SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 23, 2001

                             UNION COMMUNITY BANCORP

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                     INDIANA

                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

000-23543                                                             35-2025237
(Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer Identification No.)

221 East Main Street
Crawfordsville, Indiana                                                    47933
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (765) 362-2400







Item 5.       Other Events

     On July 24, 2001, Union Community Bancorp (the "Registrant") and Montgomery
Financial  Corporation  ("MFC")  jointly  announced  the signing of a definitive
agreement (the  "Agreement")  pursuant to which MFC will be merged with and into
the Registrant (the "Merger"),  and MFC's savings association subsidiary will be
merged with and into Registrant's savings association subsidiary.  The Agreement
provides that upon the effective date of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each
shareholder of MFC will receive either 1.1244 shares of the Registrant's  common
stock, without par value ("Registrant Common Stock"), or $15.00 in cash for each
share of MFC common stock, $.01 par value per share,  owned by such shareholder;
provided  that the number of shares of  Registrant  Common  Stock  issued in the
Merger  must  equal  .5622  times  the  number of  shares  of MFC  Common  Stock
outstanding  immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger. There may be
pro rata  allocations of cash or stock made to MFC  shareholders  to ensure that
this requirement is satisfied.  Based on the closing price of Registrant  Common
Stock on July 23, 2001  ($13.50),  the  transaction  has an  aggregate  value of
approximately  $18.5 million  (assuming all outstanding stock options of MFC are
valued at the difference between the merger consideration and the exercise price
of the options).

     The Merger will be accounted  for as a purchase and is expected to close in
the fourth  quarter of 2001.  The  Agreement  has been approved by the boards of
directors  of  Registrant  and MFC.  However,  it is subject  to  certain  other
conditions, including the approval of the shareholders of both companies and the
approval of regulatory authorities.

     Pursuant to General Instruction F to Form 8-K, the Agreement concerning the
Merger is incorporated herein by reference and is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.

Item 7.       Financial Statements and Exhibits

       (c)    Exhibits

              Exhibit 2       Agreement and Plan of  Reorganization  among Union
                              Community Bancorp,  Union Federal Savings and Loan
                              Association, Montgomery Financial Corporation, and
                              Montgomery Savings, A Federal  Association,  dated
                              July 23, 2001.








                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                     By:  /s/ Joseph E. Timmons
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                                          Joseph E. Timmons, President

Dated: July 24, 2001