Lent is the 46 days prior to Easter, celebrated by Christians since the 3rd century as a time of penitence, reflection, and service to others. The original 40 days of prayer and fasting, representing the 40 days Christ prayed in the desert, was supplemented later with 6 Sundays that were mini-celebration days of Christ’s ministry. more »
Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Transfiguration Sunday February 11, 2018 10:30 am Meditation We of the Taizé community look upon the transfiguration above all as the celebration of that presence of Christ which takes charge of everything in us and transfigures even that which disturbs us more »
Urgent Action Needed! HB326 Targets Trans Kids 19 Republican Co-Sponsors Introduce Bill Kentucky’s transgender kids are under attack again–but this time it’s serious. 19 Republican State Representatives introduced House Bill 326 Wednesday to prevent transgender students from using restrooms in which they feel safe. Don’t hesitate–make the call right now to leave a simple message with the operator more »
On February 11, 2018, the ministry at Union Church of Rev. Rachel Small Stokes will come to a conclusion. As she and her family move to Louisville to take a new and expanded call, here are some pictures taken by church member Rachael White taken over the full 5 years of Rev. Rachel’s ministry with more »
In January we had a presentation from Global SEEDS, a Knoxville based mission service helping refugees. Dan and Mary Butler described the needs of refugees and pointed to many ways that local churches can help. If you’d like to know more about their work you can explore their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Global-Seeds-198236700189479/. Contributions can be made more »
Starting the first week in March, and finishing up in May, Carla Gilbert and Chris McKenzie will lead a class on comprehensive sexuality for High School aged youth (Grades 9-12). This class will use the “Our Whole Lives” – OWL – curriculum developed from a collaboration between the United Church of Christ and the Unitarian Universalist churches. more »
From Rev. Rachel Sad for Us, Great for the Wider Church: Rachel’s Farewell and What Comes Next Lent: The Season of Transitions Let’s Do Lunch! Lenten Lunch after church begins Feb. 18 Stephen Ministry is recruiting for another training class! From the Nominating Board Youth Group to Begin OWL Curriculum Music in the Life of more »
CoCoDA will once again host our Friends of CoCoDA tour. We’ll tour El Salvador from June 10-17th. This inexpensive, family friendly adventure introduces donors, faculty, project champions and interested friends in our work in Central America. The tour includes two days of cultural and historic orientation in San Salvador, trips to volcanoes and waterfalls, visits more »
The Kentucky Council of Churches closely monitors both state and national legislation that impacts area of concern to persons of faith: Children’s education, health care, immoral military spending, criminal justice bills, and more are all part of caring for God’s people. Getting alerts is easy. You can sign up right here: If legislators more »
January 12, 2018 President Donald Trump’s less-than-glowing generalization of countries across Africa and Haiti comes with little surprise. The president has said horrific things before. While social media has had a heyday with comedic responses, what I find most sad is how much the president is missing. When he says these places are “sh-thole” countries, 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
