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At Sunday Worship, Rev. Kent read an open letter he wrote to Chief Gregory of the Berea Police. He invited all who wished to join him in thanks for the ways our police force has led the state to reduce the chance that any one here would suffer harm in their dealings with the department…. Read more.

The parable of the Good Samaritan from Luke is a reminder that Jesus was all about overturning a world of division. The news this week has been fraught with unjustified killings: two more black men at the hands of police officers, and 5 police officers at the hands of a man driven mad by his… Read more.

Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the CHURCH OF CHRIST, UNION Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 10, 2016 10:30 am Meditation Compassion is of little value if it remains an idea. It must become our attitude toward others, reflected in all our thoughts and actions. And the mere concept of humility does not… Read more.

In this week’s gospel reading from Luke 9:51-62, Jesus “sets his face to Jerusalem,” and takes his followers there from the north on route through hostile Samaria. Along the way, some try to join him and are dissuaded, others offer to come but have other obligations first. Jesus wastes no words telling them which things… Read more.

This week we celebrated the declaration of our countries independence from Great Britain 240 years ago. In worship we shared this prayer, adapted very slightly from one by Nathan Attwood, pastor of Millbrook First United Methodist Church, Millbrook, AL, and offered by worship leader, Carla Gilbert. Holy God: in this week in which we celebrate… Read more.

 Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 3, 2016             10:30 am Meditation Discernment is a process of letting go of what we are not.  —Father Thomas Keating From there to Here Welcome & Announcements Welcome to this service of worship!  During the service, you… Read more.

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Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Sixth Sunday after Pentecost June 26, 2016      10:30 am Meditation “I will not tire of declaring that if we really want an effective end to violence we must remove the violence that lies at the root of all violence: structural violence, social… Read more.