BUDGET BITES: OUTREACH & JUSTICE MINISTRIES

BUDGET BITES: OUTREACH & JUSTICE MINISTRIES

The Outreach & Justice Ministry (formerly called Outreach & Service) is a vital part of Union Avenue’s budget that allows our congregation to follow Christ’s example of reaching out into the world to share, to heal, to offer hope and compassion, and to change lives. Click through for more …

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BUDGET BITES: M.M. SHORT FUND

BUDGET BITES: M.M. SHORT FUND

A portion of Union Avenue’s budget is funded with income from the congregation’s Martha Morgan Short funds. As we continue to examine the congregation’a budget components, it’s important to understand the history of these invested funds and how they are designated for several key portions of the church budget. Click through for more …

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MLK CELEBRATION 2023

MLK CELEBRATION 2023

This SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, the congregation of Union Avenue Christian Church will gather together in unity and love with our friends and neighbors from Pilgrim Congregational Church (United Church of Christ) and Westminster Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) as we remember and celebrate the life and ministry of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We will gather for worship at 10:30 at Pilgrim..

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WELCOME THE LIGHT OF EPIPHANY

WELCOME THE LIGHT OF EPIPHANY

We hear the story of the coming of the Magi, those “seers” from the east, and we discover that these Magi were unlikely recipients and unlikely witnesses of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The epiphany of the Magi is our first taste that the gospel is meant for all of those who will come from the east and the west to worship Christ the King. Welcome to this season of revealing light. Click through for more …

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BUDGET BITES: PLANT & PROPERTY

BUDGET BITES: PLANT & PROPERTY

More than paying the utility bills, maintaining equipment and structures, sealing the parking lot, and replacing the proverbial light bulb, our Plant & Property ministry enables so much more through the good stewardship and sharing of our building. A very wise man once wrote about Union Avenue that "we are a community in possession of a building who will never see it as a possession to be counted, but, rather, as a place of grace to be shared." Click through for more …

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