Seen at the Jan. 26, 2025 Prayer for Christian Unity gathering are Rev. Dr. David Carletta (Trinity Episcopal Church in Owensboro); Bishop William F. Medley (Diocese of Owensboro); Rev. J. Chris Michael (First Christian Church in Owensboro); Rev. Karla Fullwood (Breckinridge Street United Methodist Church and Trinity United Methodist Church in Owensboro); Claudia Ramisch (Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Owensboro); Rev. Jane Rothman (retired, Faith Lutheran Church in Owensboro); Bishop John Stowe (Diocese of Lexington); and Rev. Derek Cain (Third Baptist Church in Owensboro). COURTESY OF CLAUDIA RAMISCH
Christians join together to pray for unity
BY WKC STAFF
On Jan. 26, 2025, First Christian Church in Owensboro hosted the annual Prayer for Christian Unity.
Fr. Ray Clark, director of the Diocese of Owensboro’s Office of Ecumenism, said that those attending were not large in number, but that it was “a wonderful service.” A special guest this year was Bishop John Stowe of the Diocese of Lexington, Ky.; other local clergy also spoke.
A meal afterwards provided time for fellowship. Next year’s Prayer for Christian Unity gathering will be held on Jan. 25, 2026, on the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul. It will be hosted by Third Baptist Church in Owensboro.
Originally printed in the March 2025 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
