Mission and Service Board

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.

Beloveds, we are devastated by the hurt wrought on so many black churches in the South this week.  We are praying and talking and planning on what actions we can take to help not only these specific churches, but all who experience the devastation and fear of racism. In the meantime, here’s something we all… Read more.

Prayer Flags from the Berea Vigil were hand carried to Emanuel AME in Charleston  and hang there this Sunday to welcome worshipers. About 200 people gathered on the Union Church front lawn to express our prayers and grief at the terrorist murders at the church known as Mother Emanuel, the founding African Methodist Episcopal congregation…. Read more.

A Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving For the Life of Jacquelyn Michelle Tooley  January 31, 1953  – May 26, 2015   (Click Here to Watch the Service Video) Memorial Donations in Memory of Michelle will Benefit Special Peace and Justice Projects in her name. To make a Donation Click Here.   June 16, 2015                                                                 … Read more.

On May 19, Union Church member, Dot Kindel donated her 160th pint of blood at the Central Kentucky Blood Center’s Berea drive. She was presented with a special certificate on that day, and then honored specially in worship on May 24 where she was presented with a special hand blown glass sculpture. The CKBC estimates… Read more.

On June 3 Union Church will join friends at St. Clare to celebrate the beatification of Oscar Romero. Potluck at 5:30, service at 7, followed by a fiesta & celebration. Why celebrate together?  Union Church has a long history –  more than 25 years – of relationship with the people of El Salvador, through numerous… Read more.

Food waste has become an enormous problem in our country, and the EPA has come up with a challenge for us to reduce this waste.  Many of churches have ministries that feed the hungry and care for the homeless and poor, just like Jesus taught us.  How could Union Church couple these two initiatives? Could… Read more.

Today began the first of a week of prayer through writing as we engage our government on behalf of those who have too little.  With Bread for the World, our covenant partner, we wrote letters to our congresspeople advocating for nutrition programs for the one in five children in the U.S.A. who live in poverty… Read more.