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 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.
Gathering Ground | Fall events
Seeds of Wisdom: a campaign for Gathering Ground support Would you like to make more meaning in the world? A seed from the tree of wisdom is determined to take root. Please support its growth by supporting Gathering Ground’s campaign for 2022 support. Gathering...
Sacred Earth Matters | Red Alert re: Climate Crisis
This month’s SEM article was going to focus on another topic. But it was pushed aside by the urgency of the United Nations’ new climate report. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded it’s “unequivocal” that humans have warmed the skies, waters,...
Children, Youth and Families news and events
Children’s Ministry news Bruce Wilson joins the team! Dear Elementary kids, littles and families, As we look forward to the 2021/2022 church program year, I'm looking forward to ways in which we will work together to form opportunities for learning and growing with...
Mwanzo: a blessing for a sign of hope Our Mwanzo family in Rabuor is gathered in the picture below to bless the ground which has been prepared for the Community Center. The center is really needed now, because the first students in the school (now the Mwanzo Wetu...
September Church Council summary and 2021 Pledge Campaign
Church Council summary July 21, 2021, 7:00 pm via Zoom Priscilla Grundy read our Land Acknowledgement. Catherine prayed us into our gathering. The group participated in a circle of sharing focused on Seabeck reflections. Amy led us through a grounding exercise...
Land Acknowledgement | September action steps
A land acknowledgement is a gesture of respect and awareness of the land and its history. It becomes meaningful when coupled with informed action that builds relationships. To continue on the path toward relationship, we will be reading the above acknowledgment of the...
Fall worship theme: We Are
Worship in September spans 3 themes: Seasons of Love, Hope-coming, and our fall series “We Are.” We also continue our time of emergence, returning to the building for watch parties, then worship in the sanctuary, other spaces, and a digital service later in the day....
A Note From Your Pastors | September 10, 2021
Dear Friends, As the calendars turn, we find ourselves moving into a new rhythm. It is harvest season. It is a return to school, the end of summer schedules. In the life of the church, some patterns are returning: youth group, the lecture series, the idea of the...
Racial Justice/Indigenous Justice
An Indigenous People’s History of the United States Written by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Beacon Press Boston Book review and selections from “Introduction: This Land” pp. 1-14 We are here to educate, not forgive. We are here to enlighten, not accuse. ~Willie Johns,...
Special Offering | September 2021
A classroom for children—September Special Offering UCUCC Child Care Programs: the Child Learning and Care Center and Trettin Drop-In Preschool The September Special Offering benefits the scholarship fund of our UCUCC Child Care Programs—the Child Learning and Care...
What we know about the Delta variant
Beloved community, these are complicated times! A month ago your church was ready to offer mask-optional gatherings for those who are vaccinated, and to say “yes” to small groups sharing food indoors. Now, King County is back to a mask mandate for indoor gatherings,...
Visiting Theologian | Fall focus
Visiting Theologian After a successful summer with Liberation Academy and visits with various teams in the congregation, the work alongside our visiting theologian continues. The arc of the work will focus on Reflection, Repentance, Reparations, and Reconciliation,...
Christian Formation | September events
September opportunities for faith formation: Pastor-led Bible Study Tuesday mornings, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm on Zoom This group is currently studying the book of Jeremiah and then will move to the gospel of John. You are welcome to attend any time you are available....
September and October 2021 events
Men’s Supper Group September 7, 6:15 pm The monthly meeting of the Men’s Ministry has returned to the Turner Lounge every first Tuesday of the month. Please join us when you can! We will be following the latest building protocols, so please plan to wear a mask inside...
Emergence Update
As we take these next steps on our emergence journey, each of us will need to make our own best choices about how much risk we are willing to undertake. Based on the best available science and supported by the data we’ve collected from the emergence survey, we think...
Results of the Covid-19 Emergence Survey
~Kyna Shilling, on behalf of the Emergence Team When your emergence team created this survey last month, we were curious how people were feeling about regathering in-person. We wanted to know if folks were vaccinated. We wondered what would help people feel more...
Worship and Music updates
Singing in-person Because we know singing in person adds an additional element to living in Covidtide, we will not be having congregational singing or choir singing. For the next few months, musical leadership for Sunday morning sanctuary worship will be with...
Farallon Recorder Quartet to perform here Sept. 17
Ready for some live music? The Farallon Recorder Quartet will present a concert in our Sanctuary on Friday, September 17, at 7 pm. The quartet comprises four highly regarded recorder professionals who will share music of the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Modern...
A note from your Pastors | September 3, 2021
Dear Beloved Community, We began writing these pastoral letters eighteen months ago as a way of staying connected week to week, naming our concerns, and offering pastoral support through this unprecedented pandemic. Now we are entering September, and our need for this...
Intercultural Development Inventory open for registration
Over the past few months, you may have heard us talk about the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) that we are excited to offer to church staff and lay leaders. The IDI is a cross-cultural assessment tool, and is an important opportunity to engage in the work of...
A note from your Pastors | August 26, 2021
“Rejoice in the Savior always! I say it again: Rejoice! Let everyone see your forbearing spirit. Our Savior is near. Dismiss all anxiety from your minds; instead, present your needs to God through prayer and petition, giving thanks for all circumstances. Then God’s...
Fall 2021 Worship and Music updates
Singing in-person Because we know singing in person adds an additional element to living in Covidtide, we will not be having congregational singing or choir singing. For the next few months, musical leadership for Sunday morning sanctuary worship will be with...
What we know about the Delta variant
Beloved community, these are complicated times! A month ago your church was ready to offer mask-optional gatherings for those who are vaccinated, and to say “yes” to small groups sharing food indoors. Now, King County is back to a mask mandate for indoor gatherings,...
Results of the Covid-19 Emergence Survey
~Kyna Shilling, on behalf of the Emergence Team When your emergence team created this survey last month, we were curious how people were feeling about regathering in-person. We wanted to know if folks were vaccinated. We wondered what would help people feel more...
Emergence Update
As we take these next steps on our emergence journey, each of us will need to make our own best choices about how much risk we are willing to undertake. Based on the best available science and by the data from the emergence survey, we think we can move forward with...
September worship theme: We Are
Worship in September spans 3 themes: Seasons of Love, Hope-coming, and our fall series “We Are.” We also continue our time of emergence, returning to the building for watch parties, then worship in the sanctuary, other spaces, and a digital service later in the day....
A note from your Pastors | August 22, 2021
Dear Beloved Community, With the news pouring out of Afghanistan, with the continued appalling lack of unified response to Covid-19 and climate change the pandemic of racism, not since 9/11 have we felt our nation immersed in such collective trauma....
A note from your Pastors | August 13, 2021
Beloved Community, Earlier this spring Council approved an Emergence Team to work with the Leadership Team to advise, reflect, and guide the work of emerging from the pandemic restrictions. While the Covid-19 Action Team is set up to advise us on whether and under...
A note from your Pastors | July 31, 2021
Dear Beloved Community, Yes, this is another another pastoral letter about patience. Another letter about our hopes, our expectations, and our values. Another letter about emerging from pandemic time to “whatever comes next.” We know that waiting is hard. We know that...
Save the date for Beyoncé Mass
September 24, 7:00 pm Beyoncé Mass is a womanist worship service that uses the music and personal life of Beyoncé as a tool to foster an empowering conversation about Black women—their lives, their bodies, and their voices. Curated by Rev. Yolanda Norton, the H....
Adult Education events
Adult Education Summit Sunday, August 15, 1:00-3:00 pm There are lots of opportunities for adults to participate in Christian Formation at UCUCC. From book clubs, Christian Formation and Worship and Music forums, The Lecture Series, to regular Bible studies and small...
Important UCUCC Leadership Update
At the June 2021 Church Council Meeting, council voted to appoint a Search Committee to recommend a Bridge Minister of Care and Outreach to serve our congregation after Rev. Dr. Catherine Foote’s retirement, beginning in late 2021 for at least six months. The Bridge...
Love & Justice gifts to native peoples
One of the ways we are engaging in racial and indigenous justice is by sharing our resources and assets. Acknowledging that these resources are “ours” because of generations of indigenous stewardship and Black enslavement, we are blessed to offer some restitution. The...
An update on the Interim Music Director position
When the Worship and Music Committee created the interim music director position one year ago, in the midst of Covid-19, they were anticipating a 12-18 month transition in that role to support the specific needs of our choir and music program during the pandemic. The...
Emergence Survey
The Emergence Team has created a survey for members and friends. Hearing from you is really important-- all our plans and guidelines for the fall are being regularly evaluated based on unfolding scientific data as well as feedback from the congregation. We are...
A note from your Pastors | July 22, 2021
Love God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind. -The Bible (lots of places) In case we forget, church is counter-cultural. In the PNW, we are really outliers, as the 2020 Census of American Religion points out (religiously...
Mwanzo | International Antiracism in Action
Our Mission: To cultivate opportunities through education and community-driven development in Rabuor Village, Kenya, and neighboring communities. Our Vision: A vibrant, restored Rabuor and her neighboring communities offering new beginnings for generations to come....
Gathering Ground | Fall events
We’re continuing our theme of THRESHOLDS, recognizing this time of transition and transformation: racial, environmental, economic, cultural, spiritual. How to leave behind old ways and enter into new ones? How to be with the uncomfortable space of not-yet, the messy...
Sacred Earth Matters | Celebrating Some Environmental Justice Victories
This summer’s record-breaking temperatures and the smoke from fires burning our scorched forests underscore the reality of climate “change.” It’s imperative that we: 1) stop the fires and deforestation practices which release into the atmosphere the carbon stored in...
Special Offering | August 2021
Many members of our church have learned, acted and been inspired through Common Power and preceding related organizations. We traveled on Civil Rights Pilgrimages, attended lectures by David Domke and history forums with AJ Musewe, and called prospective voters. The...