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.

We would love to welcome you at our in-person service each Sunday at 10 am. A digital service is also offered on line on Sunday evening at 5 pm. Our service is streamed on YouTube and Facebook. You will find the links just below this section on our home page. The weekly 5 pm service is  available on line after it is initially presented on Sundays..

We strive to walk in the path of Jesus, and to offer an authentic welcome to everyone who walks through our door or joins us online. If you are new to us, we would love to get to know you and answer your questions about our church, even if we cannot greet you in person. A member of our Welcome Committee, or a pastor, would be happy to correspond on email or talk with you on the phone. Click here to arrange for a meeting.

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."

Children are an important part of our community, and are welcome for all or part or the service.

UCUCC Parking Map

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Parking can be a challenge in the University District! Persistence, patience and an early start are keys to success.

UW has free parking on Sundays. Enter the main campus gate at NE 45th and 17th Ave NE and turn left past the toll booth. It's about a three-block walk to the church. The UW Meany Garage at 15th Ave. NE and NE 41st St. is a five-block walk.

The church also owns three parking lots - Lot A is across the street from the church on 16th Ave. E. Lot B is beneath Sortun Court, just north of the church on the east side of 16th Ave. E. (It closes at 2 p.m.) Lot C (for those with difficulty walking, young children and visitors) is at the corner of 15th NE and NE 45th St., next to the church.

If you need to be assured of a close parking spot, you can call the church office before noon on Friday to reserve one: 206-524-2322.

From time time we host lunches for people who are interested in learning more about our church and/or possibly becoming a member.  We are also happy to meet with you over coffee or at the church to explore and explain a range of topics about our church, from history, to theology, to membership. Click here to arrange a meeting with a Welcome Committee Volunteer or pastor or to set up a meeting and/or to learn when the next Welcome Lunch is planned.

Thank you for your interest in our church community.

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 Margaret Swanson, our Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries..

Our programs for children and youth continue during this pandemic. Sign up at the bottom of the home page to receive our Children's Ministries and/or Youth Ministries newsletter.

Hearing Impaired: Our sanctuary has an induction loop system that uses the T-Coil mode of your hearing aids. You can get the necessary equipment just before entering the Sanctuary on the right or ask any usher.

Visually Impaired: We offer each Sunday's program in large print for easier readability.

Wheelchair Access: The front entry is wheelchair accessible as are the rest rooms. Please don't hesitate to ask for assistance.

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Culture Cave

by | Dec 19, 2013 | The Comma

It’s still raining?, he asked.
Yes, I said, Winter is coming.
Game of Thrones, right?
What’s that?
You’re kidding me.  It’s huge.  A cultural phenomenon like Sienfeld was in the 90’s.
I did see an episode of that once…
Wow…I’d sure like to know what kind of culture cave you’ve just climbed out of.
moss

It’s true.
I wouldn’t know Miley Cyrus if she walked into the room,
can’t tell you the name of our team’s quarterback or star pitcher,
haven’t a clue what they named the prince’s baby,
or the new boots that are all the rage.

But I do know,
winter is coming.
Feel it dripping off me
as I stand here wet and cold
by the cashier, shivering,
as he tells me the story
of a world long past
violent and tempestuous,
beyond the time of dragons.culture

Yes, there is so much I do not know
but this I do:
that the leaves are brown
on dark scarred limbs
that dragons still live
and the Middle Ages
not so far past,
that it’s raining still,
and winter is coming.

photo cult cave

Peter Ilgenfritz

2 Comments

  1. sfdaughter on December 19, 2013 at 9:40 pm

    I think I must have been in the same cave as you, looking with awe at the brilliant green moss and the pebbles, the autumn leaves, and that wonderful tree silhouetted against the glorious sky.

    • pastorpeteri on December 20, 2013 at 11:34 am

      Yes, Carol – I join you in recognizing these gifts of beauty and grace along the way when I slow down to see them! Hoping that presence of wonder and awe makes room in us all these Advent days,

      Peter