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. 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.
Wheelchair Access: The front entry is wheelchair accessible as are the rest rooms. Please don't hesitate to ask for assistance.
Our October Special Offering benefits the United Church of Christ’s Neighbors in Need offering. In 2022, the Neighbors in Need (NIN) offering focuses on economic justice.
The NIN offering to Just Love Church in 2021 enabled 24 high school students from an economically-challenged Houston neighborhood to implement a local campaign for a $15 minimum-wage law. Many workers in the area, especially in fast-food and other service industries, find it hard to make ends meet.
Gradually raising the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025 would lift pay for 32 million workers—21% of the U.S. workforce. Thirty-one percent of African Americans and one-quarter of Latinx would get a raise.
Child labor is prevalent in agriculture. When parents make poverty wages, they need their children to work too. The 300,000 to 500,000 estimated children 12 and over who work in agriculture are the least protected workforce in the US by law. Every day, around 33 children are injured doing farm work. UCC churches are working with the National Farm Worker Ministry toward legislation that would increase safety and protections for child laborers.
One-third of the NIN offering also goes to support the Council for American Indian Ministry, which supports five ministries and 20 congregations. They say, “We are an integral part of the life of the United Church of Christ. We maintain our Indian traditions by employing our Native values and cultures to witness in our communities through authentic and postcolonial Indian expressions of the Christian faith.”
Facts and figures come from the Economic Policy Institute, the UCC Neighbors in Need, and the National Farm Workers Ministry.
Please give online or send a check to UCUCC, noting on the memo line “October Special Offering”.