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.
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...
October 2020 Special Offering
This month, we are focusing on two organizations - one quarter of the donations will go to Neighbors in Need and three quarters to the Na’ah Illahee Fund. Neighbors in Need Neighbors in Need (NIN) is a special mission offering of the United Church of Christ that...
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...
Christmas Families & Offering of Gifts Programs – 2020
The Christmas Family Committee along with our community partners have had to rethink Christmas Families. For those new to UCUCC, this is a time before Christmas that members and friends adopt a family that has been provided to us by several agencies and purchase gifts...
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...
November Men’s meeting — Special Guest Speaker
Michael Ramos, Executive Director of the Church Council of Greater Seattle, will be meeting with the men of UCUCC via Zoom on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Michael will speak for 45 minutes and then take questions. You can find out about the work of The...
Anti-Racist Giving & Budgeting Webinar
Anti-Racist Giving & Budgeting Webinar October 22, 5:15 pm—on Zoom How do we as individuals decide when, where and how much to give? How do our personal social and racial identities shape our relationships with money and giving? What does it look like to center...
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...
Pastoral Search Update – October
The Pastoral Search Committee has now been meeting for more than 20 weeks. We reached a milestone in early August with the completion of our Local Church Profile. It is posted here on our website as part of a new page with information about the search. It is...
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...
A note from your Pastors
Dear Beloved Community, As we write to you, fires are raging across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Smoke has blanketed Puget Sound. Forests have burned, homes have been destroyed, and lives have been lost. We know that the fires have directly affected some of you...
A note from your Pastors
Friends in Christ, Grace and peace to you. Despite the pandemic and its necessary changes, life continues; the cycle of the seasons, the daily necessities of work and home life, another school cycle, and more. For some, the changes may seem small. For some, they are...
Faith in Family Life meeting
Faith in Family Life is a quarterly chance to connect with other families in our church. We will gather as a big group for some singing or Zoom-friendly play, then split off into smaller groups for a program time. The first quarterly event will be a Saturday evening...
A Celebration of Kenyan Culture & Mwanzo
September 27 12:00-1:30 pm (after coffee hour) on Zoom Learn about Rabuor: What are you curious about? Have you traveled to Kenya or Rabuor before? What surprised you the most? Share with us: gro.oznawm@ofni Kenya is a land of great diversity in its people and...
Hope-Coming Sunday is September 20, 2020!
This year, we are planning a different kind of homecoming Sunday. Though we are not re-gathering in the same physical space, the fall is a great time to rally our collective energies in renewal and hope. So, it's not homecoming, but it is Hope-Coming. To celebrate and...
Opportunity to serve
Liz Wells and the rest of the Childcare Board are looking for new members. They meet on a regular basis in support the Child Learning and Care c\Center and Trettin Drop-In Preschool. If you would like to find out more about joining the board, contact Liz Wells at...
Anti-Racist Giving Workshop
How do we as individuals decide when, where and how much to give? How do our personal social and racial identities shape our relationships with money and giving? What does it look like to center the giving of money as part of our anti-racist practice? SJF (Social...
What is the Direction of Spirit in Your Life?
During this time of uncertainty and fear for so many, the central question of spiritual direction, “where is God in this?” is perhaps as relevant as ever. Those trained as spiritual directors are a resource for many in this question as companions in the journey of...
Hunger Outreach – Thank you!
Thank you, thank you, thank you to the members and friends who contributed to the July Special Offering in support of Hunger Outreach. As of Aug 7th, the donations total just over $6,500. Your generous gifts will fund our monthly support for the Emergency Feeding...
For All of Us— Since We Cannot Physically Attend Church
In our journey of aging we often find ourselves slowing down physically. This can offer us the opportunity to go inward and to deepen into our essence - to the Divine within us - a true gift and one that can be enhanced at this time of retreat from much of what...
Recommended Books for our anti-Racism work
Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi (2020) -Reviewed by Beth Bartholomew This delightfully illustrated book captured my attention at the bookstore. Vigorous rhyme is accompanied by compelling and diverse illustrations.. This book shares important and age-appropriate...
Organize the Church: Voter Registration, Education, and Mobilization
Our National UCC is doing amazing work in so many ways. One resource they provide on their website is a series of webinars called Worship and Care for the Entire Church, at https://www.youtube.com/user/uccvideos. Among the series are several great videos focusing on...
Help in times of need…
UCUCC Parish Aid Fund We are a community that "cares for and prays for each other in trials of the spirit and in times of joy..." If you are experiencing a physical, financial or spiritual trial, you are encouraged to contact gro.ccuytisrevinu@troppuSeraChsiraP or any...
Prayer Requests
There are many ways we pray together as a congregation. In public settings we do not name specific people, but we do open our hearts to the names we carry. We have a Prayer Circle on Wednesday mornings for specific prayers (all are welcome - to participate...
UCUCC General information
Where to send your submissions for UCUCC calendar, weekly emails, Church & Home, and website Church Calendar (on our website and on Church Life app): gro.ccuytisrevinu@eciffo liame. Events on the calendar will be included in the weekly email on the Monday the week...
Building Use Policy
We are committed to following the science and data to ensure the safest environment for all.?We are also committed to doing all we can to protect those in our community who are most at risk with this virus, and to maintain access to our gatherings to all, even those...
Special offering for September
Child Learning and Care Center and Trettin Drop-In Preschool (UCUCC Child Care Programs) The September Special Offering goes to our own Child Learning and Care Center and Trettin Drop-In Preschool. These two programs provide quality care and education for children who...
Sacred Earth Matters – Campaigning on Behalf of Salmon
Salmon keep popping up on SEM’s radar screen this year, and the approximately 150 people on SEM’s email advocacy list have done a great job in responding each time it happens. Legislation: SEM advocates flooded the legislative hotline last spring to support a bill to...
Parenting Neurodiversity
Do you have a child on the spectrum? Someone with a learning difference? Are you navigating IEPs, evaluations, specialists and various other supports? Are you becoming an expert in teaching your own classroom of one or two? Join other parents who share this journey -...
Our youth this summer—a wrap up
The Youth Ministry program at UCUCC had a wonderful summer! The events included youth programming at Seabeck, the Middle School Service Camp and High School Service Camp (new names for mission trips to reflect our events this summer). Our events had opportunities to...
Gathering Ground Fall 2020 theme: Ancestors
Ancestors.....the ones we listen to, the ones we are becoming This fall the Gathering Ground Community delves into the power of ancestors. We will deepen our personal and collective roots: to listen to the ancestors who inspire us and to become the ancestors for whom...