How it all started...
The Rev. R.J. McCleskey organized Highland Cumberland Presbyterian Church (HCPC) on November 7, 1874, in what was a typically rural area. Beginning with thirteen charter members, at its Homecoming in September 2007, it had 169 members and was now part of an urban society. The congregation was initially part of the nearest Presbytery in Obion, Tennessee; it became part of the Mayfield Presbytery, Kentucky Synod, October 8, 1881. It is presently part of the Covenant Presbytery, Synod of the Midwest.
Much of the Church’s growth is tied to its buildings. For its first three years, members met under a brush arbor on a wooded tract donated by G.A. Morrison. Many of his descendants are still church members. In 1877, a frame structure succeeded the brush arbor on the same spot. Highland began a full-time program in October 1934. An educational annex was built in the mid 1950s, with a new brick sanctuary replacing the 1877 frame structure in 1965. The current sanctuary was built in 1990 and through the generosity of the Geneva Warr Estate, an Outreach Center was erected in 2000.
The Morrison family also set aside a portion of land on Lovelaceville Road for a cemetery where many of HCPC’s early fathers are buried. including Pastor Rev. W.T. Milburn, who organized McCracken County’s Milburn Chapel Church.
Five men from HCPC have entered the full-time ministry: Glen Moore, L. E. Moore, Jr., Terry Maynard, Claire Albright, and Glen Finley. Rev. Olen G “Bud” Russell is the current pastor.
Much of the Church’s growth is tied to its buildings. For its first three years, members met under a brush arbor on a wooded tract donated by G.A. Morrison. Many of his descendants are still church members. In 1877, a frame structure succeeded the brush arbor on the same spot. Highland began a full-time program in October 1934. An educational annex was built in the mid 1950s, with a new brick sanctuary replacing the 1877 frame structure in 1965. The current sanctuary was built in 1990 and through the generosity of the Geneva Warr Estate, an Outreach Center was erected in 2000.
The Morrison family also set aside a portion of land on Lovelaceville Road for a cemetery where many of HCPC’s early fathers are buried. including Pastor Rev. W.T. Milburn, who organized McCracken County’s Milburn Chapel Church.
Five men from HCPC have entered the full-time ministry: Glen Moore, L. E. Moore, Jr., Terry Maynard, Claire Albright, and Glen Finley. Rev. Olen G “Bud” Russell is the current pastor.
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