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Take time for prayer with our new meditation series. Three times a week the Rev. Shannon Abbott, colleague of Rev. Kent and gifted prayer leader guides 10-20 minute meditations just right for taking a break. Join us Tuesday, Thursday’s and Saturdays for new offerings!
November 12, 2020 in Faith Development Board, Nurture and Care Board, Prayer of the Week by union
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Take time for prayer with our new meditation series. Three times a week the Rev. Shannon Abbott, colleague of Rev. Kent and gifted prayer leader guides 10-20 minute meditations just right for taking a break. Join us Tuesday, Thursday’s and Saturdays for new offerings!
November 10, 2020 in Faith Development Board, Nurture and Care Board, Prayer of the Week by union
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It’s a scary time for kids and adults as we all try to figure out the best way to keep each other safe and supported. With kids home and gatherings sparse, here are some good resources from Rev. Kent and the Union Church family! Special Presentation for Kids Today: Gov. Beshear will have a special more »
March 17, 2020 in Faith Development Board, News, Nurture and Care Board by Kent
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Join members of all Berea Churches for a spirit filled conversation with God through the Psalms. Led by Rev. Mark Caldwell-Reiss of First Christian, the retreat will be at the Quaker Meeting House (newly renovated!) 4pm-8pm on Sunday, March 11. Bring a potluck dish to share for a wonderful afternoon of scripture, conversation and food. more »
March 5, 2018 in Events, Faith Development Board, News by Kent
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Feeling like a pawn in the world? Tired of the morally bankrupt consumer culture? Looking For a Different Way? “An Other Kingdom” by Peter Block, Walter Brueggemann, and John McKnight is a call to communities of compassion, resilience, and hope. Union Church is engaging in an all-Church read of this during February and March. Copies more »
February 18, 2018 in Events, Faith Development Board, News by Kent
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Ben Whaley-Jones, one of our amazing youth leaders, was part of a team at the Appalachian Media Institute that created this 13-minute documentary on Black Lung Disease; it has been nominated to go to the Sundance Film Festival! We had technical difficulties screening it today in church, but you can see it here!! We’re so more »
August 27, 2017 in Consider, Faith Development Board, News, Newsletter item, The Arts by Rachel
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Today marks the one year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub mass murder in Orlando, Florida. News cycles have moved on, but for the families of the victims, including the shooter, the pain of this tragedy rolls unabated. Union Church is lifting special prayers of consolation for all those still painfully held in the grip of more »
June 12, 2017 in Faith Development Board, Kent, Mission and Service Board, News by Kent
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The season of Lent, a time for repentance (i.e. “turning toward God”) begins on Wednesday with Ash Wednesday. We have many ways for you to deepen your spirit and participate in the love of God. Check them out and sign up here: https://union-church.org/lent2017/
February 27, 2017 in Consider, Faith Development Board, News, Newsletter item, The Arts by Rachel
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Several churches and community groups in Berea are working on a summer 2017 community peace camp using the national Peace Village curriculum for children ages 6-13. The Steering Committee seeks a Camp Director to work with community partners to plan and run the camp. Helpful skills are organization, ability to recruit and supervise staff, and more »
November 21, 2016 in Announcements, Events, Faith Development Board by union
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This week we joined thousands of other churches, synagogues, mosques and temples in celebrating International Children’s Sabbath: giving thanks for children and youth, and pledging ourselves to their wellbeing and fair treatment. In Church the children helped Rev. Kent tell the story of the widow who knocked and knocked and knocked on the unjust judge’s more »
October 16, 2016 in Community Life and Growth Board, Faith Development Board, Kent, Mission and Service Board, News, Pastor Log, Prayer of the Week, Sermons by Kent
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