Lost and Found
Any of these look familiar? We’ve accumulated a number of things that have been left at church. Please come get them from the ramp door hallway at your convenience (but pretty soon!)
Rev. Rachel Small Stokes Receives National Fellowship
Rev. Rachel received word on Monday, June 9, that she has been selected as one 15 recipients of a 10-year leadership fellowship from the United Church of Christ. The UCC Pension Boards developed the “Next Generation Leadership Initiative” to encourage and support excellence in pastoral leadership nationwide. Participants receive travel to 3-4 educational events per more »
Getting our Flame On! Pentecost Pics from Union Church!
The Day of Pentecost is always a great celebration! Members and friends wore reds and yellows and oranges for worship and Rev. Rachel preached the word with fiery love! Abby Embry, worship board member, made fabric tongues of flame that danced in the choir loft, and also created a new pulpit backdrop from Marrimeko fabric more »
Living Waters Flowing at VBS
Vacation Bible School gets off to a great start. Join us for more every night this week!
Prayer for the Week: June 9, 2014
Pentecost is a day for “Flipping the Script.” Just when the disciples felt most powerless and unheard, with a mighty rush they are speaking everyone’s language. They proclaim from the bottom, the liberation and hope that comes from above. It is that same wind that blows through us now and empowers transformation both personal and more »
Atwater~Donnelly Folk Concert, 7pm June 15!
Join us for Atwater~Donnelly, 7:00pm Sunday, June 15, 2014 Great Folk duo Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly are coming back to Berea for another evening of great music, dance, and song. This is a great concert for kids and will be especially in honor of Father’s Day. They will also offer mountain (lap) dulcimer classes more »
Union Church Members Join Gov. Beshear and Rita Smart in Berea for affordable housing
Dozens of Union church members joined Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and representative Rita Smart has he signed House bill 175 into law today. HB 175 supports affordable housing and the Kentucky Housing Authority. Gov. Beshear signed the bill at Silver Creek senior housing. Mayor Connelly, Rev. Kent and Rev. Rachel, and many union church members more »
Commencement Address by Silas House
Union Church member Silas House was one of two church related commencement speakers at Berea College’s graduation exercises this weekend. His remarks to graduates are well worth the read and we are thankful for his permission to reprint them here. –Rev. Kent Given at Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, 3 May 2014 I’ve spoken at many more »
Prayer for the Week: April 28, 2014
Rev. Rachel preached a sermon illustrated by Bearington Bear and the inside, outside, upside downside ways we can feel about our lives and about our faith. In the gospel for this week’s reading, the disciple Thomas doubts and is still counted among the faithful. In fact he becomes the “stand in” for all of us more »
May 23, 2014 Dear Jean: Kathy Mattea, John McCutcheon, Susie Glaze honor Jean Ritchie At Union Church
Union Church is proud to host and sponsor a once-in-a-lifetime concert honoring world-reknown singer-songwriter Jean Ritchie. National folk icons Kathy Mattea, John McCutcheon and Susie Glaze will perform songs in honor of more than 75 years of Jean Ritchie’s contributions to American Folk music, and previewing the release of a special new album by these and other major artists celebrating her. more »
