• Welcome to UCC Seneca Valley, a small church with big IDEAS
  • Include All: As an Open and Affirming Church we welcome everyone as beloved children of God
  • Deepen Connection: We belong to God and to each other
  • Express Yourself: Use your creative voice to make a difference
  • Advocate for Justice: We work together on issues from racial justice to climate change to immigration justice and voting rights
  • Serve Community: We care for the community around us with donations and direct service

Welcome 

No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome at
the United Church of Christ of Seneca Valley.

We are an open and affirming, progressive and inclusive spiritual community centered in the belief that we are all beloved children of God. You are invited to come as God made you, believing as you do, to a church with big IDEAS. We Include all, Deepen connections between God and people, encourage you to creatively Express yourself, and work to Advocate for justice and Serve our community. You belong here. Come see what's possible!

We worship in our sanctuary at 10am on Sunday mornings but you can also join us online on Zoom. The link to join us on Zoom is posted on this page on Fridays. To see recordings of our previous worship services please click HERE.

 

 

Announcements 

Lenten Worship Series: Cultivating and Letting Go

Cultivate (verb): to prepare and use for the raising of crops; to foster the growth of; to improve by labor, care, or study; to refine; to further; to encourage.

“Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty.”Brene Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

Lent is a season of spiritual gardening, of inviting God to unearth in us what lies fallow, what needs to be tended, and what needs to die for new life to emerge. This year, our lectionary offers us images and stories with themes of earthiness and grit. Join us for Sunday mornings and special events throughout this season as we consider what we want to cultivate more of and what we need to prune or let go of as we prepare our hearts for the new life of Easter and Spring. 
 
3/9 - Heading Into the Wilderness: Cultivating Devotion & Letting Go of Selfishness 
3/16 - A Mother's Love: Cultivating courage and Letting Go of Fear (Rev. Deb Knowlton preaching) 
3/23 - Evil, Suffering, and a Fig Tree: Cultivating Possibility and Letting Go of Easy Answers
3/30- The Prodigal Comes Home: Cultivating Compassion and Letting Go of Being Right
4/6 - Grand Gestures: Cultivating Generosity and Letting Go of Judgement 
4/13 - A Protest that was All Cloaks and No Branches: Cultivating Hope and Letting Go of Apathy 
4/20 - Easter Sunday! A New Creation! (with Communion and Baptisms!) 

Contact Information

United Church of Christ Seneca Valley

  • 13421 Clopper Rd.
    Germantown, Maryland 20874
    Mailing Address
    P.O. Box 803
    Germantown, Maryland 20875
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  • Phone (301) 200-2213
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Regular Schedule

Office Hours

  • Monday 12:30-5:30pm

    Wednesday 10:30am-5:30pm

Sunday

  • Havruta - Adult Bible Study and Discussion
    – 9:00 AM
  • Sunday Morning Worship
    – 10:00 AM

Monday

  • Pastor's Drop In Office Hours
    – 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Upcoming Events
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Seventh Day Adventist
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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Seventh Day Adventist
10:00 AM to 8:30 PM
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Havruta
9:00 AM to 9:45 AM
Adult Bible Study
Contact: Russ Shelley
Sunday Morning Worship
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
In person in our sanctuary or online on Zoom
Alcoholics Anonymous
8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Germantown Chapter of AA uses our Gathering Room for a safe place to meet and support fellow travelers on the journey to sobriety.
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