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This week construction crews have been preparing the Community Room for it’s new floor. First pipes were placed in the drainage trenches in the floor. Next an impermeable layer of that channels water to the trenches was installed under 1″ of foam insulation. On top of all of that will be 2″ of new concrete making a… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost             September 23, 2012 Meditation “These communities, these small, local, autonomous communities open to others in both heart and mind were then, and are now, the transforming their corner of the world, making it better.”                         —from notes… Read more.

September 21 has been declared International Peace Day by the United Nations.   Today we join with religious people all around the world in praying for peace.  The World Council of Churches has also suggested that, today, we pray for ceasefires: in our homes, our communities, our nation, and our world. Below is a prayer from… Read more.

Some very special guests joined us for Wednesday Night Live this week: four young adults who are walking more than 3000 miles, all the way across the U.S.A., to raise awareness of the DREAM Act.  They started in San Fransisco, and will conclude on November 2 in Washington, D.C. The walkers told us their experiences… Read more.

MacGregor Lakes took first place  in the Social Studies academic meet, Berea Middle School Academic Team vs  Caudill Middle School. Congrats!!  

This week we heard about the commandment that Jesus gave to abide in his love, so that we might better be able to love one another. To that end, we offer our deepest needs and prayers to God; in the intimacy of prayer, we can truly begin to receive the gifts of faith.  As we… Read more.

Our new Associate Pastor, Rev. Rachel Small Stokes, preached her first sermon with us this Sunday.  You can read the text below, or watch it on our “See Us Now” page.   Hey, I Just Met You, and This Is Crazy, But… Introductory Sermon to Union Church Sept. 16, 2012 John 15:9-17, Colossians 3:12-17  … Read more.

Jerry Workman, director of the Food Bank, reports a particular need for the following items: Dry beans Hamburger, Chicken, Tuna Helper Plain macaroni Canned mustard greens, spinach, mixed greens, carrots and soups Ramen noodles Crackers Potatoes Cake ix 1-pound bags of plain rice Items can be dropped off at the food bank, 103 Parkway Ave,… Read more.