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Would you like some free edible perennial plants for your home? Thanks to Union Church and many of our fellow Berea community members, Sustainable Berea is offering a new program: the Neighborhood Perennials Project. The project aims to increase the resiliency of our local food system by planting edible perennials throughout the community and empowering… Read more.

Rev. Kent Awarded Grant. Rev. Kent has been awarded a grant to attend Ecumenical Advocacy Days, April 5-8, in Washington, DC. Ecumenical Advocacy Days is a movement of the ecumenical Christian community, and its recognized partners and allies, grounded in biblical witness and shared traditions of justice, peace and the integrity of creation. The goal,… Read more.

Settle Into Scripture! Sundays at 4:00 pm; Wednesdays at 8:30 am Cowan Chapel.  For thirty minutes, Rev. Kent will lead the traditional Benedictine practice of Lectio Divina, a four-step process that treats scripture as a living word, rather than just a text to be studied.  (Note: Sunday and Wednesday of each week will use the… Read more.

Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Fourth Sunday of Lent March 31, 2019               10:30 am Meditation Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground. ― Rumi As the Beloved, I… Read more.

Lilies for Easter! Easter morning flowers are a glorious way to celebrate the joy of resurrection. You can order sanctuary lilies in honor or memory of loved ones for just $15 with a click! Sales will support our Annual Budget, providing loving care in our many ministries. We’ll see that the lilies are delivered to… Read more.

Budgeted Income and Expense through February 28, 2019                                      Income                                                       Expense Pledges & Gifts     $51,490                    Staff                $46,348 Investments           $  1,643                    Properties    $    9,113 Miscellaneous        $ 1,369     … Read more.

Every Sunday night from Jan 20- March 10 (8 weeks) during rain, snow and at times single digit temperatures we had homeless guests spending the night in our Community room.  Registration for these guests took place in a donated storefront on Chestnut St from 5-6 pm every night during this time. Five churches and one Dance… Read more.

Next Week is Pretzel Sunday. These little breads were shaped in the form of arms crossed in prayer and were called bracellae (Latin, ‘little arms’). In German the word became ‘bretzel’. These pretzels were a common Lenten food throughout the Middle Ages in Europe, and became an all year round snack in the 19th century…. Read more.