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As we move into November, our final month of weekly trainings with our Stephen Ministers begins. Our Leaders Team continues to be blessed by the commitment and skills that our eight Trainees exhibit each Tuesday evening; it has truly been an experience of learning from each other. We look forward to the Commissioning of the… Read more.

Why Do We Wear Choir Robes? If you have been reading our music discussions and news since February, you might have noticed a huge hype in the need for choir robes here at church.  It was voted unanimously by members of the music program, Worship Board, and Church Council that there was a very strong… Read more.

Ben Whaley-Jones, one of our amazing youth leaders, was part of a team at the Appalachian Media Institute that created this 13-minute documentary on Black Lung Disease; it has been nominated to go to the Sundance Film Festival!  We had technical difficulties screening it today in church, but you can see it here!!  We’re so… Read more.

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”14″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_slideshow” gallery_width=”600″ gallery_height=”400″ cycle_effect=”fade” cycle_interval=”5″ show_thumbnail_link=”1″ thumbnail_link_text=”[Show thumbnails]” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] On August 13, over 150 Bereans joined in the sorrow and outrage over the white supremacist hate crimes in Charlottesville, VA on August 12. Representatives from many churches, many faiths, many organizations, as well as concerned citizens spoke about the… Read more.

Like the roots of the different plants in a garden, joys and sorrows are intertwined in the moments of our lives. In the midst of other joys, I’m so sorry to share the news that Loretta Mountjoy, long-time member and former director of the “Woman’s Industrial” sewing program, died early Tuesday morning at Central Baptist… Read more.

I write with the sad news that our beloved bard and troubadour, Andy Blyth died early this morning (July 27, 2017) at the Compassionate Care Center in Richmond. Andy had been hospitalized with breathing difficulties that turned out to be problems with two valves of his heart, one of which eventually sealed closed.  Sue and… Read more.

August 21 will see the first total solar eclipse to cross the US in many decades, and it’s coming right through Kentucky! You can join Union Church on a special van trip to experience it first hand with veteran eclipse astronomer, Jeff Hutton.   [maxbutton id=”14″ url=”http://signup.com/go/xxowMQq” ] We’ll travel to a viewing site in… Read more.

The season of Lent, a time for repentance (i.e. “turning toward God”) begins on Wednesday with Ash Wednesday.  We have many ways for you to deepen your spirit and participate in the love of God.  Check them out and sign up here: https://union-church.org/lent2017/