Lent 2026: Learning – The Lost Bible
Welcome to the 2026 season of Lent at Union Church of Hinsdale! Here’s how we are celebrating this year – we hope you will join us for one, some, or all! Our faith is 2,000 years old; our Bible is only 200 years old. Beyond the 66 books in our common Bible, many other Christian writings exist. During Lent, Union Church worship will explore the Christian Writings that were omitted from the Bible. These “lost voices” of the early church include
TIM’s TALES (9/30/25)
My Great Uncle Bob was a man of immense kindness and dignity. He married a childhood crush and adopted her son. He worked nights to attain his law degree and rose to become the chief patent attorney for the Chrysler corporation. He mastered sailing and captained his own sailboat on Lake Erie. He was a man of immense joy and exuded hope. And he had polio. He walked stiffly pulling his leg braces with each step and eventually required crutches. My
TIM’s TALES (9/10/25)
The start of a new program season always thrills me—people return from the summer holidays, the building refills with the bustle of events and activities, music gets bolder, and delightful child noises resound through the halls. September 2025 launches exciting times at Union Church. Among the events of the month: The new UCH Softball Team plays their first playoff game at Veeck Park, September 3 Raising their voices to the glory of God, the Chancel Choir starts rehearsals, join the fun! September 3 Working
Guatemala Mission Trip 2024: Update #6
We started the day with a morning hike of Mount Mirador. Fredy, Chico and Efrain led us to the top and the views were incredible. We were inspired to see the locals climbing up the steep mountain to farm the crops. By 10 AM, we were back to building stoves. Our houses were close to the lake and to a local park so we took the children to a dilapidated playground that had extremely rusty, run down equipment and was surrounded
Guatemala Mission Trip 2024: Update #5
Stoves 5 & 6- complete! Today a young mom told us that her new stove will serve the community as she will cook for other families too.CJ and I were working in different homes again. It turns out we are both machinist’s! We cut the cinderblocks…it’s a dirty job, but someone had to do it. lol. All kidding aside, it was another beautiful day as our team and the team from “Dreams and Hopes” continued to bond and grow on