Welcome to UUC!


At University Unitarian Church (UUC) there are many ways to find yourself—and we can help you make the connections for finding others, too.


As a welcoming community, we have been working intentionally for years to make sure all people and families feel at ease here, regardless of sexual and gender orientation, race, class or religious experience. Being welcoming means striving for inclusion, and creating spaces that honor every part of our identities, cultures, and spirits. 


Ease in slowly, or jump in from the start.  You can attend a Sunday service, meet up with others to work for justice, join one of our choirs, or care for people in need. Try out our Sunday Welcoming Team, one of the best ways to meet the UUC community within a role that fits your personality. Maybe you are new to Seattle and need some pointers to social connections at UUC. Or perhaps you just need a listening ear and caring companionship for a while, if life has taken a turn. We'd be honored to help you find your way here.


Dozens of small groups offer space for your identity and interests. Maybe you're drawn to a quiet, contemplative experience or spiritual discovery. Or perhaps you'd love to join a lively conversation, try something creative, or explore a learning opportunity. You might be looking for mutual support in your experience as BIPOC, young adult, male, female or non-binary. Could be you'd like to find activists who share your passion and commitment to equity and anti-racism, climate action, or homelessness ministries. Like books? Party person? Take photographs as a hobby? We have ideas for you!


UUC embraces people at all ages and stages of life. Getting ready to graduate? Diving into a new career? Considering retirement or living into elderhood? Exploring some other life change? Want to deepen your personal, spiritual practice? Curious about how to support your child's spiritual growth or your teen's maturing identity? Maybe you're simply yearning for some "adult time" while your kids are engrossed in their own UUC programs? Let's talk!


MINISTERIAL SEARCH

We Welcome Your Curiosity

To learn more about UUC, Unitarian Universalism, and how to enter this large congregation, join one of our friendly and knowledgeable Connections volunteers at a UUC Info Session.  Info Sessions are held each week after either Sunday service, in the Dix Room on the lower floor (parking lot level).  Bring your coffee and your curiosity!  In the meantime, click the buttons below to:


Recent News

January 7, 2026
Over 50 from our UUC community gathered to prepare and share food with our unhoused neighbors during the first week of 2026. Between the Lake City Partners Sack Lunch crew and the Teen Feed meal team, UUC folks prepared 24 breakfasts, 40 lunches and 255 dinners for our unhoused neighbors at God's L'il Acre Day Center , the Lake City Partners Winter Shelter , Teen Feed and Roots Young Adult Shelter . Just four gatherings of small groups from our community resulted in 319 meals! Homelessness and food insecurity are deeply connected. People without stable homes often cannot get regular meals, and those who are unhoused are three to four times more likely to suffer from chronic health conditions—food insecurity impacts both mental and physical health. Sharing food with our unhoused neighbors is an important effort in helping to address Seattle's homelessness epidemic. If your UUC small group wants to learn more about the possibility of preparing a meal for some of our unhoused neighbors , please contact Pam Smith Mentz or Judy Oerkvitz . Enjoy the below pictures from some from our community getting involved over the past week! Shared by UUC's Homelessness Ministries Team
January 7, 2026
Sunday, January 18, 10:30–11 a.m. in front of UUC And "30 Days of Love": January 19–February 16
January 7, 2026
Apply before February 8 for groups meeting March–May, 2026
January 7, 2026
Monday, January 19, 2026, at Garfield High School
January 7, 2026
Wednesday, January 7, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. in Knatvold and via Zoom
January 7, 2026
Sunday, January 11, 1:00 p.m. in Knatvold Join us for our monthly gathering from 1:00 to 2:30 (at the latest) to find out what's happening, and learn about opportunities to help. If you need childcare, please contact Aria Curtis ahead of time. The Pink Haven Coalition is a national coalition responding to the baseless and severe discrimination against trans and non-binary individuals in red states who need assistance in moving to blue states. Our UUC group is part of this effort, in partnership with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, to create a welcome network for trans/non-binary individuals and their families who are fleeing their homes in order to live freer lives and, if needed, to obtain gender affirming care.