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Have you ever wanted to take a marker and just scribble on the walls? Well, here’s your chance, with a twist of prayer added in. This Sunday after church, we’re inviting all children and children-at-heart to come into the construction area of the church and write blessings on the walls. They will be covered up more »
October 11, 2012 in News by union
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World Communion Sunday is a special day celebrated across the entire Earth; Christians all over the world, in their various styles and ways, take communion on this Sunday as a way to honor Jesus’ message of hope that we might all be one. This Sunday marked the 15th year that Union Church has combined its more »
October 9, 2012 in Events, News, Worship Board by Rachel
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Well, after months of planning, the day has finally come to pick, pack, and pull my travel kit and kaboodle into a plane and fly about as far as you go from Berea. Thanks to all of your generosity for my 15th anniversary, I’m headed off this morning to Hokuto, Japan, our sister city, and more »
October 7, 2012 in News, Pastor Log by Kent
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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 »
October 6, 2012 in Announcements, Community Life and Growth Board, Mission and Service Board, News, Worship Board by Kent
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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 »
October 6, 2012 in Mission and Service Board, News by Rachel
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Union Church is an active supporter of Luther Luckett Christian Church, one of a very few congregations that operate completely behind locked bars. Supporting external churches bring preaching and music to nearly 80 inmate-members of LLCC, and Union Church has the service scheduled for Friday evening October 26, 2012. We’re allowed to bring up to more »
October 5, 2012 in Events, Mission and Service Board, News, Worship Board by Kent
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Each year to celebrate World Communion Sunday Union Church and First Christian Church worship together. Both churches were founded by Kentucky Abolitionist John G. Fee, and we celebrate our common heritage worshipping together and celebrating the Lord’s Supper. This year the event is hosted by First Christian, 206 Chestnut Street, right across from Presser Hall more »
October 5, 2012 in Announcements, Events, News, Worship Board by Kent
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An update from our mission team at Back Bay: Back Bay Mission has several arms of mission — from drop-in centers for homeless individuals, to food pantries, to housing recovery programs for people in need of home improvements. Our team from Berea is working on their newest initiative: the mission has purchased a foreclosed house more »
October 2, 2012 in News by Rachel
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Concrete floor being poured over vapor barrier and reinforcement, kitchen-to-be is on the left, the stage is at the far end of the photo. Workers completed pouring the new concrete in the community room. Now that the floor is hardened, workers start Monday Oct 8 to build the new walls for kitchen, stage, Woman’s more »
October 1, 2012 in Construction, News by union
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Union Church Cares for Creation! Volunteers needed! Join us at the Solar Fair and Blessing of the Animals, 11am-2pm Oct. 6th, at the Berea Welcome Center (Train Depot). To love the creator is to necessarily love creation. As part of our ongoing stewardship of God’s gifts, we are letting people know of our efforts to more »
October 1, 2012 in News by union
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