Mission and Service Board

Today was our first full day in El Salvador, and a busy day, from 7 AM breakfast to 8:30 PM reflection and debriefing. We first visited the National Assembly, where we were addressed by a legislator of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FLMN), the former guerrillas turned politicians, and the main leftist party. The… Read more.

We are a few days behind on our reflections due to some technical complications, but here’s a reflection on our first day written by delegation member Paul Smithson. — Rev. Rachel Friday 14 June 2013 Today was our first full day in El Salvador, and a busy day, from 7 AM breakfast to 8:30 PM… Read more.

This message from the El Salvador delegation was written yesterday, June 13th: Blessings/Bendigas! We are happy to inform you that the Union Church delegation to El Salvador has safely arrived in San Salvador along with their luggage!!!! After a 4:30am departure and eight hours of travel, this felt nothing short of a miracle. We began… Read more.

Energy for Change:A March and Rally for Clean Energy & Healthy Communities will be held at 6:00 pm on Thursday, June 20.  The march begins at 3rd and Market Streets in downtown Louisville and rally at the Belvedere. Faith communities from across Kentucky are joining with the visiting Unitarian Universalist Assembly members to say: “We… Read more.

Please bring non-perishable food donations to church on May 5 & 19. More info on the labyrinth to come!

A newly-released documentary film highlighting the ongoing tragedy of hunger in America will be shown: Wednesday, April 17, at 6:30 p.m. at Union Church, following a light supper at 5:45 p.m. (Union Church’s regular Wednesday Nite Live fellowship supper). The documentary, produced by Participant Media and distributed by Magnolia Pictures, makes the connection between eliminating… Read more.

Several members of Union Church were interviewed and recorded in their demonstrations for Marriage Equality yesterday on the capitol grounds in Frankfort, KY.  View the clips below to see interviews with our Pastors, Rev. Kent Gilbert and Rev. Rachel Small Stokes, as well as Rachel’s wife, Leslie Small Stokes.  Look behind them and in crowd… Read more.

 Southern Faith Witness: A March and Rally for the Civil Rights Struggle of Our Era On Tuesday, March 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States begins hearing arguments on the constitutionality of the ban on gay marriage. The ban denies over 1400 civil rights, tax benefits, housing incentives and legal protections to thousands of… Read more.