United Christian Church of Austin
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  • About Us
    • Mission, Vision, & Values
    • Our Denominations
    • LGBT Open & Affirming
    • Racial Justice
    • God is Kid-Friendly
    • What to Expect
    • Why the Rooster?
  • Online Worship
    • Live
    • Sermon Videos
    • Worship Schedule & Series
    • Media Policy
  • What's Happening
    • Calendar
    • Covid-19
    • Black Lives Matter
    • Pastoral Transition >
      • Road Map of Interim Tasks
      • Holy Conversations
    • Adults
    • Children >
      • Sunday School & Nursery
      • Blended Worship
      • Worship & Wonder
    • Youth >
      • Youth Sunday School
      • Youth Group Activities
      • 2020 Virtual Mission Trip
    • Music
  • Connect
    • Contact Us
    • Meet Our Staff
    • Prayer Requests
    • Email Sign-Up
    • Social Media >
      • Facebook Page
      • YouTube Channel
      • Instagram Feed
      • Twitter Feed
  • Give
    • Give Online
    • Pledge Online
    • Amazon Smile
  • Serve
    • In the Church
    • In the World
  • Members
    • Members Website
    • Member Portal
​We're not non-denominational. 
We're multi-denominational.
We're connected.
We're called to Love God., Love Neighbor and Love Ourselves.

United Christian Church was formed in 1991 as two earlier congregations, Trinity United Church of Christ and Pecan Springs Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), came together to join hearts and hands in mutual ministry. Believing connection within the family of Christian faith is important and empowering, the resulting congregation, our United Christian Church of Austin, maintains full affiliation with both denominations--the United Church of Christ or UCC AND the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). We are a both/and congregation, not either/or.

About the United Church of Christ

Our faith is 2,000 years old. Our thinking is not.
We believe in God's continuing testament.  This is why we are committed to hearing God's ancient story anew and afresh in our lives and in the world today.  We try to remain attentive to God's creative movement in the world. Religion and science are not mutually exclusive, and your head and heart are both welcomed into our places of worship.  We prepare our members and leaders to be engaged in ministry in the present and future church, and we embrace all kinds of communities and new modes of thinking.  Why? Because God is still speaking,

No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here.
We believe in extravagant welcome.  This is why we insist that God's communion table is open, not closed, and God's gift and claim in baptism are irrevocable.  We advocate justice for all.  Our congregations extend hospitality as a sign of God's inclusive love.  We teach that evangelism — offering bread to those in search of it — is God's mission.  Our perspective is global, not provincial.  We work with — not against — people of other faiths.  Why? Because God is still speaking,

Never place a period where God has placed a comma.
We believe the church's mission is to change lives — individually, systemically and globally.  We work to make transformation possible, but trust in God's grace.  This is why we insist that churches must be places of vitality in worship, learning and advocacy. We are committed to working for justice, and we believe that lives are changed through global experiences and friendships.  Why? Because God is still speaking,
www.ucc.org

About the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 

We are Disciples of Christ, a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world. As part of the one body of Christ we welcome all to the Lord’s Table as God has welcomed us.
What does that mean?
  • We practice unity and inclusion at the Lord’s Table for the sake of mission and for the sake of the world as the one family of God. Most congregations do this by celebrating communion every Sunday. That’s why we use a chalice as our logo.
  • We practice believer baptism – that a person makes the choice to follow God’s call rather than the choice being made for them as an infant. Baptism is the basis of membership in the Church and also a mark that every person is called to serve God – the idea of the “priesthood of all believers.”
  • We honor our heritage as a movement for Christian unity by cooperating and partnering with other faith communities to work for bringing about wholeness – healing and justice – in the world. This is what it means to be “ecumenical.” One example is our cooperative work with the United Church of Christ in Global Ministries for the past 25 years and our newer effort to share staff in the area of family ministries.
  • We are called to study and read scripture for ourselves. Rather than having tests of faith and creedal statements, we critically and thoughtfully study scripture, taking into account the history and background – the context – in which it was written.
  • We also honor the heritage of Christian unity by staying together in covenant as a witness to the world that even when we disagree we can still make room, welcoming all to the table as Christ has welcomed us. Our spiritual ancestors were fond of saying, “unity, not uniformity.”
  • We move to answer God’s call for justice particularly in the areas of care for the earth, the challenges for women and children, poverty and hunger and immigration. We seek to do this work in cooperation with other people of faith. Some say we “get dirty for Jesus” as a way of conveying the hands-on mission orientation of many of our faith communities.
www.disciples.org
​We are proudly affiliated with both the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
3500 West Parmer Lane, Austin TX 78727 
512 . 218 . 8110
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