and student life) to attract Hispanic students
3. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Education
Earn NCATE (National Council for the Accreditation of Teach Education)		accreditation 2012
Add Ed. S (Educational Specialist – additional hours above the Master’s but lessthan a doctorate) 2014
Add Ed. D (Doctor of Education) 2016
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Criminal JusticePrepare to add Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) degree in 2020
BusinessMBA (Master of Business Administration) Add concentrations in Healthcare
Management, Information Technology and Marketing
Prepare to add Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) in Business in 2018
Religious Studies
Establish a College of Religion
College of Liberal Arts
Stimulate programs that produce less than 5 graduates per year (average)
Begin in 2012 to continuously monitor programs for vitality and sustainability
By 2017 pare major programs down to vital programs
Consider adding associate’s degree program
4. EXPAND PROGRAMS IN HEALTH SCIENCE AREAS
RN (Registered Nurse) to BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) program online
Expand PA (Physician Assistant) program
Online MSN (Master of Science in Nursing)
5. ACCREDITATION
Successfully complete SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) 5th year
Report in 2014
Move from Level III (masters) to Level IV (educational specialist) in 2014
Move from Level IV (educational specialist) to Level V (1-3 terminal degrees) in 2016
Revive associate degrees
Initiate preparations for 2018 reaffirmation beginning in 2016
Prepare to move from Level V (1-3 terminal degrees) to Level VI (more than threeterminal degrees) in 2020
6. ENROLLMENT
Overall enrollment by 2017 – 12,200 students
Offer general education program in English to international students (additional 50-100
students per year)
Develop relationships with high schools with significant Hispanic populations

7. ENROLLMENT BY COLLEGE
CLA College of Liberal Arts – 1900
		
Expand international student population
Expand Hispanic student population through relationships
CPS College of Professional Studies – 2400 (2000 Success + 400 OL (Online Success)Coe College of Education – 1000 (200 Teaching Excellence + 250 Administrative +100 Corporate Training + 150 Educational Specialist + 100 Doctor of Education +200 Conflict Resolution)
CCJ College of Criminal Justice – 3500 (2500 BS (Bachelor of Science) + 1000 MSCJ
(Master of Science in Criminal Justice)
CHS College of Health Sciences – 500 (200 PA (Physician Assistant) + 50 BSN (Bachelor
Of Science in Nursing) + 200 MSN (Master of Science in Nursing) + 50 OT(Occupational Therapy/PT (Physical Therapy)
CGS College of Graduate Studies – 600 MBA (Master of Business Administration)
CRS College of Religious Studies - 300
8. ADMINISTRATIVE
Implement a presidential succession plan – Establish succession timing plan based on
Progress toward achieving institutional goals set by board and willingness andability of president to continue and satisfaction of board with president’s

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performance
Establish a profile of desirable candidate		
Identify a national recruiter to identify candidates
Establish a culture of excellence in customer service in all parts of the university forInternal and external customers
9. PHYSICAL
Complete current construction projects
Consider constructing 2nd wing of Heritage Hall
Maintain McKenzie campus – continuous
10. FINANCIAL
Build a $5 million cash (or immediately available investment) reserve
Grow net tuition to $65 million
Continue to produce balanced budgets with surpluses each year
11. FINANCIAL
Complete the current capital campaign
Initiate a campaign to build the endowment by $1 million
Increase investments to $18 million
12. INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
Maintain the culture and environment of nurturing students and meeting their needs
regardless of location and mode of delivery of educational service
Maintain an environment of inclusion and tolerance consistent with the Cumberland
Presbyterian tradition

II. Organizing for SUCCESS
Bethel University is not•  a static organization•  a position based organization•  a bureaucratic modeled organization•   Bethel University utilizes a dynamic model.   Form does not exist for itself but for Mission,
Vision, and Goal fulfillment.
•  Though Bethel University has some positions, achieving goals trumps privileges, prerogatives
and job assignments of positions.  Bethel University is a performance based organization.
•   Bethel University continuously battles tendencies of bureaucracy to fossilize, shut down
constructive movement and turn in on itself.
A reason not to accomplish something can always be found.  Bethel University’s operating Mantra
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III. Operating SUCCESSfully“The best laid plans…” mean nothing if they won’t work or if they are not made to work.  Whatfollows is a glimpse into the life of the core services units; the colleges and schools.  Some of these havebeen in existence for 170 years.  Others are in development.
When the Board of Trustees established a vision that called for continued growth, progress andachievement and adopted aggressive goals, your administration immediately picked up the mantle.  Ouroperating primus is quality programs that meet genuine human and societal needs and are approached with
Christian insight and zeal call forth the best that all members of the Bethel team have to offer.

A. COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Established 1842
First six months of last fiscal year compared to first six months of this fiscal year.

Number of students
Net student generated revenue
Students accepted for admission

January 31, 2011       Last Year            1121
    $11,243,495
168                January 31, 2012       This Year
Change            1266
   14.5%     $13,568,754
   20.7%             416                  348

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Leadership – Dr. Ron Deming
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3.  Mission Trips
4.  New Initiatives•  Gymnasium to host May Graduation•  Chick-fil-a to open July 19, 2012
•  Apple Computer to open Fall 2012
•  Division of Religion & Philosophy created
B. COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES - SUCCESS & MBA
Established 2009First six months of last year compared to first six months of this year.

Number of students
Net student generated revenue

January 31, 2011       Last Year           2278
      9,306,022

January 31, 2012       This Year           3126
     11,517,999

Change    84.8%
    23.08%

Number in on ground (traditional) format -  1813
Number in online format -  1313
Highlights:
Leadership – Ms. Kelly Kelley, Dr. Dorothy Black
1.  Largest Graduate Business School in state of Tennessee
2.  New Initiatives•  Specializations in IT and Health Care
C. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Established 2010
First six months of last year compared to first six months of this year.

Number of students
Net student generated revenue

January 31, 2011      Last Year          309                1,084,188

January 31, 2012      This Year           388    1,268,933

Change   25.6%
    17%

Number in on ground (traditional) format – 76
Number in online format – 312
Highlights:
Leadership – Dr. Randy Cromwell
1.  Bethel educated teachers held in very high regard
2.  New Initiatives•  Partnership with Roane State Community College•  National recruiting for online program
D. COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Established 2011
First six months of last year compared to first six months of this year.

Number of students
Student generated revenue

January 31, 2011      Last Year            50      1,093,335

January 31, 2012     This Year          100      1,538,485

Number in on ground format
Number in online format             500           1000Change   100%   40.7%
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Highlights
Leadership – Mr. Steve Prosser
1.  Nursing to join college – 2012 (fall)
2.  New Initiatives•  Military Medic to PA Initiative (This initiative is serving as a powerful feeder to the
SUCCESS and The Criminal Justice Program)•  RN to BSN online•  Athletic Training Bachelor’s•  Physical Therapy Assistant (3 year program hybrid on ground and online year round)•  Masters in Radiology Assistant
E. COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Established 2010
First six months of last year compared to first six months of this year.

Number of students
Student generated revenue

January 31, 2011      Last Year           295       680,490

January 31, 2012      This Year         1009
       3,247,012

Change  242%
  377%

Highlights:
Leadership – Dr. Ray Farris
1.  Largest Criminal Justice Program in the state of Tennessee
2.  One of fourteen partner programs recognized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
F. COLLEGE OF CHRISTIAN STUDIES
Under Construction
Preliminary work is being done to create a College of Christian Studies.  Currently we are working
to determine what is needed, specific student interests, potential audiences, etc.  Once in place, this program
will be based upon the original documents of the Christian faith.
As a part of the preparatory work, a Division of Religion and Philosophy has been created within
the College of Liberal Arts with the assignment to design a major, shepherd it through the approval process
and employ qualified faculty who meet the requirements of the Southern Association of Colleges andSchools for teaching the major (related, terminal, academic degree).
Concurrently, national assistance has been consulted to ascertain most needed subject matter areas,
leaders in the field (authors primarily), marketing possibilities to reach potential audiences and potential
financial structures to undergird this service unit.
G. University Studies Programs
Leadership – Dr. Phyllis Campbell
Masters in Conflict Resolution
Established 2009First six months of last year compared to first six months of this year.

Number of Students
Student generated revenue
Highlights:
Leadership – Dr. Randy Phillips
H. School of Global Studies
Established 2010

January 31, 2011      Last Year            22January 31, 2012      This Year            22       102,000

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Highlights:
Leadership – Dr. John Hall
Bethel University’s School of Global Studies is now located on the beautiful campus of the ScarritBennet Center in Nashville, Tennessee.  Statistics show 80% of college students have the desire to study
abroad but only 2% can afford to do so.  The School of Global Studies purpose is to take our students
overseas to study and to bring students from overseas to Bethel to study.   Programs offered are Living
History Seminar, Disney Institute Seminar, Foundations in Democracy, Bethel Summer Institute at Walt
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the report of EVALUATION COMMITTEE
The following report reflects the observations of the Evaluation Committee as a result of assessing
surveys which were received from members of the denominational boards and agencies, former membersof the Ministry Council, denominational staff and former staff.   In addition we also included relevant
information through personal interviews and from respondents of the surveys sent to the church-at-large.
It was discovered that the concept of the new Ministry Council structure can work and has affected
some positive changes for the denomination.
One of the positives revealed during the evaluation process is that the Ministry Teams are working
together in developing programs and events and positive interaction between teams has increased overall.
Team Members and Team Leaders expressed a sense of unity and a cohesiveness of efforts between
the various Teams to accomplish common visions, especially in the areas of evangelism, education andcommunication efforts.
We were also made aware that the first year to year-and-half of the Ministry Council’s effort wasdevoted primarily to resolving legal and administrative issues that arose during the restructuring process, andsince this work has been completed, the efforts of the Council have moved toward developing the ministries
and programs of the denomination.  We understand great effort has been made by the Ministry Council inseeking to secure and manage financial resources, enhance electronic communication and reposition staff.
We found that very few people who responded to our surveys and interviews have a problem withthe one-program-board philosophy.  We, too, as a committee find this philosophy and structure to be ofvalue, though not especially Presbyterian in its government.  The weaknesses we have discovered do notseem to be due to lack of effort or poor structural concept.
However, there are some areas of concern within the current structure that we feel need to beaddressed by the General Assembly, specifically:  (A) improving communication by all boards and agencies
to the church-at-large, (B) strengthening the Ministry Teams as well as the relationship between the Teams
and the Ministry Council, (C) revising the nomination process for Council and Ministry Teams, (D)improving employment practices and employee relations, (E) positioning of the Board of Stewardship, (F)orienting new members and clarifying responsibilities of the GA Corporate Board, (G) developing greater
accountability structures for the Ministry Council for meeting its goals and responsibilities.  These areas ofconcern are detailed below:
A. Improving Communication
The one observation that we made common to all the denominational boards and agencies was
the need for better communication with the church-at-large.   Not only does communication need to betimely, but all communications need to be disbursed both electronically and in hardcopy to the churches.  
It is important to remember that many of our members are not technologically equipped.  While most do
benefit greatly from electronic communication, we must still be considerate and inclusive of those who areunable to access this type of communication.  Accessing the denominational website (www.cumberland.
org) should be user friendly and attractive.  Information should be easily accessible.  Hence, we make thefollowing recommendations:
Recommendation 1: That General Assembly direct all denominational entities to send
their communications to the church-at-large both by e-mail and in hardcopy where necessary to thechurches and pastors at this time.
Recommendation 2: We recommend that an Interagency Web Development Committee
be formed to review the web presence of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at least annually anddiscuss ways to enhance the look, update the content, and explore ways to better integrate the web
presence of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church to help ensure a user friendly environment for
those visiting the denominational website. The committee should be comprised of representatives
from each denominational board and agency, with the Stated Clerk serving as convener.
Also, many in the churches and lower judicatories do not feel their voices are heard at thedenominational level and that there needs to be a better system of communicating from the ground up andin choosing representation on the Ministry Council. (This will be addressed in item #3 below.)200

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B. Strengthening Ministry Teams and its Relationship with the MinistryCouncil
We have identified a need to re-empower our Ministry Teams so that ministry effectiveness isenhanced and we move forward from the restructuring process and administrative focus of the MinistryCouncil.  We believe there needs to be Team representation at Ministry Council Meetings or serving on the
Ministry Council.  This would not only improve communication and understanding, but would help unify
efforts of the Teams with the vision and efforts of the Ministry Council as a whole.  These meetings would
ideally include the Team Leaders (staff) as well.  Therefore, we make the following recommendations:
Recommendation 3: We recommend that the Ministry Council be instructed toassign four of its current Council Members to serve on each of the Ministry Teams, except for theCommunication Team, which will have three members. To do so, would require no change to theGeneral Assembly Charter.
Recommendation 4: We recommend that all future Council Members be nominated by
the GA Nominating Committee from nominees endorsed by each presbytery. Those elected will servealong with the following advisory members: 3 Youth Advisory Members (also nominated by the GA
Nominating committee), the GA Moderator, Past GA Moderator and Stated Clerk.
Recommendation 5: We recommend that the Executive Committee should be comprisedof one Council member from each of the Ministry Teams, one of which would be the Council Chair
and that The Executive Committee members be allowed to serve no more than three consecutive
years on the Executive Committee and may not return to the Executive Committee until one year has
passed.
C. Revising Nomination Process
The nomination process for Ministry Council members needs to be revised, finding that many who
have served are without the understanding, knowledge or time to invest as needed in the work of these
entities.  We also feel that some of those who are selected are not in direct communication with their own
presbyteries and have no real knowledge of the perspectives and needs of those presbyteries within their
Synods.  In addition, recognizing the importance of the Ministry Team as advisors to the Ministry Council,
we feel that Ministry Team members should also be selected from those who are qualified from throughout
the many presbyteries. Toward rectifying these issues we make the following recommendations:
Recommendation 6: We recommend that presbyteries select and endorse nominees for
the Council to the GA Nominating Committee to fill seats as they open on the Ministry Council. The
presbytery’s endorsement would be required for a nominee to be seated on the Council and should
include a form whereby the presbytery provides information about the nominee’s qualifications toserve at the Ministry Council Level.
Recommendation 7: We recommend that the Ministry Council submit a plan to General
Assembly for the selection of members on each ministry team, the terms of service for the membersof the ministry teams, and the duties of the various ministry teams.
Recommendation 8: We recommend that the endorsement by a presbytery would be
required for a nominee to be elected to serve on a Ministry Team, and the endorsement should include
a form whereby the presbytery provides information about the nominee’s qualifications to serve on aministry team.
D. Improving Employment Practices and Employee Relations
We believe that one of the issues to be addressed by the Ministry Council is the lack of consistency
in who is actually involved in the interviewing and hiring process.  Many Team Members and/or Team
Chairs felt that they were excluded from the hiring and/or interviewing process for staff relating to their
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Recommendation 9: We recommend that a standard hiring procedure be developed by
the Ministry Council and that every applicant be acknowledged or responded to, whether or not they
are to be interviewed.
One of the primary concerns that came forth in surveying denominational staff is the fact that many
staff members have not been motivated under the new structure, specifically with regard to the pay scale
and work demands under the new structure.  Cuts in staff, frozen pay scales and the like have left many
feeling frustrated, insecure and/or unappreciated.  While we understand the necessity for realigning budgets
and for being good stewards of funds of the denomination, we believe this issue needs to be addressed andcorrected in order that we maintain employee morale and thereby, ministry momentum.
Recommendation 10: We recommend that specific focus be made by the MinistryCouncil to develop at least a cost-of-living raise for employees by the end of 2012, to evaluate lossof benefits in light of the big picture of ministry, rather than strictly from a budgetary perspective
and that effort and study be made to reallocate funding as needed to foster the basic well-being of
employees.
Few staff members feel the Ministry Council is truly in touch with their workloads, needs andresponsibilities as employees.  This has left some employees overworked and without the ability to be aseffective in their ministries as they would like.  While the current setup may seem efficient in the shortterm, we believe in the long term such practices will lead to burn-out and turnover of staff if not corrected.  
Also, there still seems to be some confusion over the chain of command and who has accessibility to the
Executive Director.  This too, needs to be clarified.
Recommendation 11: We recommend the Executive Director be assisted by the
Ministry Council in becoming more proactive in building good rapport with each staff member
and in providing regular scheduled meetings with staff and that these meetings include at least one
member of the Ministry Council and one Executive Committee member.
In addition, the Director of Ministries of the Ministry Council has a reputation for maintaining astrictly corporate model in dealing with staff whereby efficiency and the bottom dollar are paramount.  This
has resulted in the loss of a ministry and relational environment in the offices and a lack of cohesivenessbetween staff, Ministry Teams and the Ministry Council.
These feelings were echoed in consulting with some of our former staff members where we foundthat most respondents felt their Boards and/or Teams were well organized and productive even after the
restructuring.  Generally, they also felt the work environment was cohesive and supportive among peers,
but not so in connection with the Ministry Council and Director of Ministries.  Many former staff members
indicated a feeling of being unappreciated and not heard and therefore they became discouraged with theeffectiveness of the current structure and resigned.
There has apparently been a “disconnect” between some, if not most, of the Ministry Council
Staff and the Ministry Council, and specifically with the Director of Ministries of the Ministry Council.  In
light of all information received by this Evaluation Committee as it relates to employee relations and thecorporate model exhibited by the Director of Ministries, we recommend the following:
Recommendation 12: We recommend that that the Director of Ministries be more
responsible and open in sharing the minutes and actions of the Executive Committee with the MinistryCouncil and in turn with the Teams and Team Leaders.
Recommendation 13: We recommend that the Director of Ministries be instructed to
become more visible among the presbyteries on an ongoing and consistent basis so as to hear andunderstand the concerns of the church and incorporate those into the decisions made and ministry
done by the Ministry Council Staff and Ministry Teams.
Recommendation 14: We recommend that the Ministry Council develop a plan for
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E. Positioning of the Board of Stewardship
While there has been some consideration for positioning this Board under the Ministry Council, weobserved a need for the Board to remain a separate entity in order for it to fulfill the financial responsibilities
it has been assigned based on the legalities originally outlined in the restructuring plan, which state:“That the money-management and benefits-coordination responsibilities of the Board of Stewardship,
Foundation and Benefits remain with said Board as it continues to operate as a subsidiary corporation of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church General Assembly Corporation and that all remaining programming
responsibilities of the Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits be assigned to the Ministry Council.”(Approved Recommendation 2 of the Report of the Judiciary Committee of the Called Meeting of General
Assembly in 2007.)
From its inception, the Ministry Council was given the responsibilities for Stewardship and Our
United Outreach (OUO) education, reporting, promotion, including OUO allocations.
An enabling action taken at the called meeting of the General Assembly in 2007, assigned all
programming responsibilities of the Board of Stewardship to the Ministry Council.  This action by General
Assembly resulted in transferring of a staff position (Coordinator of Stewardship) and funding ($113,000)
from the Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits to the Ministry Council.
The General Assembly in 2009 approved a recommendation from the Ministry Council, requesting
the formation of an OUO committee with the primary purpose of OUO allocations, a responsibility initiallyassigned to the Ministry Council.
Staff reductions by the Ministry Council along with changes in job portfolios for Ministry Council
Staff have resulted in the elimination of the Stewardship staff position.  With the creation of the OUO
Committee, there also appears to be some lack of clarity by the Ministry Council as to its continued roleand responsibilities for Stewardship Emphasis and Our United Outreach.
With a strong OUO committee now in place and a growing need for staffing to help implement
the work of the committee, we believe that the responsibilities for Stewardship and in particular, OUO
education, promotion would be strengthened if coordinated through work done by the OUO Committee.
Recommendation 15:
We recommend that programming responsibilities for
Stewardship and OUO education and promotion be transferred from the Ministry Council to the
Our United Outreach Committee.
Recommendation 16:  We recommend that funds previously allocated by the General
Assembly in 2007 to the Ministry Council for the purpose of funding a staff position be transferredfrom the Ministry Council to the Our United Outreach Committee.
It is believed by those surveyed that this team works well together and supports each other in the
pursuit of their tasks.  The only negative observation is that this Board does not get its reports out soon
enough and is therefore, encouraged to provide reports in a timelier manner.
F. Orienting New Members and Clarifying Responsibilities of the General
Assembly Corporate Board
We identified a need for stronger orientation for new board members as well as a need to clarify
the responsibilities of the Board and its members in dealing with all property issues of the denomination.   
Current methods, or lack thereof, have resulted in newer Board members feeling ill-equipped for the tasks
at hand.
Recommendation 17: We recommend that the Stated Clerk develop a process for theorientation of new members elected to the General Assembly Corporate Board.
In reviewing the bylaws and charters of each of the agencies that were a part of this evaluation
process, we found that the functions and responsibilities for the Center Interagency Team (currently astanding committee of the Ministry Council) seem to align and relate more fully with the duties and purposeof the Corporate Board rather than the programmatic functions of the Ministry Council.

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Recommendation 18: We recommend the Center Interagency Team be a standing
committee of the Corporate Board, consisting of the following voting members: the Director of
Ministries of the Ministry Council, Stated Clerk, Executives of the Board of Stewardship andHistorical Foundation with Stated Clerk presiding and reporting to the Corporate Board.
G. Developing Greater Accountability Structures for the MinistryCouncil in Meeting its Goals and Responsibilities
Specific goals were set forth by General Assembly’s Organizational Task Force and through actionsof the General Assembly for the Ministry Council as noted below.
•   The Organizational Task Force identified the need for implementation of a “service model”
as the working style of the denominational boards and agencies. This servant-leadership model would
indicate that the governing boards and agencies are to seek and utilize input from the “grassroots” levelup, rather than using a top-down approach in determining the direction of our ministries. (2007 Minutes of
the General Assembly, pp.244-249)
We cite the following sections of the Organization Task Force Report from the 2007 General
Assembly Minutes as specific “service model” goals of the Ministry Council:•  “…to identify ways and means for improved cooperation among the boards and agencies…toidentify ways and means for more effective relationships between Center staff and their primary constituents,
presbyteries and congregations.” (Section IV, p.244)•  To improve the communication of key activities between agency executives from the Center andgrass roots and to become more responsive to the needs of the presbyteries and churches. (paraphrased from
Section V , p. 245)
• “Create Advisory Committees for the different Service and Programming Ministries and provide
input from the grassroots regarding the programs services and materials.”  (Section VI. E., p. 246)
•  That “…ministries [of the programming ministries] would collect what the different presbyteries
are doing in their respective area, catalogue it, and develop the systems and processes for presbyteries andchurches to access it…a key role for the programming ministries is pulling that material together so others
can access that material. In this way, the programming ministries would serve a stronger ‘resource’ role.”(Section XIII, p.248)•  “That there be established a survey process to gauge how well our agencies and employees areserving the needs of the presbyteries and churches.  This can be done simply and economically using webbased packages like Survey Monkey.  This process should be done deliberately and frequently enough toallow for needed mid-course corrections.” (Section X, Recommendation 15, p. 249)
Also, from the Report of the Organizational Task Force, we cite the following as additional
procedural and developmental goals outlined in the 2007 Minutes of the meeting of General Assembly:•  “That the new leadership team participate in a leadership team development process. Elementsof this process include: establishing operating norms, decision-making process, and leadership behaviors
required for a high performing team; routinely evaluate how well it is operating against its norms andbehaviors; dimensions and focal areas derived from the evaluation process described in Recommendation
15.” (Section X, Recommendation 13, P.249)• “That all responsibilities…assigned to the General Assembly Council shall be assigned to thegoverning board of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.”  (Section XIII, Recommendation 21, p. 251)
•  “That the Governing Board and the Director of Ministries and Services continue or enhance
the long-standing relationships between the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in America.” (Section XIII, Recommendation 22, p. 251)
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Minutes we note the following evaluation practices and updates as goals according to approved
recommendations and actions of the General Assembly and for which the Ministry Council is therefore
accountable:•  “That the Chief Ministry Officer and the Ministry Council shall jointly evaluate each staff positionand establish a level of pay based on responsibility, contribution, and length of service for all permanent
employees. It will take a majority vote of the Ministry Council to terminate any current employee. All
future employees will serve at the discretion of the Chief Ministry Officer in consultation with the MinistryCouncil.
•   “That the denomination’s priority goals be reviewed by the Ministry Council. This review
should: Test to see if they are still relevant and the key priorities; Flesh out each goal with clearer targets,action and time line; Focus on and emphasize how to maintain ‘Cumberland identity,’ the strong sense ofCommunity.” (Section VI, Recommendation 21, p. 412)
•  “That there be established a standardized system for the evaluation of the leadership of ministry
and service functions. Elements of this process include: specifying dimensions directly related to priority
goals and ministerial expectations; making the evaluation required and done on a frequent basis (annuallyat a minimum; removing personal relationships from the process.” (Section VI, Recommendation 24, p.
412)•  “That recommendation 15 of the Report of the OTF, ‘That there be established a survey process
to gauge how well our agencies and employees are serving the needs of the presbyteries and churches. Thiscan be done simply and economically using web-based packages like Survey Monkey. This process should
be done deliberately and frequently enough to allow for needed mid-course corrections,’ be adopted.”(Section VI, Recommendation 25, p. 413)
•   “That there be established a mentoring/assimilation/development process for external clergy
entering the denomination. This would be stewarded by the Commission on the Ministry. The Commission
on the Ministry would develop the basic framework in collaboration with presbyterial and Cross-cultural
resources. Thereafter, each presbytery would manage the process based on its need. The Commission on
the Ministry would collect resource materials from different presbyteries and make them available to otherpresbyteries.” (Section VI, Recommendation 27, p. 413)
•  “That the Ministry Council hire a person to be in charge of technological systems, and that theexisting computer network be updated. Technical implementation will be stewarded by the person hired to
be in charge of technological systems.” (Section VII, Recommendation 29, p. 413)
•  “That the financial accounting system be upgraded. This upgrade would be stewarded by theTeam Leader of the Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits in consultation with technology systems
staff person.” (Section VII, Recommendation 31, p. 413)
•   “That the existing database be updated and that this process be shepherded by the General
Assembly Office in consultation with the technology systems staff person.” (Section VII, Recommendation
33, p. 414)
•  “That the technology systems staff person identify common hardware platforms and software
packages to facilitate communications and information exchange among all churches” (Section VII,
Recommendation 35, p. 414)
• “That all responsibilities currently assigned to the General Assembly council shall be assigned
to the Ministry Council of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.” (Section VIII, Recommendation 37, p.
414)•   “That the Ministry Council and the Chief Ministry Officer continue to enhance our longstanding ecumenical relationships, especially those between the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America.” (Section VIII, Recommendation 39, p.414)•   “That the Ministry Council will develop a procedure in conjunction with the representatives

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of the institutional boards, for making recommendations of OUO allocations to the General Assembly,
and report back to the 178th General Assembly, so as to continue funding to the Church’s Institutions.
(Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home, Bethel College, Memphis Theological Seminary, and theHistorical Foundation)” (Section VIII, Recommendation 42,p . 414)
• “That the 177th General Assembly adopt a no nepotism policy in regards to future hiring practices.
Nepotism is defined as ‘nuclear family members of existing denominational employees.’ This policy canbe overridden by three-fourths vote of the Ministry Council, and no current staff will be terminated for thisreason.” (Section X, Recommendation 45, p. 415)
•   “That the current levels of deployment of denominational staff, commonly referred to as
decentralization, be allowed to continue under the direction of the Ministry Council.” (Section X,
Recommendation 46, p. 415)
•   “That General Regulation B.8. be changed to read as follows: ‘Presbytery moderators andstated clerks shall be asked to assist in the securing of names and data concerning persons who may bequalified to serve on the Ministry Council, the Advisory Committees of our boards and Agencies, and thegoverning boards of our institutions. The number of names shall not be less than one for every thousand
active members, or a fraction thereof, in a Presbytery. This file shall be available to the General Assemblyfor its use.” (Section XI, Recommendation 49, p. 415)
As it relates to our being and becoming a Global church we cite the following as globalization goals
and responsibilities of the Ministry Council:•  “That Recommendation 1 [found on page 83 of the 2008 Minutes of General Assembly]of Report Two of the Board of Christian Education, ‘that this report [detailing retreat insights,
discoveries, frustrations and vision arising from global ministry retreat]be referred to the General
Assembly Ministry Council and that the Council develop strategies for expanding and enhancing
the church’s ministry to and with congregations and presbyteries, especially those outside of the
USA and those presbyteries within the USA who have members outside the USA’ be adopted”(Section VII, Recommendation 18, 2008 General Assembly Minutes p. 385)
•  … Makeup of the Ministry Council should reflect that we are a Global Church.   (fromRecommendation 6 of the Report of the Ministry Council,  2009 General Assembly Minutes, pg.
362)
We believe some progress is being made toward reaching these goals and that those may be
more fully attained by implementing the recommendations outlined in this report.  We also believethat with an increased level of accountability for the Ministry Council, their work and ministry
will continue to improve and move forward for the benefit of the denomination and the Kingdomof God.  For that purpose we make the following recommendations:
Recommendation 19: We recommend that the Ministry Council report quarterly to
the Stated Clerk revealing the progress of the Ministry Council and the Director of Ministries toward
accomplishing the approved recommendations and conveying what is being enacted in building theKingdom of God as Cumberland Presbyterians.
Recommendation 20: In view of the fact that this entire evaluation process was done
for a little over $6,000 (includes expenses for Evaluation Committee travel expenses to committee
meetings and sending a committee representative to General Assembly 2012) and that this process
may easily be repeated, we recommend that the Ministry Council, the Board of Stewardship andthe GA Corporate Board be evaluated for effectiveness and functionality every three years by a
GA appointed Evaluation Committee under the same guidelines as those appointed for this year’s
evaluation, and that these evaluations include Memphis Theological Seminary and the HistoricalFoundation.
Recommendation 21: We recommend that upon receipt and adoption of this report by
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THE REPORT OF THE
JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE COVENANT RELATIONSHIPBETWEEN THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY CORPORATIONAND
BETHEL UNIVERSITY
The 181st General Assembly named a committee consisting of Dewana Latimer, Chris Fleming,
Steve Delashmit, Bobby Garrett, and Pat Huff to work with an additional five persons named by Bethel
University for a review of the covenant relationship between Bethel University and the General Assembly
Corporation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  The joint committee met on the Bethel University
Campus in November and submits the following report.
The committee discussed how the Covenant has made for a stronger and closer bond between
the university and church.  The committee observed that the university has flourished under this covenant
relationship.  The Committee members noted that Bethel University is, in fact, fulfilling its mission as statedin its Mission Statement.  Dr. Robert Prosser, President of Bethel University, and the University Trustees
in attendance demonstrated that Bethel is and affirmed that Bethel will always remain a Cumberland
Presbyterian university and that they desire that the General Assembly Corporation join in that effort.  They
also affirmed that Bethel will continue to report to the General Assembly Corporation.  Great appreciation
for the support of the church, its congregations, and members was expressed and the university’s support of
the Cumberland Presbyterian students was detailed.
The Committee made primarily editorial changes to the current covenant relationship document.  
The document updates the history of Bethel.   Additionally, the committee adopted the definition of acovenant relationship as found in the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home covenant relationshipdocument with the General Assembly Corporation.
RECOMMENDATION 1: The Joint Committee on the Covenant Relationship recommends
the adoption of the following document:
THE COVENANT BETWEEN BETHEL UNIVERSITY AND
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

I. HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BETHEL UNIVERSITY
AND THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Bethel University was established in McLemoresville, Tennessee in 1842 as a Cumberland
Presbyterian School, under the auspices of the Synod of West Tennessee.   The initial purpose was theeducation and training of ministers, but the school was open to anyone who wanted an education in a moral
and religious environment.  The school was chartered under the laws of the State of Tennessee in 1847.  
Bethel College came into being in 1850 under a new state charter granting the college all the rights andprivileges of a full collegiate institution.
The Civil War brought hard times to Bethel College and McLemoresville.  The area was equallydivided between Union and Confederate forces and the college was occasionally occupied by each army.  
The structures and equipment were damaged, but the greater loss was the student body who served on bothsides of the conflict.  Bethel College was re-organized at McLemoresville after the Civil War and in 1872
it was relocated to McKenzie, Tennessee, to take advantage of the crossroads between North Carolina and
St. Louis and the L & N Railways.  J.M. McKenzie deeded the land for Bethel to the Board of Trustees on
February 2, 1872.
The Synod of West Tennessee ceded Bethel College to the General Assembly of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in 1919.  McKenzie, Tennessee was voted as the permanent location for the college at
the General Assembly of 1922 in Greenville, Tennessee.
Bethel College was thoroughly re-organized and standardized in 1923.   Bethel College becamea four-year liberal arts college, chartered by the State of Tennessee and accredited by the Commission on

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Colleges of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.  In light of Bethel’s growth, complexity andimpact, the Board of Trustees recognized the need for Bethel College to become Bethel University which
occurred in 2009.  The University is chartered by the State of Tennessee and accredited by the Commission
on Colleges of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

II. NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE COVENANT RELATIONSHIPThe relationship that exists between Bethel University and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church isdefined and characterized by the word “covenant.”  The term “covenant” is rooted in biblical and theologicalunderstanding and has found its highest expression among God’s people.  Thus, covenant within the familyof God implies the deepest level of trust between covenanting parties and of commitment to one another.  
A Christian covenant is a living agreement that offers both parties opportunities for creative adaptation tomeet the ever-changing conditions of our world.  This covenant, moreover, frees each party from being
controlled or ultimately responsible for or to each other, but unites the two parties through their common
vision and missions.  It seeks to honor the legal independence of each party while retaining an ongoing,mutual moral responsibility.
This covenant relationship does not preclude the university from forming other covenant
relationships with other Church bodies.

III. THE ONGOING MISSION OF EACH COVENANT PARTY
A. THE MISSION OF BETHEL UNIVERSITY
Bethel’s mission is to create opportunities for members of the learning community to develop to
their highest potential as whole persons – intellectually, spiritually, socially and physically – in a Christianenvironment.
B. THE MISSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CORPORATION
Vision of Ministry of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Biblically based and Christ-centered
Born out of 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 theworld and above all the Cumberland Presbyterian Church lives out the love of God to the glory of Jesus
Christ.

IV. THE CORPORATE INTEGRITY OF EACH COVENANT PARTY
A.   Bethel University and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church are separate, legally independent andindividually responsible entities.
B.  Bethel University will be governed by a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees, with no less than a majorityof its total membership as active members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
C.  All trustees of the university will be elected by the Board of Trustees of Bethel University and reported
to the General Assembly Corporation.
D.  Neither the General Assembly Corporation nor any of the General Assembly’s councils, boards, agents,
officers, or employees shall be liable for any of the debts of Bethel University.  In similar fashion, Bethel
University is not liable for any of the debts of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church or its agencies, nor doesit have a claim on any of the assets of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church or its agencies.

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V. COMMITMENT OF EACH PARTY TO THE COVENANT
Both Bethel University and the General Assembly Corporation will demonstrate mutual concern andsupport for one another.  The primary expression of mutual concern and support will involve relationships
between the two parties that provide services for each other.
A. THE COMMITMENTS OF BETHEL UNIVERSITY
Bethel University will be a resource to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and its constituencies
for educational purposes related to the Church’s mission.
Bethel University is free to solicit funds for both capital and operating expenses from individual
Cumberland Presbyterian and other persons, congregations, presbyteries, trustees, foundations, estates, andany other sources.  Any major capital campaign initiated by Bethel University which targets primarily
presbyteries, synods, and congregations of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church will be scheduled bymutual consent of Bethel University and the General Assembly Corporation through the Office of the StatedClerk.
B. THE COMMITMENTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CORPORATIONThe General Assembly Corporation will provide financial support for the university by regularbenevolent giving in accordance with an objective funding formula developed by the General Assembly
Corporation.
The General Assembly Corporation will encourage support of Bethel University by synods,
presbyteries, sessions and individual Cumberland Presbyterians through planned giving programs.
The General Assembly Corporation pledges programmatic support to the university by encouraging
use of personnel and facilities of the university for denominational events, emphasizing the opportunities
afforded by church-related higher education in its youth ministry programs, and providing the specialized
services of the denominational Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits.

VI. REVIEW AND REAFFIRMATION OF THE
COVENANTAL RELATIONSHIP
There will be a review, and if necessary, revision of the covenant relationship every five years.  TheGeneral Assembly Corporation and the Board of Trustees of Bethel University will see that such a review
is accomplished through appropriate committees.  These committees will be appointed by the respective
entities.
The review process will be initiated by the administration of the university and the review/
reaffirmation process shall consist of an in-depth review of all aspects of the university.  The review process
will be designed by the administration of the university and a review committee elected by the General
Assembly Corporation.   The review shall include consideration of changes and/or amendments to theCovenant relationship, as well as any suggestions to the university and the General Assembly resulting
from the review.  The administration of the university and the General Assembly Corporation committee
shall produce a joint written report of the review process to be signed by the General Assembly Corporation
Committee and the President of the university and submitted to both the Board of Trustees and the General
Assembly Corporation.
Responsibility for approval of any change in the covenant resides with the Board of Trustees ofBethel University and the General Assembly Corporation.  This agreement may be modified or altered prior
to the reaffirmation process only with the consent of both parties.

VII. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COVENANT PARTNERS
Bethel University and the Church will communicate concerning the affairs of the university and thestrength of the relationship at least every five years during the reaffirmation and renewal of the covenant.  
However, Bethel University is encouraged to submit information-only reports through the Stated Clerk to
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VIII. APPROVAL OF THE COVENANT
This document establishes and contains the terms of the covenant relationship between the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Bethel University.  By formal action, the Board of Trustees of Bethel
University and the General Assembly Corporation adopt this Covenant and pledge themselves to carry out
its provisions.
Approved by the Board of Trustees
Bethel University____________________________
President, Bethel University
Board of Trustees____________________________
President, Bethel University
Approved by the 182nd General Assemblyof the Cumberland Presbyterian______________________________
General Assembly Stated Clerk______________________________
Date
Respectfully Submitted,
The Bethel University Covenant Review Committee

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MEMORIALS
i. MEMORIAL FROM WEST TENNESSEE PRESBYTERYCONCERNING ALIENATED CONGREGATIONSWHEREAS, various congregations within our Presbyteries may become disaffected and alienated from thegoverning body; and,
WHEREAS, said congregations display signs of antagonism and hostility towards the Presbytery; and,
WHEREAS, such disaffection results in withdrawal from Presbyterial participation, support and faithfulness;and,
WHEREAS, further alienation occurs through the securing of pastoral leadership from unacceptable sources
and without consultation with Presbytery; and,
WHEREAS, attempts by Presbytery to resolve such issues which may be known are met with repeated
failure, thus threatening the continued presence of Cumberland Presbyterian ministry:
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the 182nd General Assembly authorize the Stated Clerk of theGeneral Assembly, in conjunction with those appropriate agencies and persons he deems qualified,to prepare written instructions and guidelines based on the Confession of Faith and Constitution of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church to equipped  Presbyteries to take the initiative in dealing withthese congregations, rather than responding after the fact; andBE IT RESOLVED FURTHER that General Assembly encourage and direct Presbyteries to develop acomprehensive plan for addressing the most serious situations as soon as possible to prevent further
losses.
2012.

I certify that this is a true copy of a memorial adopted by West Tennessee Presbytery on March 3,
Signed:Reverend C. William Jones, Jr., Stated Clerk

iI. MEMORIAL FROM THE SYNOD OF GREAT RIVERS
CONCERNING ADMINISTERING OF SACRAMENTSBY MINISTERS OF OTHER DENOMINATIONSWHEREAS the Synod of Great Rivers meeting April 14, 2012 had before it an appeal from Arkansas
Presbytery of a recent action regarding the administering of sacraments by ministers of otherdenominations serving in Cumberland Presbyterian congregations, and,
WHEREAS, after careful consideration the Synod of Great Rivers voted not to grant the appeal, and,
WHEREAS, however, in review of the record resulting in the appeal some major concerns arise, forexample:1.  There are issues of theological and judicial consistency with the sacrament of baptism.  
For one thing the constitution does not seem to permit candidates, licentiates or ordained
ministers from other denominations to administer the sacrament of baptism while it does
allow ordained ministers of other denominations to administer the sacrament of communionwith presbytery approval.  Another is the problem of accepting the validity of previous
baptism while disallowing the validity of the same baptism if done contemporaneously in
one of our own churches with presbytery approval.

		

2. The constitution provides for only four types of sanctioned pastoral relationships between
ministers and churches (pastor, associate/assistant pastor, stated supply, interim pastor).   
Section 7.06 of the constitution provides that:
A person shall enter into one of these relationships with a particular church only with theapproval of the presbytery in the bounds of which the particular church is located. The
presbytery may authorize its board of missions to act on its behalf in examining the calland to give tentative approval to a relationship between a particular church and a minister,
licentiate, or candidate, subject to formal approval at a meeting of the presbytery.

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3.  The authority of presbytery in relations between congregations and ministers needs
clarification for the particular circumstance in which ministers of other faith traditions
serve for an extended period of time in vacant pulpits with no desire to pursue affiliation
with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  These matters are complicated by the lack ofreadily available Cumberland Presbyterian ministers for specific congregations and theoften long periods of time when a congregation’s pulpit may therefore remain vacant.  Howdoes presbytery exercise its oversight role?  We feel this is a not-uncommon experience.  
4.  The theological and ecclesiastical conversation throughout the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church in recent years regarding the sacraments and the role of ordination needs a thoroughreview and clarification.  The thoughtful reflection of the whole church is required toaddress all the questions unearthed in the original appeal.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Synod of Great Rivers memorialize the 182nd General Assembly
meeting June 17-22 in Florence Alabama to answer the questions of theology, ecclesiology andauthority raised in the matter of the action and appeal of Arkansas Presbytery meeting March 11,2012.
Signed:Michael Qualls, Stated Clerk
Synod of Great Rivers

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGENCIES
I. OFFICE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
A. GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICE					INCOME
Our United Outreach
Endowments/Interest
Interest on Cash Funds Management
Sales of yearbook/digest
Our United Outreach Committee
TOTAL INCOME			                 Revised     Proposed
2012		 2013
$202,841
13,000
2,000
2,000
7,000
$226,841$204,201
13,000
2,000
2,000
7,000
$228,201$    5,000
1,5000$    6,500$    5,000
    1,5000$    6,500$  4,000
8,500
1,000
9,000
7,200
  7,200$ 36,900$   7,563
    5,000
    500
    2,500
    7,200
    7,200$ 29,963

EXPENSEECUMENICAL RELATIONSWorld Communion of Reformed Churches
CANAAC
Ecumenical Travel
Sub-Total		
LIAISON WITH CHURCH
General Assembly Meeting
Preliminary Minutes
GA Minutes/Mailing
Yearbook/Mailing
Travel/Moderator
Travel/Stated Clerk & Staff
Sub-Total		
OFFICE
Computer Supplies
Equipment/Supplies
Postage
Sub-Total			PERSONNEL
Salaries/Housing
FICA (Asst to Stated Clerk)
Retirement
Health Insurance
Disability Insurance/Worker’s Compensation
Sub-Total			$135,938
4,160
5,947
  32,000      1,000$179,045

STATED CLERK’S CONFERENCE/BOARD EXPENSE/
COMMITTEE EXPENSE
Legal Fees / Clerk’s Conference
Corporate Board Expense
Our United Outreach Committee		
Sub-Total			
TOTAL EXPENSE			
From Reserves$    1,000 $    1,500      2,500
    2,000      7,000		    7,000$  10,500 $  10,500$248,345 $228,201$- 24,804 $0$   1,000 $    2,000
2,500
    2,500
  8,000		   2,000$ 11,500 $    6,500$135,938
    4,200
6,800
  27,000
800$174,738

B. GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEESINCOME
Contingency
Nominating Committee
Commission on Chaplains
Judiciary Committee
Theology and Social Concerns Committee
TOTAL INCOME		$   2,383
2,612
8,874
8,367
     3,119$ 25,355

$

2,425
2,629
8,934
8,423
    3,140$ 25,551

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Contingency
Nominating Committee
Commission on Chaplains
Judiciary Committee
Theology and Social Concerns Committee
TOTAL EXPENSE		

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Revised
Proposed2012		 2013$    2,383 $       2,425
2,612       2,629
8,874       8,934
8,367       8,423
    3,119		       3,140$25,355$ 25,551

II. MINISTRY COUNCIL
INCOME
Our United Outreach
Endowment Earnings
Interest Earnings
CP Magazine subscriptions
Sales (Planning Calendar)
Sales (QME - Quarterly Missions Emphasis)
In lieu of Our United Outreach
Clergy Crisis FundContributions			

$1,267,754 $1,267,253
458,655
   457,455
67,444
   112,300
58,200     50,000
11,050       8,000
6,000		01,600       6,720
0       1,200
11,600       7,300

Sales (resources, advertising)/Fees
Encounter
Faith Out Loud
Ministry Council Cards			
Curriculum Resources
Publications/Stock for Resale
CP Resources Shipping
Publications/OtherTOTAL Sales/Fees0   110,0000       3,0000		
928
125,000
   125,0000     58,0000     22,500
    37,500		
0$162,500$ 194,428

Gifts/Donations
Fund Development
Program Events
CP Youth Conference Fees
Youth Evangelism Conference FeesThe Event
Forum Fees
Minister’s Conference Fees
Women’s Conference FeesTOTAL Program Events

112,5000              0   170,000

45,000     45,000
24,000              00       1,1000       3,000
8,000       7,200
    18,000		     12,000$  95,000 $     68,300

Grants				Reserves-transferred
TOTAL INCOME			0		0      51,000		  155,000$2,303,303 $2,506,956

EXPENSE
Salaries/Benefits
Salaries
Retirement
FICA
Housing Allowance
Health Insurance
Disability Insurance
Staff Resources/Continuing. Ed.

$   768,651     $   853,634
45,511     41,664
34,353     41,393
140,315
   128,316
214,378
   201,620
4,747       6,462        6,900		       9,760

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TOTAL Salaries/Benefits

Revised
Proposed2012		 2013
$1,214,855     $1,282,849

Publications/Curriculum
Missionary Messenger - Printing
Missionary Messenger - Postage
Missionary Messenger - Mailing Service
Education - various
OUO Education
Web Dev./MaintenanceElectronic Publications
Forum Notes
Bridges
These Days
Planning Calendar
Resource Packets
Encounter
Faith Out Loud
CP Magazine Publications
Curriculum Resources
Publications/Stock for Resale
CP Resources Shipping
Subscriptions & Memberships
Photography
Magazine Mailing
TOTAL Publications/Curriculum

36,000     45,000
30,000     30,000
36,600       9,0000       6,4500       1,000
4,800       7,000
7,200       6,0000          7502,000       0200          2007,850       8,000
6,800       4,8000     42,7500       6,000
42,000     42,000
38,000     38,000
22,500     30,5000     19,500
1,650       1,3500       1,000
   10,200		     11,000$241,000$ 272,300

Ministries
Partnerships
   Church Development Subsidies
   Church Paper Sunday
   Colombia South America Missionary Council
   Missionaires Office   China Field Budget
   Choctaw Field Budget
   Choctaw Ministerial Scholarships
   Missionary Support
   Missionary Support: Short Term
   International Representative Subsidies
Volunteers in Action			   General Consultants
   Presbytery Partnerships
TOTAL Partnerships

275,500
  300,000
500       250120         1201,500      1,500
9,600      5,200
60,000    60,000
3,000      3,500
0    35,000
3,000      3,000
5,000      6,000
600		
600
22,000             04,600		 2,200$385,420      $ 417,370

Ecumenical Partnerships
   Church Women United
   National Farm Worker
   Project Vida
   Coalition-Appalachian Ministries
   Beth-El Farm Worker
   Ecumenical Stewardship Center   Cooperative Uniform Series
   Protestant Church Owned Publications Association
   Ecumenical Youth Ministry Staff Team
   CPCA Partnerships
TOTAL Ecumenical Partnerships

1,300      1,300
2,200      2,200
8,500      8,500
11,500    11,500
45,000    45,000
4,000      4,000
1,000      1,000100         1000         5000		950
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Program Events
   CPWM Convention
   New Church Development/Cross-Culture Pastor’s Retreat
   CPWM Leadership Development
   Birthplace Shrine Chaplaincy
   Rural Church Development
   New Program Iniatives: Young Adult Ministry
   New Program Iniatives: Support Ministries
   New Program Iniatives: CC Comm Interships
   New Program Iniatives
   The Forum   General Assembly   General Assembly Meals
   Presbytery Meeting Visits material
   The Event
   CP Youth Conference   Young Adult Ministry
   Youth Ministry Planning Council
   Faith in 3D
   Youth Evangelism Conference   Youth Triennium   Ministers Retreat   Ministers’ Conference   Ministers’ Awards & Encouragement
   Clergy Crisis Support
   Prep 1:8
   Ministry Council/Team Recognition
   Conference/Event   New Program Iniatives: Children’s Ministry
   New Program Iniatives: Online youth Curriculum   New Program Iniatives: Missionary Leadership Development
   New Program Iniatives: Clergy Crisis Fund   Leadership Development Conference   Miniversities
Stewardship Ed			
TOTAL Program Events

12,000    12,000
5,000      5,000
1,714      2,500
6,000      4,800
5,000      5,0000      8,1000      3,0000    12,4800      6,200
0      4,000
1,500      1,500500         5000      1,8000      1,100
50,000    50,100
4,000      4,650
2,500      3,000
5,000      5,000
30,000      3,000500      1,1000      1,800
8,000      7,200
2,400      1,2000      6,0000      6,500
1,300      1,000      1,000
    15,500
7,000             0
6,000
0
6,500
0
6,500
0
3,000
             0
5000      4,500		
0$169,914$174,030

TOTAL MINISTRIES$628,934

Contracted Services
General Consultants
Temporary HelpTOTAL Contracted Services0    25,0000		   28,000$           0$  53,000

Office Expense
Computer Equipment
Office Equipment Maintenance
Office Supplies
Computer Software
Postage
Phone
Employee Recognition
Employee Events
Organizational Expense
TOTAL Office Expense

2,400      6,100
0         50023,203
    11,880
2,100      4,620
18,740    14,700
8,000      7,300
3,454      4,140
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MC/Elected Team Expenses
CPWM Executive Expenses
Staff Travel
Team Travel
Vehicle Insurance & Maintenance
Vehicle Insurance & Maintenance - Dodge
Vehicle Insurance & Maintenance - Ford
Annual Credit Card Fees
Credit Card Acceptance Fees
Government Fees (Annual Reports)
Fund Development Travel & Materials
Ministry Council Cards			Planning Team Expenses
TOTAL Other Expense0         1,630
0         3,000
83,324       92,800
25,765       49,432
8,000                00         3,0000         3,0000            8420         3,1000              4015,000       15,450
0		
628
    15,475		
0$147,564$   147,564

TOTAL EXPENSES			     Surplus/(Deficit)$2,296,450		$2,497,261($  6,853)      $  9,695

III. BOARD OF STEWARDSHIPINCOME
Our United Outreach
Endowments
ILP Contributions
Management FeesManagement Fees - Acct. Coord.
Endowment Earnings - Distributed
Endowments Income - Reinvested
Endowment Earnings - Realized Gain/(Loss)
Endowment Earnings - Unrealized Gain/(Loss)ILP Interest Earnings
Interest
Gifts				
		TOTAL INCOME$145,000 $     145,493
60,000       63,000
2,500       25,000
48,000       48,000
2,000         2,000
32,000       35,000
2,800         3,500
10,000       12,000
10,000       12,000
10,000       11,000
22,000                0      2,000		         2,000$324,300$ 358,993

EXPENSE
Salaries/Housing
Health, Dental & Vision InsuranceLong Term Disability
FICA
Retirement
Sub-Total			$174,138
65,2591,000
7,747      8,707$256,851

Office Supplies
Office Equipment
Computer Equipment
Computer Software
Ecumenical Stewardship Center
Subscriptions/Memberships
Postage
Planned Giving
Shipping
Staff Travel
Employee Recognition
Legal Fees
Temporary Help$     179,362       63,215         1,000         7,980        8,968$   260,525

4,239         4,000300            3003,000         4,500
1,000         1,000
2,000         2,000
1,800            6822,000         2,500
1,000		         1,236
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Miscellaneous				
Sub-Total			

11,000     13,000
500		
500
$    33,089		$   41,468

Transfer to ILP
ILP Withdrawal
Endowment Disbursements
Sub-Total			

25,000     25,0000     27,000        9,360		       5,000$    34,360		$   57,000

TOTAL EXPENSE			$ 324,300$ 358,993

IV. HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONINCOME
Our United Outreach
Endowments
Gifts
ILP Earnings
Denomination Day Offering
TOTAL INCOME

		$    75,000 $    76,575
26,000    30,000
    10,000
8,000
8,300
      6,000       5,000		      5,000$ 122,300 $  127,575

EXPENSE
Salaries
FICA / Retirement
Health, LTD, Dental & Vision Insurance
Board Travel
Legal Fees				Staff Training
Subscriptions/Memberships
Continuing Education
Computer Equipment
Archival Equipment
Computer Supplies
Office Supplies
PostageAcquisitions ILP
Photography
Birthplace Shrine
Employee Recognition
Staff Travel
Denomination Day Project		
TOTAL EXPENSE$    73,314 $    79,428
12,382
    13,418
9,214      8,420
5,000      4,000
200		
200
500
         300600         5001,000      1,000
1,500      1,000
1,000      1,000100         150500         500
500
1,000
3,000
      3,000500         1004,000      2,000
440		
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3,000
      3,000       5,000		      5,000$ 122,945 $  122,945

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Student Tuition Fees
Investment
Gifts and Grants
Other Revenues
TOTAL REVENUE$			

$2,453,175
405,275
1,251,000     233,544$4,342,994

EXPENSES
Business OfficeDean’s Office
ChapelFormation For Ministry
Educational Development Committee
Associate Dean’s Office
Advancement Office
Doctor of Ministry
Facilities
Faculty
Summer Classes
January Classes
CYMT
Financial Aid
Information Technology
Library
President’s Office
Admissions & Student Services
Registrar & Institutional Research
Public Relations
Student Housing
Certificate & Continuing Education
Student Government
Theology & Arts
Scholarships
Program of Alternate Studies
Depreciation
TOTAL EXPENSES			
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets$   257,952$  288,358
248,715
    143,958
52,068      51,8960     111,291
18,400      20,4000               0286,067    290,414
69,540      34,880
547,662
    604,931
802,774
    882,562
30,000      15,300
11,000      11,300
98,800               066,913      62,599
175,037
    203,814
297,109    311,077
221,787
    227,103
170,370
    182,683
121,022
    134,892
122,856
    133,936
248,400
    240,8640      42,484
4,125        3,255
67,500      74,937
269,849
    400,571
127,995
    125,519
0		   281,004$4,639,941$4,880,028(296,947)       (251,173)$ 2,686,345
    427,500
1,300,000
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Our United Outreach
TOTAL REVENUE$			$   413,356$ 413,356

EXPENSES
Salaries
Health Insurance
Retirement
FICA
Audit
Payroll Service
Bank Charges
Technology System Consultants - EMS
Technology System Consultants - Blackbaud
Software Maintenance Agreement - Blackbaud
Building & Maintenance
Pest Control
Lawn & Ground Maintenance
Lawn Treatment
Loan Interest
Computer Loan
Utilities - Building 1
Utilities - Building 2
Janitorial Service
Security System Monitoring
Trash Collection
Telephone/Internet
Heating & AC Maintenance Agreement
Building & Maintenance Debt - Union
Insurance/Liability
Office Equipment Maintenance
Computer Maintenance
Office Supplies
Postage
Employee Events
TOTAL EXPENSE
Surplus/Deficit$    45,000$     45,000
12,876      12,876
2,250        2,250
3,444        3,444
15,000      16,200
9,800      10,450
14,400      14,400
18,000      18,000
12,500      12,500
19,000      19,000
12,000      12,000840           84015,600      16,200
2,520        2,520
25,200      22,800
38,049      38,049
22,200      22,200
14,800      14,800
7,800        8,100
1,050        1,100
1,080        1,045
14,400      14,400
4,800        5,000
54,000      54,000
34,000      34,000
13,200      12,100
6,000        6,000
3,000        3,000
4,800        4,675      1,000		       1,000$ 428,609$  427,949$  (15,253) $      1,620$

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Table of Contents
Page
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT .................................................................

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Statements of Financial Position .....................................................................

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Statements of Activities ...................................................................................

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Statements of Cash Flows ................................................................................

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Notes to Financial Statements .........................................................................

9 - 28SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards .................................................

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROLOVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE AND
OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTSPERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITHREQUIREMENTS THAT COULD HAVE A DIRECT AND MATERIALEFFECT ON THE MAJOR PROGRAM AND ON INTERNALCONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITHOMB CIRCULAR A-133 ........................................................................................

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Independent Auditors’ Report

The Board of Trustees
Bethel University
McKenzie, Tennessee
We have audited the accompanying statements of financial position of Bethel University (the“University”) as of July 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related statements of activities and cash
flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
University’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the UnitedStates of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government
Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether thefinancial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made bymanagement, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that
our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects,
the financial position of Bethel University as of July 31, 2011 and 2010, and the changes in its
net assets and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated
January 13, 2012 on our consideration of the University’s internal control over financial
reporting and our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts,
grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of that report is to describe the scope of our
testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing,and not to provide an opinion on the internal control over financial reporting or on compliance.
That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government AuditingStandards and should be considered in assessing the results of our audit.

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Bethel University

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial
statements of Bethel University taken as a whole. The accompanying schedule of expendituresof federal awards is presented for purposes of additional analysis as required by U.S. Office ofManagement and Budget Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit
Organizations, and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. Such information has
been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements
and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial
statements taken as a whole.
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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITIONASSETS
2011
Cash and cash equivalents
Perkins loan cash
Receivables:
Contributions, net (Note B)
Students, net of allowances of $1,110,000
and $986,076, respectively
Perkins loans, net of allowances of $211,504 and$211,504, respectively
Other
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and deposits
Investments (Note C)
Beneficial interest in assets held by others (Note D)
Property and equipment:
Land
Buildings and improvements
Equipment, furniture and automobiles
Library books
Property held under capital leases (Note F)
Construction in progress
Less: Accumulated depreciation
Total property and equipment, net
Total assets-3-

July 31,2010$ 2,611,545
146,204$ 1,094,901
122,2772,624,836

9,737,258

3,824,129

1,629,124

264,152
70,177148,117
105,323
5,307,633
3,356,815

301,803
105,997
149,089
90,8438,094,639
3,142,611

686,983
28,194,499
6,274,783
1,178,587
3,545,771
20,548,229
60,428,852(12,627,244)

465,243
20,507,919
5,115,988
1,061,128
1,935,699
5,373,914
34,459,891( 9,983,452)

47,801,608

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2011
Liabilities:
Accounts payable
Accrued payroll and benefits
Deferred tuition revenue
Annuities payable
Notes payable (Note E)
Obligations under capital leases (Note F)
Advances from the federal government for student loans

July 31,2010$13,023,487
280,0392,507,284
1,427
29,025,714
1,565,160
411,781$ 4,660,061
196,861
1,777,423
4,148
19,833,048
1,342,141
410,281

46,814,892

28,223,963

8,548,034
1,333,792
9,563,821

2,738,812
8,665,367
9,316,839

Total net assets

19,445,647

20,721,018

Total liabilities and net assets$66,260,539$48,944,981

Total liabilities
Net Assets:
Unrestricted
Temporarily restricted (Notes G and H)
Permanently restricted (Notes G and H)

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STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIESYear Ended July 31, 2011
Temporarily Permanently
Unrestricted Restricted
Restricted

Total

Revenue, gains and other support:
Regular tuition and fees
$ 29,747,069 $$- $ 29,747,069
Degree completion tuition
13,096,207
13,096,207
Institutional scholarships and grants ( 9,389,617)( 9,389,617)
Net tuition and fees
33,453,659
33,453,659
Bookstore income
1,713,902
1,713,902
Private gifts and contracts
1,991,693
877,534
32,7782,902,005
Investment income
241,904
241,904
Unrealized gain on beneficial
interest in assets held by others
214,204
214,204
Auxiliary fund revenues
5,243,415
5,243,415
Government grants
396,538
396,538
Other income (loss)( 493,292)( 493,292)
Net assets released from restrictions 8,209,109(8,209,109)
Total revenue, gains andother support
50,756,928(7,331,575)
246,982 43,672,335
Expenses:
Educational and general:
Instruction
Academic support
Student services
Institutional support
Auxiliary enterprises
Total expenses

25,080,295
1,139,104
5,500,370
9,040,752
4,187,185
44,947,706

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

5,809,222

Net assets, beginning of year
Net assets, end of year-

25,080,295
1,139,104
5,500,370
9,040,752
4,187,185
44,947,706(7,331,575)

246,982( 1,275,371)

2,738,812

8,665,367

9,316,839

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12,517,619( 7,391,211)
25,207,775
1,752,190
1,037,499
253,988

Year Ended July 31, 2010
Temporarily
Permanently
Restricted
Restricted$

7,054,077
70,948$

Total

103,304-$ 20,081,367
12,517,619( 7,391,211)
25,207,775
1,752,190
8,194,880
324,936

4,227,481
401,196
326,054908,849( 908,849)

108,572-

108,572
4,227,481
401,196
326,054-

34,115,032

6,216,176

211,876

40,543,084

17,381,530
1,011,250
4,049,705
7,319,904
4,272,633
34,035,022--

17,381,530
1,011,250
4,049,705
7,319,904
4,272,633
34,035,022

80,0106,216,176

211,876

6,508,062

2,658,802

2,449,191

9,104,963

14,212,956$ 2,738,812$ 8,665,367$ 9,316,839$ 20,721,018

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Year Ended July 31,
2011
2010
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:(Decrease) increase in net assets$( 1,275,371)
Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Non-cash:
Allowance for doubtful student accounts,
contributions and Perkins loans receivable
158,793
Gain (loss) on disposal of property and equipment(
27,102)
Unrealized gain on investments and beneficial
interests in assets held by others( 318,532)
Loss on the change in fair value of interest rate swap
437,619
Depreciation
2,662,392(Increase) decrease in:
Perkins loan cash(
23,927)
Contributions receivable
6,329,485
Student accounts receivable( 2,318,929)
Perkins loans receivable
37,651Other receivables
35,820Inventories
972
Prepaid expenses and deposits(
14,480)
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable
2,710,534
Accrued payroll and benefits
83,178Deferred tuition revenue
729,861
Contributions restricted for long-term investments
Total adjustments
10,483,166
Net cash provided by operating activities$ 6,508,062(

18,920)20,406(225,630)
2,384,236(
44,693)( 6,037,512)
695,378
63,880(36,810)(65,151)(
24,884)
2,177,625
47,227444,807(
74,567)( 694,608)

9,207,795

5,813,454

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Withdrawal (purchases) of investments, net
Purchases of property and equipment

2,891,334(18,068,020)

103,020(10,940,830)

Net cash used in investing activities(15,176,686)(10,837,810)

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - Continued

Year Ended July 31,
2011
2010
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:Payments on annuity obligations
Proceeds from notes payable and line-of-credit
Payments on notes payable and line-of-credit
Repayments of capital lease obligations
Contributions restricted for long-term investments
Decrease in advances from the federal government
for student loans
Net cash provided by financing activities(
2,721)
12,337,500( 3,599,939)( 1,249,995)
1,500

(

2,719)
7,250,100( 752,349)( 1,305,016)
74,567(1,500)

7,486,345

5,263,083

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

1,517,454

238,727

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

1,094,091

856,174

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

$ 2,611,545$ 1,094,901

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest paid

$ 1,319,550$$ 26,014,663$ 12,022,176( 7,946,643)( 1,081,346)$ 18,068,020$ 10,940,830

Non-cash financing and investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment
Amount financed through capital leases, debt, or
donations
Total paid for property and equipment

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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BETHEL UNIVERSITYNOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTSJULY 31, 2011 AND 2010A.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICES
Organization and Business Purpose
Bethel University (the “University”) is a private, residential, coeducational college
affiliated with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, dedicated primarily to educating
students in the liberal arts and science while also offering select pre-professional
programs, a graduate teacher education program, a masters of business administration
program, and an online criminal justice program. In addition to its traditional academic
programs, the University also offers a degree-completion program. The University is
accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges andSchools and its education emphasizes academic excellence, high achievement,
intellectual and personal integrity, and participation in community life. Its Christian
heritage finds expression in commitment to the values of personal growth, justice,community, and service.
Accrual Basis and Financial Statement Presentation
The financial statements of the University have been prepared on the accrual basis ofaccounting.
The University classifies its revenue, expenses, gains, and losses into three classes of net
assets based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions. Net assets of the
University and changes therein are classified as follows:
Unrestricted net assets - Net assets that are not subject to donor-imposed
stipulations.
Temporarily restricted net assets - Net assets subject to donor-imposed
stipulations that may or will be met either by actions of the University and/or thepassage of time.
Permanently restricted net assets - Net assets subject to donor-imposed
stipulations that are required to be maintained permanently by the University.
Generally, the donors of these assets permit the University to use all or part of theincome earned on related investments for general or specific purposes.
The amount for each of these classes of net assets is displayed in the statements offinancial position and the amount of change in each class of net assets is displayed in thestatements of activities.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICES - Continued
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to makeassumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure ofcontingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The more significant
areas include the recovery period for property and equipment, the allocation of certain
operating expenses to functional categories, the collection of contributions receivableand the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful receivables. Management believes thatsuch estimates have been based on reasonable assumptions and that such estimates areadequate. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Contributions
The University reports gifts of cash and other assets as restricted support if they arereceived with donor stipulations that limit the use of the donated assets. When a donor
restriction expires, that is, when a stipulated time restriction ends or the purpose of therestriction is accomplished, temporarily restricted net assets are reclassified tounrestricted net assets and reported in the statement of activities as net assets released
from restrictions. The University has elected to report contributions received withdonor-imposed restrictions as an increase to unrestricted net assets if the restrictions are
met in the same fiscal year that the contributions are received.
The University reports gifts of land, equipment and other assets as unrestricted support
unless explicit donor stipulations specify how the donated assets must be used. Gifts oflong-lived assets with explicit restrictions that specify how the assets are to be used andgifts of cash or other assets that must be used to acquire long-lived assets are reported as
restricted support. Absent explicit donor stipulations regarding how long the long-lived
assets must be maintained, the University reports expirations of donor restrictions when
the donated or acquired long-lived assets are placed in service.
Contribution of services are recognized if the services received (a) create or enhance
non-financial assets or (b) require specialized skills, provided by individuals possessing
those skills and would typically need to be purchased if not provided by donation.
In the event a donor makes changes to the nature of a restricted gift which affects its
classification among the net asset categories, such amounts are reflected asreclassifications in the statement of activities.

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BETHEL UNIVERSITYNOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTSJULY 31, 2011 AND 2010A.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICES - Continued
Cash Equivalents
The University considers all cash and highly liquid investments with original maturitiesof three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
Perkins Loan - CashAs required by federal regulations, cash related to the Federal Perkins Loan Program ismaintained in a separate bank account.
Student Accounts Receivable
The University records accounts receivable at their estimated net realizable value. An
allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded based upon management’s estimate of
uncollectible accounts determined by analysis of specific student balances and a generalreserve based upon agings of outstanding balances. Past due balances and delinquent
receivables are charged against the allowance when they are determined to beuncollectible by management.
Notes Receivable - Students
Notes receivable from students at July 31, 2011 and 2010, totaled $264,152 and$301,803, respectively, net of allowances of $211,504. Student loans are granted by the
University under the federally funded Perkins loan program. These funds are disbursed
based upon the demonstration of financial need on the Perkins loan, at which time theloan will also begin accruing interest. Perkins loan amounts are then repaid through athird party billing service. Student loans are considered past due when payment has notbeen received in over 30 days. At July 31, 2011 and 2010, student loans represented
0.47% and 0.67% of total assets, respectively.
The allowance for doubtful accounts is established based on prior collection experienceand current economic factors which, in management’s judgment, could influence theability of loan recipients to repay the amounts per the loan terms. Loan balances are
written off only when they are deemed to be permanently uncollectible.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICES - Continued
Contributions Receivable
Contributions receivable are recorded at their estimated fair value using a discount ratecommensurate with the rate on U.S. Government Securities whose maturities correspondto the maturities of the contributions. Contributions receivable are considered to beeither conditional or unconditional promises to give. A conditional contribution is one
which depends on the occurrence of a specified uncertain future event to become
binding on the donor. Conditional contributions are not recorded as revenue until thecondition is met, at which time they become unconditional. Unconditional contributions
are recorded as revenue at the time verifiable evidence of the promise to give isreceived.
Inventories
Inventories consist primarily of books and supplies and are stated at the lower of cost or
market. Cost is determined using the average cost method.
Investments
Investments in marketable equity securities with readily determinable fair values and all
investments in debt securities are stated at their fair values in the statements of financial
position. All gains and losses (both realized and unrealized) and other investment
income are reported in the statements of activities.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are recorded at cost at the date of acquisition or fair value at thedate of donation in the case of gifts. Depreciation on property and equipment iscalculated on the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of 20-70 years forbuildings and improvements, 18 months - 10 years for equipment, furniture, and librarybooks, 5 years for automobiles, and 20 years for other property. Property held undercapital leases is being depreciated on the straight-line method based on the lesser of theestimated useful life of the property to the University or the life of the capital lease.
Repairs and renovations that do not add value or extend the life of the assets are
expensed as incurred. Depreciation and operation and maintenance charges are allocatedto appropriate functional expense categories.
The estimate to complete construction in progress is $3,750,000 as of July 31, 2011.
Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue consists primarily of changes and cash receipts collected prior to yearend for services rendered after year-end. These receipts pertain to upcoming tuition andfees.
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BETHEL UNIVERSITYNOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTSJULY 31, 2011 AND 2010A.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICES - Continued
Advances from the Federal Government for Student Loans
The Perkins Loan Program is a campus-based program providing revolving loan funds
for financial assistance to eligible postsecondary school students based on financial
need. The Department of Education provides funds along with the University which areused to make loans to eligible students at low interest rates. Refundable government
advances at July 31, 2011 and 2010, totaled $411,781 and $410,281, respectively.
Derivative Instruments
The University accounts for its derivative instruments under Financial AccountingStandards Board Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 815, Derivatives andHedging, which establishes accounting and reporting standards requiring that derivative
instruments be recorded in the statement of financial position at estimated fair value.
Changes in a derivative’s fair value are included in the statement of activities as acomponent of the change in net assets in the period of change. As described in Note E,
the University has interest rate swap agreements which are considered to be derivative
instruments. The University’s interest rate risk management strategy is to stabilize cash
flow requirements by maintaining interest rate swap contracts to convert certain
variable-rate debt to a fixed rate.
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and totaled approximately $1,288,466 and$1,143,563 for the years ended July 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Tax Status
The University is exempt from Federal income taxes under 501(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code (“IRC”) as an organization described in IRC Section 501(c)(3).
Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made in the accompanying
financial statements. The University is not classified as a private foundation.
The University accounts for the effect of any uncertain tax positions based on a more
likely than not threshold to the recognition of the tax positions being sustained based on
the technical merits of the position under examination by the applicable taxing authority.
If a tax position or positions are deemed to result in uncertainties of those position, theunrecognized tax benefit is estimated based on a cumulative probability assessment that
aggregates the estimated tax liability for all uncertain tax positions. Tax positions for the
University include, but are not limited to, the tax-exempt status and determination ofwhether certain income is subject to unrelated business income tax; however, theUniversity has determined that such tax positions do not result in an uncertainty
requiring recognition.
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BETHEL UNIVERSITYNOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTSJULY 31, 2011 AND 2010A.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICES - Continued
Fair Value Measurements
Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the statements of financial position are
categorized based on the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure
their fair value. Related disclosures are included in Note I. Level inputs, as defined by
Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820,
Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, are as follows:
Level 1 - Values are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in
active markets accessible at the measurement date.
Level 2 - Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active
markets, quoted prices from those willing to trade in markets that are not active, orother inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by market data for the term of
the instrument. Such inputs include market interest rates and volatilities, spreads andyield curves.
Level 3 - Certain inputs are unobservable (supported by little or no market activity)and significant to the fair value measurement. Unobservable inputs reflect the
University’s best estimate of what hypothetical market participants would use todetermine a transaction price for the asset or liability at the reporting date.
Classification of Expenses
Expenses are classified functionally as a measure of service efforts andaccomplishments. Direct expenses incurred for a single function are allocated entirely tothat function. Joint expenses applicable to more than one function are allocated on thebasis of objectively summarized information or management estimates.

B.

CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE
Contributions receivable at July 31, 2011 and 2010 consist of the following:

Contributions receivable (present value)
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20112010$ 2,707,556( 82,720)$ 9,777,258( 40,000)$ 2,624,836$ 9,737,258

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B.

CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE - Continued
Expected maturities of contributions receivable at July 31, 2011 are as follows:
Fiscal YearEnding July 31,

Amount

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Thereafter
Total expected contributions
Less: allowance for net present value using a weighted
average discount rate of 1.15%
Present value of contributions receivableC.

$ 994,506
732,742
465,458
227,062271,607
51,0502,742,425(

34,869)$ 2,707,556

INVESTMENTS
The investments of the University are principally administered by the University or by
the Board of Stewardship of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Inc. (the “Board”).
The funds administered by the Board are co-mingled with funds of other agencies of the
Church. The University’s portion represents approximately 7% and 8% of the funds
administered by the Board at July 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The investments of
the University are invested as follows:

Administered by the Board:
Marketable equity and debt securities
Administered by the University:
Marketable equity and debt securities
Certificates of deposits (partially pledged,
see Note E)
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20112010$2,700,912$2,679,639

871,443

843,485

1,710,329
24,9494,546,566
24,949$5,307,633$8,094,639

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D.

BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS
Beneficial interest in assets held by others represents arrangements in which a donor
establishes and funds a perpetual trust administered by an individual or organization
other than the University. The fair value of perpetually held trusts in which the
University had a beneficial interest as of July 31, 2011 and 2010, was $3,356,815 and$3,142,611, respectively. The University records these trusts at fair market value.
Income distributed to the University from the beneficial interest assets is temporarily
restricted for scholarships.

E.

NOTES PAYABLEThe University has the following notes payable at July 31, 2011 and 2010:
2011

2010

Note payable to Regions Bank, payable in monthly
installments of $25,737 including interest of
4.79% through July 17, 2015, with a final
payment of $1,396,516 due August 17, 2015;
collateralized by certain real property.

$ 2,271,060$ 2,466,019

Note payable to Regions Bank, payable in monthly
installments of $25,936 including interest of 4.79%
through July 17, 2015, with a final payment of$2,636,959 due August 17, 2015; collateralized
by certain real property.

3,300,243

3,449,498

Note payable to Regions Bank, payable in monthly
installments of $10,108 including interest of 4.18%
through February 28, 2016; collateralized bycertain real property.

956,452

1,035,957

Step down revolver credit agreement with Regions
Bank, bearing interest of 6.35%. Monthly principal
payments of $26,000 plus accrued interest are due
through September 12, 2013 at which time all unpaid
principal and interest are due; collateralized bysubstantially all real property.
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NOTES PAYABLE - Continued
2011

2010

Notes payable to various financial institutions,with interest incurred at rates ranging from
3.29% to 5.5%. Certain notes are unsecured
with the remaining notes collateralized bycertificates of deposit, specified real estate, or
specified equipment.

9,471

500,100

Line-of-credit totaling $2,000,000 with First
Tennessee Bank, bearing interest at the prime
rate (3.25% at July 31, 2011) with a maturity
date of January 15, 2012; collateralized by allbank accounts held at the bank.

2,000,000

2,000,000

Note payable to First Cumberland Presbyterian
Church of McKenzie, payable in monthly
principal installments of $2,000 throughJanuary 2013; collateralized by certain real
property.

38,00062,000Bond bearing interest at the greater of 3.25%
or the sum of 63.4560% of LIBOR plus
392 basis points (6.12% at July 31, 2011),
payable in monthly principal payments of$26,389 plus interest through April 4, 2015,
with a final payment of $3,203,965 due
May 4, 2015; collateralized by certain
real property.

4,380,556

4,697,222

Credit loan totaling $2,000,000 with Regions
Bank, bearing interest at 6.25%, payable inequal monthly principal and interest
payments with a maturity date ofAugust 16, 2016; collateralized by certain
real property.

2,000,000-

Note payable to a related party private company
totaling $2,000,000, bearing interest at 3.5%,
payable in varying month installments
beginning of March 1, 2012, with final
maturity on June 1, 2015 (see note S).
The note can be called by the lender on
demand as of August 1, 2012.

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NOTES PAYABLE - Continued
2011

2010

Bond bearing interest at a variable per annum
rate at the sum of 63.4560% of LIBOR plus
321 basis points (5.32% at July 31, 2011),
payable in monthly principal and interest
payments through July 28, 2016, with a final
payment of $1,558,366 due August 30, 2016;
collateralized by certain real property.

2,112,500-

Bond bearing interest at a variable per annum
rate at the sum of 63.4560% of LIBOR plus
321 basis points (4.99% at July 31, 2011),
payable in monthly principal and interest
payments through July 28, 2016, with a final
payment of $1,551,166 due September 16, 2016;
collateralized by certain real property.

2,112,500-

2,112,500
28,588,095
437,619

19,833,048-$29,025,714$19,833,048

Bond bearing interest at a variable per annum
rate at the sum of 63.4560% of LIBOR plus
321 basis points (3.33% at July 31, 2011),
payable in monthly principal and interest
payments through July 28, 2016, with a final
payment of $1,561,066 due September 1, 2016;
collateralized by certain real property.
Interest rate swap

The anticipated maturities of the University’s notes payable are as follows:
Fiscal YearEnding July 31,

Amount

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Thereafter$ 5,180,304
4,010,994
7,124,487
2,560,628
6,758,556
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NOTES PAYABLE - Continued
Interest Rate Swap
During fiscal year 2011, the University entered into interest rate swap agreements with
Regions Bank having an original notional amount of $6,337,500 to reduce or eliminate
the risk associated with debt interest rate fluctuations on portions of the Special Projectbonds payable. The University does not engage in trading these derivatives. The
financial instruments are used to manage interest rate risk. The notional amounts arebeing amortized over the life of the agreements and at July 31, 2011, the remaining
amounts totaled $6,337,500. The interest rate swap agreements provide for the
University to receive interest at a variable rate of 63.456% of LIBOR plus 321 basis
points and to pay a fixed monthly interest rate of 5.32% expiring August 2016.
Gains or losses on the derivatives are included as a component of the change inunrestricted net assets in the statement of activities. The University’s interest rate risk
management strategy is to stabilize cash flow requirements by maintaining the interest
rate swap contracts to convert certain variable-rate debt to fixed rate. The fair value ofthe derivative was a liability at July 31, 2011, totaling $437,619.
Interest Expense
For the years ending July 31, 2011 and 2010, Bethel University incurred interest expenseof $1,319,550 and $861,498, respectively.
Compliance with Covenants
Certain loan agreements contain various covenants and establish certain financial ratios.
The University was in compliance with the covenants and ratios or had obtained
appropriate waiver as of July 31, 2011.

F.

OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASESThe University has entered into capital lease agreements for certain computer equipment
relating to the University’s notebook computer program. The agreements expire atvarious dates through June 2013. Equipment under capital lease at July 31, 2011 and2010, totaled $1,274,873 and $862,037, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,270,898
and $1,073,662, respectively.

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BETHEL UNIVERSITYNOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTSJULY 31, 2011 AND 2010F.

OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES - Continued
Minimum future lease payments under capital leases as of July 31, 2011, are as follows:
Fiscal YearEnding July 31,

Amount20122013
Less: Amount representing interest$ 1,259,167
342,800
1,601,967( 36,807)

Present value of net minimum lease payments$ 1,565,160

Interest rates on capitalized leases vary from 3.92% to 5.97% and are imputed based on
the lessor’s implicit rate of return.
G.

TEMPORARILY AND PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETSAt July 31, 2011 and 2010, temporarily restricted net assets are available for thefollowing purposes:

Scholarships
Contributions and other

2011

2010

$ 174,965
1,158,827$ 452,354
8,213,013$1,333,792$8,665,367

At July 31, 2011 and 2010, permanently restricted net assets are as follows:

Beneficial interest in assets held by others
Student loan fundEndowments - CashEndowments - Investments- 20 -

20112010$3,356,815
3,965
895,408
5,307,633$3,142,611
3,965
6,170,263$9,563,821$9,316,839

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G.

TEMPORARILY AND PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS - Continued
The endowments represent nonexpendable funds that are subject to restrictions requiring
the principal to be invested and only the income used as specified by the donors. The
student loan fund consists of funds subject to donor restrictions related to loanrequirements.
Net assets were released from donor restrictions by incurring expenses satisfying the
restricted purposes. The following is a summary of the assets released from restrictions
for the years ended July 31, 2011 and 2010:

Institutional support expenditures
Scholarship and grant expenditures
Endowment expenditures
Auxiliary expenditures

H.

2011

2010

$7,831,247
33,952335,857
8,053$133,310
52,177
693,493
29,869$8,209,109$908,849

ENDOWMENTThe University’s endowment consists of individual donor-restricted funds established fora variety of purposes. As required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, net
assets associated with endowment funds are classified and reported based on theexistence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions.
Interpretation of Relevant Law
The Board of Trustees of the University has interpreted the applicable state laws asrequiring the preservation of the original gift as of the gift date of the donor-restricted
endowment funds absent explicit donor stipulations to the contrary. As a result of thisinterpretation, the University classified as permanently restricted net assets (a) theoriginal value of gifts donated to the permanent endowment, (b) the original value ofsubsequent gifts to the permanent endowment, and (c) accumulations to the permanentendowment made in accordance with the direction of the applicable donor gift
instrument at the time the accumulation is added to the fund. The remaining portion of
the donor-restricted endowment fund that is not classified in permanently restricted net
assets is classified as temporarily restricted net assets until those amounts areappropriated for expenditure by the University in a manner consistent with the standardof prudence prescribed by applicable state laws. In accordance with applicable state
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H.

ENDOWMENT - Continued








The duration and preservation of the fundThe purposes of the University and the donor-restricted endowment fund
General economic conditions
The possible effect of inflation and deflation
The expected total return from income and the appreciation of investments
Other resources of the University
The investment policies of the University

Changes in Endowment Net Assets
Temporarily
Restricted

Permanently
Restricted

Total$ 1,137,294$9,100,998$ 10,238,292

177,472
147,464
324,936-

108,572
108,572
103,304

177,472
256,036
433,508
103,304

Appropriation of endowment assets
for expenditure (scholarships)( 693,493)-

Endowment net assets, July 31, 2010

768,737

9,312,874

10,081,611

Investment return:
Investment income
Net appreciation (realized and unrealized)
Total investment return
Contributions

142,791
99,113241,904-

214,204
214,204
36,743

142,791
313,317456,108
36,743

Appropriation of endowment assets for
expenditure (scholarships)( 335,857)-

Endowment net assets, July 31, 2011

$ 674,784$9,563,821

Endowment net assets, August 1, 2009
Investment return:
Investment income
Net depreciation (realized and unrealized)
Total investment return
Contributions- 22 -((

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H.

ENDOWMENT - Continued
Return Objectives and Risk Parameters
The University has adopted investment and spending policies for endowment assets that
attempt to provide a predictable stream of funding to programs supported by its
endowment while seeking to maintain the purchasing power of the endowment assets.
Endowment assets include those assets of donor-restricted funds that the University must
hold in perpetuity or for a donor-specified period(s). Under this policy, as approved by
the Board of Trustees, the endowment assets are invested with an overall total returnobjective as established for each time horizon: 1) Short Term, 2) Intermediate, and 3)
Long Term according to the funding needs of the University. The returns will becompared with the generally accepted indices, i.e., the S&P 500, certain Bond Indices,
and MSCI EAFE stock indices, and an index of U.S. Treasury Bills depending on thetime horizon in place. At July 31, 2011 and 2010, the endowment assets consist ofinvestments in certificates of deposit, marketable debt and equity securities, andbeneficial interests in assets held by others.
Strategies Employed for Achieving Objectives
To satisfy its rate-of-return objectives, the University relies on a total return strategy inwhich investment returns are achieved through both capital appreciation (realized andunrealized) and current yield (interest and dividends). The University targets aninvestment allocation based on the three time horizons described above and that placesemphasis on diversification of assets within prudent risk constraints.
Spending Policy and How the Investment Objectives Relate to Spending Policy
During fiscal year 2009, the University’s Board of Trustees adopted a spending policy,
which is based on the “Total Return” concept of determining the amount available for
distribution. Total Return takes into consideration all of the elements of long-term
investment return. The appropriate spending amount is based on the projected long-term
Total Return of the funds, less an estimate of future inflation. The goal of the Total
Return approach is to provide for a level of current income that protects the futurepurchasing power of the fund, thereby providing for increasing amounts of future
income. The University anticipates that this percentage will be in the range of 3 to 5%of market value based on historical measurements of Total Return and Inflation. The
market value of the fund will be noted each year on a specific date and a three-year
rolling average market value will be established. The rolling three-year market value
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I.

FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Required disclosures concerning the estimated fair values of financial instruments arepresented below. The estimated fair value amounts have been determined based on the
University’s assessment of available market information and appropriate valuation
methodologies. The following table summarizes required fair value disclosures under
ASC 825, Financial Instruments, and measurements at July 31, 2011 and 2010 for theassets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis under ASC 820, Fair
Value Measurements and Disclosures:
Carrying
AmountEstimated
Fair Value

Measured at
Fair Value$5,307,633$5,307,633$5,307,633

3,356,815

3,356,815

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Notes payable
and long-term
obligation
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Level 1
Level 2
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FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Continued
Changes in Level 3 assets are as follows:
Fair Value Measurements Using Significant
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Balance at August 1, 2010
Purchases and sales, net
Unrealized gain/loss$
1,394,960
49,016

Balance at July 31, 2011

$1,443,976

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of eachclass of financial instruments:
Cash equivalents, receivables, accounts payable and accrued payroll and benefits,deferred revenue and advances from the Federal government for student loans
The carrying values of these items approximate their fair values due to the shortmaturities of these instruments.
Investments
Fair values are based on quoted market prices, where available. The carrying amounts
and the fair values of the University’s investments are presented in Note C.
Notes payable and obligations under capital leases
For fixed rate debt, fair value was estimated using discounted cash flow analyses basedon the University’s current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing
arrangements.
J.

DEGREE-COMPLETION PROGRAM
Revenue from the degree-completion program in fiscal years 2011 and 2010 was$13,096,207 and $12,517,619, which represents approximately 26% and 37% of the
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K.

FUND RAISING ACTIVITIESThe University conducts fund raising activities each year. The total cost of these
activities for fiscal years 2011 and 2010, was $674,856 and $512,777, respectively.

L.

RETIREMENT PLAN
The University’s full-time employees may participate in either a retirement plan which isadministered by the Cumberland Presbyterian Board of Finance or the TIAA/CREF
Plan, which is a national pension plan. Payments are made to the plans by withholding
five percent of the employee’s salary with the University paying a matching amount.
Total matching contributions were made by the University for fiscal years 2011 and2010, of $335,501 and $304,027, respectively.

M.

HEALTH BENEFITSThe University provides group health benefits coverage for participating employees
through its membership in the TICUA Benefit Consortium (“Consortium”). The
Consortium is a partially self-insured health benefit plan consisting of eight private
colleges and universities in Tennessee, and is exempt under Section 501(c)(9) of theInternal Revenue Code. Funding for the plan has been based upon actuarial calculations
using historical experience of claims paid and estimates of claims outstanding.

N.

CONCENTRATION OF RISKSThe University, in connection with its activities, grants credit to students that involves,to varying degrees, elements of credit risk. The maximum accounting loss from credit
risk is limited to the amounts that are recognized in the accompanying statements offinancial position as student accounts receivable at July 31, 2011 and 2010.
The University also has several bank deposits in excess of those insured under regulatory
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O.

OPERATING LEASESThe University leases office space for satellite campuses relating to its degreecompletion program. These leases expire at various dates through fiscal year 2016.
Minimum future rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of July 31,
2011 are as follows:
Fiscal YearEnding July 31,

Amount

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016

$ 796,243
757,306
678,606
99,26090,988$2,422,403

Rent expense under the non-cancelable operating leases totaled $1,001,888 and$1,043,950 the years ended July 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
P.

FUNCTIONAL ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES
During the years ended July 31, 2011 and 2010, the University allocated the cost ofcertain professional fees and the operation and maintenance of physical plant, including
depreciation expense of $2,662,392 and $2,384,236, respectively, over the cost ofproviding instruction, research, academic support, institutional support and auxiliary
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2010$2,069,491
94,694457,248
751,562
348,084$1,646,023
96,336
385,791
697,324
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LITIGATION AND CONTINGENCIESThe University is a defendant in legal actions from time to time in the normal course ofoperations. It is not currently possible to state the ultimate liability, if any, in thesematters. In the opinion of management, any resulting liability from these actions will
not have a material adverse effect on the financial position of the activities of the
University.

R.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During fiscal years 2011 and 2010, the University had an agreement with a company
owned by a member of the University’s faculty. Under the agreement, the company
developed and is maintaining the University’s online masters of business administration
program. Specifically, the company is responsible for developing course work,
producing lectures and graphic presentations, and maintaining student records. Fees
under the agreement are $300 per student, per course and the agreement has nocontractual expiration. Total fees incurred during fiscal years 2011 and 2010 were
$2,789,315 and $1,190,603, respectively.
During fiscal years 2011 and 2010, the University contracted with a company owned bya member of the Board of Trustees. Under the contract, the company was responsible
for the construction of certain University buildings. Total charges incurred andcapitalized during the fiscal years 2011 and 2010 were $11,077,773 and $5,489,700,
respectively.

S.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTSOn July 13, 2011, the University entered into a note payable with a private corporation
totaling $10,000,000, of which $2,000,000 was drawn and outstanding as of July 31,
2011. The remaining balance of $8,000,000 was drawn in August 2011, subsequent toyear-end. The private corporation is owned by two board members.
The University has evaluated subsequent events through January 13, 2012, the issuancedate of the University’s financial statements, and has determined that there are no
subsequent events that require disclosure, except for the line-of-credit agreement
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Federal Grantor/Pass-through Grantor/
Program or Cluster Title

Federal
CFDA Number

U.S. Department of Education - Direct Awards
Student Financial Assistance - Cluster: (1)Federal Direct Student Loans Program (Note C)
Federal Perkins Loan Program (Note B)
Federal Work-Study Program
Federal Supplemental Educational
Opportunity Grants Program
Federal Pell Grant Program
Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)
National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain
Talent Grant (National SMART Grant)

FederalExpenditures

84.26884.03884.033$36,737,656
45,416167,255

84.00784.06384.375

207,511
9,120,724
158,275

84.37622,000Total Student Financial Assistance - Cluster

46,458,837

U.S. Department of Education - Pass-throughProgram from:Special Education: Grants to States
Tennessee Teachers Assistants Grant

84.027A

Total Expenditures of Federal Awards(1) Tested as a major program

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A.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is presented inaccordance with the requirements of OMB Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local
Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations, on the accrual basis of accounting
consistent with the basis of accounting used by the University in the preparation of its
financial statements.

B.

FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM - CFDA #84.038
The outstanding loan balance for the Federal Perkins Loan Program at July 31, 2011 was$264,152, net of the allowance for uncollectible loans of $211,504. Total loan
disbursements for the program for the year ended July 31, 2011, were $45,416. These
disbursements include expenditures such as loans to students, repayments of fundcapital, and administrative expenditures.

C.

FEDERAL DIRECT LOANS PROGRAM - CFDA #84.268
During the fiscal year ending July 31, 2011, the University processed $36,737,656 of
new loans under the Federal Direct Loans program (which includes subsidized andunsubsidized Stafford Loans, Parents’ for Undergraduate Students, and Supplemental
Loans for Students)

D.

MATCHING FUNDSThe University provided matching funds of $69,170 for the Federal Supplemental
Educational Opportunity Grants program and $55,752 for the Federal Work Study
program during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2011.

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BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMEDIN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDSThe Board of Trustees
Bethel University
McKenzie, Tennessee
We have audited the financial statements of Bethel University (the “University”) (a non-profit
organization) as of and for the year ended July 31, 2011, and have issued our report thereon
dated January 13, 2012. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards
generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial
audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of theUnited States.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management of the University is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal
control over financial reporting. In planning and performing our audit, we considered the
University’s internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing our auditing
procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the University’s internal control overfinancial reporting. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the
University’s internal control over financial reporting.
A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow
management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, toprevent or detect and correct misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a
deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control such that there is a reasonable
possibility that a material misstatement of the entity’s financial statements will not be prevented,
or detected and corrected on a timely basis.
Our consideration of internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose
described in the first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies
in internal control over financial reporting that might be deficiencies, significant deficiencies ormaterial weaknesses. We did not identify any deficiencies in internal control over financing
reporting that we consider to be material weaknesses, as defined above.

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Bethel University

Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the University’s financial statements
are free of material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisionsof laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a
direct and material effect on the determination of financial statements amounts. However,providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit, andaccordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no instancesof noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government AuditingStandards.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Board of Trustees, management,
and federal awarding agencies and pass-through entities and is not intended to be and should not
be used by anyone other than these specified parties.
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WITH REQUIREMENTS THAT COULD HAVE A DIRECT AND MATERIALEFFECT ON THE MAJOR PROGRAM AND ON INTERNALCONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCEWITH OMB CIRCULAR A-133
The Board of Trustees
Bethel University
McKenzie, Tennessee
Compliance
We have audited Bethel University’s (the “University”) (a non-profit organization) compliancewith the types of compliance requirements described in the U.S. Office of Management andBudget (OMB) Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement that could have a direct and material
effect on the University’s major federal program for the year ended July 31, 2011. The
University’s major federal program is identified in the summary of auditors’ results section of
the accompanying schedule of findings and questioned costs. Compliance with therequirements of laws, regulations, contracts, and grants applicable to its major federal programis the responsibility of the University’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on the University’s compliance based on our audit.
We conducted our audit of compliance in accordance with auditing standards generally acceptedin the United States of America; the standards applicable to financial audits contained inGovernment Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; andOMB Circular A-133, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations.
Those standards and OMB Circular A-133 require that we plan and perform the audit to obtainreasonable assurance about whether noncompliance with the types of compliance requirements
referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on a major federal program
occurred. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence about the University’scompliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considerednecessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our
opinion. Our audit does not provide a legal determination of the University’s compliance withthose requirements.
In our opinion, the University complied, in all material respects, with the requirements referred
to above that could have a direct and material effect on its major federal program for the year
ended July 31, 2011.

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Bethel University

Internal Control Over Compliance
The management of the University is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective
internal control over compliance with the requirements of laws, regulations, contracts, andgrants applicable to federal programs. In planning and performing our audit, we considered the
University’s internal control over compliance with requirements that could have a direct andmaterial effect on a major federal program to determine our auditing procedures for the purposeof expressing our opinion on compliance and to test and report on internal control overcompliance in accordance with OMB Circular A-133, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over compliance. Accordingly, we do not
express an opinion on the effectiveness of the University’s internal control over compliance.
A deficiency in internal control over compliance exists when the design or operation of acontrol does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing theirassigned functions, to prevent or detect and correct noncompliance with a type of compliancerequirement of a federal program on a timely basis. A material weakness in internal control
over compliance, is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control overcompliance such that there is a reasonable possibility that that material noncompliance with atype of compliance requirement of a federal program will not be prevented, or detected andcorrected on a timely basis.
Our consideration of internal control over compliance was for the limited purpose described in
the first paragraph of this section and would not necessarily identify all deficiencies in internal
control over compliance that might be deficiencies, significant deficiencies or material
weaknesses. We did not identify any deficiencies in internal control over compliance that we
consider to be material weaknesses, as defined above.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Board of Trustees, management,
and federal awarding agencies and pass-through entities and is not intended to be and should not
be used by anyone other than these specified parties.
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I. SUMMARY OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ RESULTS
Financial Statements
Type of auditors’ report issued:

Unqualified

Internal control over financial reporting:Material weakness(es) identified?
Significant deficiency(ies) identified?

Noncompliance material to financial statements
noted?

Yes X NoYes X None Reported
Yes X No

Federal Awards
Internal control over major program:

Material weakness(es) identified?
Significant deficiency(ies) identified?

Type of auditors’ report issued on compliance formajor program:Any audit findings disclosed that are required
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I. SUMMARY OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ RESULTS - Continued
Major Program:
CFDA Number
SFA Cluster:
84.06384.26884.03884.00784.03384.37584.37684.038Name of Federal Program
Federal Pell Grant Program
Federal Direct Student Loans
Program (new loans processed)
Federal Perkins Loan Program
Federal Supplemental Educational
Opportunity Grants Program
Federal Work Study Program
Academic Competitiveness Grant(ACG)
National Science and Mathematics
Access to Retain Talent Grant(National SMART Grant)
Perkins Loans ($475,645
outstanding balance of loans)Amount Expended$9,120,724
36,737,656
45,416
207,511167,255
158,275
22,000-Dollar threshold used to distinguish between type A
and type B programs
Auditee qualified as low-risk auditeeII.

$300,000
X Yes

FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS
None reported.

III.

FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS
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The
Proceedingsof theONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SECOND
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
of theCUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
session held in

FLORENCE, ALABAMA
June 18-22, 2012
At Florence, Alabama, and within the facilities of the Marriott Shoals Hotel and Conference Center,
there the eighteenth day of June in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand Twelve, at the appointed hour of two
o’clock in the afternoon, Minister and Elder Commissioners from the various presbyteries, youth advisorydelegates and visitors assembled.

FIRST DAY – MONDAY – JUNE 18, 2012
PRE-ASSEMBLY WORK SHOPS
Commissioners, Youth Advisory Delegate, and visitors were invited to attend the following
workshops:“Coming to America – Cumberland Presbyterian Stories,” led by Reverend Milton Ortiz, Pastoral
Development Ministry Team Leader, Reverend George Estes, Missions Ministry Team Leader, andCumberland Presbyterian pastors who have immigrated to the United States.
“Communications for Congregations,” led by members of the Communications Ministry Team.
“Discerning God’s Call,” led by members of the Pastoral Development Ministry Team andLeadership from Memphis Theological Seminary.
“Investment Loan Program,” led by Reverend Robert Heflin, Executive Secretary of the Board of
Stewardship, Finance, and Benefits.
“Meeting People During Life’s Transitions,” led by Ms. Laurie Sharpe, CPWM Workshop.
“MinistryWith Young Adults,” led by members of the Discipleship Ministry Team and the Young
Adult Ministry Council.
“Our United Outreach Workshop,” led by members of the OUO Committee, Mr. Ron Gardner andReverend Tim Smith.
Each was presented twice so attendees could participate in two separate workshops.
OPENING WORSHIPIn the Marriott Shoals Conference Center, Florence, Alabama, the one hundred eighty-second
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direction of the Reverend Peter Jeffrey, Murfreesboro Presbytery.  The worship director, the Reverend Victor
Hassell, Covenant Presbytery, presided in worship.  Vocal Authority sang the prelude, “We Are Standingon Holy Ground.”  Ms. Mary Ann Cole, Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry President, prayed
the Opening Prayer.  Assembly music director, Ms. Kathy Eazell, Hope Presbytery, led the congregational
singing assisted by assembly pianist, Ms. Karen Cantrell, Hope Presbytery.  Vocal Authority sang the songof reflection, “I Will Rise.”  Ms. Cantrell performed a piano solo, “How Great Thou Art.”  The retiring
moderator, the Reverend Don M. Tabor, Nashville Presbytery, read the scripture, I Corinthians 2:1-5, anddelivered the sermon, “Our Message of Hope.”   Ms. Diane Wilkins, Hope Presbytery, sang a song of
meditation, “Change My Heart, O God.”  Reverend Hassell pronounced a sending out to the assembly.  
Vocal Authority sang the postlude.
THE ASSEMBLY IS CONSTITUTEDCALL TO ORDER
The Moderator, the Reverend Don Tabor, called the assembly to order.
THE REPORT OF THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEEElder Larry Nottingham, Missouri Presbytery, chairperson of the Credentials Committee, presented
the report of the Credentials Committee certifying the list of commissioners with one change.  There were
forty-seven (47) ministers and forty-three (43) elders enrolled, making a total of ninety (90) commissioners
present at 3:45 p.m.  There were twenty-one (21) youth advisory delegates present.  The report was concurredin, marked “Appendix A” and filed.
The Reverend Jay Earheart-Brown, Nashville Presbytery, prayed the constituting prayer.
WORDS OF WELCOME
Moderator Don M. Tabor introduced the pastor host, the Reverend Dwayne McDuff, Hope
Presbytery.  Reverend McDuff welcomed the assembly on behalf of Hope and Robert Donnell Presbyteries.  
Reverend McDuff introduced the mayor of Florence, Alabama, the Honorable Mr. Bobby Irons.  Mayor
Irons welcomed the assembly to Florence and the Shoals area and expressed his gratitude to the church forselecting Florence, a Christian Based City.  He invited the assembly to visit the area attractions and offered
his assistance to the visitors while in the area.
Moderator Don M. Tabor introduced the Reverend Elton Hall, Brazos River Presbytery, Moderatorof the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America.  Reverend Hall addressed the assembly asking all thepeople to pray with him for God’s work and to pray with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America
for unity, which is “just a step away.”
Moderator Don M. Tabor introduced the Reverend Lynne Herring, Huntsville Presbytery,
Administrative Director of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America, who brought greetings fromthe Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America and offered blessings for the assembly.
The Reverend Elton Hall and the Reverend Lynne Herring were seated as advisory members to the
182nd General Assembly.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ms. Cindy Martin, Discipleship Ministry Team, announced a reception for retired ministers andspouses on Monday evening and a CPYC/NACPYF/YPGA reunion for Tuesday evening.
Ms. Jodi Rush, Discipleship Ministry Team, announced a curriculum chat for Tuesday.
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A MODERATOR IS ELECTED
Moderator Don M. Tabor declared the floor open for nominations for the office of Moderator of
the one hundred eighty-second General Assembly.  The following nomination, previously endorsed by his
presbytery was presented:
The Reverend Joshua Murray, Trinity Presbytery, nominated the Reverend Robert D. Rush, Trinity
Presbytery.
Nominations were closed and the Reverend Robert D. Rush was elected Moderator by acclamation.  
The Reverend Joshua Murray escorted Moderator Rush to the podium.  Retiring Moderator Don M. Taborplaced the Moderator’s cross on Reverend Rush, and presented him the gavel.
Moderator Robert D. Rush invited his wife, Olene, to join him at the podium.  Moderator Rush
expressed his gratitude to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for the many opportunities for ministry
and proclamation of the word granted to him.  Moderator Rush introduced his sister, Ms. Ruth Louder; his
nephew, the Reverend Steve Louder, Nashville Presbytery, and his wife Paula; and Olene’s brother, theReverend Charles Fike, West Tennessee Presbytery.  Reverend Louder prayed a prayer of blessing for theassembly and Moderator Rush.
Moderator Rush stated that the gavel he would be using was one made by the Reverend Tommy
Jobe, Murfreesboro Presbytery, from a black walnut tree near the Samuel McAdow cabin on the occasionof the 200th celebration of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 2010.
A VICE MODERATOR IS ELECTED
Moderator Robert Rush opened the floor for nominations for Vice-Moderator.  The Reverend Tommy
Jobe, Murfreesboro Presbytery, nominated the Reverend Troy Green, Columbia Presbytery.  Nominations
were closed and Reverend Green was elected by acclamation.  Reverend Green thanked the assembly forthe opportunity to serve as Vice-Moderator.
PRESENTATION BY THE STATED CLERKThe Stated Clerk, Michael Sharpe, invited the retiring Moderator’s wife, Ms. Cheryl Tabor to the
podium and presented Reverend Don M. Tabor a replica of the Moderator’s cross and a gavel representing
the one used in the one hundred eighty-first General Assembly.  Reverend Tabor thanked the assembly forallowing him to serve as moderator.
BOARD/AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES INTRODUCEDThe Stated Clerk, Michael Sharpe, made corrections to the preliminary minutes, made necessary
announcements, and introduced the following board and agency representatives:
Bethel University
Commission on ChaplainsChildren’s Home
Historical Foundation
Judiciary
Memphis Theological Seminary
Ministry Council
OUO
Stewardship
Theology and Social Concerns
Evaluation Committee

Bill Dobbins
Mary McCaskey-Benedict
Ruby Letson
Tommy Jobe
Andy McClung
Jody Hill
Carlton Harper
Ron Gardner
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REFERRALS TO COMMITTEES
Referrals to the Committee on Children’s Home and Historical Foundation
Page		 Report
138 The Report of the Board of Trustees of the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home
161 The Report of the Board of Trustees of the Historical Foundation
Referrals to the Committee on Higher Education
Page Report
34 The Report of the Stated Clerk, Section V
150 The Report of the Board of Trustees of Memphis Theological Seminary
185 The Report of the Board of Trustees of Bethel College
Referrals to the Committee on Judiciary
Page Report
33 The Report of the Stated Clerk, Section IV
172 The Report of the Permanent Committee on Judiciary
173 The Report of the Joint Committee on Amendments
187 The Memorial from Missouri Presbytery regarding Active Elders Administering the     Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper
189 The Memorial from Red River Presbytery regarding Evaluating the New Structure
Referrals to the Committee on Chaplains/Missions/Pastoral Development
Page Report
32 The Report of the Moderator, Recommendations 3 & 4
58 The Report of the Ministry Council, Sections IV & V
170 The Report of the Commission on Chaplains and Military Personnel
Referrals to the Committee on Ministry Council/Communication/Discipleship
Page Report
32 The Report of the Moderator, Recommendation 1
37 The Report of the Ministry Council, Sections I, II, & III
Referrals to the Committee on Stewardship/Elected Officers
Page Report
32 The Report of the Moderator     Except Recommendation 1 which is referred to Ministry Council/Communication/Discipleship       Except Recommendations 3 & 4 which are referred to Chaplains/Missions/Pastoral Development
33 The Report of the Stated Clerk
     Except Section IV which is referred to Judiciary     Except Section V which is referred to Higher Education
125 The Report of the Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits
177 The Report of the Our United Outreach Committee
179 The Report of the Place of Meeting Committee
187 The Resolution from Ashley Chambers, Commissioner, Grace Presbytery, regarding Church Tithing
191 Line Item Budgets Submitted by General Assembly Agencies
Referrals to the Committee on Theology and Social Concerns
Page Report
181 The Report of the Unified Committee on Theology and Social Concerns
The Reverend Donny Acton, Grace Presbytery, led the assembly in prayer.  Recess was declared until 8:30
a.m. Tuesday.  Committees met briefly to organize.
THE EVENING PROGRAM
The General Assembly, the Convention of Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry, and visitors
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Moderator, the Reverend Robert D. Rush; the newly elected Vice-Moderator, the Reverend Troy Green; thePresident of the Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry, Ms. Mary Ann Cole; and the President-electof the Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry, Ms. Carla Bettis.

SECOND DAY – TUESDAY – JUNE 19, 2012
The General Assembly and visitors began their day in worship.   The Reverend Peter Jeffery,
Murfreesboro Presbytery, sang the prelude, “How He Loves.”  Assembly worship director, the Reverend
Victor Hassell, led in worship assisted by assembly music director, Ms. Kathy Eazell and pianist, Ms.
Karen Cantrell.  Renaissance: Vocal Authority sang “The Lord’s Prayer.”  Elder Akimasa Nakano, Japan
Presbytery read the scripture, I Corinthians 13:13, and delivered the morning devotional, “Power in
Weakness.”  The Reverend Iwao Satoh, Cumberland Presbytery, translated the message.  Ms. Alesha Mooresang the song of reflection, “Children of Eden.”  Reverend Hassell led the closing prayer.  Vocal Authority
sang the postlude, “Everlasting God.”ASSEMBLY BUSINESSThe Moderator, Robert D. Rush, called the assembly to order.  There were forty-nine (49) ministers,
forty-two  (42) elders, and twenty-two (22) youth advisory delegates present.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Moderator, Robert Rush made necessary announcements and informed the assembly that threestated clerks had also served as moderators.  They were the Reverend Milton Bird, who in 1851 served asboth moderator and stated clerk; the Reverend Roy Blakeburn; and the Reverend Robert Rush.  Moderator
Rush described the General Assembly banners and the meaning of the symbols, one of which is the
Cumberland Presbyterian Logo.
PRESENTATIONThe Reverend Mary McCaskey-Benedict, Representative for the Commission on Chaplains, briefly
described her ministry to spouses of deployed military personnel at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky.  Reverend
McCaskey-Benedict introduced the new Associate Director of the Presbyterian Council for Chaplains andMilitary Personnel, the Reverend Don Wilson, who addressed the assembly.  Reverend Wilson described thework of the council and stated there are one hundred sixty eight chaplains, eleven of which are Cumberland
Presbyterian, who are under the care and oversight of the council.   The Reverend Charles McCaskey,
Murfreesboro Presbytery, led the assembly in a prayer for all chaplains, the council, and the church.
RESOLUTIONS
No resolutions were presented.
ADJOURNMENTThe Reverend David Hester, Presbytery of East Tennessee, led the assembly in prayer.   Theremainder of the day was devoted to committee work.
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gathered for a presentation by the Missions Ministry Team on the Step Out Evangelism Program, a result of
the emphasis placed on evangelism at the 2011 General Assembly.
The program was opened with welcome, introduction and prayer by the Reverend Jimmy Byrd.  Mr.
Sam Suddarth, former General Assembly Moderator, sang “No Greater Love.”  The Reverend T. J. Malinoski
made the presentation, “Step Out!” Reverend Malinoski outlined the Step Out Evangelism Program as it
is to be used to spark new growth and energy at the local church, presbytery and denominational levels.  
The program was closed with Mr. Suddarth singing “Go.” An Affirmation of Faith based on Sections 5.28,
5.29, and 5.31 of The Confession of Faith and closing prayer was led by Ms. Sherry Poteet.

THIRD DAY – WEDNESDAY – JUNE 20, 2012
Committees met and began the day with devotions.  There were forty-eight (48) ministers, fortythree (43) elders, and twenty-two (22) youth advisory delegates present.  The day was devoted to committee
work.
THE EVENING PROGRAM
The General Assembly, the Convention of Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry, and visitors
gathered in worship.  Assembly worship leader, the Reverend Victor Hassell led in worship assisted byassembly music director, Ms. Kathy Eazell and pianist, Ms. Karen Cantrell.  The Moderator, the Reverend
Robert D. Rush, prayed the invocation.   Ms. Carla Bellis, Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry
President Elect, gave the offertory thought for the evening offering which will be applied to the “StepOut Evangelism Program.”  The Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry Convention Choir under the
direction of the Reverend Chuck Brown, Red River Presbytery, presented a special, “Proclaim the Glory of
the Lord.” The Reverend Doctor Mitchell Walker, Huntsville Presbytery, Cumberland Presbyterian Church
in America, read the scripture, I Corinthians 9: 19-23, and delivered the sermon “The Power, Persuasion& Profit of a Proclaiming Purposeful Principled Presence.”  A song of meditation, “His Eye Is on the
Sparrow” was sung by Ms. Grace Pennington.
The Reverend Victor Hassell and the Reverend Mitchell Walker officiated for the service of Holy
Communion.  Assisting in serving communion were Elders Faye Welch, Cumberland Presbytery; Charles
Lash, Hope Presbytery; Lita Swindle, Grace Presbytery; Ralph Gifford, Red River Presbytery; Dana Cook,
Presbytery del Cristo; Dan Hiveley, Murfreesboro Presbytery; Beverly Stott, West Tennessee Presbytery;and Victory Moore, North Central Presbytery.  Reverend Hassell pronounced the sending forth.
Following the evening worship, the Missions Ministry Team, Memphis Theological Seminary, and
the Pastoral Development Ministry Team sponsored a reception to honor clergy women.

FOURTH DAY – THURSDAY – JUNE 21, 2012
The General Assembly and visitors began their day in worship.  The assembly worship director,
the Reverend Victor Hassell, led the assembly in prayer.  Assembly music directory, Ms Kathy Eazell, led
the singing accompanied by assembly pianist, Ms. Karen Cantrell.  Reverend Hassell prayed the memorial
prayer remembering the following ministers:
Craig, David L.
Denman, E. H.
DuBose, Paul
Edwards, Ray
Hull, Robert L.
Kulpe, David A.
Muenzler, Leroy

Owen, Bert
Patterson, Grady
Springer, Robert J.
Stanley, Jeff
Wedgewood, James P.
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Youth Advisory Delegate, Ms. Anna Shepherd, West Tennessee Presbytery, delivered the morning
devotional.  A song of reflection, “You Raised Me Up,” was sung by the Reverend Chuck Brown, Red River
Presbytery.  Rev. Hassell pronounced the blessing and benediction.
CALL TO ORDER
The Moderator, Reverend Robert D. Rush, called the assembly to order.  There were forty-seven(47) ministers, forty-one (41) elders, and twenty (20) youth advisory delegates present as of 9:00 a.m.
GREETINGS
Ms. Carla Bellis, Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry President, brought greetings andupdated the assembly on Convention activities.
Ms. Gladys Cantey, President of the National Missionary Society of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church in America, shared greetings and blessings to the General Assembly.
The Reverend George Estes, Missions Ministry Team leader, established a Skype connection to
the Reverend Lynn Thomas and Ms. Susan Groce, leaders of the Cumberland Presbyterian Youth Mission
Team to Uganda.  Team members introduced themselves and share some of the work and experiences of themission team.
ASSEMBLY BUSINESS
Reverend Lyon Walkup, Representative of the Committee on Nominations, presented the Reportof the Nominating Committee.  Moderator Robert D. Rush opened the floor for additional nominations forthe boards and agencies.  The Reverend Eric Corbin, West Tennessee Presbytery, was nominated for the
Ministry Council.  With no other nominations, the slate of unopposed nominees was elected.  Ballots were
distributed for the position on the Ministry Council.  The Credentials Committee collected the ballots andcanvassed the vote.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Moderator Robert D. Rush gave instructions for presenting committee reports and stated the Youth
Advisory Delegates would be asked to display their opinion using the indicator cards.
PARLIAMENTARIAN APPOINTED
   The Reverend Andy McClung, Representative of the Permanent Committee on Judiciary, was named
parliamentarian.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Moderator Robert D. Rush announced that the Reverend Wayne Wyman was an additional person
to have served as both Stated Clerk and Moderator.
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RECESS DECLARED
A fifteen minute recess was declared.  The Reverend Ron Ferree, Cumberland Presbytery led theassembly in prayer.
ASSEMBLY BUSINESSThe assembly reconvened at the proper time.
The Report of the Committee on Stewardship/Elected Officers was divided to consider
Recommendation 7 separately.  The report was concurred in, its recommendations adopted as amended,marked Appendix B, and filed.  Recommendation 7 was adopted by a 70 to 7 vote.
PRESENTATIONThe Stated Clerk, Michael Sharpe, presented a plaque of appreciation to retiring Engrossing Clerk,
Dr. Tommy Craig.  The assembly gave Dr. Craig a standing expression of appreciation.  Dr. Craig thanked
the assembly and shared his appreciation for the services of the Stated Clerk, Michael Sharpe, the assistantto the Stated Clerk, Ms. Elizabeth Vaughn, and Moderator Robert D. Rush.  Dr. Craig recognized his wife,
Ms. Kathryn Gilbert Craig, and expressed his joy and privilege of being able to serve in this capacity.
ASSEMBLY BUSINESSElder Larry Nottingham, chair of the credentials committee, reported the results for the positionon the Ministry Council as Reverend Eric Corbin, 43 votes; Reverend Ron McMillan 45 votes.  Moderator
Rush declared Reverend McMillan elected to the Ministry Council.
The Report of the Committee on Chaplains/Missions/Pastoral Development was read.
RECOGNITIONS
The assembly recognized Ms. Marjorie Shannon upon her retirement from the Missions MinistryTeam.  Ms. Jinger Ellis was introduced as the new employee to fill Ms. Shannon’s position.  The Reverend
Robert Watkins was recognized upon his retirement after forty-four years of service to the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church.
ASSEMBLY BUSINESSThe Report of the Committee on Chaplains/Missions/Pastoral Development was amended,concurred in, its recommendations adopted as amended, marked Appendix C, and filed.
VICE MODERATOR ASSUMES CHAIR
The Vice Moderator, Reverend Troy Green, assumed the chair.
The Report of the Committee on Children’s Home/Historical Foundation was read, concurred in,its recommendations adopted, marked Appendix D, and filed.
The Report Number One of the Committee on Judiciary was read, concurred in, its recommendations
adopted by a unanimous vote, mark Appendix E, and filed.
RECESS DECLARED
lunch.

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ASSEMBLY RECONVENEDThe assembly reconvened at the proper time.
MODERATOR ASSUMES CHAIR
Moderator Rush assumed the chair.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Reverend David Hester, Presbytery of East Tennessee, requested the assembly acknowledge
that the Reverend Dwight Lyles, Cumberland Presbytery, composed the special “Proclaim the Glory of the
Lord” sung by the Cumberland Presbyterian Women’s Ministry Choir at the Communion Worship Service.
Moderator Rush expressed his gratitude to the Youth Advisory Delegates and thanked them fortheir service.
ASSEMBLY BUSINESSThe Report Number 2 of the Committee on Judiciary was read.  The report was divided to consider
it by sections.
RECESS DECLARED
Moderator Rush declared a 20 minute recess.
ASSEMBLY BUSINESSThe assembly reconvened at the proper time.
Report Number 2 of the Committee on Judiciary, Sections I.; II.; III.A.; III.B.1; III.B.2; III.B.3;
III.B.4 Recommendations 13, 16, 17, 18, and 19; III.B.6; III.B.7 including amended Recommendation 32
were concurred in, the recommendations adopted as amended, marked Appendix F, and filed.
The Report of the Committee on Higher Education was read, concurred in, its recommendations
adopted, marked Appendix G, and filed.
The Report of the committee on Ministry Council/Communications/Discipleship was read,
concurred in, its recommendations adopted, marked Appendix H, and filed.
The Report of the Committee on Theology and Social Concerns was read, amended, concurred in,its recommendation adopted as amended, marked Appendix I, and filed.
RESOLUTION OF THANK S
Reverend Jearl Hunley, Grace Presbytery, presented a resolution of thanks:
The 182nd General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church wishes to express its thanks
to Almighty God who has indeed blessed us with the opportunity to assemble in the name of our Lord, Jesus
Christ to transact the official business of His Church on this occasion.
A special thanks is extended to Hope and Robert Donnell Presbyteries within whose bounds the
Assembly convened, and to the Cumberland Presbyterian Churches of said Presbyteries for providing suchwarm-hearted hospitality through their ministry to us, and to the First Cumberland Church in Florence,
Alabama in particular and their pastor, Reverend Dwayne McDuff, whose unparalleled dedication has
guided us through these wonderful days together.
We also express thanks to Springfield Church and its pastor, Kenny Morgan, for hosting the Sunday
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We also express our gratitude to those who ministered to us in Word and worship.  These include:
Reverend Victor Hassell of Covenant Presbytery, Worship Director; Mrs. Kathy Eazell, Choral Director at
First CP Church, Rogersville, Alabama as Music Director; Mary Ann Cole, CPWM President; Rev. Peter
Jeffrey and Renaissance, Vocal Authority; Karen Cantrell; Diane Wilkins; Alesha Moore; Reverend Chuck
Brown and the CPWM Convention Choir; Grace Pennington; Moderator Robert D. Rush; Reverend Doctor
Mitchell Walker, Senior Pastor of Church Street CPCA, Huntsville, Alabama; those leading our devotionals,
Elder Mr. Akimasa Nakano, Japan Presbytery; Anna Shepherd, Youth Adv1sory Delegate, West Tennessee
Presbytery; and for their messages.
An untold debt of gratitude is owed to our outgoing Moderator, Reverend Don M. Tabor, our
new Moderator, Reverend Doctor Robert D. Rush; and Vice Moderator, Reverend Troy Green; StatedClerk, Reverend Michael Sharpe; and Engrossing Clerk, Doctor Tommy Craig, and newly-elected CPWM
president, Carlis Bellis, were also invaluable in their planning and assistance, along with their staff andvolunteers. Credit should also go to the General Assembly Program Committee for their dedicated service.
We also express our thanks to the many sacrifices made by the families of these volunteers andleaders.
We give our thanks to all the Commissioners and Youth Advisor Delegates for their dedication andleadership in preparing the Committee work to be debated on the floor of the Assembly.
And last, but not least, we deeply appreciate the kindness and welcome shown to us by the entire
Florence Community.  This word of thanks is especially extended to the Marriott Shoals Hotel & Convention
Center for the use of their facilities for our Assembly.
The state of Alabama is also to be commended, not only for the beautiful surroundings that madeour stay peaceful, but also for the great Southern hospitality given to us all.
The resolution was adopted.
READING OF THE MINUTESThe printed minutes were corrected and the minutes of the last day were read.  The minutes wereapproved as a whole.
ANNOUNCEMENTStated Clerk Michael Sharpe announced the offering for the Step Out Evangelism program was$3,065.00.
RECESS DECLARED
The assembly recessed for 15 minutes to prepare for the closing worship.
CLOSING WORSHIPThe General Assembly and visitors gathered for the closing worship.   The assembly worshipdirector, the Reverend Victor Hassell, conducted the service.  Assembly music directory, Ms Kathy Eazell,
led the singing accompanied by assembly pianist, Ms. Karen Cantrell.  The Reverend Jay Earheart-Brown,
Nashville Presbytery, brought the message in music, “Give Me Jesus.”  Reverend Hassell delivered themessage, “Please…” based on Luke 4: 14-21, and pronounced the benediction.
ADJOURNMENT
At 6:45 p.m. the General Assembly adjourned to meet in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, June 17-21,
2013.  Elder Beverly Stott, West Tennessee Presbytery prayed the closing prayer.

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APPENDICESREPORT OF THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE(Appendix A)
The Credentials Committee certifies the list of commissioners on pages 6 and 7 of the Preliminary
Minutes with the following change:
On the part of the Elder Commissioners, Elder Charles Baggett, Nashville Presbytery, will beserving in place of Elder Kathy Story.
Enrollment as of 2:00 p.m. is certified as forty-seven (47) ministers, forty-three (43) elders andtwenty-one (21) youth advisory delegates.    
Respectfully submitted,
Larry Nottingham, Chair
Cynthia Maddox
Beverly StottAlana Hughes

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
STEWARDSHIP/ELECTED OFFICERS(Appendix B)
I. REFERRALS
Referrals to this committee are as follows: The Report of the Moderator, The Report of the StatedClerk, except sections IV and V, which are referred to Judiciary Committee; The Report of the Board of
Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits; The Report of the Our United Outreach Committee; The Report of
the Place of Meeting Committee; and  The Line Item Budgets Submitted by General Assembly.

II. PERSONS OF COUNSEL
Appearing before this committee were: Reverend Robert Heflin, Executive Secretary, Mr. Jackie
Satterfield, Representative and Mr. Mark Duck from the Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits;
Mr. Ron Gardner, Representative of the Our United Outreach Committee; Ms. Grace Whitfield, Cumberland
Presbyterian Board of Directors; and Reverend Michael Sharpe, Stated Clerk.

III. CONSIDERATION OF REFERRALS
A. REPORT OF THE MODERATOR
1.  COMMUNICATIONS
The committee agrees the Church needs better communication about the actions of the General
Assembly.  Local church sessions should make use of available resources such as the summary of actions
distributed by the Stated Clerk after each assembly to become informed.
RECOMMENDATION 1: That Recommendation 1 of the Report of the Moderator, “thatthe General Assembly encourage each session to establish one meeting a year for the purpose ofreviewing the actions of General Assembly,” be adopted.
2.  TURN AROUND CHURCHES
We commend the Moderator for calling attention to the needs for revitalization and growth for the
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of us to believe it, speak it and do it.  We welcome the Reverend T. J. Malinoski to the position of leadershipin this movement and recognize that the Church must focus on growth and evangelism.  We must praypassionately and expectantly.
RECOMMENDATION 2: That Recommendation 2 of the Report of the Moderator, “thatthe General Assembly call the Cumberland Presbyterian Church all over the globe to passionate
prayer in faith believing that God will fulfill His will and purpose for Church growth and evangelism,
Church Planting, and mission field expansion,” be adopted.
B. REPORT OF THE STATED CLERK, EXCEPT SECTIONS IV & V
1.  STAFFThe committee joins the Stated Clerk in expressing its gratitude to Engrossing Clerk, Dr.
Tommy Craig, who has declined the nomination to serve another term.  He has assisted in orientation ofcommissioners, committee chairs and co-chairs; been diligent in recording the minutes; and has been an
instrumental member of the onsite office team during meetings of General Assembly.
RECOMMENDATION 3: That Recommendation 1 of the Report of the Stated Clerk, “thatthe 182nd General Assembly commend Dr. Tommy Craig for his dedicated and excellent service asEngrossing Clerk, from 1999 – 2012,” be adopted.
2.  ECUMENICAL RELATIONSHIPSThe Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America share
a common heritage and a common Confession of Faith.  Many co-operative relationships and partnerships
provide united ministries.   The witness of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in America would be greatly enhanced through a union of the two denominations.  
New areas of united work will bring this union closer to reality.
RECOMMENDATION 4: That Recommendation 2 of the Report of the Stated Clerk,“that the Stated Clerk and the Moderator be authorized to select five persons to serve on a task
force, to work with the task force of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America towards theorganic union of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in
America,” be adopted.
C. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF STEWARDSHIP, FOUNDATION AND BENEFITS
As new needs arise or deficiencies in the original plan documents become apparent, revision
are allowed under the plan’s provisions.  The complete revised plan document is printed in the Board’s
report to this assembly.  Three of the main changes are:  addition of catch-up contributions, non-matching
contributions allowed, and upon attainment of age fifty-nine and one-half unrestricted withdrawal allowed.
RECOMMENDATION 5: That Recommendation 1 of the Report of the Board of Stewardship,
Foundation and Benefits, “that the revision of the Cumberland Presbyterian Retirement Plan #2 be
adopted,” be adopted.
Due to rising housing cost, utilities, and maintenance, an increase in the housing allowance isrecommended.
RECOMMENDATION 6: That Recommenation 2 of the Report of the Board of Stewardship,
Foundation and Benefits, “that the General Assembly increase the housing allowance for retired
ministers under the Cumberland Presbyterian Retirement plan from $800 per month to $1,500 amonth and that a housing allowance of $180,000 be allowed in the case of a lump sum withdrawal forthe purchase of a principal residence with the stipulation that the total housing allowance available
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D. REPORT OF THE OUR UNITED OUTREACH COMMITTEE
1.  FUND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR POSITION
The committee rejoices with the Our United Outreach Committee on the progress being made inmeeting the Our United Outreach Goal.  We support their request to establish a full-time Fund Development
Coordinator position.
RECOMMENDATION 7: That Recommendation 1 of the Report of the Our United OutreachCommittee, “that we ask General Assembly to establish a full-time Fund Development Coordinator
position which would receive 3 percent of the proposed Our United Outreach allocation budget,” beadopted.
2.  OUR UNITED OUTREACH ALLOCATIONS
The committee is happy to note that the Touch the Future debt was retired in August 2011.  Theamount allocated below for debt retirement will be applied to the Organizational Task Force, then Computer
Software, then the Old Building/Maintenance, and then the Capital Campaign.  All indebtedness from loans
is projected to be paid off by July 2015.
RECOMMENDATION 8: That Recommendation 2 of the Report of the Our United OutreachCommitte, “that we ask that the following allocation for incoming 2013 Our United Outreach funds,”
be adopted:
The allocation is to be as follows:
Ministry Council
Bethel University
Children’s Home
Stewardship
General Assembly Office
MTS/PAS
Historical
Shared Services(Next five items total 1%)
Comm. on Chaplains
Judiciary Committee
Theology/Social Concerns
Nominating Committee
Contingency Fund
Debt Retirement
Fund Development Coordinator			

Our United Outreach Goal

$1,276,254     127,625       76,575     153,150     204,201     178,675       76,575     433,926

50%
  5%
  3%
  6%
  8%
  7%
  3%
17%

         8,934         8,423         3,140         2,629         2,425

.35%
.33%
.123%
.103%
.095%

     168,493
       79,000$2,800,000

3.  OUR UNITED OUTREACH SUNDAY
The intent of establishing an Our United Reach Sunday would be for awareness purposes andwould not be a special offering Sunday.
RECOMMENDATION 9: That Recommendation 3 of the Report of the Our United OutreachCommittee, “that we ask that the second Sunday in February be designated as Our United OutreachSunday,” be adopted.
E. REPORT OF THE PLACE OF MEETING COMMITTEE
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presbyteries that have not hosted the General Assembly in recent years to consider an invitation to General
Assembly.
F. LINE ITEM BUDGETS SUBMITTED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY AGENCIESThe committee reviewed the line item budgetary items. No actions were required of this committee.
Respectfully submitted:
The Committee on Stewardship

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
CHAPLAINS/MISSIONS/PASTORAL DEVELOPMENT(Appendix C)
I. REFERRALS
Referrals to this committee are as follows: The Report Number One of the Ministry Council,
Sections IV and V; The Report Number Two of the Ministry Council, Section II; and The Report of theCommission on Military Chaplains and Personnel.

II. PERSONS OF COUNSEL
Appearing before this committee were: Reverend Mary McCaskey-Benedict, representative ofCommission on Military Chaplains; and Reverend Don Wilson representing the Presbyterian Council
on Chaplains and Military Personnel; Reverend Milton Ortiz, Pastoral Development Team Leader; andReverend George Estes, Missions Ministry Team Leader.

III. CONSIDERATION OF REFERRALS
A. REPORT NUMBER ONE OF THE MINISTRY COUNCIL SECTIONS IV & V
This committee would like to commend the Missions Ministry Team and Team Leader, Reverend
George Estes, for enabling the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in fulfilling its call to God’s mission ofoutreach and witness, redemption and reconciliation on a global basis.
The committee notes the retirement of Ms. Marjorie Shannon and commends her for the 20 years
plus service that she has given to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.  The committee would like to callattention to new staff member Ms. Jennifer “Jinger” Ellis who replaced Ms. Shannon in Administration and
Finance for Missions Ministry Team.
The committee was informed by Reverend Estes that Reverend Robert Watkins will retire after
44 years of service as a missionary, pastor, director of global missions, and staff member of the Boardof Missions/Missions Ministry Team.   The committee commends Reverend Watkins for his significant
contributions to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and his global vision for the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church.  We wish God’s blessings in his retirement.
The committee notes with enthusiasm that of the 913 Cumberland Presbyterian clergy, 121 or 13%
are women, and that there are currently 33 licentiates and 21 candidates who are women.
The 181st General Assembly approved a ten-year denominational effort to promote evangelism,
church planting and mission expansion.  That effort now has a plan: “Step Out! Called to Tell, Sent to Share.”  
“Step Out!” has the Reverend T.J. Malinoski, facilitator of Evangelism and New Church Development, tohelp the church reach the plan’s goals. “Step Out!” has a website detailing this evangelism/mission plan:
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RECOMMENDATION 1: That Commissioners of the 182nd General Assembly in reportingback to their respective Presbytery encourage pastors, clerks, and church sessions to become familiar
with “Step Out!” via the website and communicate this to their congregations.
The committee recognizes along with the Missions Ministry Team that often our missionaries
minister in areas of the world that are very dangerous. We concur in the effort to provide for their immediate
safety should a crisis occur. We further concur in the Missions Ministry Team recommendation to secureneeded funding in the event of a crisis and make the following recommendation:
RECOMMENDATION 2: That Recommendation 2 of the Report Number One of the
Ministry Council, “that the General Assembly authorize the Board of Stewardship to loan to and/or
guarantee a line of credit to the Missions Ministry Team for the Missionary Crisis Team contingency
fund up to $100,000, effective immediately upon request of the Missionary Crisis Team,” be adopted.
The Missions Ministry Team endowment fund could be used as collateral for the loan.
This Committee would like to commend the Pastoral Development Team and Team Leader
Reverend Milton Ortiz for providing care, concern and resources for the clergy and probationers of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church and keeping God’s call before the whole church.
The 181st General Assembly designated 2011 as the “Year of the Clergy” which included establishinga Clergy Crisis Fund.  The Pastoral Development Team was charged with setting up, developing guidelines
for and administering the fund.  One of the guidelines is “the Presbytery of which the minister is a member
must request assistance and be able and willing to match the amount provided from the crisis fund.”  
However, considering that our presbyteries range in membership and income from one with less than 200
members and income of around $18,000 to a presbytery with over 10,000 members and income of over $7
million, this guideline seems grossly inequitable.  We therefore make the following recommendations:
RECOMMENDATION 3: That the Pastoral Development Team reconsider the above
guideline and develop a sliding scale for administering the Clergy Crisis Fund based on the total
income of the presbytery.
RECOMMENDATION4: We further recommend the Clergy Crisis Fund pay 50% of thecost of counseling up to $500.
B. REPORT NUMBER TWO OF THE MINISTRY COUNCIL SECTION II
The committee recognizes the challenges faced by the Missions Ministry Team in guiding our
mission work outside the USA and the need for formalized guidelines for USA Presbyteries which are
now or will in the future host non-USA congregations and missions.  We therefore make the following
recommendation:
RECOMMENDATION 5: That Recommendation 22 of the Report Number One of the
Ministry Council, “that the General Assembly approve the following guidelines for US presbyteries
which have, or may in the future, host non-USA congregations and missions.
1. The Missions Ministry Team is responsible for the guidance and supervision of the mission
work, although the work is affiliated with a USA presbytery.
2. The Missions Ministry Team will make all recommendations needed to the presbytery
for the organization of churches, ordination of pastors, formation of councils, etc. Boards, councils
or committees of the presbytery are free to initiate these proposals to the Missions Ministry Team,
asking the Missions Ministry Team to endorse them. The presbytery board, committee or council canthen present the recommendation to the presbytery. This allows for presbytery’s involvement in thedecisions and retains General Assembly oversight of overseas mission work.
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mission work will always be in consultation with the Missions Ministry Team.
4. If the presbytery is approached by pastors/members from the mission field, they will share
all questions, requests, or recommendations with the Missions Ministry Team for consultation.
5. In the rare situations where the presbytery and Missions Ministry Team do not agree on
the best approach, the Missions Ministry Team’s elected members’ vote is seen as the authoritativedecision on the subject and is to be respected by all concerned.
6. The presbytery is not expected to provide any financial assistance to the mission work they
host other than what is normally expected of all Cumberland Presbyterian Churches with respect
to mission support and offerings. This does not limit financial involvement or support; it states
this is not an obligation or expectation of a host presbytery. Missions Ministry Team decisions will
never involve financial obligations that the presbytery would be expected to assume without formal
recommendation to that effect through normal presbytery channels,” be adopted.
C. REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON MILITARY CHAPLAINS & PERSONNEL
The committee appreciates the ministry of our chaplains who minister to military personnel both in
the United Stated Armed Forces and VA Medical Centers.  We also recognize the many other presbyterians
involved in other forms of chaplaincy globally make significant contributions to the care of people insharing the gospel.
RECOMMENDATION 6: That the Communication Ministry Team in their publications
provide emphasis and information with regard to the ministry of the Presbyterian Council on Chaplainsand Military Personnel prior to the Memorial Day observance and that subsequent issues emphasize
and include information on those Cumberland Presbyterians involved in other chaplaincy globally.
We encourage support of the Presbyterian Council on Chaplains and Military Personnel andtherefore make the following recommendation:
RECOMMENDATION 7: That Commissioners of the 182nd General Assembly from theUnited States in reporting back to their respective presbyteries encourage their churches to observe
the annual Memorial Day offering on the Sunday nearest Memorial Day.
Respectfully submitted:
The Committee on Chaplains/Missions/Pastoral Development

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
children’s home and historical foundation(Appendix D)
I. REFERRALS
Referrals to this committee are as follows: The Report of the Board of Trustees of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Children’s Home and The Report of the Board of Trustees of the Historical Foundation.

II. PERSONS OF COUNSEL
Appearing before this committee were:  Reverend Kevin R. Henson, President and CEO of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home; Ms. Patricia Long, member of the Board of Trustees of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home; Ms. Susan Knight Gore, Archivist of the Historical Foundation;Reverend Tommy Jobe, member of the Board of Trustees of the Historical Foundation; and Ms. Ruby
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III. THE REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESOF THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHILDREN’S HOME
We heard with interest about the ministry of the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home andappreciate the attitude expressed “we are the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home!”  We fully concurin their mission statement, “In response to Christ’s love and example, we serve children and families by
providing healing and hope”.
RECOMMENDATION 1: That the 182nd General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church commend the staff and board for their excellence in ministry to children and families and fortheir loyalty and service to Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Cumberland Presbyterian Church
in America.
RECOMMENDATION 2: That General Assembly encourage congregations to pray
for Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home, take an offering on April 7, 2013, designated as
Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home Sunday, and emphasize the importance of this offering
as a significant source of funding for Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home.

IV. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESOF THE HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONRECOMMENDATION 3: That the 182nd General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church commend the staff and Board of the Historical Foundation for their excellence in ministry ingathering and preserving the history of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in America.
General Assembly established the 1810 Circle as an income source to enable the Foundation to meet
expenses.  This has worked well, and membership should be expanded.  Persons may become members bycontributing $25.00 or more per year to the Historical Foundation.  Contributions may be made by mail oronline through the Foundation’s website.
RECOMMENDATION 4: That Recommendation 1 of the Report of the Board of Trusteesof the Historical Foundation, “that the General Assembly, through its minutes and summary ofactions, make congregations and presbyteries aware of the 1810 Circle and encourage new members
to support this endeavor annually,” be adopted.
The denominational calendar designates February 3, 2013 as Denomination Day.  Churches areencouraged to find creative and meaningful ways to celebrate the birthday of the church.  Resources areavailable from the Historical Foundation.
RECOMMENDATION 5: That Recommendation 2 of the Report of the Board of Trusteesof the Historical Foundation, “that congregations be encouraged to have a special offering on the
Sunday designated as Denomination Day to help support the programs of the Historical Foundation,”be adopted.
RECOMMENDATION 6: That Recommendation 3 of the Report of the Board of Trusteesof the Historical Foundation, “that the General Assembly make presbyteries, congregations, andindividuals aware that the Historical Foundation is interested and has funds to publish books on
topics concerning the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Cumberland Presbyterian Church in
America,” be adopted.
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Cumberland Presbyterian Church or Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America history subject.  Eachpaper must meet the requirements set by the Board of Trustees.  The winning entry receives a prize of$300.00.  All manuscripts submitted to the competition become property of the Foundation and are added
to the Historical Library and archives.  In the year of 2011 there were three entries and we congratulate Dr.
Rose Mary Magrill for her winning paper: The Rise and Fall of Cumberland College of Texas.
RECOMMENDATION 7: That the Historical Foundation commission someone to write
a popular history of Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Cumberland Presbyterian Church in
America suitable for widespread distribution and study in the church at large.
Since session records of every judicatory of the church are so important in maintaining an accurate
historical record, we want to emphasize the preservation of these records.
RECOMMENDATION 8: That Recommendation 4 of the Report of the Board of Trustees ofthe Historical Foundation, “that the General Assembly encourage all congregations to preserve their
session records by depositing them in the Historical Foundation,” be adopted.
RECOMMENDATION 9: That Recommendation 5 of the Report of the Board of Trustees ofthe Historical Foundation, “that the General Assembly instruct each synod and presbytery to deposit
their minutes in a timely fashion with the Historical Foundation” be denied.
RECOMMENDATION 10: That General Assembly instruct each synod and presbytery todeposit their minutes with the Historical Foundation when they are sent to members of the body.
RECOMMENDATION 11: That Recommendation 6 of the Report of the Board of Trusteesof the Historical Foundation, “that the General Assembly instruct presbyteries to locate the session
records when closing a church and then deposit them in the Historical Foundation,” be adopted.
Respectfully submitted,
Committee on Children’s Home/Historical Foundation

REPORT OF ONE OF THE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY(Appendix E)
I. REFERRALS
Referrals to this committee are as follows: The Report of the Stated Clerk, Sections IV and V; The
Report of the Joint Committee on Amendments, The Report of the Permanent Committee on Judiciary; The
Memorial from West Tennessee Presbytery concerning Alienated Congregations; and The Memorial from
Synod of Great Rivers concerning Administering of Sacraments by Ministers of Other Denominations.

II. PERSONS OF COUNSEL
Appearing before this committee were:  Reverend Michael Qualls, Program of Alternate Studies;
and Reverend Mike Sharpe, Stated Clerk.

III. CONSIDERATION OF REFERRALS
A. REPORT OF THE STATED CLERK, SECTION IV & V
1.  Constitutional Amendment
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Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America was sent to presbyteries for ratification.  TheConstitution 11.3, 11.4a, b affirms that an amendment is approved if three fourths of the presbyteries voteaffirmatively within a year after the amendment is submitted to the presbyteries.  The following presbyteries
voted in the affirmative: Andes, Arkansas, Choctaw, Columbia, Covenant, Cumberland, East Tennessee,
Grace, Hong Kong, Hope, Japan, Missouri, Murfreesboro, Nashville, North Central, Red River, RobertDonnell, Tennessee-Georgia, Trinity, and West Tennessee.
The following presbyteries did not report:  del Cristo and Cauca Valley.
RECOMMENDATION 1: That Recommendation 3 of the Report of the Stated Clerk, “thatthe 182nd General Assembly declare that the Constitutional Amendment has been approved,” beadopted.
2.  Changing Bylaws
The 181st General Assembly adopted a new Covenantal Relationship between the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home.  As a result of that action, theGeneral Assembly needs to revise Article 10-ORGANIZATION AND RELATIONSHIPS, 10.01, .01 - .02,
and 10.05 of the Bylaws of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church General Assembly Corporation to reflect
the organizational change and new relationship with the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home.
Recommendation 2: That Recommendation 4 of the Report of the Stated Clerk, “thatGeneral Assembly Bylaw A. 10.01, .01 be amended by deleted the words Cumberland PresbyterianChildren’s Home,” be adopted.
The changed bylaw would then read:
01. Subsidiary corporations: Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, Memphis Theological Seminary of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church; MinistryCouncil of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Recommendation 3: That Recommendation 5 of the Report of the Stated Clerk, “thatGeneral Assembly A. 10.01.02 is amended by adding the words Cumberland Presbyterian Children’sHome,” be adopted.
The changed bylaw would then read:
02. Related corporations: Bethel University, Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America; Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home.
Recommendation 4: That Recommendation 6 of the Report of the Stated Clerk, “thatGeneral Assembly Bylaw A. 10.05 be deleted,” be adopted.
10.05 Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home. The corporation shall elect the fifteen (15)directors of Children’s Home as provided in its corporate articles. The corporation shall elect the directors
in such a manner that, immediately following any election, there shall be at least six (6) directors who aremembers of ecumenical partners of the Children’s Home.
B. REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON AMENDMENTS
The request to designate two elders to serve the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper was referred from181st General Assembly.  The following constitutional amendment will need to be sent to presbyteries for
ratification.
RECOMMENDATION 5: That Recommendation 1 of the Report of the Joint Committee on
Amendments, “that Constitution 4.6, which reads, “The session may designate one elder who, whenauthorized by the presbytery, may administer the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper to the congregation,”be amended to read, “The session may designate two elders, either of whom, when authorized by thepresbytery, may administer the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper to the congregation,” be adopted.

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C. REPORT OF THE PERMANENT COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
The report addressed the resolution concerning Property Provisions by stating that the Property
Provisions (Sections 3:31-3.35) in the Constitution of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church continue to beappropriate means of expressing our connectional commitment as Cumberland Presbyterians.
Recommendation 6: That the report be concurred in.
D. MEMORIAL FROM WEST TENNESSEE PRESBYTERY CONCERNING ALIENATEDCONGREGATIONSRECOMMENDATION 7: That the Memorial from West Tennessee Presbytery Concerning
Alienated Congregations which states: “WHEREAS, various congregations within our Presbyteries
may become disaffected and alienated from the governing body; and,
WHEREAS, said congregations display signs of antagonism and hostility towards the
Presbytery; and,
WHEREAS, such disaffection results in withdrawal from Presbyterial participation, support
and faithfulness; and,
WHEREAS, further alienation occurs through the securing of pastoral leadership fromunacceptable sources and without consultation with Presbytery; and,
WHEREAS, attempts by Presbytery to resolve such issues which may be known are met withrepeated failure, thus threatening the continued presence of Cumberland Presbyterian ministry:
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the 182nd General Assembly authorize the StatedClerk of the General Assembly, in conjunction with those appropriate agencies and persons hedeems qualified, to prepare written instructions and guidelines based on the Confession of Faith andConstitution of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church to equipped Presbyteries to take the initiativein dealing with these congregations, rather than responding after the fact; andBE IT RESOLVED FURTHER that General Assembly encourage and direct Presbyteries
to develop a comprehensive plan for addressing the most serious situations as soon as possible toprevent further losses.
I certify that this is a true copy of a memorial adopted by West Tennessee Presbytery on
March 3, 2012.
						
Signed:						
Reverend C. William Jones, Jr., Stated Clerk,” bereferred to the Permanent Judiciary Committee for study and possible implementation.
E. MEMORIAL FROM SYNOD OF GREAT RIVERS CONCERNING ADMINISTERING OF
SACRAMENTS BY MINISTERS OF OTHER DENOMINATIONSThis memorial calls for answering of questions of both theology and ecclesiology.
RECOMMENDATION 8: That the Memorial from Synod of Great Rivers Concerning
Administering of Sacraments by Ministers of Other Denominations which states:, “WHEREAS the
Synod of Great Rivers meeting April 14, 2012 had before it an appeal from Arkansas Presbytery of a
recent action regarding the administering of sacraments by ministers of other denominations serving
in Cumberland Presbyterian congregations, and,
WHEREAS, after careful consideration the Synod of Great Rivers voted not to grant theappeal, and,
WHEREAS, however, in review of the record resulting in the appeal some major concerns
arise, for example:
1. There are issues of theological and judicial consistency with the sacrament of baptism.
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ministers from other denominations to administer the sacrament of baptism while it does
allow ordained ministers of other denominations to administer the sacrament of communionwith presbytery approval. Another is the problem of accepting the validity of previous
baptism while disallowing the validity of the same baptism if done contemporaneously in
one of our own churches with presbytery approval.
2. The constitution provides for only four types of sanctioned pastoral relationships between
ministers and churches (pastor, associate/assistant pastor, stated supply, interim pastor).
Section 7.06 of the constitution provides that:
A person shall enter into one of these relationships with a particular church only with theapproval of the presbytery in the bounds of which the particular church is located. The
presbytery may authorize its board of missions to act on its behalf in examining the calland to give tentative approval to a relationship between a particular church and a minister,
licentiate, or candidate, subject to formal approval at a meeting of the presbytery.
3. The authority of presbytery in relations between congregations and ministers needs
clarification for the particular circumstance in which ministers of other faith traditions
serve for an extended period of time in vacant pulpits with no desire to pursue affiliation
with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. These matters are complicated by the lack ofreadily available Cumberland Presbyterian ministers for specific congregations and theoften long periods of time when a congregation’s pulpit may therefore remain vacant. How
does presbytery exercise its oversight role? We feel this is a not-uncommon experience.
4. The theological and ecclesiastical conversation throughout the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church in recent years regarding the sacraments and the role of ordination needs a thoroughreview and clarification. The thoughtful reflection of the whole church is required toaddress all the questions unearthed in the original appeal.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Synod of Great Rivers memorialize the 182nd
General Assembly meeting June 17-22 in Florence Alabama to answer the questions of theology,
ecclesiology and authority raised in the matter of the action and appeal of Arkansas Presbytery
meeting March 11, 2012.
					
Signed:					Michael Qualls, Stated Clerk
					
Synod of Great Rivers,” be referred to both the Unified
Committee on Theology and Social Concerns and the Permanent Judiciary Committee to be dealt
with jointly.
Respectfully submitted,
The Committee on Judiciary

REPORT OF TWO OF THE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY(Appendix F)
I. REFERRALS
Referrals to this committee are as follows: The Report Number Two of the Ministry Council,
Section 1.C. and The Report of the Evaluation Committee.

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Appearing before this committee were:  Ms. Edith Old, Director of Ministries; Reverend Carlton
Harper, Ms. Elizabeth Horsley, and Reverend Sammye Romines, representives of the Ministry Council;
Reverend Charles McCaskey, Reverend Ron McMillan, Reverend Kevin Brantley, Reverend Sherrlyn
Frost, and Reverend J. Don Clark representives of the Evaluation Committee; Reverend Robert Heflin,
Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits; Reverend Mike Sharpe, Stated Clerk and Reverend Robert
Rush, Moderator.

III. CONSIDERATION OF REFERRALS
A. REPORT NUMBER TWO OF THE MINISTRY COUNCIL, SECTION 1.C.
While there are issues raised that seem worthy of consideration in the Report Number Two of the
Ministry Council, Section 1.C., the report is inapproprite in terms of the style and the form it was written.  
It is written in the style and form of a General Assembly Committee assigned the task of addressing a reportreferred to it.  This is so in that it recommends denying recommendations of another report presented to theGeneral Assembly.  This presented some very unique and difficult problems for the Judiciary Committee.
For the committee to present the Report Number Two of the Ministry Council, Section 1.C. perrecommendation would, for the most part, present two reports with conflicting recommendations, one todeny and one to approve.  The committee had a difficult time with handling the two reports.  It would belaborious, tedious and time consuming for the assembly to deal with our report if it was so structured.
Therefore, to accomplish the tasks assigned to the committee we recommend the denial of all therecommendations of the Report Number Two of the Ministry Council, Section 1.C.  It is our opinion thatthe concerns of value raised in the Report Number Two of the Ministry Council, Section 1.C. have beenaddressed by this committee in our response to other reports.
Recommendation 1: That Recommendations 1 - 21 of the Report Number Two of the
Ministry Council, Section 1.C. be denied.
B. REPORT OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE
We note in the Report of the Evaluation Committee that the concept of the New Ministry Council
structure can work and has affected some positive changes for the denomination.
We also note that the Ministy Teams are working together in developing programs, events andpositive interaction between teams has increased overall.
The Evaluation Committe had a massive task with limited time, yet did an excellent job.
After considering several evaluation tools, the Evaluation Committee used a professional andeffective form to gather information and data concerning the Ministry Council, processed the results andsuggested recommendations for areas of improvement.
In alignment with the Report of the Evaluation Committee the recommendations are as follows:
1. Improving Communications
Recommendation 2: That Recommendation 1 of the Report of the Evaluation
Committee, “that General Assembly direct all denominational entities to send their communications
to the church-at-large both by e-mail and in hardcopy where necessary to the churches and pastors
at this time,” be adopted.
Recommendation 3: That the General Assembly direct the Stated Clerk’s office toinclude in the cover letter that goes with the annual report form a question about the church’s
preference of email and/or hardcopy communication from denominational entities, and that all
denominational entities be provided that information, and directed to communicate with eachcongregation according to the indicated preference.
Recommendation 4:

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Committee, “that we recommend that an Interagency Web Development Committee be formed toreview the web presence of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at least annually and discuss ways
to enhance the look, update the content, and explore ways to better integrate the web presence of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church to help ensure a user friendly environment for those visiting
the denominational website. The committee should be comprised of representatives from each
denominational board and agency, with the Stated Clerk serving as convener,” be adopted.
2.  Strengthening Ministry Teams and Its Relationship with the Ministry Council
Recommendation 5: That Recommendation 3 of the Report of the Evaluation
Committee, “that we recommend that the Ministry Council be instructed to assign four of its current
Council Members to serve on each of the Ministry Teams, except for the Communication Team,
which will have three members. To do so, would require no change to the Ministry Council Charter,”be adopted.
Recommendation 6: That Recommendation 4 of the Report of the Evaluation
Committee, “that we recommend that all future Council Members be nominated by the GA Nominating
Committee from nominees endorsed by each presbytery. Those elected will serve along with thefollowing advisory members: 3 Youth Advisory Members (also nominated by the GA Nominating
committee), the GA Moderator, Past GA Moderator and Stated Clerk,” be denied.
Note:  The following recommendation does not require a charter change.
Recommendation 7: That Recommendation 5 of the Report of the Evaluation
Committee, “that we recommend that the Executive Committee should be comprised of one Council
member from each of the Ministry Teams, one of which would be the Council Chair and that the
Executive Committee members be allowed to serve no more than three consecutive years on the
Executive Committee and may not return to the Executive Committee until one year has passed,” beadopted.
3.  Revising Nominating Process
The following recommendations are consistant with General Assembly Bylaws Article 11.03.04.
Recommendation 8: That Recommendation 6 of the Report of the Evaluation
Committee, “that we recommend that presbyteries select and endorse nominees for the Council to
the GA Nominating Committee to fill seats as they open on the Ministry Council. The presbytery’s
endorsement would be required for a nominee to be seated on the Council and should include aform whereby the presbytery provides information about the nominee’s qualifications to serve at the
Ministry Council level,” be denied.
Recommendation 9: We recommend that all future Council Members be nominated by
the General Assembly Nominating Committee from nominees endorsed by each presbytery. Thoseelected will serve along with the following advisory members: 3 Youth Advisory Members (alsonominated by the General Assembly Nominating Committee), the current Moderator, past Moderator
and Stated Clerk. The Office of the General Assembly will provide a form for Presbyerties to provide
information about the nominee’s qualifications.
Recommendation 10: That Recommendation 7 of the Report of the Evaluation
Committee, “that we recommend that the Ministry Council submit a plan to General Assembly forthe selection of members on each ministry team, the terms of service for the members of the ministry
teams, and the duties of the various ministry teams,” be denied.
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183rd General Assembly for the selection of elected members on each ministry team, the terms ofservice for the members of the ministry teams, and the duties of the various ministry teams.
Recommendation 12: That Recommendation 8 of the Report of the Evaluation
Committee, “that we recommend that the endorsement by a presbytery would be required fora nominee to be elected to serve on a Ministry Team, and the endorsement should include a form
whereby the presbytery provides information about the nominee’s qualifications to serve on aministry team,” be adopted.
4.  Improving Employment Practices and employee relations
We commend the Ministry Council in it’s initial effort for implementing suggested procedures.
Recommendation 13: That Recommendation 9 of the Report of the Evaluation
Committee, “that we recommend that a standard hiring procedure be developed by the MinistryCouncil and that every applicant be acknowledged or responded to, whether or not they are to beinterviewed,” be adopted.
Recommendation 14: That Recommendation 11 of the Report of the Evaluation
Committee, “that we recommend the Executive Director be assisted by the Ministry Council in
becoming more proactive in building good rapport with each staff member and in providing regularscheduled meetings with staff and that these meetings include at least one member of the MinistryCouncil and one Executive Committee member,” be adopted.
Recommendation 15: That Recommendation 12 of the Report of the Evaluation
Committee, “that we recommend that the Director of Ministries be more responsible and open in
sharing the minutes and actions of the Executive Committee with the Ministry Council and in turnwith the Teams and Team Leaders,” be adopted.
We appreciate that the Director of Ministries has began visiting presbyteries and church events in amore timely manner.
Recommendation 16: That Recommendation 13 of the Report of the Evaluation
Committee, “that we recommend that the Director of Ministries be instructed to become more visible
among the presbyteries on an ongoing and consistent basis so as to hear and understand the concernsof the church and incorporate those into the decisions made and ministry done by the MinistryCouncil Staff and Ministry Teams,” be adopted.
It was the original intent of the Organizational Task Force that the Ministry Council be a servant
leadership model.  We believe this should still be the model, therefore:
Recommendation 17: That Recommendation 14 of the Report of the Evaluation
Committee, “that we recommend that the Ministry Council develop a plan for creating a better
relationship between the Director of Ministries and the Ministry Council Staff,” be adopted.
Board

5.  Orienting New Members and Clarifying Responsibilities of the General Assembly Corporate

Recommendation 18: That Recommendation 17 of the Report of the Evaluation
Committee, “that we recommend that the Stated Clerk develop a process for the orientation of new
members elected to the General Assembly Corporate Board,” be adopted.
Recommendation 19: That Recommendation 18 of the Report of the Evaluation
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Corporate Board, consisting of the following voting members: the Director of Ministries of the
Ministry Council, Stated Clerk, Executives of the Board of Stewardship and Historical Foundation
with Stated Clerk presiding and reporting to the Corporate Board,” be adopted.
We note this may require Bylaw amendments to the Ministry Council and Corporate Board.
6.  Developing Greater Accountability Structures for the Ministry Council in Meeting Its Goals andResponsibilites
Recommendation 20: That Recommendation 19 of the Report of the Evaluation
Committee, “that we recommend that the Ministry Council report quarterly to the Stated Clerk
revealing the progress of the Ministry Council and the Director of Ministries toward accomplishing
the approved recommendations and conveying what is being enacted in building the Kingdom of God
as Cumberland Presbyterians,” be adopted.
Recommendation 21: That Recommendation 20 of the Report of the Evaluation
Committee, “that in view of the fact that this entire evaluation process was done for a little over $6,000(includes expenses for Evaluation Committee travel expenses to committee meetings and sending acommittee representative to General Assembly 2012) and that this process may easily be repeated,
we recommend that the Ministry Council, the Board of Stewardship and the GA Corporate Board
be evaluated for effectiveness and functionality every three years by a GA appointed Evaluation
Committee under the same guidelines as those appointed for this year’s evaluation, and that theseevaluations include Memphis Theological Seminary and the Historical Foundation,” be denied.
Recommendation 22: In view of the fact that this entire evaluation process was done
for a little over $6,000 (includes expenses for Evaluation Committee travel to committee meetingsand sending a committee representative to General Assembly 2012) and that this process may easily
be repeated, we recommend that the Ministry Council, the Board of Stewardship, Foundation and
Benefits and the General Assembly Corporate Board be evaluated for effectiveness and functionality
every three years beginning after the dissolution of the current Evaluation Committee, by anappointed General Assembly Evaluation Committee under the same guidelines as those appointed
for this year’s evaluations and that these evaluations include Memphis Theological Seminary and theHistorical Foundation.
Recommendation 23: That funding for future Evaluation Committees shall be a newline item OUO allocation.
Recommendation 24: That Recommendation 21 of the Report of the Evaluation
Committee, “that we recommend that upon receipt and adoption of this report by the General
Assembly that this Evaluation Committee of 2011 be dissolved,” be denied.
Recommendation 25: That the current Evaluation Committee continue for anotheryear with the extended responsibilites to include;1) work with Office of General Assembly in reviewing the Ministry Council’s bylaws, to seethat they are in alignment with the current responsibilites and that they reflect actions taken atGeneral Assembly,2) oversee the implementation of the approved recommendations in this report as it pertains
to the Evaluation Committee Report,
3) review and monitor the progress made by the Ministry Council toward accomplishing
the goals tasked to the Ministry Council since its inception (see Section G, pages 203-205 of thePreliminary Minutes),4) will develop methods, procedures and processes for future evaluations and report to the
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6) have surveys include scaled item responses.
Recommendation 26: That funding for the extended Evaluation Committee come fromthe General Assembly Contingency Fund.
Recommendation 27: That the following clergy and lay leaders be named as the
Evaluation Committee: Elder Sarah Davidson, Synod of Great Rivers; Reverend Kevin Brantley,
Midwest Synod; Elder Gwen Peterson, Mission Synod; Reverend Sherrlyn Frost, Reverend J. Don
Clark, Southeast Synod; Chairperson Reverend Charles McCaskey, Tennessee Synod.
We greatly appreciate our Youth Advisory Delegates for their participation, dedication, and insightin our work toward the future of the Cumberland Presybterian Church.
Respectfully submitted,
The Committee on Judiciary

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION(Appendix G)
I. REFERRALS
Referrals to this committee are as follows:   The Report of the Board of Trustees of Memphis
Theological Seminary,   The Report of the Board of Trustees of Bethel University, and The Report of the
Joint Committee on Covenant Relationship.

II. PERSONS OF COUNSEL
Appearing before this committee were: Reverend Jay Earheart-Brown, President Memphis
Theological Seminary; Reverend Jody Hill, Moderator of the Board of Trustees for Memphis TheologicalSeminary; Reverend Michael Qualls, Director of Program of Alternate Studies; Reverend Robert Prosser,
President Bethel University; Mr. Bill Dobbins, Chair of the Board of Trustees of Bethel University; and
Ms. Nancy Bean, board representative for the Board of Trustees of Bethel University; and Mr. Mike Parker,
Director of Development, Bethel University.

III. CONSIDERATION OF REFERRALS
A. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MEMPHIS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
The group discussed the work of Memphis Theological Seminary and answered questions relevantto the report and the recommendations therein.  Program of Alternate Studies in Columbia was an area ofparticular interest and one that generated much excitement and enthusiasm among committee members.  
The committee appreciated the leadership and vision of Memphis Theological Seminary and especially the
dynamic nature of embarking upon a model for Program of Alternate Studies efforts overseas.
The committee received the report and addressed each recommendation as follows:
RECOMMENDATION 1: That Recommendation 1 of the Report of the Board of Trusteesof Memphis Theological Seminary, “that the General Assembly express its gratitude to Reverend
Dr. Randolph Meade Walker and Reverend Dr. Carmichael Crutchfield for their faithful service toMemphis Theological Seminary and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,” be adopted.
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of Memphis Theological Seminary, “that the General Assembly urge all probationers to consider
Memphis Theological Seminary and the Program of Alternate Studies as their first options formeeting educational requirements for ordained ministry,” be denied.
Because presbyteries more so than the General Assembly are positioned to influence probationers in
the consideration of meeting their educational requirements for ordained ministry, the committee substituted
the following recommendation:
RECOMMENDATION 3: That the General Assembly encourage all presbyteries throughtheir appropriate committees to urge all probationers to consider Memphis Theological Seminary
and the Program of Alternate Studies as their first options for meeting educational requirements forordained ministry.
RECOMMENDATION 4: That Recommendation 3 of the Report of the Board of Trusteesof Memphis Theological Seminary, “that the General Assembly encourage pastors and lay leaders toconsider auditing PAS courses to meet their continuing education needs,” be denied.
Because presbyteries have more direct influence upon ministers and lay leaders, we offer thefollowing recommendation:
RECOMMENDATION 5: That the General Assembly encourage all presbyteries to urge
pastors and lay leaders to consider auditing Program of Alternate Studies courses to meet theircontinuing education needs.
RECOMMENDATION 6: That Recommendation 4 of the Report of the Board of Trusteesof Memphis Theological Seminary, “that the General Assembly approve the change in the number ofrequired courses for Cumberland Presbyterian Studies from three to four courses, those being:		
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN HISTORY		
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN POLITY AND PROGRAM		CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY I
		CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY II,” be denied.
The primary reason for this recommendation is that the nomenclature of the theology courses did
not reflect the Cumberland Presbyterian content desired by the committee.  The substance of the courses
is sufficient but the current titles do not reflect the nature of the theology taught.  Dr. Qualls indicated thatthe change in course titles was workable and within the scope of the Program of Alternate Studies program.  
Other considerations of a different nature were that such changes might be too restrictive for the autonomy
of institutions of higher education.  The main focus of the discussion remained the re-naming of the twotheology courses required as part of Cumberland Presbyterian studies.
With this in mind, the committee substituted the following recommendation:
RECOMMENDATION 7: That the General Assembly approve the change in the numberof required courses to Cumberland Presbyterian Studies for the Program of Alternate studies fromthree to four courses, those being:		
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN HISTORY		
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN POLITY AND PROGRAMS		CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGY I		
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGY IIRECOMMENDATION 8: That Recommendation 5 of the Report of the Board of Trustees ofMemphis Theological Seminary, “that the General Assembly affirm the effort by many to establish
the Program of Alternate Studies in Colombia and recognize PAS-Colombia as an official extensionof the Program of Alternate Studies, the only official alternate route for the educational preparationof clergy in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,” be adopted.
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of Memphis Theological Seminary, “that the General Assembly encourage all churches to recognize
and support Seminary Sunday,” be adopted.
B. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF BETHEL UNIVERSITY
The group discussed the work and vision of Bethel University, the nature of the covenant relationship,
and its unique Cumberland Presbyterian attributes.  The committee appreciated the leadership and vision of
the university.  The committee was very excited about what was happening at Bethel University, both on thephysical campus as well as online and in other efforts to reach beyond its unique geography.  The committee
was enthused about those goals and visions being realized now as well as the strategic vision for the future.
C. REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON COVENANT RELATIONSHIPThe committee enthusiastically concurred in the report and adopted its recommendation.
RECOMMENDATION 10: That Recommendation 1 of the Report of the Joint Committee
on the Covenant Relationship between the General Assembly Corporation and Bethel University,“that the Joint Committee on the Covenant Relationship recommends the adoption of the following
document:,” be adopted.
“THE COVENANT BETWEEN BETHEL UNIVERSITY AND
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

I. HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BETHEL UNIVERSITY
AND THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Bethel University was established in McLemoresville, Tennessee in 1842 as a Cumberland
Presbyterian School, under the auspices of the Synod of West Tennessee.   The initial purpose was theeducation and training of ministers, but the school was open to anyone who wanted an education in a moral
and religious environment.  The school was chartered under the laws of the State of Tennessee in 1847.  
Bethel College came into being in 1850 under a new state charter granting the college all the rights andprivileges of a full collegiate institution.
The Civil War brought hard times to Bethel College and McLemoresville.  The area was equallydivided between Union and Confederate forces and the college was occasionally occupied by each army.  
The structures and equipment were damaged, but the greater loss was the student body who served on bothsides of the conflict.  Bethel College was re-organized at McLemoresville after the Civil War and in 1872
it was relocated to McKenzie, Tennessee, to take advantage of the crossroads between North Carolina and
St. Louis and the L & N Railways.  J.M. McKenzie deeded the land for Bethel to the Board of Trustees on
February 2, 1872.
The Synod of West Tennessee ceded Bethel College to the General Assembly of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in 1919.  McKenzie, Tennessee was voted as the permanent location for the college at
the General Assembly of 1922 in Greenville, Tennessee.
Bethel College was thoroughly re-organized and standardized in 1923.   Bethel College becamea four-year liberal arts college, chartered by the State of Tennessee and accredited by the Commission on
Colleges of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.  In light of Bethel’s growth, complexity andimpact, the Board of Trustees recognized the need for Bethel College to become Bethel University which
occurred in 2009.  The University is chartered by the State of Tennessee and accredited by the Commission
on Colleges of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

II. NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE COVENANT RELATIONSHIPThe relationship that exists between Bethel University and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church isdefined and characterized by the word “covenant.”  The term “covenant” is rooted in biblical and theologicalunderstanding and has found its highest expression among God’s people.  Thus, covenant within the familyof God implies the deepest level of trust between covenanting parties and of commitment to one another.  
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meet the ever-changing conditions of our world.  This covenant, moreover, frees each party from being
controlled or ultimately responsible for or to each other, but unites the two parties through their common
vision and missions.  It seeks to honor the legal independence of each party while retaining an ongoing,mutual moral responsibility.
This covenant relationship does not preclude the university from forming other covenant
relationships with other Church bodies.

III. THE ONGOING MISSION OF EACH COVENANT PARTY
A. THE MISSION OF BETHEL UNIVERSITY
Bethel’s mission is to create opportunities for members of the learning community to develop to
their highest potential as whole persons – intellectually, spiritually, socially and physically – in a Christianenvironment.
B. THE MISSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CORPORATION
Vision of Ministry of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Biblically based and Christ-centered
Born out of 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 theworld and above all the Cumberland Presbyterian Church lives out the love of God to the glory of Jesus
Christ.

IV. THE CORPORATE INTEGRITY OF EACH COVENANT PARTY
A.   Bethel University and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church are separate, legally independent andindividually responsible entities.
B.  Bethel University will be governed by a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees, with no less than a majorityof its total membership as active members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
C.  All trustees of the university will be elected by the Board of Trustees of Bethel University and reported
to the General Assembly Corporation.
D.  Neither the General Assembly Corporation nor any of the General Assembly’s councils, boards, agents,
officers, or employees shall be liable for any of the debts of Bethel University.  In similar fashion, Bethel
University is not liable for any of the debts of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church or its agencies, nor doesit have a claim on any of the assets of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church or its agencies.

V. COMMITMENT OF EACH PARTY TO THE COVENANT
Both Bethel University and the General Assembly Corporation will demonstrate mutual concern andsupport for one another.  The primary expression of mutual concern and support will involve relationships
between the two parties that provide services for each other.
A. THE COMMITMENTS OF BETHEL UNIVERSITY
Bethel University will be a resource to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and its constituencies
for educational purposes related to the Church’s mission.
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Cumberland Presbyterian and other persons, congregations, presbyteries, trustees, foundations, estates, andany other sources.  Any major capital campaign initiated by Bethel University which targets primarily
presbyteries, synods, and congregations of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church will be scheduled bymutual consent of Bethel University and the General Assembly Corporation through the Office of the StatedClerk.
B. THE COMMITMENTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CORPORATIONThe General Assembly Corporation will provide financial support for the university by regularbenevolent giving in accordance with an objective funding formula developed by the General Assembly
Corporation.
The General Assembly Corporation will encourage support of Bethel University by synods,
presbyteries, sessions and individual Cumberland Presbyterians through planned giving programs.
The General Assembly Corporation pledges programmatic support to the university by encouraging
use of personnel and facilities of the university for denominational events, emphasizing the opportunities
afforded by church-related higher education in its youth ministry programs, and providing the specialized
services of the denominational Board of Stewardship, Foundation and Benefits.

VI. REVIEW AND REAFFIRMATION OF THE
COVENANTAL RELATIONSHIP
There will be a review, and if necessary, revision of the covenant relationship every five years.  TheGeneral Assembly Corporation and the Board of Trustees of Bethel University will see that such a review
is accomplished through appropriate committees.  These committees will be appointed by the respective
entities.
The review process will be initiated by the administration of the university and the review/
reaffirmation process shall consist of an in-depth review of all aspects of the university.  The review process
will be designed by the administration of the university and a review committee elected by the General
Assembly Corporation.   The review shall include consideration of changes and/or amendments to theCovenant relationship, as well as any suggestions to the university and the General Assembly resulting
from the review.  The administration of the university and the General Assembly Corporation committee
shall produce a joint written report of the review process to be signed by the General Assembly Corporation
Committee and the President of the university and submitted to both the Board of Trustees and the General
Assembly Corporation.
Responsibility for approval of any change in the covenant resides with the Board of Trustees ofBethel University and the General Assembly Corporation.  This agreement may be modified or altered prior
to the reaffirmation process only with the consent of both parties.

VII. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN COVENANT PARTNERS
Bethel University and the Church will communicate concerning the affairs of the university and thestrength of the relationship at least every five years during the reaffirmation and renewal of the covenant.  
However, Bethel University is encouraged to submit information-only reports through the Stated Clerk to
any meeting of the General Assembly Corporation.

VIII. APPROVAL OF THE COVENANT
This document establishes and contains the terms of the covenant relationship between the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Bethel University.  By formal action, the Board of Trustees of Bethel
University and the General Assembly Corporation adopt this Covenant and pledge themselves to carry out
its provisions.
Approved by the Board of Trustees
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Approved by the 182nd General Assemblyof the Cumberland Presbyterian____________________________ General Assembly Stated Clerk____________________________ Date
Respectfully Submitted,
The Bethel University Covenant Review Committee.,” be adopted.
Respectfully submitted,
Committee on Higher Education

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
MINISTRY COUNCIL/COMMUNICATIONS/DISCIPLESHIP(Appendix H)
I. REFERRALS
Referrals to this committee are as follows: The Report Number One of the Ministry Council,
except Sections IV and V, which are referred to Chaplains/Missions/Pastoral Development; and The Report
Number Two of the Ministry Council, except Section 1.C, which is referred to Judiciary.

II. PERSONS OF COUNSEL
Appearing before this committee were: Ms. Edith Old, Director of Ministries; Reverend Carlton
Harper, representive from Ministry Council; Ms. Megan Warren, Administrative Assistant; Reverend
Jay Earheart-Brown, President of Memphis Theological Seminary; Reverend Elinor Swindle Brown,
Discipleship Ministry Team; and Mr. Mark Davis, Communications Ministry Team.

III. CONSIDERATION OF REFERRALS
A. REPORT NUMBER ONE OF THE MINISTRY COUNCIL
1.  DISCILPLESHIP MINISTRY TEAM
This recommendation affirms that the call to Christian Education is a valid call and should be
supported by the denomination.  We feel that this certification process will add credibility to the call to
Christian Education and provide an educational track and support for this call.
For clarification, there are several editorial changes that need to be made in the Christian Education
certification guidelines.  Those changes are listed below:
On Page 61, RECEIVING CANDIDATES, first paragraph: add “of Christian Education” so that it
reads, “the reception of candidates for the ministry of Christian Education…”
On page 61 of the Preliminary Minutes, RECEIVING CANDIDATES, Question I: STRIKE “to theoffice of the Christian ministry” and ADD: ”be a Certified Christian Educator.” so that it reads, “as far as
you know in your heart, do you believe yourself to be called by God  to be a Certified Christian Educator.”
On page 61 of the Preliminary Minutes, RECEIVING CANDIDATES, Question II: STRIKE “the”
ADD “this” so that it reads, “…faithful in making full preparation for this ministry.”
On page 61 of the Preliminary Minutes, RECEIVING CANDIDATES, Question III STRIKE “the”
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On page 61 of the Preliminary Minutes, RECEIVING CANDIDATES ,Question 4, ADD“certification in” so that it reads “…candidate for certification in Christian Education Ministry…”
On page 61 of the Preliminary Minutes, RECEIVING CANDIDATES ,Last full Paragraph, STRIKE“of” ADD “in” so that it reads, “…for certification in Christian Education…”
On page 61 of the Preliminary Minutes, RECEIVING CANDIDATES, Last full Paragraph, ADD“certification” so that it reads, “…candidate for Christian Education Certification.”
Page 62, STRIKE, “INSTALLATION” so that the heading reads “COMMISSIONING OF CERTIFIEDCHRISTIAN EDUCATORS”
On page 62, STRIKE the first paragraph of the section, COMMISSIONING OF CERTIFIEDCHRISTIAN EDUCATORS and REPLACE WITH :“Christian Educators shall be certified by presbytery. It is in order for a certified Christian Educator
to be commissioned at an appropriate place and time. The service of commissioning may include a sermon
appropriate to the occasion, a brief explanation of the nature of the ministry of a Certified Christian Educatorand the asking of the following questions”:
RECOMMENDATION 1: That Recommendation 1 of Report One of the Ministry Council,“that the 182nd General Assembly approve the proposed Program for Certification of Christianeducators by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and recommend its use to the church,” beadopted.
2.  COMMUNICATION MINISTRY TEAM
The committee met with Mr. Mark Davis of the Communication Ministry Team. He shared
information about the Unified Publication Task Force including plans for developing a prototype of a
unified denominational publication.
RECOMMENDATION 2: That the 182nd General Assembly encourage the development ofa prototype of a unified denominational publication.
The committee discussed the denominational web presence.   We noted that the 181st General
Assembly also discussed this matter and adopted this recommendation, “It is the will of our committee that
the Ministry Council, Board of Stewardship, Office of the General Assembly, and the Historical Foundation
work together to ensure that their websites are uniform in design and operation in order to be more user
friendly for churches.”
The committee concurs in that recommendation and makes the following recommendation:
RECOMMENDATION 3: We recommend to the 182nd General Assembly concur in thatrecommendation, and direct that all denominational websites be accessible through one attractive
and user friendly portal.
B. REPORT NUMBER TWO OF THE MINISTRY COUNCIL
1.  ENDOWMENTS
In the past, generous Cumberland Presbyterians have taken an important step in funding vitalministries by contributing through endowments.  The committee hopes that the church would expand this
aspect of its stewardship ministry.
RECOMMENDATION 4: That Recommendation 23 of Report Number Two of the MinistryCouncil, “that the General Assembly remind people of the importance of endowments, encouraging
them to look for opportunities to actively and meaningfully support the programs of the church,” beadopted.
2.  CHURCH CALENDAR
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RECOMMENDATION 5: That Recommendation 24 of the Report Number Two of the
Ministry Council, “that the 182nd General Assembly approve the following dates for the 2012-2014
Church Calendar,” be adopted.
CHURCH CALENDAR 2012-2014
JULY 2012
7
7-21
8-13
9-11
17-21
AUGUST 2012
20
25
28
29
26-Sept30
SEPTEMBER 20129		
16

Program of Alternate Studies Graduation
PAS Summer Extension School
CPYC at Bethel University, McKenzie, Tennessee
Hispanic Pastors Conference, Bethel University, McKenzie, Tennessee
Ministers Retreat, Bethel University, McKenzie, Tennessee
Bethel Fall classes begin
MTS Fall classes begin
Bethel Convocation
MTS Convocation
Christian Education Season
Senior Adult Sunday
Christian Service Recognition Sunday
International Day of Prayer and Action for Human Habitat

OCTOBER 20127
Worldwide Communion Day
9-11
CP Minister’s Conference
14
Pastor Appreciation Sunday
28
Native American Sunday
NOVEMBER 2012
Any Sunday in November Loaves and Fishes
2
World Community Day (Church Women United)4		
Stewardship Sunday11
Day of Prayer for People with AIDS and Other Life-Threatening Illnesses
18		
Bible Sunday
DECEMBER 2012
Any Sunday in December Gift to the King
2-25
Advent in Church and Home
9Bethel Commencement
25
Christmas Day
27-30
Youth Evangelism Conference
JANUARY 2013
6-Feb 13
Epiphany
11
Human Trafficking Awareness Day
14-15		Stated Clerk’s Conference
15
Deadline for receipt of 2012 Our United Outreach contributions
22-24
Ministers Conference, Olive Branch, Mississippi
31-Feb 4
Koinonia: Young Adult Conference
FEBRUARY 2013
1-28
Black History Month
2
The Event: Elder Training at Longview, Texas; Homewood, Alabama;
Knoxville, Tennessee; and Lexington, Tennessee
3
Denomination Day
Historical Foundation Offering			Souper Bowl Sunday
9
The Event: Elder Training at Columbia, Tennessee; Olive Branch, Mississippi;
Valrico, Florida; Edmond, Oklahoma; and Ft. Worth, Texas
10
Annual congregational reports due in GA office
13
Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent
13-Mar 31
Lent to Easter
16
The Event: Elder Training at Lubbock, Texas; Russellville, Arkansas;
Madison, Tennessee; and Cullman, Alabama
17		
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1
2
3
10		
24
24-30
25-30
28		
29
31		
31-Apr 19
APRIL 2013
7
7–13
22
26-27
MAY 2013
3
4
5
18
19
26
JUNE 2013
17-21
18-20
30-July 5
JULY 2013
6
6-20
8-10
16-20
16-20
AUGUST 2013317		25-Sept 29
27
31
SEPTEMBER 2013
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The Event: Elder Training at Bowling Green, Kentucky; Broken Bow, Oklahoma;
Chandler, Indiana; Cookeville, Tennessee; and Albuquerque, New Mexico
Women’s History Month (USA)World Day of Prayer (Church Women United)
The Event: Elder Training at Calico Rock, Arkansas; Huntsville, Alabama;
Fredonia, Kentucky; Marshall, Missouri; and Chattanooga, Tennessee
Seminary Sunday
4th Sunday in Lent
Palm/Passion Sunday
One Great Hour of Sharing
National Farm Workers Awareness Week
Holy Week/MTS closed
Maundy Thursday
Good Friday
EasterMarch of Missions
Children’s Home Sunday
Family Week
Earth Day
30 Hour Famine
Friendship Day (Church Women United)
Bethel Commencement
Children’s Day (Japan)
MTS Closing Convocation & Graduation
Pentecost Sunday
World Mission Day
Memorial Day Offering for Military Chaplains & Personnel for USA churches
General Assembly, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
CPWM Convention
Cumberland Presbyterian Youth Conference
Program of Alternate Studies (PAS) Graduation
PAS Summer Extension School
Hispanic Pastors Conference, Bethel University, McKenzie, Tennessee
Presbyterian Youth Triennium
Ministers Retreat, Bethel University, McKenzie, Tennessee
Bethel Commencement
Bethel Blast
Christian Education Season
Bethel Opening Convocation (171st Year)
MTS Fall Semester Classes begin
MTS Opening Convocation
Senior Adult Sunday
Christian Service Recognition Sunday
International Day of Prayer and Action for Human Habitat

OCTOBER 2013
1-31
Clergy Appreciation Month
6
Worldwide Communion Sunday
13
Pastor Appreciation Sunday
19-20
Bethel Homecoming
27
Native American Sunday
NOVEMBER 2013
Any Sunday in November Loaves and Fishes
1
All Saints Day
World Community Day (Church Women United)3		
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Day of Prayer for People with AIDS and Other Life-Threatening Illnesses
17		
Bible Sunday
DECEMBER 2013
Any Sunday in December Gift to the King
1-25
Advent in Church and Home
7
Bethel Commencement
24
Christmas Eve
25
Christmas Day
25-Jan6
Christmastide
JANUARY 2014
6-Mar4		
Epiphany
11
Human Trafficking Awareness Day
13-14		Stated Clerks’ Conference
15
Deadline for receipt of 2013 Our United Outreach Contributions
FEBRUARY 2014
1-28
Black History Month1
Annual congregational reports due to presbyterial clerks
2
Denomination Day
Historical Foundation Offering			Souper Bowl Sunday
10
Annual congregational reports due in GA office16		
Youth Sunday
MARCH 2014
1-30
Women’s History Month (USA)5
Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent
5–Apr 20
Lent to Easter23-29
National Farm Workers Awareness Week
APRIL 201413
Palm/Passion Sunday
One Great Hour of Sharing17		
Maundy Thursday
18
Good Friday
20		
Easter25-26
30-Hour Famine
27-June 8
March of Missions
MAY 2014
2
Friendship Day (Church Women United)10
MTS Closing Convocation & Graduation
25
Memorial Day Offering for Military Chaplains & Personnel for USA churches
JUNE 20148
Pentecost
World Mission Sunday
16-20
General Assembly, Chattanooga, TN
CPWM Convention, Chattanooga, TN
RECOMMENDATION 6: That Recommendation 25 of the Report Number Two of the
Ministry Council, “that the 182nd General Assembly direct the Office of the General Assembly to be
responsible for reporting the “Church Calendar” to the General Assembly for adoption beginning in2013 for all future years,” be adopted.
C. PRESBYTERY RELATIONSHIPS WITH DENOMINATIONAL LEADERSHIP
It is important for denominational leadership to have face to face communication with as many
Cumberland Presbyterians as possible.  This allows them to both listen to Cumberland Presbyterians acrossthe denomination and share information with them.
RECOMENDATION 7: We recommend that the 182nd General Assembly encourage all
Presbyteries to make time at least once a year at their meetings to accommodate denominational
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Respectfully submitted:
The Committee on Ministry Council/Communication/Discipleship

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
THEOLOGY AND sOCIAL cONCERNS(Appendix I)
I. REFERRAL
Referral to this committee is as follows: The Report of the Unified Committee on Theology andSocial Concerns.

II. PERSONS OF COUNSEL
Appearing before this committee was: Reverend Mike Sharpe, Stated Clerk, who updated thecommittee on current activities regarding Unification and Reverend Elton Hall, Moderator of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in America, who spoke of the process and his desire that the unification be completed.

III. Discussion and Information about unification
The committee received and reviewed the paper “Reflections on a Divided Church” in preparationof discussion. Study aids, such as PowerPoints and questions for discussion on this paper are being prepared.
When they are completed, they will be made available for use. As congregations study this paper, theyshould consider the things that divide us in our own congregations.
Some members of the committee had been unaware of efforts for unification. Why were there
two denominations in the first place? Why are there still two denominations today? The answer can beboiled down to one word, “sin”. Until we recognize that, we will continue to make excuses for inaction.
God created one race, the human race. Racial distinctions are a human designation. Although there may be
cultural differences among people, there is only one Holy Spirit. Groups may not worship in the same style,
but we all worship the same Christ.
It was suggested that the members of this committee should encourage their respective presbyteries
to begin discussions and activities as proposed in this report. We recognize that this committee representsa small portion of the body, and it is incumbent upon all members of the General Assembly to generate
discussion and action in their home presbyteries and congregations. If unification is to succeed, it must be
supported from the bottom up. That support can be generated by developing relationships on a congregational
and presbyterial level.
This committee supports and endorses Recommendation 2 in the Report of the Stated Clerk to
appoint a task force.
Recommendation 1: That Recommendation 1 of the Report of the Unified Committeeon Theology and Social Concerns, “that each presbytery distribute this committee’s 2011 Report to
the General Assemblies to the congregations in their presbytery, asking that they begin a study of thepaper, “Reflections on a Divided Church” and implementation of the following Action Steps approved
last year by both General Assemblies:
1. This committee encourages each presbytery to move forward with the recommendationof the GA’s of each church to form a Committee on Theology and Social Concerns, if not previously
formed, to take proposed actions to deal with relevant issues that face the body of Christ daily.
2. That each presbyterial committee encourage local congregations where the churches haveoverlapping boundaries to organize joint activities between the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America to provide opportunities to build better
relationships between the two churches such as holding joint activities through worship, pulpit

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exchange, times of fellowship, revivals, VBS, and discussion of the papers produced by this committee.
3. In addition, presbyteries might also consider ways that committees, boards and agencies
might begin working together. Committees on ministry and missions, Christian education committees,
and camping programs would all benefit from joint interaction. Examples of ways presbyteries canwork together include having advisory members participate in the other denomination’s meetings,
workshops, projects for the Cumberland Presbyterian Women, working together on local, regional,
and even denominational mission efforts including Habitat for Humanity, and raising money fordisaster areas around the world,” be adopted.
4. That each presbyterial committee encourage local congregations, where presbyterialboundaries do not overlap, to invite persons from the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America
to come for special services, to engage in each presbytery’s missions projects.
5. That presbyteries, where boundaries do not overlap, be encouraged to invite persons fromthe Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America to come to presbytery meetings, camps, and otheractivities.
Respectfully submitted,
Committee on Theology and Social Concerns

CHURCH CALENDAR 2012-2013
JANUARY 2013

JULY 2012
7
7-21
8-13
9-11
17-21
		

Program of Alternate Studies Graduation
PAS Summer Extension School
CPYC at Bethel University, McKenzie, TN
Hispanic Pastors Conference, Bethel University,
McKenzie, TN
Ministers Retreat, Bethel University, McKenzie,TN

20
Bethel Fall classes begin
25
MTS Fall classes begin
28
Bethel Convocation
29
MTS Convocation
26-Sept30 Christian Education Season
SEPTEMBER 2012
Senior Adult Sunday
Christian Service Recognition Sunday
International Day of Prayer and Action for
Human Habitat

OCTOBER 2012
7
9-11
14
28

FEBRUARY 2013
1-28
2

AUGUST 2012916

6-Feb 13Epiphany
11
Human Trafficking Awareness Day
14-15 Stated Clerk’s Conference
15
Deadline for receipt of 2012 Our United
Outreach contributions
22-24 Ministers Conference, Olive Branch, MS
31-Feb 4Koinonia: Young Adult Conference

Worldwide Communion Day
CP Minister’s Conference
Pastor Appreciation Sunday
Native American Sunday

NOVEMBER 2012
Any Sunday in November Loaves and Fishes
2
World Community Day (Church Women United)4
Stewardship Sunday11
Day of Prayer for People with AIDS and Other
Life-Threatening Illnesses
18
Bible Sunday
DECEMBER 2012
Any Sunday in December Gift to the King
2-25
Advent in Church and Home
9Bethel Commencement
25
Christmas Day
27-30 Youth Evangelism ConferenceBlack History Month
The Event: Elder Training at Longview, TX;
Homewood, AL; Knoxville, TN; andLexington, TN
3
Denomination Day
Historical Foundation Offering		Souper Bowl Sunday
9
The Event: Elder Training at Columbia, TN;
Olive Branch, MS; Valrico, FL; Edmond, OK;
and Ft. Worth, TX
10Annual congregational reports due in GA office
13
Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent
13-Mar 31 Lent to Easter
16
The Event: Elder Training at Lubbock, TX;
Russellville, AR; Madison, TN; and Cullman,		AL
17
Youth Sunday
22-23 30 Hour Famine
23
The Event: Elder Training at Bowling Green,
KY; Broken Bow, OK; Chandler, IN; Cookeville,
TN; and Albuquerque, NM
MARCH 2013
1-31
1
2

Women’s History Month (USA)World Day of Prayer (Church Women United)
The Event: Elder Training at Calico Rock, AR;
Huntsville, AL; Fredonia, KY; Marshall, MO;
and Chattanooga, TN
3
Seminary Sunday10
4th Sunday in Lent
24
Palm/Passion Sunday
One Great Hour of Sharing
24-30 National Farm Workers Awareness Week
25-30 Holy Week/MTS closed
28
Maundy Thursday
29
Good Friday
31
Easter31-Apr 19 March of Missions
APRIL 2013
7
7–13
22
26-27

Children’s Home Sunday
Family Week
Earth Day
30 Hour Famine

MAY 2013
3
4
5
18
19
26

Friendship Day (Church Women United)
Bethel Commencement
Children’s Day (Japan)
MTS Closing Convocation & Graduation
Pentecost Sunday
World Mission Day
US Memorial Day Offering for Military
Chaplains & Personnel

JUNE 201317-21 General Assembly, Murfreesboro, TN
18-20 CPWM Convention
30-July 5     Cumberland Presbyterian Youth Conference