Church Council

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.

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.

Union Church can now receive a donation of used vehicles, just like the Car-Talk guys, NPR and many other foundations. There’s no cost to you, and we’ll even come pick it up: working or not! Click here to learn more!

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 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.

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.

In the spring of 2010, our congregation voted to try out, for 18 months, a new governance structure, temporarily suspending some of the stipulations of our constitution. It is now time for us to see how this new structure is working and to make changes to the constitution, if necessary. Therefore, at its Sept 17… Read more.