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.
On March 4, 2022 UCUCC received a letter from the national UCC that our church has been officially designated a Creation Justice Church of the UCC. What does that really mean to us as a congregation? A little history can answer that question.
In 2001, a group of UCUCC members gathered to begin work on issues of environmental justice and climate change, eventually becaome known as the Sacred Earth Matters (SEM) action team. In 2006 we became a “Greening Congregation” through a program offered by Earth Ministry. In 2021 the national UCC developed a program entitled, “Becoming a Creation Justice Church,” designed to assist congregations in “making environmental justice an integral strand in the DNA of their faith community.” The process includes many of the things UCUCC has already done, such as forming a leadership group , including a creation justice phrase in our covenant, adopting one resolution related to racial justice and another related to the sacredness of all creation and our responsibility to care for it.
The process also involves completing an application to document how the congregation has integrated care of creation into their theology, worship, the life and work of its ministry teams, committees, and governing council, advocacy efforts around issues of the intersectionality of racial economic and climate justice, and connection to the broader local, conference, state and ecumenical or secular partners engaged in environmental justice work.
As UCUCC goes forward as a Creation Justice Church we hope to be able to share our experiences with other UCC churches throughout the country that may just be starting out on their journey. It is also incumbent on us to look critically at how we, as a community, can step forward with new and creative ideas for engaging all segments of our congregation in dealing with climate justice. If you want to be involved in this process please contact SacredEarthMatters@universityucc.org.