Our worship service starts at 10 am and includes hymns, prayers, scripture reading and a sermon. It usually lasts about an hour. Right now we are worshiping online and will adjust this message once we are able to meet together in our sanctuary once again. 
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 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.
Advent Car Parade – the Christmas Season is here
Sunday, November 29, 1:30 - 3:30, outside the church on 16th Avenue NE Christmas families, Offering of Gifts, Advent Devotionals, and Advent Workshop all rolled into one! This year, rather than walking your Offering of Gifts donation up to the front of the church...
Pie with a Pastor – on Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, Nov 26, 2020 05:00 - 7:00 pm For the sake of love and for the common good, most of us will not be gathering in large family groups this Thanksgiving. With this awareness, we are inviting you to drop in for Pie with a Pastor on Thanksgiving Day. AND we want...
Advent Workshop Crafts – at home instructions
This post is being built - check back tomorrow for complete instructions for our Stay at Home Advent Workshop crafts!
Pastor Search Committee announces preferred candidate
The University UCC Pastor Search Committee is pleased to unanimously recommend Reverend Steve J. Jerbi as our candidate to fill the position left vacant by Rev. Peter Ilgenfritz in December 2018. This position is now titled Minister of Worship and Christian...
Using Zoom for the first time
Operating during the Corona virus pandemic means that we can no longer meet face to face. Many of our meetings–even among two or three people–are conducted on Zoom. If you have not yet used Zoom, the following eight-minute video will take you through the process....
Increased web presence for Racial Justice and Sacred Earth
In an effort to bring greater visibility and understanding to University UCC's efforts around both anti-racism work and climate justice, the UCC web team has added two new pages to the church website. Both are located within the "What we do" menu near the top of the...
GoodWorks Fair and Chili Fest 2020 – recipes
Here are the recipes you've been waiting for! Enjoy! Moderator’s ‘More Voices at the Table Chili’ - from Margaret Stine Chili Colorado 4 ancho, pasilla or other large dried red chilies (best if soft and pliable) 4 pounds beef chuck, brisket, or pork shoulder- trimmed...
Middle School Game Night
The Van Dyck family hosts weekly game nights on Wednesdays from 8:00 - 9:00 pm for youth in grades 6, 7 & 8. All you need to do is pull up a seat and have access to two devices. One to Zoom call on (I like to use our computer) so you can see the game board and a...
30 Days of Gratitude – week 1
UCUCC is participating in 30 Days of Gratitude! Each day during the month of November, folks are invited to post a photo, drawing, poem, song, or other expression inspired by a daily prompt. Please enjoy some of the responses shared by members of our congregation this...
Apple Day Recipes
Superfluity news
Your donations in the winter of 2020 have been turned into treasure for others! Donations, the Special Offering, and on-line sales of some special items have all helped add to our bank account. Even without our usual sale, Superfluity was able to give away more than...
Special Offering for November – Pacific Northwest Wildfire Victims
As we pledge our giving for next year, we know too well that the tragic needs of this year are still before us in many ways. Our November offering is dedicated to helping with the recovery of those whose very homes, whose family pictures and records, whose treasured...
Sacred Earth Matters – Hydrogen Can Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Last month’s Church & Home piece focused on a Washington public utility district producing green or renewable hydrogen by 2021—and the use of hydrogen fuel cells in forklifts, delivery vans, semitrucks, and mass transit busses. This month, we take a look at...
For All of Us — Since We Cannot Physically Attend Church
Autumn evokes so much in us—memories of returning to school; playing in autumn leaves; making new friends; going trick-or-treating. In Mexico, the first of November honors the Day of the Dead and in October, we name and honor all of the members of our church we've...
So You Want to Talk About Race?
At least 55 people do at UCUCC because they signed up for our six-week online book discussion groups of Ijeoma Oluo’s book, So You Want to Talk About Race? And a couple other small groups are doing their own discussion circles. Our skillful discussion and learning is...
UCUCC Custodians—Justice at work
While the building is closed, our custodians work hard every day (and sometimes night!) to make sure our building is clean and in good repair for the groups that continue to use the space for our Justice work. (CLCC, Trettin, UDYC and Teen Feed) Next time you see...
Love & Justice Ministry—Land acknowledgement statement
We gather as guests of the Duwamish people on their traditional, unceded land that touches the shared waters of other Coast Salish tribes. We understand that their identity and richness of culture are deeply connected with the mountains, valleys, waterways and...
2021Pledge Campaign – update
Thank you to everyone who has turned in a pledge for the 2021 Stewardship Pledge Campaign. Your church family is grateful for your support! If you haven’t yet pledged, we invite you to review the pledge packet you received in the mail and reflect on the many...
Online surveys—What we heard from you
Just before the end of summer, there were two surveys we asked you to fill out—one on Worship and one on Church Life. Here are some interesting things we learned, and what we’re planning on doing with the information you shared. 137 people participated! Of those, 78%...
Christmas Family Program – 2020
Christmas will be here before we know it and now is the time to request a Christmas family for adoption. For those new to UCUCC, members and friends adopt a family or an individual that has been provided to us by several agencies and purchase gifts for them. To...
Offering of Gifts – 2020
We’ll all miss the joyful procession of gifts to the altar and the hustle and bustle of sorting and bundling gifts in O Hall. But we’ll still deliver love and hope to nine local agencies that are providing vital services to our neighbors. This ministry provides gifts...
Called to Faithful Action: through the lens of art
As we have moved into our fall worship season, "Called to Faithful Action," our online services have been enhanced by images depicting scenes of social justice. This preaching series encourages us to examine all the ways we are called to faithful action—in politics,...
Memories—All Saints Service
Here is the list of beloved community members we have lost this last year. They were raised up and celebrated at our annual all-Saints Sunday worship service on October 25, 2020. We will continue to pray for them and their loved ones, and all those who have gone...
A Death in our community
Helen MacGilvra Born: December 26, 1930 Died: October 22, 2020 Helen died peacefully at home in the loving care of her family. Helen and Don joined UCUCC in 1980. Helen was an amazing, strong woman who served our community and the world in so many ways. She was...
Advent season—preparing
Planning for Advent is very much in the beginning stages, and we know it has to be different this year. All of the Worship services and most of the events and activities can be reimagined, we just need willing hearts and minds to make it happen. There are several...
Fall Worship: Called to Faithful Action
All faith traditions recognize the creative relationship of systematic belief structures and the ways we live out those beliefs- as well as the ways actions reveal what we believe. This fall, as we continue to navigate this pandemic time and as we prepare for...
Parenting Sanctuary
Every Wednesday - 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Parenting Sanctuary - this is a moment for parents/guardians to witness, support, share and care for one another. There’s a space for YOU each Wednesday night, 8-9:30ish. If you are bringing up any age child, birth to young...
Getting involved with your UCUCC community
As you work your way through reading about news in our church community, do you wonder how to get involved with one of the groups you read about? Maybe you have time to join a Ministry Committee—or maybe your time is limited, but you’d like to help out when you can?...
For All of Us — Since We Cannot Physically Attend Church
In order to survive spiritually during this time of so much uncertainty and chaos, I've been cutting back on engaging with the news. I am aware, however, of the large number of people who are depressed and feeling fear, confusion, and spiritual pain, including myself....
The Lecture Series returns with a four-week online speaker series
2020: All This Joy, All This Sorrow Fridays, October 16, 23, 30, November 6 | 7 pm, via Zoom Register here | All are welcome! Series cost starts at $0 2020 has been a year like none other in our memories. The profound and widespread grief of this year has been...
UCUCC COVID-19 Action Team Update
In June, the Church Council charged a small group to research and make recommendations around UCUCC and COVID-19, especially around the question of how, when, and under what circumstances we can regather in our building. Here’s an update from that action team: The...
All Church Book Study: So You Want to Talk about Race?
The healing work regarding race is long overdue. Everyone can make a difference in fulfilling our church’s commitment to be a Racial Justice Church. We at UCUCC have a way to go and it requires learning. Some of that learning will happen in reading and conversation...
UCUCC Love and Justice Budget
As we all consider our pledges to UCUCC for the coming year, the Love & Justice Committee would like to share with you how we have used our portion of the church budget and Love & Justice Endowment monies in 2020 for both compassionate care and systemic...
Community Investment Committee – Urban League donation
At the beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Stewardship & Finance Committee was concerned about our church’s finances in the coming months. Our Director of Finance and Operations, Kyna Shilling, applied for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) grant from the SBA...
New Life in the Community!
Noa Lin Baptista Peterson Born: August 30, 2020 Welcome to the world Noa! Congratulations to member Kristina Peterson and her wife Irina Baptista. They welcomed their daughter into the world on August 30 at 7:55am in Portugal where they all live. Baby Noa Lin Baptista...
A note from your Pastors
“For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians...
September, 2020 Council meeting Summary
Council Meeting, Wednesday September 16, 2020 via Zoom A quorum was noted at 7:00 pm and the meeting was called to order by Terry Moore. We went around the room and shared how we were doing and something that we are looking forward to this fall. The group discussed...
Welcome to the 2021 Stewardship Pledge Campaign!
Our annual pledge campaign is kicking off this month, and we invite you to join us as we look ahead to 2021 and commit to strengthening our church, our faith, and our resolve to create a more just, equitable, and peaceful world. As we know all too well, 2020 has been...
The Lecture Series returns:
2020 Journal: All This Joy, all This Sorrow 2020 has been a year like none other in our memories. The profound and widespread grief of this year has been overwhelming. But, perhaps, it is only by walking through such grief that we are awakened to the possibilities of...
A note from your Pastors
Dear Friends and Members, Grace and peace to you all from your pastors. Visionary scholar and educator Dr. Angeles Arrien, who bridges the worlds of anthropology, psychology, and religion, noted that the most basic step of leadership is simply showing up. Her study...