Archives for February 2018

An Other Kingdom Jesus and several of his prominent followers proclaimed not only that another world was possible, but indeed it was already here, emerging among us. Paul writes that we are citizens not of the empire but of this proclaimed kingdom of Heaven. Citizens of such a kingdom, of course have different allegiances, different… Read more.

We are seeking several people on the following Boards:  Administration,  Finance, Properties,  Mission and Service, Nurture and Care, Community Life and Growth, and on Faith Development, for varying term lengths (1-3 years). Job descriptions can be found here: https://union-church.org/home/about/.  Carla can tell you about it, too –  859-358-2962. We also need a CLERK (term is 3… Read more.

Each year in the spring, all members and friends of the church gather for a meal and important conversation. After worship on March 18th we’ll share the 165th such gathering of Union Church and we’re hoping you’ll make time to come. This year at annual meeting we have several items of business to consider and… Read more.

Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Second Sunday of Lent February 25, 2018  10:30 am  “There are, it seems, two muses: the Muse of Inspiration, who gives us inarticulate visions and desires, and the Muse of Realization, who returns again and again to say “It is yet more… Read more.

Today Rev. Kent and several members  of Union Church have been putting their faith into action. They need your help, too, and here are ways you can advocate for sensible gun safety in light of the ongoing bloodshed here and across the country. Gun violence affects every American and has already taken more than 2,015… Read more.

Weekly Lenten Social Justice Action: This week’s Prayer In Action Day in Frankfort focuses on gun violence. This week, please call  or write your legislator in Frankfort to ask them to protect Kentucky students  through supporting meaningful and sensible gun legislation and by opposing legislation that makes students less safe. Currently, HB210 is under consideration… Read more.

“Thoughts and Prayers” alone mean nothing in the wake of nearly 400 children and teenagers killed THIS YEAR SO FAR by gun violence. Join Kentucky Council of Churches President, Rev. Kent Gilbert, local church leaders, Moms Demand Action volunteers, and experts in the field of sensible legislation that can help. We’ll pray then help everyone… Read more.

Feeling like a pawn in the world? Tired of the morally bankrupt consumer culture? Looking For a Different Way? “An Other Kingdom” by  Peter Block, Walter Brueggemann, and John McKnight is a call to communities of compassion, resilience, and hope. Union Church is engaging in an all-Church read of this during February and March. Copies… Read more.