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Birthday celebration! Amy Williams is hosting a concert on July 7 at 7 pm at the Loyal Jones Appalachian Center to celebrate her 50th birthday! Come hear Sam Gleaves, Deborah Payne and Judith Ann Anderson and join her friends and family from near and far for this wonderful occasion. Greg Lakes has been appointed as… Read more.

by Betty Hibler A part of our twice-monthly meetings with our Stephen Ministers who have completed the Training and been “Commissioned” is devoted to considering what are called “Focus Questions.”  This past week, one of these Questions was: How are you learning to value your ministry for what it is rather than what it does?”… Read more.

If you have been to church in the last few weeks you will see that the light bulbs in the chandeliers are gradually being replaced with brighter and longer lasting LEDs. The original compact fluorescent bulbs were installed with the chandeliers in 2004. They began failing last year, and since all were installed at the… Read more.

We wrapped up OWL (Our Whole Lives human sexuality curriculum) with a question and answer session that felt like one of the most valuable components of the whole program. We had cheesecake, and celebrated the youth’s accomplishments in finishing the course. We had an end-of-the-year cookout at my new home for the youth, with 17… Read more.

Piano Technician removes keys and worn-out action from sanctuary piano. All the mechanisms will be rebuilt and returned by month’s end.   On June 21, piano technician, Ben Griffith, took the action of the 1984 Kawai grand piano back to his shop in Frankfort Kentucky.  The action of a piano is the inside mechanisms of… Read more.

Dear Family, This year, this month, even this very week have brought significant challenges to the well-being of our souls. You are not imagining the anxiety everyone is feeling and, make no mistake, reckless and inhumane policies are imperiling our democratic ideals and practices on a daily basis. In such circumstances, it can be tempting… Read more.

Over the summer Pastor Kent and Director of Music Ministries Gabe Evans have been introducing new elements into our Sunday worship. For Rev. Kent, the hope is to help deepen the sense of meaning and personal connection to God for each worshiper. For Gabe, there is excitement about the possibility of using our excellent musical… Read more.

Dear Friends, Please join us for a very special UNITED Interfaith Encounter Tuesday, June, 26, 7:00 pm at Christ the King Church in Lexington as Buddhists, Christians, Jews and Muslims join in prayer for the restoration of the dignity of our immigrant and refugee sisters and brothers. Merely stopping the inhumane practice of separating children… Read more.