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The Mission and Service Board often receives Thank You notes from organizations to which we make contributions on behalf of the congregation. As you may – or may not know – Mission & Service Board receives 7% of the monthly giving to Union Church. We contribute to local, state, national and international groups and a more »
November 2, 2020 in Mission and Service Board, News by union
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We, as a church community and a nation, have focused on issues of poverty and race this summer with the assistance of Black Lives Matter and the Poor People’s Campaign (nationally and in Kentucky). This documentary aims to heighten our awareness of how climate change has a larger impact on poor communities than on more more »
July 27, 2020 in Events, Mission and Service Board, News by union
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The Mission and Service Board would like to introduce the congregation to KIVA , “an international nonprofit with a mission to expand financial access to help underserved communities thrive.” Kiva makes microloans to entrepreneurs in distressed areas of the world. The lender (you) loans as little as $25.00 toward a project of your choice. When more »
July 16, 2020 in Announcements, Mission and Service Board by union
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Thanks to our friends at Kentucky Voices for Health we share this latest update on available help for everyone. [embeddoc url=”https://union-church.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Help-for-Kentuckians-During-COVID-19-FINAL-3.26.20.pdf” height=”1500px” download=”all” viewer=”google”]
March 26, 2020 in Mission and Service Board, News by Kent
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Union Church is a site to keep kids fed. In order to make it easier for families to pick up the prepared meals, we need 3 volunteers Monday-Friday from 5pm-7pm. We also need a Union Church person to be our conduit and coordinator with Martina Leforce and the other site volunteers. All meals are prepared more »
March 17, 2020 in Mission and Service Board by Kent
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“Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” –Matthew 25:40 Caring for others means extending care beyond our walls. Kentucky House Bill 1 would impose extremely punitive conditions on anyone receiving SNAP benefits (Food stamps), Medical Cards, more »
February 17, 2020 in Mission and Service Board, News by Kent
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Reduce Clutter, Landfill, and Waste! For Information: ecobricks.org For Donation Box Locations email: bagitberea @gmail.com
December 10, 2019 in Mission and Service Board, News, Newsletter item by Kent
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Let’s Eat! June 30 will be Pastor Kent’s last Sunday with us before he starts a well-deserved sabbatical rest. After worship that morning everyone is invited for a picnic to wish him well and to meet and welcome our sabbatical replacement minister, the Rev. Nate Craddock. Help Needed! The picnic will be at Rev. Kent more »
June 17, 2019 in Events, Mission and Service Board by Kent
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Rev. Kent spent time this last week attending Ecumenical Advocacy Days, a gathering of clergy and lay members of diverse denominational background. They gathered to learn, pray, and act on behalf of our Christian commitment to the most vulnerable in the US and in the world. A story about this public witness appeared yesterday in more »
April 11, 2019 in Mission and Service Board, News, Newsletter item, Pastor Log by Kent
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Dear Union Church Family, Good morning, Many of our children’s parents were sickly, seriously ill and most died from HIV/AIDS complications, malaria, maternal death, and other diseases. Some were abandoned by their family members who could not adequately feed them or afford medical care which could take miles of walking to government hospitals. As a more »
April 1, 2019 in Mission and Service Board, News by union
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