No matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here at University Congregational United Church of Christ. Young, old, sure of your path, or still searching --- we invite you to join us in imagining love and justice - as Jesus did - in acting to change the world.
Our in-person worship service starts at 10 am and includes hymns, prayers, scripture reading and a sermon. It usually lasts about an hour and fifteen minute.. During the 10 am service we also offer live-streaming to a nearby room that offers those with compromised immune systems to be more isolated. We also offer a separate space for children, with supervised play and crafts during the 10 am service. Sections of the 10 am service are programed into the 5 pm digital service, which is offered as a "vespers."
We are an inter-generational church and strive to be family-friendly, with an active ministry for children and youth. All ages are welcome in worship. We also offer nursery and child-care, Younger children begin the 10 am service with us and usually leave after about 15 minutes. Older children have the option of leaving for a special sermon time. Junior high and high school youth meet at 9 am and then often sit together in worship. Give us a call at 206-524-2322 for more specifics or email 
Wheelchair Access: The front entry is wheelchair accessible as are the rest rooms. Please don't hesitate to ask for assistance.
Dear Friends,
If you came to last Sunday’s Seabeck Preview with Professor Dina Gilio-Whitaker you heard her talk about Traditional Environmental Knowledge
or TEK. This understanding reveals that indigenous peoples had an integrated understanding of culture, medicine, food, spirituality, and ecosystem management. This holistic approach to land and people creates a stark difference from the compartmentalized lives that late-stage capitalism demands of us. When our life is separated from land, we don’t see the impact of globalized food systems. We are told to identify as consumers and not inhabitants of a watershed or ecosystem. We’re more likely to associate with our phone brand than the streams, rivers, lakes and sound that surround us. This is not by accident. When we disassociate elements of our lives we become unable to see the intersectionality of oppression and the collaboration of liberation.
One of the gifts of our all-church time at Seabeck is a chance to practice a more integrated life: community, creation, spirituality, play, work, learning, eating – all of this is shared. We create a time and place apart from the ways we live segmented lives and are able, if even for a moment, to see what an integrated life looks like. It is a reflection of what the author of the Book of Acts means when they say of the early church: “Day by day, as they spent much time together…they ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people.”
It might feel hard to capture that sense of an integrated life of community since our all-church camp won’t be happening at the Seabeck Retreat Center. It will take a different intention to create new memories while carrying forward our favorite traditions. We will have a blending of online and in-person events. And we will have time to be with Professor Gilio-Whitaker. We can learn from her. We can ask what it means to seek indigenous approaches toward environmental justice. We can reflect on the impact of settler approaches. And we can commit to finding ways to put the separated pieces back together – in our lives and throughout society.
Peace,
Catherine Foote
Steve Jerbi
Your registration for Seabeck will keep you informed of new opportunities being planned for the church. Please register today: click here.
Pastor Amy is currently on vacation and will return July 6.
Here is how to reach us:
Catherine, cfoote@universityucc.org (206) 321-7604
Amy, aroon@universityucc.org (206) 605-6893
Steve, sjerbi@universityucc.org (414) 238-7030