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Recently returned from a trip to the Holy Land, Jordan, Egypt and Morocco meeting with refugee and displaced migrant families,  Rev. Kent meditated in his sermon on the nature of “Home” when no permanent place can be claimed in that way. The experience of those fleeing persecution and war may be far from our insulated… Read more.

Congratulations to Rev. Rachel and Leslie Small Stokes on the birth of their son, John Stephen “Jack” Small Stokes, at 12:10am, October 9, 2016. Jack is a healthy 7lbs 6 oz. Blessings on the whole family, and welcome Jack to this wild and wooly, wonderful world! They have asked for some car seat tips and… Read more.

Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 9, 2016      10:30 am Meditation  “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.” — Marcus Tullius Cicero (Ancient Roman Lawyer, Writer, Scholar, Orator and Statesman, 106 BC-43 BC) From there… Read more.

We had an exciting World Communion Sunday in joint celebration with our friends at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Berea. We also were able to join in prayer via video with Rev. Kent and delegates from the One Great Hour of Sharing and Week of Compassion Delegation in the Middle East.  We prayed… Read more.

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We arrived in Jordan last night and today went with the Orthodox Initiative, a ministry of the Middle East Council of Churches, to a refugee camp of about 300 persons, just a kilometer or two from the Syrian border. Supported by One Great Hour of Sharing giving, the OI is trying to help people here… Read more.

Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the CHURCH OF CHRIST, UNION Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 25, 2016    10:30 am Meditation In the alchemy of man’s soul almost all noble attributes—courage, honor, love, hope, faith, duty, loyalty, and so on—can be transmuted into ruthlessness. Compassion alone stands apart from the continuous traffic between… Read more.

Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 18, 2016 10:30 am Meditation “Being prophetic is a matter of speaking truth to power, but it is much more than that. It is also a matter of speaking truth to suffering, to weakness, to laziness, and… Read more.