Author Archives: Clark Bunch

About Clark Bunch

Pastor (Unity Baptist) author (God is Near) husband, father, blogger, coffee enthusiast.

Register Now for Financial Peace University

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Clark Bunch

Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University will begin at Unity Baptist on Tuesday, March 7th. We have a special preview scheduled on Sunday, February 19th so you can get a feel for what the class will be like and have your … Continue reading →

Financial Peace University at UBC

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Clark Bunch

Financial Peace University is a 9 week course produced by Dave Ramsey. The class is designed to teach you how to become debt free, prepare for the future and get couples on a plan together. Here is a short … Continue reading →

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Epiphany

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Clark Bunch

Note: Services were cancelled due to weather concerns, but the Epiphany sermon would have sounded something like this. Epiphany is the celebration of finding something worth finding. It follows Christmastide on January 6th (back when December 25th was the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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WEATHER ANNOUNCEMENT

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Clark Bunch

UPDATE: Saturday, January 7 No church services, classes or small groups will meet on Sunday, January 8th. The snow we have on the ground, including the icy sheen on the roads, will probably stick around another day or two. … Continue reading →

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Christmas Lights

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Clark Bunch

On Christmas Day I had the rare opportunity to light the center Christ candle in our Advent wreath. We don’t normally have a Christmas Eve service and this was the first time Christmas came on Sunday during my pastorate at … Continue reading →

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Advent: Week 4, Peace

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Clark Bunch

The angels proclaimed “Peace on earth, goodwill toward men.” The shepherds found the babe as the angels said, but is there peace on earth? Those who seek Christ can have peace even in a world that does not. He himself … Continue reading →

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Lottie Moon Christmas Offering

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Clark Bunch

In 1918 the WMU Christmas Offering became the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Today the Foreign Mission Board goes by the name International Mission Board but the needs Lottie Moon wrote home about have not changed. The national goal for the … Continue reading →

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Advent: Week 3, Joy

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Clark Bunch

Joy – noun, a source or cause of delight. Angels appeared to a group of shepherds and brought good tidings of great joy! The shepherds went to Bethlehem and found the baby Jesus just as the angels described, wrapped in … Continue reading →

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Christmas Dinner Pics

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Clark Bunch

I took a few pics of the decorated Fellowship Hall earlier in the day: And then we had a pretty good crowd:

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Advent: Week 2, Faith

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Clark Bunch

Today we light the Bethlehem candle and read about the faith of Joseph of Mary. I’ve said many times that faith is more than belief. Today’s sermon looks at faith in terms of trust, response and action.