Our church can be described as progressive or liberal. That means that we are open to ideas – all kinds of ideas. We don’t scare easily. As a result, we are very diverse and we love it. If you think that your ideas might be too off-the-beaten path to be acceptable to most, we are your home. If you are looking for a place that thinks church should be a place to grow spiritually without being stuck in a small child’s Sunday school lesson, we are your church. If you just want to worship with others that can help you explore, we are here.

United Congregational Church is a progressive open and affirming congregation. It was begun by a group of lay people wanting to grow spiritually and who felt the responsibility to work at alleviating suffering and injustice.

This church has always been an active participant in and supporter of issues relating to social action. We put our money where our mouth is. Our church building is on the corner of MLK Blvd. and 10th St., rented to us by a generous Palo Duro Presbytery. This arrangement allows us to spend about 1/3 of our total budget on social action and justice issues. Our location in East Lubbock affords us opportunities to work on improving quality of life for the people of that area.

Worship is primarily liturgical, adhering to the lectionary, and celebrating the seasons of the church year. Worship is important to us but so is the ability to grow in our faith. Sunday study is a regular occurrence where we have freewheeling discussions on the Bible as well as books by such people as Borg, Segal, Gomes, Pagels, and Vermes. Certainly our curriculum is not found in a typical Sunday School lesson.

Come visit us and our prairie dogs. It's worth the trip. See you Sunday at 10 a.m.

About Us

The United Congregational Church is an inclusive and interesting place to worship. We mix prairie dogs (our property is the home to hundreds or perhaps thousands) and prayer. It's a good description of what we are, for we combine the expected with the unexpected.

We are small but growing. You will find when you visit us that rather than coming into a strange building where you are ignored, we are likely to greet you joyously much like a pioneer family might have done. That's because, like those early brave souls to our region, we are off the beaten trail. We have chosen to worship in a part of town not often visited by many in Lubbock.

You won't find us in a big brick building surrounded by well maintained lawns. Instead, we have accepted the generous offer of the Presbyterian Church to use the building that once housed Messiah Presbyterian Church (an African-American congregation). It’s perfect for us. You won’t have to search for a parking place; there’s ample. And our prairie dogs will chirp a greeting to you when you arrive.

You’ll step inside to find a sanctuary filled with pews with a history – both ours and Messiah’s. Our worship service is liturgical meaning we follow the seasons of the church year. We offer communion once a month and everyone is welcome. We work very hard to help visitors know what to expect at each part of the service. We have all had the experience of coming to a new church and feeling lost as everyone else knew what was going to happen next. We don’t want you to feel that way.

In West Texas there is only one other UCC congregation. It is in Friona. This means you might not know much about us. We encourage you to go to the UCC site that has ample information about the larger church. The first thing you will discover is that UCC stands for United Church of Christ. We are the “other” guys – not the ones you are perhaps familiar with. We are considered one of the mainline church denominations much like Episcopalians, Lutherans, Presbyterians, or Methodist. We are United because of a merging of several different denominations at various times. If you go to the UCC site, you will find videos that help explain all this.