Cumberland Presbyterian? What denomination is this? Please explain if you can.?

Question

I was at my city's art and wine festival this past weekend and I met some people from a church in the area and talked a few minutes with the pastor. He gave me a booklet describing what kinds of activities his church has, as well as what his church believes.

On the back page, it talks about the church's denomination and something about Calvinism and Arminianism. What do these words mean? Thank you.

Answer 1

From Answers.com:

Cumberland Presbyterian Church, branch of the Presbyterian Church in the United States founded in 1810. In 1906 many of its congregations were united with the main body of the church. It began as a revival movement in the “Cumberland country,” a newly settled region of Kentucky and Tennessee. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church has about 88,000 members (1997). In 1869 the 20,000 black members of the pre–Civil War church began to organize a separate church, the Colored Cumberland Presbyterian Church, now called the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America.

There's a great article here with photos and a list of websites you can visit: http://www.answers.com/Cumberland%20Presbyterian

Arianism, briefly:
The doctrines of Arius (4th century) and his followers, denying that Christ is one substance with the Father

Calvinism, in a nutshell:
A system of Christian interpretation initiated by John Calvin. It emphasizes predestination and salvation. The five points of Calvinism were developed in response to the Arminian position (See Arminianism). Calvinism teaches: 1) Total depravity: that man is touched by sin in all parts of his being: body, soul, mind, and emotions, 2) Unconditional Election: that God’s favor to Man is completely by God’s free choice and has nothing to do with Man