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Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Shouts of joy and hope for salvation echoed across the sanctuary on Sunday as we processed together in celebration of Palm Sunday!  View some of the photos here.  We remember Palm Sunday as we encounter the twist in the story that is Maundy… Read more.

In the Community Room 7:00 pm Service of Foot and Hand Washing, 7:30 pm We Gather to Worship Jesus taught that leadership begins with service. The act of washing the feet of guests after a journey was usually the work of slaves, but Jesus insisted on washing the feet of his disciples on the night… Read more.

We got this message from the Berea Food Bank today.  Please help if you can! Thanks!   — Union Church   Hello, all, Thanks to many of you who recently assisted with items for the Berea Food Bank.  According to Jerry Workman, twenty-seven families sought assistance from the Food Bank this past Monday so the needs… Read more.

Several members of Union Church were interviewed and recorded in their demonstrations for Marriage Equality yesterday on the capitol grounds in Frankfort, KY.  View the clips below to see interviews with our Pastors, Rev. Kent Gilbert and Rev. Rachel Small Stokes, as well as Rachel’s wife, Leslie Small Stokes.  Look behind them and in crowd… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of Church of Christ, Union Palm Sunday      March 24. 2013 Meditation “Like splendid palm branches, we are strewn in the Lord’s path.”                                                                                                       —Latin antiphon Gathering to Worship Welcome and Announcements    Prelude     Meditation on “All Glory, Laud and Honor”           Paul Manz *  Gospel Lesson                 Luke… Read more.

Congratulations to Rev. Steve Sherman, Union Church intern 2010-2011, who preached his first Sunday as the newly called pastor of First Christian Church of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Steve was ordained in June of 2012 and while searching and discerning has been living with his family in Florida. They are all newly moved to Tennessee and… Read more.

The 160th Annual Meeting of the congregation was kicked off with a musical St. Patrick’s day tribute of songs by Alex Dycus and accompanist Betty Hibler. Kevin Burke provided a corned beef and cabbage feast, complete with ‘taters, Irish soda bread (thanks to Peggy Coyne), and wonderful desserts provided and cleaned up by an army… Read more.