Budgets are a form of prayer: a sacred trust to steward our resources for the blessing God calls us to be. Here is the 2017 Proposed budget to be considered by the membership December 11, 2016, 12:30pm. (Meeting follows worship and an 11:45 soup lunch). Both summary and detailed budgets are available below along with… Read more.
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We're Pledging Too! Can you?
“Why do we support Union Church? A significant part of the reason is because of the extent to which the Church historically and under current leadership has pursued the truth of what our founder famously said: ‘God hath made of one blood all peoples of the earth.’ All people – as they find themselves having… Read more.
Church Council Registers Protest over Spoonbread Festival Merchandise
Over 50,000 people attended the 19th annual Spoonbread Festival in Berea over the weekend of Sept 19-20. The Festival is presented by the Berea Chamber of Commerce (of which Union Church is a member), and supported by a number of sponsors, including the City of Berea Tourism department. We were dismayed to see vendors selling… Read more.
Celebrate Naomi's Ordination!
Naomi Schulz, Union Church member and recent intern has graduated seminary at Pacific School of Religion, and accepted a call to the Congregation for Reconciliation in Dayton, OH. She will celebrate her ordination to ministry in the United Church of Christ, Saturday, September 19th in Dayton. We want to get her a gift from the… Read more.
Donate Your Used Vehicle to Union Church!
An Open Letter from Our Pastors: Faith and Fairness
Dear Church Family and Friends, We write to you unified in our feelings of disappointment and frustration, as well as hope and gratitude. The Fairness Ordinance, which so many of you have worked so tirelessly for years to pass, was defeated by the City Council last night in a vote of 5 to 3. As… Read more.
Church Council Action
Church Council of Union Church, at its December 17, 2012 meeting, drafted the following letter, acting on its own, and not necessarily on behalf of the entire congregation: President Barack Obama Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner Senator Harry Reid Senator Mitch McConnell Senator Rand Paul The White House and Capitol Hill Washington,… Read more.
We Need Money Help: Funds Critically Low!
December brings Christmas music, holiday shopping, and our annual planning for the year ahead. In preparation for our all-congregation deliberation on that topic, the Proposed Budget and Budget Policy for 2013 are attached. Printed copies will be available in the vestibule on Sunday or in the church office. Here’s the Brief: Funds Are Critically Short… Read more.