UCC Seneca Valley, Germantown, MD Progressive, Inclusive, Open and Affirming

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 have returned to worship in our sanctuary at 10am on Sunday mornings, with safety measures, but you can still also join us online on Zoom. Read more about our COVID-19 Response by clicking HERE. To see recordings of our previous worship services please click HERE.

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Announcements

This Sunday at UCCSV - 3/26/23

We continue our worship series "Seeking" as part of our last "regular" Sunday in Lent (April 2nd is Palm Sunday) by asking the question "Can these bones live?" with a guest preacher, our own Dennis Zimmerman. In Ezekiel’s vision, God asks the prophet, “Can these bones live?” Do we believe new life can come after death? Can we find hope when things are bleak? Can we really trust in God’s resurrection? As we walk through the valley of dry bones that leads us to Calvary Hill, let us seek out the hope that will stir in us and sustain us.

Dennis will not only lead our sermon but will also use his guitar to lead us in our opening hymn together and play a musical response to the sermon. You don't want to miss this! Join us for worship in person or online on Zoom at 10am. After worship those who are interested are invited to join us in the prayer garden (weather permitting) for a special memorial prayer service for Wayne Richards.

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The Bulletin for this service can be found HERE.

Lenten Worship Series: Seeking - Honest Questions for a Deeper Faith

For many of us the pandemic left us with more questions than answers. Many of us are asking big questions about our lives and our faith. We're questioning the things we've been taught. We're rethinking how we want to live our lives. We're wondering how to heal and rebuild our lives and the lives of our friends and neighbors. We're seeking things like clarity, connection, wonder, justice, and balance.The scripture readings in Lent offers us many stories of Jesus encountering people who are seeking: Nicodemus comes to him in the veil of night, he approaches a Samaritan woman at a well, he heals a man born without sight. In these stories, each person is seeking a new beginning, a different life, a deeper faith. What unfolds is an exchange filled with questions and exploration. Often, an unveiling occurs—assumptions are disrupted, a new perspective is revealed, mystery grows.

This Lent, we invite you to engage in the spiritual practice of seeking. We hope you will continually ask yourself: what am I seeking? What is God seeking? We encourage you to stay curious, open, and nimble. We hope you will soften your assumptions and expand your perspectives. We pray that these questions will create a safe space to explore—to be drawn more deeply into the fullness of life, into the heart of God in worship, in small groups, and in individual everyday faith practices.

Contact Information

United Church of Christ Seneca Valley

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

MAR

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TUE

Seventh Day Adventist
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

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SAT

Adopt-A-Road
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Join Jenny & Cindy on the first Saturday of the month at 9am in the parking lot of Seneca Valley High School to collect rubbish along Middlebrook Rd.

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Seventh Day Adventist
10:00 AM to 8:30 PM

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SUN

Palm Sunday

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 (Masks required for in person)

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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