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Join the Berea Ministerial Association for this mid-day worship service recounting Jesus’ last hours. All:    Here we gather On this day strangely called “good.” One:     And we who gather try so hard to be good – try to do the right thing… try, but fail. One:     And here we are, faced on this “good” day… Read more.

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.

Where Shall We Lay Our Coats? A Sermon for Palm Sunday © Rachel Small Stokes, March 24, 2013 Text: Luke 19:28-40   Happy Palm Sunday! This is one of Leslie’s favorite two favorite holidays.  The other is Halloween.  She loves it because of all the frolicking and children and singing and palm waving  — and… Read more.

God who endures all suffering, we lift up to you all those who are sick and hurting in our community.  We lift up to you, who challenged the powers that be, all those who are in power, that they may be guided by love and compassion toward peace with justice. We lift up to you,… Read more.