Mission and Service Board

On Tuesday, December 15, the Berea City Council passed a resolution by Diane Kerby stating that  “acts of intolerance and hateful actions that have frightened and disturbed local citizens and visitors in the city of Berea,” and that “systemic violence, racial injustice and harassment of members of this community damage the health of individuals and… Read more.

On Sunday, December 13, 2015, members and friends of Union Church stood together to send a message to new Kentucky Governor, Matt Bevin. The plight of millions of refugees in the world, and especially those Syrian families hoping for a safe home. Those who signed the letter and posed for the picture believe that welcoming… Read more.

If you’ve been curious about the issues surrounding climate change, or you would like a little more inspiration for the struggle to reduce carbon emissions, here is a great resource: For 48 hours starting at 9:30 am local time yesterday (Monday), people around the world can watch and share Time To Choose. This video is… Read more.

Planning for a 2016 Delegation to El Salvador has begun. Union Church and the Berea community have a long history of involvement with El Salvador, going back to the dark days of the twelve years long civil war. The last delegation with Companion Community Development Alternatives (CoCoDA) was in 2013. We worked with the local… Read more.

We’re raising money to give away! Each year we all come together to offer the community a host of recycled goods and the chance to have their purchases do good around Berea, around the country and around the world. But, it takes all of us! There are lots of ways to help out, from pricing… Read more.

The Loyal Jones Appalachian Center (working with the University of Kentucky Appalachian Center) will be accepting donations in response to the recent devastating flash flood events that took place in Eastern Kentucky and in particular the community of Flatgap in Johnson County, Kentucky (http://www.kentucky.com/2015/07/15/3945633/search-resumes-for-six-missing.html).  Many farms and communities in counties close to Madison have also… Read more.

Union Church member, the Rev. Bob Shaffer, was asked to address the Whipporwill Festival on the topic of proposed fracking (oil and gas extraction using hydraulic fracturing of the rock layers.)  Fracking produces enormous quantities of poisoned waste water and can generate earthquakes and other unfortunate environmental impacts. Fracking has been proposed for the Red… Read more.