Union Church is a site to keep kids fed. In order to make it easier for families to pick up the prepared meals, we need 3 volunteers Monday-Friday from 5pm-7pm. We also need a Union Church person to be our conduit and coordinator with Martina Leforce and the other site volunteers. All meals are prepared… Read more.
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KY House Bill Proposes Costly and Punitive Requirements for Food Stamps & Other Benefits
“Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” –Matthew 25:40 Caring for others means extending care beyond our walls. Kentucky House Bill 1 would impose extremely punitive conditions on anyone receiving SNAP benefits (Food stamps), Medical Cards,… Read more.
Keep Berea Clean: Make Eco Bricks!
Picnic and Creek Clean Up Mission: Volunteer for Sunday, June 30!
Let’s Eat! June 30 will be Pastor Kent’s last Sunday with us before he starts a well-deserved sabbatical rest. After worship that morning everyone is invited for a picnic to wish him well and to meet and welcome our sabbatical replacement minister, the Rev. Nate Craddock. Help Needed! The picnic will be at Rev. Kent… Read more.
Rev. Kent Quoted in Story on Clergy Advocating in Nation's Capitol
Rev. Kent spent time this last week attending Ecumenical Advocacy Days, a gathering of clergy and lay members of diverse denominational background. They gathered to learn, pray, and act on behalf of our Christian commitment to the most vulnerable in the US and in the world. A story about this public witness appeared yesterday in… Read more.
Samuel's Kids Academy Primary School Needs Our Help!
Dear Union Church Family, Good morning, Many of our children’s parents were sickly, seriously ill and most died from HIV/AIDS complications, malaria, maternal death, and other diseases. Some were abandoned by their family members who could not adequately feed them or afford medical care which could take miles of walking to government hospitals. As a… Read more.
We're Making an Offering of Letters to End Hunger! Join In!
Urge Congress to Advance Global Nutrition We have the tools to move toward our goal of ending hunger. Good nutrition during the 1,000-day period from the beginning of a woman’s pregnancy to her child’s second birthday is critical to a child’s health and future well-being. To accelerate progress on nutrition, we must scale up what… Read more.
An Evening with Chris Crass, "Courage for Racial Justice, Courage for Collective Liberation" Feb 27, 6:30pm!
Chris Crass is a longtime organizer, educator, and writer working to build powerful working class-based, feminist, multiracial movements for collective liberation. He is a one of the leading voices in the country calling for and supporting white people to work for racial justice. In partnership with the Carter G. Woodson Center for Interracial Education, Union… Read more.
