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Photo is from the final piece at the May 20 concert, which raised $714 for the Berea Leadership Experience! Blessings from Blessing, Grace Upon Grace… Union Church Receives Bequest from Berea College Alumnus Bill Leach Bill Leach was a longtime friend of the congregation, always making a point to visit services and concerts when he… Read more.

By Peggy Rivage-Seul From a presentation given for the Sustainable Berea Blitz Build of Raised Beds, sponsored by Union Church. Dr. Rivage-Seul graciously allowed us to reprint her remarks as we seek to discern “What Next, Union Church?!” and build a beloved community. Take Back the Kitchen is a modest proposal for changing the world,… Read more.

Since March, a group of teens has been meeting weekly at the church to learn about Sex, Sexuality, and how it relates to their faith and every other aspect of their lives. Our Whole Lives (OWL) is a unique, holistic curriculum about Sex and Sexuality that was developed in partnership between the United Church of Christ… Read more.

Bill Leach was a longtime friend of the congregation, always making a point to visit services and concerts when he was in town for Alumni/ae weekends. He was a great admirer of former organist, John Courter, and enjoyed the wonderful sound of Union Church’s Steiner-Reck pipe organ on every visit. In late April we received… Read more.

Each Pentecost, we take a church family photo, with folks dressed in reds and yellows, the color of flames, representing the Holy Spirit! Congratulations to Jean and Bob Boyce, who will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 9! They were married in Danforth Chapel, and have since traveled the world together. The Youth Group raised $250 at… Read more.

by Jeff From, Union Church Stephen Leader Being a Stephen Leader in the Stephen Ministry at Union Church is a contemplative and restorative honor. As a group, the Stephen Ministry trainees and Stephen Leader facilitators go through twenty classes on what is required of a Stephen Minister. This group learns together. The class topics are… Read more.

The Long Term Planning group has been meeting and is in the process of structuring some listening groups to get feedback from the larger congregation in a process we are calling, “What Next, Union Church?!”  The questions for these sessions will be shared with the congregation as soon as they are refined and there will… Read more.

Library podcast to be recorded May 7, 7:00 pm in Cowan Chapel: Did you know that our public library has its own podcast? Neither did we. The Nerd Factor (from the Madison County Public Library in Richmond and Berea, Kentucky) is partnering with The Jeff Richey Experience for this LIVE recording of their Season 2… Read more.