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Thirst! Lack of water can drive us mad. Lack of spiritual upwellings, oases, or streams of grace, can leave us devastated. Whether slowly drying out or suddenly deprived, we all need “living water,” as Jesus tells the woman at the well in last Sunday’s Gospel reading.  For whatever journey you may be on this week,… Read more.

Women’s Creative Sewing with the best sewing machine and Crafts, an historic outreach program of Union Church, Berea, KY, seeks a new quarter-time Director to serve women of Madison and surrounding counties. WCSC teaches participants marketable sewing and craft skills, and provide health, parenting and nutritional education, while affording an atmosphere of empowerment, fellowship and… Read more.

Anyone who has been a part of services at Union Church knows how much our choirs and musicians and directors put into preparing the aural elements of our praise and prayers. The special anthem sung on Sunday “You Who Understand” by Antoine Oomen and Huub Oosterhuis is rich with symbolism and meaning. We were unable… Read more.

This week’s gospel reminds of the story of a prominent citizen, a member of the establishment, who seeks out Jesus (the radical prophet) for a meeting. The familiar words of Jesus “You must be born from above (or anew)” in this night-time encounter with Nicodemus are often heard as a harsh commandment, and have been used… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Second Sunday of Lent March 16, 2014, 10:30 am Meditation For everything that lives is holy, life delights in life. —William Blake From there to here  Welcome & Announcements Prelude     Fugue in G Major       J.S. Bach *  Call to… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union First Sunday of Lent March 9, 2014, 10:30 am Meditation I am being driven forward Into an unknown land. The pass grows steeper, The air colder and sharper. A wind from my unknown goal Stirs the strings Of expectation. Still the… Read more.

This evening begins the great journey of Lent!  Please come and begin this holy journey with us at our Ash Wednesday service in Cowan Chapel at 7:00pm. Union Church has many opportunities for you to engage your spirit and draw closer to God and each other.  Check them out and consider what you might do… Read more.

  It’s Fat Tuesday, and tomorrow begins the great journey of Lent!  Union Church has many opportunities for you to engage your spirit and draw closer to God and each other.  Check them out and consider what you might do for yourself and your relationship to God!   Read about Lent and sign up for… Read more.