{"id":20,"date":"2026-02-27T22:26:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo-ps.com\/freeportpres\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-04-01T19:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:29:46","slug":"cumberland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo-ps.com\/freeportpres\/cumberland\/","title":{"rendered":"Cumberland"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20\" class=\"elementor elementor-20\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12bc515 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12bc515\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b4620 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11b4620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cumberland Presbyterian Denomination<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9591be4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9591be4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d90eb51 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d90eb51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9d0e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5a9d0e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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Steve Turner as Chair<\/strong> will organize a <strong>special worship service<\/strong> to celebrate the new congregation.<\/li><li>The service will include:<ul><li><strong>Prayer<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Proclamation of the Word<\/strong><\/li><li>An affirmation of the congregation&#8217;s intent and the presbytery\u2019s commitment to mentoring.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8807c23 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8807c23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15445d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e15445d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reception of Freeport Presbyterian Church<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c7b79 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9c7b79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Freeport Presbyterian Church was received <strong>without provision<\/strong> into the Cumberland Presbyterian denomination.<\/li><li>This decision was reported to the <strong>Stated Clerk of the General Assembly<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cbd8ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cbd8ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f7b25e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f7b25e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mentoring and Assimilation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f140e12 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f140e12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Efforts will be coordinated to:<\/p><ul><li>Mentor the congregation and its leaders.<\/li><li>Facilitate their full assimilation into the life of the Presbytery.<\/li><li>Provide <strong>training<\/strong> for the election and ordination of elders.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf64a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bf64a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7615abf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7615abf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Examination of Rev. 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