Mission and Service Board

Giving a gift to a local, national, or international charity is wonderful way to celebrate the people you love. Your gift will always fit, be the right color, and never has to be dusted! Agencies doing critical work depend on our generosity and the Berea Alternative Christmas Market is a wonderful way to help them… Read more.

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”14″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_slideshow” gallery_width=”600″ gallery_height=”400″ cycle_effect=”fade” cycle_interval=”5″ show_thumbnail_link=”1″ thumbnail_link_text=”[Show thumbnails]” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] On August 13, over 150 Bereans joined in the sorrow and outrage over the white supremacist hate crimes in Charlottesville, VA on August 12. Representatives from many churches, many faiths, many organizations, as well as concerned citizens spoke about the… Read more.

Kentucky has some of the poorest counties and people in the nation, yet the governor is applying for a medicaid waiver that would allow the state to deprive more than 95,000 citizens of health care benefits. In addition, to those who retain medicaid services, his proposal would require them to volunteer 20 hours a week… Read more.

Today marks the one year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub mass murder in Orlando, Florida. News cycles have moved on, but for the families of the victims, including the shooter, the pain of this tragedy rolls unabated. Union Church is lifting special prayers of consolation for all those still painfully held in the grip of… Read more.

We join with many around the world who reject both the premise and implementation of President Trumps executive order banning travel, refugee resettlement, and immigration from 7 predominantly Muslim countries. Here is the letter from the Willis D. Weatherford, Jr., Campus Christian Center of Berea College, issued this morning: The Rev. John G. Fee, the… Read more.

Bombings in two places where Union Church funds have been used to help support poverty, refugee, and migrant relief programs were addressed in a joint statement from the United Church of Christ and the Disciples of Christ. These two denominations partner via One Great Hour of Sharing. Just 2 months ago Rev. Kent had visited… Read more.

As we journey toward a metaphorical Bethlehem to celebrate the birth of Jesus, the real Bethlehem and hundreds of other Palestinian communities are under siege, literally walled off by Israeli government occupation. Christians in the Holy Land are Palestinian and therefore subject to all the laws of apartheid policies. An international “Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction”… Read more.

This Sunday, November 20th is the Alternative Giving Christmas Market – 12:00-2:00 pm. This is a great opportunity to get your Christmas shopping done early and give the gift of hope for the future. We will also have a soup and bread fundraiser lunch for BFCO (BURR, Food Bank, etc).  Come and get your choice… Read more.