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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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Memory Keepers Support Group will begin April 8, 7:30 in the Wayside Room. Memory Keepers is a support group for caregivers of those with memory loss, which will meet every 2nd and 4th Monday. Plan to attend and learn how we can best minister to each other whether we are the person suffering memory loss, more »
April 1, 2019 in News by union
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Would you like some free edible perennial plants for your home? Thanks to Union Church and many of our fellow Berea community members, Sustainable Berea is offering a new program: the Neighborhood Perennials Project. The project aims to increase the resiliency of our local food system by planting edible perennials throughout the community and empowering more »
April 1, 2019 in News by union
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Rev. Kent Awarded Grant. Rev. Kent has been awarded a grant to attend Ecumenical Advocacy Days, April 5-8, in Washington, DC. Ecumenical Advocacy Days is a movement of the ecumenical Christian community, and its recognized partners and allies, grounded in biblical witness and shared traditions of justice, peace and the integrity of creation. The goal, more »
April 1, 2019 in News by union
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Settle Into Scripture! Sundays at 4:00 pm; Wednesdays at 8:30 am Cowan Chapel. For thirty minutes, Rev. Kent will lead the traditional Benedictine practice of Lectio Divina, a four-step process that treats scripture as a living word, rather than just a text to be studied. (Note: Sunday and Wednesday of each week will use the more »
April 1, 2019 in News by union
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Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Fourth Sunday of Lent March 31, 2019 10:30 am Meditation Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground. ― Rumi As the Beloved, I more »
March 29, 2019 in News, Weekly Bulletin by union
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Lilies for Easter! Easter morning flowers are a glorious way to celebrate the joy of resurrection. You can order sanctuary lilies in honor or memory of loved ones for just $15 with a click! Sales will support our Annual Budget, providing loving care in our many ministries. We’ll see that the lilies are delivered to more »
March 29, 2019 in News by union
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Budgeted Income and Expense through February 28, 2019 Income Expense Pledges & Gifts $51,490 Staff $46,348 Investments $ 1,643 Properties $ 9,113 Miscellaneous $ 1,369 more »
March 25, 2019 in News by union
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Every Sunday night from Jan 20- March 10 (8 weeks) during rain, snow and at times single digit temperatures we had homeless guests spending the night in our Community room. Registration for these guests took place in a donated storefront on Chestnut St from 5-6 pm every night during this time. Five churches and one Dance more »
March 25, 2019 in News by union
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Next Week is Pretzel Sunday. These little breads were shaped in the form of arms crossed in prayer and were called bracellae (Latin, ‘little arms’). In German the word became ‘bretzel’. These pretzels were a common Lenten food throughout the Middle Ages in Europe, and became an all year round snack in the 19th century. more »
March 25, 2019 in News by union
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