Union Church is progressive, ecumenical, multi-denominational church community. We do not have a traditional list of doctrines to which one must subscribe in order to be a member. That doesn’t mean we aren’t united in Christian practices and beliefs, but it does mean that we affirm that there are many paths, many questions, many “right ways” to be close to God. We strive to accompany each other and serve the world, following in the way of Jesus.

Our founder, Rev. John Gregg Fee, believed that “the division of Christians into sects and denominations is contrary to the letter and the spirit of the Gospel, a hindrance to reforms, and to the greatest progress of Christ’s kingdom” [Fee’s Autobiography, held at Berea College, p. 189.]

We embody this, we to aspire to live by these fellowship principles that date back to when we first gathered. It’s spoken by all of us each time we welcome new members, and affirmed in the ways we work together. It reads:

Union Church welcomes all followers of Christ and works with all who work with him, working by love, respecting each person’s conscience, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.