United Congregational Church

Lubbock, Texas

No Matter Who You Are, or Where You Are on Life's Journey, You're Welcome Here

Welcome to UCC

Sunday Schedule

10:00 - Worship

11:00 - Study Hour

Pastor Kate Hutson

Join us at 10th Street & Martin Luther King Blvd.

For a lively, brief video about UCC's welcoming spirit, click on the Still Speaking Video tab above.

Our 11 a.m. study hour is open to all. Bible study alternates with a survey of a modern work. Click on the Study & Action tab above to find out what we're learning and what we're doing.

On the first Sunday of each month, we hold a monthly business meeting after worship which is also open to visitors.

Please call for information about pastoral care, service times, or our mission.

(806) 744-0747

We worship at 10th Street and Martin Luther King Blvd (see map below), the building that was once the site of the historic Messiah Presbyterian Church.

Please join us.

Directions

Take I-27 to the 19th St. exit. (Exit 3)

Go east on 19th (which becomes Idalou Road) to Martin Luther King Blvd.

Turn left (north) on MLK and go to 10th St.

The church is on the right (east) side of the street. Come on in.

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.