Elk River Union Congregational Church, United Church of Christ

09/06/2026

Union Congregational Church seeks to create a celebrating, covenanting, affirming, and justice-seeking faith community, inspiring people to unite & create a peaceful, loving world.

The Faith of a Canaanite Woman
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”
23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”
25 The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
27 “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
28 Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.

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River Union Congregational Church, United Church of Christ

09/03/2026

08/30/2026

Worship

08/27/2026

Do you know what to do with all those grocery bags from Walmart or Cub?

Do you know what to do with the newspaper plastic sleeve once you're all caught up on current events?

What about the bag your weekly loaf of bread comes in?

Bring them to our church!

Once these boxes are full, we turn them in and get a beautiful bench to add to our church's warm and welcoming atmosphere.

08/25/2026

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dolly Parton, a beloved icon and a fierce, outspoken ally of the LGBTQ+ community for decades. Her boundless love for others and her philanthropic spirit led to the creation of the Imagination Library, a program that gifted over 300 million books to children around the world.

“I wish you joy and happiness, but above all of this, I wish you love.” —Dolly Parton

08/23/2026

Union Congregational Church seeks to create a celebrating, covenanting, affirming, and justice-seeking faith community, inspiring people to unite & create a peaceful, loving world.

Today's Scripture Reading:

Romans 12: 2
2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Matthew 15:21-28
The Faith of a Canaanite Woman
21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is demon-possessed and suffering terribly.”
23 Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.”
25 The woman came and knelt before him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
27 “Yes it is, Lord,” she said. “Even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
28 Then Jesus said to her, “Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.” And her daughter was healed at that moment.

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River Union Congregational Church, United Church of Christ

08/19/2026

A little pantry. A lot of kindness ❤

Our Little Free Pantry is available in our church parking lot for anyone in our community who could use a little extra help.

Take what you need.

Leave what you can.

And together, let's continue to care for our neighbors in simple and meaningful ways 💚

08/18/2026

Look at that fresh pavement! 😍 We are grateful for improvements that help make our church home even more accessible for all.

Our newly paved parking lot is ready to welcome you!

08/16/2026

Union Congregational Church seeks to create a celebrating, covenanting, affirming, and justice-seeking faith community, inspiring people to unite & create a peaceful, loving world.

Philippians 4:13
13 I can endure all these things through the power of the one who gives me strength.

John 6:1-21

2 A great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he did in healing the sick. 3 Jesus went up on the side of the hill and sat there with his followers. 4 It was almost the time for the Jewish Passover festival.
5 Jesus looked up and saw a crowd of people coming toward him. He said to Philip, “Where can we buy enough bread for all these people to eat?” 6 He asked Philip this question to test him. Jesus already knew what he planned to do.
7 Philip answered, “We would all have to work a month to buy enough bread for each person here to have only a little piece!”
8 Another follower there was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter. Andrew said, 9 “Here is a boy with five loaves of barley bread and two little fish. But that is not enough for so many people.”
10 Jesus said, “Tell everyone to sit down.” This was a place with a lot of grass, and about 5000 men sat down there. 11 Jesus took the loaves of bread and gave thanks for them. Then he gave them to the people who were waiting to eat. He did the same with the fish. He gave them as much as they wanted.
12 They all had plenty to eat. When they finished, Jesus said to his followers, “Gather the pieces of fish and bread that were not eaten. Don’t waste anything.” 13 So they gathered up the pieces that were left. The people had started eating with only five loaves of barley bread. But the followers filled twelve large baskets with the pieces of food that were left.
14 The people saw this miraculous sign that Jesus did and said, “He must be the Prophet[a] who is coming into the world.”
15 Jesus knew that the people planned to come get him and make him their king. So he left and went into the hills alone.
16 That evening Jesus’ followers went down to the lake. 17 It was dark now, and Jesus had not yet come back to them. They got into a boat and started going across the lake to Capernaum. 18 The wind was blowing very hard. The waves on the lake were becoming bigger. 19 They rowed the boat about three or four miles.[b] Then they saw Jesus. He was walking on the water, coming to the boat. They were afraid. 20 But he said to them, “Don’t be afraid. It’s me.” 21 When he said this, they were glad to take him into the boat. And then the boat reached the shore at the place they wanted to go.
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River Union Congregational Church, United Church of Christ

08/09/2026

The Audacity to Ask - Elk River MN Union UCC Sunday Sermon 8.09.26