WHERE: Rotunda of the Kentucky State Capitol 700 Capitol Ave Frankfort, KY 40601 WHO: Organized by a coalition of agencies: Catholic Charities of Louisville, Kentucky Refugee Ministries, Americana World Community Center, the International Center of Kentucky, Adelante Hispanic Achievers, La Casita Center, Doors to Hope and the Backside Learning Center. WHY: It is important for… Read more.
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Save the Date! Church's Annual Meeting, March 18
Each year in the spring, all members and friends of the church gather for a meal and important conversation. After worship on March 18th we’ll share the 165th such gathering of Union Church and we’re hoping you’ll make time to come. This year at annual meeting we have several items of business to consider and… Read more.
Pray in Action! Your Call Needed to Stop the Gun Lobby and Their Dangerous Bills
Today Rev. Kent and several members of Union Church have been putting their faith into action. They need your help, too, and here are ways you can advocate for sensible gun safety in light of the ongoing bloodshed here and across the country. Gun violence affects every American and has already taken more than 2,015… Read more.
Weekly Social Justice Action, Pastoral Relations Board Talk Session Tomorrow and Announcements
Weekly Lenten Social Justice Action: This week’s Prayer In Action Day in Frankfort focuses on gun violence. This week, please call or write your legislator in Frankfort to ask them to protect Kentucky students through supporting meaningful and sensible gun legislation and by opposing legislation that makes students less safe. Currently, HB210 is under consideration… Read more.
Prayer in Action on Gun Violence, Feb. 20, 9:30am, Rm 129 Capitol Annex, Frankfort
“Thoughts and Prayers” alone mean nothing in the wake of nearly 400 children and teenagers killed THIS YEAR SO FAR by gun violence. Join Kentucky Council of Churches President, Rev. Kent Gilbert, local church leaders, Moms Demand Action volunteers, and experts in the field of sensible legislation that can help. We’ll pray then help everyone… Read more.
Read "An Other Kingdom" With Union Church! Discussion Group on Sundays!
Feeling like a pawn in the world? Tired of the morally bankrupt consumer culture? Looking For a Different Way? “An Other Kingdom” by Peter Block, Walter Brueggemann, and John McKnight is a call to communities of compassion, resilience, and hope. Union Church is engaging in an all-Church read of this during February and March. Copies… Read more.
Lent Opportunities and Holy Week
This year’s Lenten theme will be an all-church focus on where we’re headed next in discerning God’s path for Union Church. As part of this, we invite your purchase of An Other Kingdom by Walter Brueggemann for an all-church read. We’ll be hosting weekly discussion groups on this book, as well as an online group…. Read more.
Lent Begins February 14. Ash Wednesday Service at 7, no WNL.
Lent is the 46 days prior to Easter, celebrated by Christians since the 3rd century as a time of penitence, reflection, and service to others. The original 40 days of prayer and fasting, representing the 40 days Christ prayed in the desert, was supplemented later with 6 Sundays that were mini-celebration days of Christ’s ministry…. Read more.