Lara Mack from the Central Appalachian Prisoner Support Network addressed our Wednesday Night Live supper crowd with a great report of the work they’ve been able to offer in connecting dislocated prisoners to distant family. Working with member Willie Dodson, Lara reported that the powerful prison industrial complex supports many state and private prisons in central more »
Michelle Tooley was featured twice on KET in the past week, once as a panelist on KET Presents: The Price of Poverty in Kentucky, a panel that also included Reid Livingston. And Michelle was interviewed separately by Renee Shaw on her Connect program on the topic of global violence against women and the relationship with more »
Peace on Earth, Good Will to All! Wonderful sentiments for Christmas, but how do we work to bring those sentiments to life in today’s time? How do we bring the true meaning of Christmas to our friends and family? Christmas with a Conscience is the perfect place to do your shopping for gifts that reflect more »
As we mentioned in our post a few weeks ago, the Central Appalachian Prisoner Support Network is hosting a Barn Dance and Cake Walk to raise money for their great work. Come on out TONIGHT at 8pm at Woods-Penniman Commons to support them, get your groove on, and eat some cake! It’s a win-win! See more »
Union Church member Willie Dodson presented to Wednesday Night Live on Nov. 14th about his work with the Central Appalachian Prisoner Support Network in Wyse County, VA. CAPSN, which began after prisoners in an Appalachian prison staged a hunger strike to protest inhumane treatment, seeks to support both prisoners (who often come from urban areas more »
Berea College senior Sai Thiha reported on his experience as a summer Caux Scholar in Caux, Switzerland, studying conflict transformation in an international setting. The Union Church Mission and Service Board helped support his trip which focused on understanding the root causes of escalation in order to devise intervention strategies to arrive at mutually more »
In 2012 Union Church partnered with Restoring Agriculture and Investing in Sustainable Enterprise in Jamaica (RAISE) and sent a delegation of members to provide partnership and some technical support for the farm and infrastructure. Below is an excerpt from an email received from Teri Mehler’s sister Lisa, who is serving with RAISE in Jamaica. She is more »
Who said we couldn’t pull off a Bazaar with no building and only limited yard space? Not the intrepid Mission and Service Board nor the many volunteers – young and old – who indeed made the 2012 Union Church Bazaar a huge success! It was a perfect fall day; the tables were filled with useful more »
Each year we give thanks for the blessing of creation with a special service inspired by St. Francis of Assisi. This year, held in conjunction with our Care of Creation booth at the Berea Solar Fair, more than 35 pets and their “persons” were part of our blessing. Special thanks to all of the Union more »
Our mission team in Biloxi, MS at Back Bay Mission have finished their work! Here’s their latest report from Rev. Rachel. It is finished! (Well, our part, anyway.) We ultimately worked on three different houses: one that was being repaired after a fire, and two that were being flipped to sell to low-income buyers. Our more »
Saturday Morning: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 7:15pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 am
