“God is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” — Ephesians 3:20
Union is blessed to have a Congregational Permanent Fund for missions. Through investment with the Christian Church Foundation, this fund continues to bear fruit for God’s Kingdom well beyond our church walls each year. Grants from the Congregational Permanent Fund’s investment gains continue to help meet real needs in our local community and around the world. Every grant shared through the Permanent Fund becomes a seed of hope, planted in faith and tended by the Spirit, so that others might experience God’s abundant love.
This Fall, the Permanent Fund Committee will prayerfully discern how to distribute $20,000 that the Church Council has approved for use in 2025–2026. As we look to the future, we invite you to join us in dreaming new dreams and listening for how God might be calling Union to share generously with missions organizations and projects that the Lord has laid on your heart.
Perhaps God is calling us to walk alongside a ministry that serves families in crisis, feeds hungry neighbors, or provides a safe place for those seeking hope and a sense of belonging. Perhaps there's a mission organization or project that you're aware of that brings clean water to villages, provides medical care to the sick, or opens doors to education in communities where opportunities are scarce.
Now is the time to imagine together how grants from Union’s Permanent Fund can help meet the needs of real people, right now. Through our prayers, our giving, and our partnership, we can be part of God’s ongoing story of renewal and grace in the world.
If you would like to suggest a missions-oriented organization, group, or project for funding consideration, please fill out a Permanent Fund Request Form (available in the Gathering Space) and return it to the church office by October 19.
Let’s continue to be a church that dreams big, gives freely, and trusts God to multiply what we have, so that countless others may experience the hope and love of Christ.