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A Generous

Spirit

Community, faith is at the
heart of Union County

W e are blessed to have a welcoming, caring, Sunday and
and giving community in Union County.
Wednesday services
If you’re looking for a spiritual home, a civic club, or may be attended in
an opportunity to volunteer, you’ll find plenty of person or on Facebook Live.
options here. Other ministries and Christian
formation for adults, children, nd
PLACES OF WORSHIP youth may be viewed on St. Francis of Assisi
There are a multitude of churches and places of the church’s website. Catholic Church
worship in Union County. We are home to nearly every St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church is
denomination and congregations that offer traditional a place for daily fellowship and quiet reflection with
and contemporary services as well as community and mass times scheduled six days a week, a vigil every Saturday,
family programs to keep you engaged and excited about and confession and adoration times multiple days weekly.
fellowship and friends. Presbyterians, Lutherans, and Baptists also all call
The House of Prayer Interdenominational Church Blairsville and Union County home. Large, small, or There are also options like the Veteran’s Service Organization,
takes a lead role in community programs with its somewhere in between, Union County has the spiritual the American Legion Post 121 and Auxiliary, and the Allegheny
free summer camps and the HOPE Center, where the Masonic Lodge No. 114, among others that allow folks to contribute
church houses its food and clothing ministries. It also options that are sure to fulfill any family’s needs. For a more to the generous spirit of our town.
hosts weekly programs for families and children every complete list of churches in Union County, see the directory But not all volunteer opportunities require club membership
Wednesday as well as Bible studies and prayer meetings. starting on page 58. in Blairsville and Union County. If you’re looking for a way to
One of the largest congregations in the county, First help others, the local Habitat for Humanity and the Georgia
United Methodist Church of Union County embodies GET INVOLVED Mountain Food Bank always need volunteers. Other organizations
what it means to be a church in a small town. Parishioners We are a service-minded community in Union County. seeking volunteers are Enotah CASA, Union County Family
gather for dinner regularly, enjoy both contemporary and Volunteer opportunities are around every corner and local Connection, the Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy,
traditional services, play in a church basketball league, clubs and civic groups present the chance to be part of a variety Joshua’s Warriors, NAMI, S.A.F.E., Hope House, and Healing
and take part in educational enrichment programs. They of meaningful missions and causes. Hands Community Clinic.
also participate in regular Bible studies and have an active The Union County Rotary Club, Union County Lions Animal lovers have options as well. The Humane Society’s
choir, handbell group, and youth program. Club and the Blairsville Kiwanis Club lead the charge as the Mountain Shelter, the Whiskers Project and Castoff Pet Rescue are
St. Clare’s Episcopal Church is a member parish of largest of the local clubs that serve the community through all in Union County and always need help caring for pets and getting
the Diocese of Atlanta and is a welcoming community. service projects and programs. them adopted.
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