Faith Development Board

Several churches and community groups in Berea are working on a summer 2017 community peace camp using the national Peace Village curriculum for children ages 6-13. The Steering Committee seeks a Camp Director to work with community partners to plan and run the camp. Helpful skills are organization, ability to recruit and supervise staff, and… Read more.

This week we joined thousands of other churches, synagogues, mosques and temples in celebrating International Children’s Sabbath: giving thanks for children and youth, and pledging ourselves to their wellbeing and fair treatment. In Church the children helped Rev. Kent tell the story of the widow who knocked and knocked and knocked on the unjust judge’s… Read more.

Parker J. Palmer, teacher, author, activist, and an outspoken advocate on faith and democracy issues, will teach an online course that is open to all from September 5-19, 2016. After that time the course will be accessible via the ChurchNext library, though it will no longer be free. We are in the midst of what… Read more.

Come join a Union Church community builder, an evening of Contra Dancing for the whole family. Rev. Kent, Deborah Payne, Howard and Shirley Carlberg and host of other Bereans are excited to share this great community recreation. We’ll start at 7pm at 128 N. Broadway, the home of Shirley and Howard Carlberg. Use the stairs… Read more.

Join us in studying Jim Wallis’ new book: America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to New America. This book, written by a white evangelical minister who has been at the forefront of Civil Rights advocacy since the 1960s, will be a jumping-off point for the church to discuss issues of race, religion,… Read more.

Due to technical difficulties, we’re just now getting the form working, but you can now sign up to participate in all our Lent activities.  How will you Heal Your Spirit?  Check out the opportunities here!

In early January, Della Walters, age 17, participated in the Academy of Preachers Festival of Young Preachers in Lexington, KY.  They’ve just released the video of her sermon, and it’s fantastic!  Rev. Kent and Rev. Rachel agree it’s one of the best they’ve heard.  Well done, Della, and well done, church, for continuing to nurture… Read more.

What is an All Y’all Faith Day? The Faith Development Board will be hosting a series of intergenerational All Y’all Faith Days throughout the coming year. Formerly referred to as Family Faith Days, All Y’all Faith Days are times for all y’all – young and fresh, wise and experienced, wild and wooly, children, teens, young… Read more.