What is an All Y’all Faith Day? The Faith Development Board will be hosting a series of intergenerational All Y’all Faith Days throughout the coming year. Formerly referred to as Family Faith Days, All Y’all Faith Days are times for all y’all – young and fresh, wise and experienced, wild and wooly, children, teens, young… Read more.
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Events
Halloween Bash to Benefit Matt Ross Fund, October 30
Bereans United for Racial Justice (BURJ) meets tonight
Bereans United for Racial Justice (BURJ) is a new group currently forming in Berea. They will meet tonight, Tuesday, October 6, at 6:30 p.m. at the Carter G. Woodson Center in the Alumni Building on Berea College’s campus (note change). BURJ is an off-shoot of a more wide-spread organization, SURJ (Standing Up for Racial Justice),… Read more.
Weekly Announcements from Union Church
Marlene Payne now has a CaringBridge site for those who would like to leave greetings and keep informed. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/marlenepayne Sept. 14: Classic Choir begins! The third season of the Chorale begins at 7:00 pm – NEW SINGERS are invited! Those interested in joining us are asked to visit with director Larry Brandenburg for a brief… Read more.
International Day of Peace Celebration Sept. 20!!
Sunday, Sept 20th, 12-4 PM – Picnic for Peace on front lawn of Union Church – to celebrate the International Day of Peace. Music, Activities, Meditation for Peace, Special church services, Keynote speakers, drumming, Booths representing organizations building a “culture of peace” in Berea. Events also happening at Berea College, Loyal Jones Appalachian Center and… Read more.
Revs Kent and Rachel Cooking Up Wednesday Night Live, Sept 9!
This week for Wednesday Night Live, our intrepid pastors are cooking up a whole lot of goodness for us! First they are the Chefs du Jour for our meal at 5:45pm (Open to all, $5 suggested donation), then they are leading a new class, “Big Asterisk Themes of the Bible,” at 7pm. Rumor has it… Read more.
Retirement Housing in Berea? City-Wide Meeting Sept 10, 7pm Berea Municipal Building
Tore Borhaug, the first Norwegian ever to attend and graduate from Berea College, is considering constructing and designing assisted & independent living communities in Berea. A number of meetings with different officials and other professionals have been scheduled this week to start the preliminary research. Interested individuals who would like to attend a presentation by… Read more.
New Class Sept 9: Big A** Themes of the Bible!
Ever felt like you could use a good overview of the Good Book? Big Asterisk Themes of the Bible is for you! This four session short course will leave you grounded, growing, and hopeful as we look at the BIG themes of God’s love that run through the 66 books of the scriptures. (Didn’t know… Read more.