Cumberland Presbyterian Church

For other uses, see Cumberland Presbyterian Church (disambiguation).
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationNew School Presbyterian
Scougalism
PolityPresbyterian
AssociationsWorld Communion of Reformed Churches, World Council of Churches
RegionUnited States, Hong Kong, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Haiti, Brazil, Spain, Australia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Japan, Macau, South Korea
OriginFebruary 4, 1810
Dickson County, Tennessee
Separated fromPresbyterian Church in the United States of America
SeparationsCumberland Presbyterian Church in America (separated 1878); just over half of the Cumberland Presbyterian congregations rejoined the PCUSA in 1906
Congregations673 (2023)
Members33 223 active members (2023)

The Cumberland Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian denomination spawned by the Second Great Awakening. In 2023, it had 33 223 active members and 646 congregations. The word Cumberland comes from the Cumberland River valley where the church was founded.

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