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Union Church is proud to host and sponsor a once-in-a-lifetime concert honoring world-reknown singer-songwriter Jean Ritchie. National folk icons Kathy Mattea, John McCutcheon and Susie Glaze will perform songs in honor of more than 75 years of Jean Ritchie’s contributions to American Folk music, and previewing the release of a special new album by these and other major artists celebrating her…. Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Easter Sunday  April 20, 2014, 10:30 am Meditation The temple bell stops ringing           but the sound keeps coming out of the flowers. ― Matsuo Basho, 17th Century Out of the Tomb  Bell Prelude         Aria     arr. Dobrinski The Good News!                         Matthew… Read more.

Berea Ministerial Association Good Friday Service April 18, 2014  Union Church Sanctuary Prelude                Greeting One:     Christ himself bore our sins in his body on the tree. All:      That we might die to sin and live to righteousness * Invocation One:     Almighty God, your Son Jesus Christ was lifted high upon the cross so that he… Read more.

We had a glorious Palm Sunday service this week.  Here’s a gallery of photos thanks to Rachael White.

Union Church Holy Week events Maundy Thursday, April 17, 7:30 pm service in the sanctuary. “Maundy” comes from the Latin “mandatum,” meaning “commandment.” On this night when Jesus met with his disciples for his last supper, he gave them a new commandment, “that you love one another.” During this special service we will share communion … Read more.

Fritz Eichenberg (1901-1990) was a German-American illustrator who is most famous for his wood engravings on themes of religion, social justice, and non-violence. A devoted Quaker for most of his life, Eichenberg was life-long friend of Dorothy Day, a large body of his work was produced by and for the Catholic Worker, her influential social justice… Read more.

[uds-billboard name=”easter-video-page” ] Union Church is all about coming alive. We’re celebrating Easter not as a day, but as an attitude: Love conquers hate, justice brings joy, and springing forward into life is supposed to be for everyone, not just a few. Maybe you’d like to come alive yourself? Come be an Easter person with… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Palm Sunday April 13, 2014                        10:30 am Meditation It is ourselves that we must spread under Christ’s feet, not coats or lifeless branches or shoots of trees, matter which wastes away and delights the eye for only a few brief hours. … Read more.