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A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 19, 2015, 10:30 am Meditation “Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.” —John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) From there to here Prelude     Towers           Cathy… 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.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 12, 2015, 10:30 am Meditation ”  Without music, life would be a mistake….I would only believe in a God who knew how to dance.”                              —Friedrich Nietzsche, 19th century From there to here Prelude     Prelude in… Read more.

Union Church is overjoyed that the Supreme Court has recognized the equality of same-sex couples’ marriages to opposite-sex couples’ marriages.  The overall arc of Jesus’ teachings is that love is at the core of all our relationships, and recognizing that love does not have gender boundaries, we extend a hand of welcome to people of… Read more.

Steve Rhodes, long-time member of Union Church and respected author and poet, has a brand new website highlighting his poems and essays. Steve’s spiritual and insightful words have touched many, as have his many contributions to the church life. He and wife, Ann Rhodes, have retired to Charleston, SC, but will always be part of… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 5 2015, 10:30 am Meditation “The weakest among us has a gift, however seemingly trivial, which is peculiar to him, and which worthily used, will be a gift to this race forever.”                                                              —John Ruskin (1819-1900)… 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.