ABOUT WORSHIP AT UBC

Frederick Buechner writes that worship is about singing for God, creating things for God, and basically rejoicing in God and making fools of ourselves for God "the way lovers have always made fools of themselves for the one they love."

At UBC, our services of worship are sometimes rather formal and reverent, at other times bordering on holy chaos, but usually somewhere in between. It's hard to say if our worship is "traditional," "formal," "contemporary," "emergent," or whatever labels are out there. On any given Sunday it may be more one style than the other. Regardless, joyfulness and foolishness show up every Sunday as admittedly messy people laugh together, sing together, pray together, listen together, and give together ... with love for God and love for one another.

Our music leaders and guest artists include a wide array of local musicians sharing traditional hymns, modern worship songs, as well as folk, rock, blues, gospel, and R&B tunes that challenge, comfort, encourage, and inspire. To some this may seem foolish, but it sure fosters joyful diversity!

HEALING FROM CHURCH TRAUMA

UBC acknowledges that aspects of a worship service and physical worship space may conjure up unwelcome memories. We hope to be a safe and affirming space for you to heal in the wideness of God's mercy and love. If you would like to speak with someone about any religious trauma, we have trained individuals in our congregation who are willing and able. If you would like further information, please CONTACT US.

INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE IN WORSHIP

UBC understands the power language has to either limit, or broaden, our understanding and experience of God. While we do not change every reading or hymn in our service, we do try to balance cultural and gender references to include all persons in the worship of God.

Please feel free to use inclusive language during worship.