Announcements

UPDATE: The 9th Annual Celtic Festival events at Union Church: Cowan Chapel — 3 pm Irish song session and a violin concert at 4 pm AND in the sanctuary: a fantastic traditional & grassroots concert at 8 pm (admission $20, students/kids $5, under 6 free, special seating $50  https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3578768 ) — preceded by Pipes and Drums on the… 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.

Thanks to all who made the Youth Talent Show a success! William Maxwell has a new book available, The First Hero, an historical fiction novel. Ramadan begins this week on Tuesday night.  Rev. Kent will spend part of the week with our visitors from our Japanese Sister City, Hokuto City, Japan. Next Sunday is Pentecost,… Read more.

Kentucky lawmakers are considering a surprise guns in schools bill at 11:30 am TODAY. PLEASE call 1-800-372-7181 IMMEDIATELY to voice your opposition to this dangerous proposition. Leave a message for the Senate Education Committee. Arming teachers confuses their role and makes it more likely for children to be hurt. We need to keep guns OUT… Read more.

This year’s Lenten theme will be an all-church focus on where we’re headed next in discerning God’s path for Union Church. As part of this, we invite your purchase of An Other Kingdom by Walter Brueggemann for an all-church read. We’ll be hosting weekly discussion groups on this book, as well as an online group…. Read more.

Dear Friends, As you will have read or heard,  Associate Pastor Rev. Rachel Small Stokes has accepted a call to become Designated Interim Pastor at Immanuel United Church of Christ in Louisville, KY. She will serve here until February 11, 2018 then assume her new duties as head of staff at church of her own…. Read more.

December 11, 2017 Beloved family of Union Church, If you were in church yesterday, you heard the news that I have been offered and have accepted a call to be the Designated Interim Pastor of Immanuel United Church of Christ in Louisville. This means, of course, that I will resign my position as Associate Pastor… Read more.

Giving a gift to a local, national, or international charity is wonderful way to celebrate the people you love. Your gift will always fit, be the right color, and never has to be dusted! Agencies doing critical work depend on our generosity and the Berea Alternative Christmas Market is a wonderful way to help them… Read more.